CEO's SLUM GEM

Change of life .

Arabella POV

By the time I get done with speaking with him, am so angry at everything.

Damn it! That guy is the most wicked fella that I have ever come across . He has a way that he plays with you psychologically and wants you to remain in that fire as long as he wants.

I am sure he does this after finding out about all our background of us all and he sees who are vulnerable and uses that as as perhaps an excuse to do everything that he wants.

I get out of the office almost banging the door behind him. The furiosity with in me is so much than what my whole body can even take in at the same right now.

So he thinks because he is the boss and so he can do anything that he wants.

“ Are you okay?” Ham's voice gets me out of my sea of thoughts that am in at tte moment.

“ Ehmm ..” I say panickingly since I didn't even hear what he said exactly.

“ Bella, are you really okay ?” he asks me the same question this time this time with much more concern in his voice than the first time.

His tone attracts a few of the fellow workers to look in our direction but they soon turn back to their respective works.

Out of the blue, Ham gets hold of my hand and drags me to one of the corners of the building we are putting down.

“ Ham, what are you doing? You are risking your job.” I go on to plead with him but he doesn't listen to any of my pleas.

“ What did he do to you ?” Ham asks first thing we get to the corner away from everyone else.

Instead of saying or doing anything all I do is to just look on my mouth widely open to an extent that I can hardly close it. Ham's behavior is nothing like what I expected .

After some time , I suddenly burst into uncontrollable laughter at the amusement of Ham who is all serious beside me .

“ Someone who doesn't know us would think you are my boyfriend .” I say trying to control the laughter that is still trying to take over me.

“ Bella am serious. Tell me anything that he did to you. I swear I will not hesitate but go and attack him immediately.”

“ Come on, Ham. You are not that kind of person. " I say sincerely to him.

“ And don't forget who you are talking about , our boss.” I remind him.

He gets all uneasy as he passes his hands through my hair over and over.

“ That is the problem...they think they will use their positions to harass the workers.” Ham gets even more furious.

Forsure Ham gets even more confusing with every second that passes by .

“ He just doesn't have the place but he owns the whole place.” I make it more clear to him since it seems like he has not really understood what this is really about.

“ And he has offered me another job back in the city.” I decide to disclose what is disturbing me to Ham. Of Course I don't tell him everything else. I just can't imagine how he would react once he found out every.

“ WHAT!!” Ham almost yells at me.

“ Yes, it is only a job, nothing more .” I try to act calm so that I don't upset him. He is the only person that I have that truly cares for me.

“ What good intentions would he have after what happened back on the street , Bella don't let that jerk fool you at all. You know that is the nature of those rich boys.”

“ But this is a job , plus I am at least assured that I will get a bit more money which will help me pursue a course which has been my life time ambition all this time." I further go on to convince my best friend.

“ Bella, don't forget the story that we have about your father and how he mercilessly died at the hands of those rich jerks.” My Friend is not one to give up easily.

How I wish he knew that I am doing it for his own sake. It was the only option that I had left. Mr Kigongo said I either go work with him or Ham loses his job.

There is no way that I would let my bestie lose his job. Everything that happened that time was my doing and so it is me who is supposed to pay for my damage.

“ Ham, don't believe in those bedtime stories that we didn't even know existed at all. I don't know any about my father and you know that.”

“ Yes, yes , you are right. But I think you also know why I am doing all these . I don't want you to go . You know I treat you ..no , you are actually my sister.” he says looking emotionally down.

Anyway it is better for him to think things are like that other than him knowing the real truth.

We get back to work as I know today is my last day at work and then tomorrow I will be moving to another part of the country, that is to the city. Sincerely that is the part that I have not been all my life. It is not that I didn't want to go there but the thing is I never got a chance to go there.

All my life I have been drawn to this slum part of the country and all the problems that are associated with it.

However, the way I am heading to City is not the way I expected. For sure I have no idea what Mr Kigongo had in stock for me but i am more than sure it is not a bed of roses,

“ Mom, father... guide and protect me wherever you are. I need you .”

The whole night , I hardly had a single bit of sleep the step I decided to take is the toughest for any one.

I have so much that is looming into my head. I don't even know where to begin from in the first place.

Anyway, I have nothing to do. I am doing this for my best friend. The only person that ever truly cared about me. A Friend indeed is a friend indeed.