NEW STORY ALERT
Title: LOVE STRIVE
Episode 1
Written By: Idama Maxwell
Comparatively, this is the best end of year party we have had as an organisation. The event is a real touch of class with very beautiful decoration, everyone where looking astonishingly gorgeous in their suits and hot dinner gowns. The fragrance of different perfume clash was so pleasing to the environment, as one would prefer hugging as many colleagues as possible irrespective of their marital status.
My date and I couldn’t hold back our laughter seeing some colleagues who aren’t really pretty during normal work days have finally employed the services of bricklayers, painters and artist to carry out a makeup building on their faces. This really got me thinking how long it will take these ladies to demolish the makeup building they had erected on their faces just for the sake of a few hours event. Without exaggeration the work done on some of their faces where far perfect than that of some Nigerian Road Construction Companies, because the contour filling and pouring of new layers where too professional.
During the award segment of the event, my date Tomiwa was awarded on two categories “Early Bird and Best Staff of the Year”. It was a beautiful sight to behold hearing the large crowd screaming her name showering encomium on her before she was mentioned, though I silently wished I was that dedicated to work. While the whole arena was roudy, I was having a self conversation and sober reflection of my working year.
Two tables away from ours, a colleague made a derogatory statement about Tomiwa. In her words “career women hardly find love, she will just be so busy with work and making money, no man will come her way because of her class”. Something sharp pierced through my heart, I couldn’t hold back I stood up with my class of American Honey and walked straight to the podium to give her a supporting hand as she stepped down with her award.
Everyone gazed like they had seen a ghost, but I didn’t bother because we all had our dates picked randomly, though some of them made it look too official especially the singles who where into committed relationships and the married. For me I was nothing but a scalar quantity without direction, so acting the role of a date and a borrowed boyfriend to a very pretty lady as Tomiwa was fun.
The event finally ended at 10:43pm, I walked her out as our hands where glued to each other like conjoined twins to willing or ready to leave her for any reason. Sorry let me take this call “she excused herself”, yea how many minutes will it take you to get here? Alright, I will be waiting. Sorry Max I was calling a cab to come pick me. I don’t understand, why call a cab to come and pick you when am here? “Max asked”. I mean no offence, its late and I thought you would want to go straight home, considering the fact that our direction are opposite ” Tomiwa said “.
This isn’t right at all, I drove down to your house to pick you for this date, why then will I do a half job? It is my responsibility to ensure I see you walk back into your house just as I took you ” Max said angrily”. I didn’t mean to sour our date, I was just been considerate, Sorry about that, I can actually pay the cab and allow you do your job “Tomiwas responded with a charming smile on her face”. You are not serious “Max replied”.
Few minutes later the cab arrived and was paid off, common let’s go, hop in ” Max opened the door”. In about 26minutes he had arrived Tomiwa’s compound. Thank you so much Max, I can’t thank you enough for today’s treat, it has been ages I experienced this feeling, once again I felt appreciated when you walked me back to my seat, I felt a sense of completeness, you are indeed a perfect gentleman, good guys like you are hard to find, I pray I find a man as you someday, good night cutie “She pecked him and walked into her house”.
TO BE CONTINUED…
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