Chapter 1 : Camilla
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Camilla quickly typed up something on her computer as She was getting ready to attend the management meeting at 10 am. She quickly print the meeting minutes from their previous meeting from two weeks ago.
Michelle her close friend walked in as she just finished sending out the email to one of their clients.
“Hey! Are you ready?” Michelle asked Camilla getting impatient with her, she always wanted that they go together for meetings but she was always doing one last thing
“Yes, I was just sending out one last statement” Camilla replied as she picked up her diary and pen from the table
“Is everyone here?” she asked hoping that she was not late for the meeting again
“No! Adrian and Lincoln are not here!” Michelle replied and boy was she glad to hear that, their management meetings had certain rules only Adrian their general manager was allowed to arrive last or Lincoln the managing director of the company even though he was rarely seen by anyone in the company
Camilla Locked the door to her office and went to the board room where everyone was. “Good morning everyone,” she said as she sat next to Michelle
“Morning everyone! Lincoln asked to be excused his currently in a meeting” Adrian said as he sat down
“I guess everyone is fine!” he started talking about the previous meeting assignments everyone had, all of a sudden, she just zoned out drawing in her diary different things. She was brought back to reality by Michelle who pinched her thigh under the table
“Ouch!” Camilla winced in pain looking at Michelle before she looked around and found everyone giggling and some with grins on their faces
“Isn’t it so Ms. Edwards?” Adrian asked me and she just agreed without knowing what they were discussing. And everyone just laughed.
Adrian let out a loud sigh of frustration as he looked at a clueless me. “Care to tell us what I just asked you?” Adrian asked her and she was blank, “Well you were talking about the new marketing strategies and who will be responsible,” she said explaining and Adrian just looked at her moving on with the meeting.
When the meeting came to an end Camilla picked up her diary and minutes wanting to walk out of the room but Adrian stopped her.
“Ms Edwards just a minute,” Adrian said and she stood by her seat as everyone walked out. He stood up and went to close the door. “Camilla, I know that yesterday was a Sunday and you are probably still tired hangover and still trying to get over the fact that you and Quinton are not together anymore,” Adrian said, she just kept quiet without responding
“You do realize the new owner of the company is going to start working here next month and you really need to up your game?” You are one of the best accountants in this company has don’t ruin that. And Camilla? Take some weeks off before” Adrian said as he picked up his file and walked out of the door.
She let out a sigh and walked back to my office, Quinton was her ex-boyfriend whom she dated for three years without knowing that he had another girlfriend whom he had proposed to. Five months ago, he broke up with her and a few weeks ago she just found out that he was getting married now everyone was concerned about her because after she found out she never shed any tear or opened up to anyone but rather drained herself in more work.
“What was that all about?” Michelle asked her as they walked to Camilla’s office
“Nothing really same old” Camilla said as she entered her office
“Are you sure? Because you don’t look like it” she said. I just insisted that it was the same thing that he always says that’s “Make sure you are in your right mind if not take a step back”
“Well if you say so. I should get going, I have a meeting with one of our clients” Michelle said walking out of Camilla’s office
After she left, Camilla took a deep breath and sighed out loud closing her eyes briefly to forget about her conversation with Adrian
Maybe Adrian was right I should have some time alone and focus on other things maybe visit friends? Who was I kidding? I had no friends except Michelle, Jeanne and Quinton but not anymore. Camilla thought to herself
she spent the whole day researching where she could travel if she were to take a few days off but nothing was eye-catching. She ended up settling for just staying indoors.
After lunch she went to the human resource manager and got her leave days form, since she was not working on anything urgent, she thought this was a good idea anyway.
“So, you’re going on leave?” the HR asked her as she just stood there waiting for him.
“As you can see” Camilla rudely replied because she knew he used to hit on her Most of the time and when she began dating Quinton, he was against it that they were almost fired.
“Okay, here you are! Get it approved by your supervisor and bring it back to me.” He said and Camilla got the forms walking out of his office.
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I reached by Adrian’s office knocked twice and got in, “Sorry are you busy?” Camilla asked him
“No, come in! “Adrian said indicating where she can sit
“Thanks. I won’t take much of your time, I just wanted to say that I thought about what you said earlier and I thought to take some days off would be great!” Camilla said looking down
“Actually, that’s great! Am glad you decided to do that, when does it start?” Adrian said getting the document from her to approve her leave
“by the end of the week! For about three weeks” Camilla said to Adrian
“That’s great! Make sure there’s nothing left hanging!” Adrian said as he handed her the paper after signing it.
“I will thank you,” Camilla said standing up leaving the office.
Maybe this was better! Camilla said to herself as she walked to her office but ‘Michelle pulled her
“What?” Camilla said feeling irritated
“Did he approve the leave?” Michelle asked
“Of course, he did. Did you think he wouldn’t approve?” Camilla asked
“No! I am just going to miss you when you are away!” Michelle said as Camilla kept walking to her office
"Am not dying Michelle stop being dramatic am just going on leave for a few weeks?" Camilla said walking away from Michelle who remained behind
“Wait! Why are you walking away?” Michelle shouted after her
“I know you will be visiting so no need to tell me, and I know where this conversation was going,” Camilla said as she walked to her office,
“Where was it going?” Michelle asked smiling at her
“Oh! Really? Are you going to pretend that you weren’t going to say it?” Michelle asked
“Well, I was tempted to but opted not!” Michelle said and Camilla just smiled, opening the door to her open and shutting it in Michelle’s face.
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