LIKE FINE WINE 29

 

LIKE FINE WINE 29

Enesie walked into the office looking very fresh and her perfume scent left the entire foyer smelling good. Clad in a baby pink figure hugging dress and her hair for the first time hanging on her shoulders, it was clear to see a lot had changed. Enesie looked happy, she looked loved and pampered. Although she did a clean nude makeup look, she made sure she wore well defined lashes that made her look even more pretty. The pink dress was matched with a a short sleeved white jacket and white Bottega stilettos, she looked elegant.  Her office looked as pretty as she left it and she quickly put her white hermes bag away before settling on her seat and begun to say a short prayer. Thoko swung the door open but Enesie did not pose her prayer, she finished her silent prayer and raised her head to look at Thoko who seemed excited to see her.

“How are you my love? Welcome back… “

Enesies heart skipped but she smiled and thanked Thoko for the welcome, she went on further to explain that she was well rested.

“I see, well we have a meeting for programs soon then I will come so we catch up..”

As Thoko hurried on, Enesie could sense something was wrong as Thoko didn’t seem her lively self and her greetings didn’t seem genuine. Walking into the meeting, Enesie felt some tension around every staff she passed by, it’s almost as if their greetings were not genuine and like everybody was so concerned about her return. Suddenly, everyone was friendly in a way which did not make sense. The meeting was brief, the Director addressed the new targets for the month and working promptly and diligently before he excused himself to leave the departments to have their own meetings. The programmers stated they would remain in that boardroom while Enesie’s supervisor indicated that their meeting would be later in the day as he had something to attend to in the morning. However, as they were walking out, he stopped Enesie and asked her to follow him.

“Good morning sir” Enesie greeted with a smile as she took a sit.

“good morning.. Enesie.. Alex messed up the financial report we have a damage control to do this morning…” he said straight to the point as he settled in his chair.

“Oh no.. I hope it’s not terrible..”

“it is and everybody has been mad and that your friend Thoko .. Enesie I know we have had this conversation before but this time it is serious. Thoko is not your friend, Thoko wanted you fired as a matter of fact she is still pushing this agenda”

Enesie smiled before interrupting “sir.. I know Thoko can be a little over ambitious when it comes to work but have me fired? How and why? Because of a report that was messed up in my absense?”

At the back of her mind, Enesie was hoping this was not true.

“go ad see the HR manager.. he wants to see you”

ENESIE’S  POV

I swung in my chair as I kept swiping the pictures left to right, my whole life was messed, I had made the biggest mistake of my life because of one foolish decision in Milan. For this job I prayed, for this opportunity I fasted and just when I was getting near to my promotion I was facing this. I could not stop thinking about the HR’s words. He could not help me, he tried but the board of directors chose the reputation of the organisation over me.. Our images were leaked, tabloids were talking and I had not even seen this on social media yet. I was mad, mad at life, mad at myself, how could I let this happen? Elisha’s was a ministers son? When and how? I could not even cry and neither could I tell Elisha. Where would I start from? I was given exactly a month to close up my files and the organisation was kind enough to pay my benefits. The HR mentioned that the decision seemed final but unless otherwise the programs Director might push in luck.

Suddenly, there was a knock on my door. I had no idea who was knocking but I did not bother to sit up right.

“come in”

The director of pragrams walked into my office with an envelope, it was then that I put my phone aside and sat upright.

“Enesie, I know how sudden this has come but when you are good at something, nothing can stop you. I know there’s a big door waiting for you somewhere”

My heart shutter d hearing those words

“you have outgrown this place. You came here young and naïve but look at you.. spread your wings my dear and fly. God is by your side” he said.

My director had been so good, he understood me and he saw my vision come to life in the finance department. He fought to see to it that I managed to install all systems that were halting the quick flow of enemies, I gained enemies but a lot of trust by the organisation. Many policies were implemented because of all my efforts, but here I was, damn, stupid and just for a moment I lost it all. The director handed me a letter where management had thanked me for my service and that I had a month to clear up my desk. The rest of that day I sat in that same position, I could not even have my lunch. Thoko did not return to see me but I could hear her chatting and laughing with other staff.

I couldn’t drive home immediately after work, I had been back home for a week already and Elisha was only coming in the country that day. We had been in touch but I had no intensions of continuing our escapades in Zambia. Well until I got the letter from work. I wanted to look Thoko in the face but I still had a month to do it. I had no intensions of seeing Elisha when he arrived even though he had insisted that he wanted me at the airport. He last sent me a message in south Africa before his connect flight to zambia. I made up my mind and I drove to the airport that evening humming a sad tune and trying not to cry. I was mad that I was even going to the airport to see him when he was the reason all this was happening.

I did not realise how I had fallen into deep sleep but I remember being woken up by a gentleman I had spoken to earlier as I got to the airport. He sat next to me and he too was waiting for somebody. The gentleman mentioned that the flight was going to be landing in a few minutes. I had a little stretch and thanked him before picking my bag and the roses and champagne I bought on my way to the airport. I really didn’t have to buy anything but I did. For all that it was worth, I was not failing at this too. That week since I returned, Elisha and I talked every day and night. We made video calls many hours a day. It’s like I was still in Milan.

Elisha had earlier told me that only his best friend would be at the airport and I soon spotted him, we shared a few pleasantries before Elisha came, his daughters best friend running for her father and Elisha hurrying to hug me tight while his daughter looked on excitedly. Elisha looked good and he smelt good. In his arms I felt safe, our lips locking In long a passionate kiss was not what I expected. I didn’t see this coming but in that moment I knew, I had more than I had lost.

“I love you Enesie” he whispered

“…but” I mumbled

“I know it.. I really do love you Enesie”

“at last!!!” I heard his daughter shout in the back ground before I slipped away from him. I was so embarrassed

Emily came to hug me tight while Elisha hugged his best friend. Shortly her best friend joined in the hug. I didn’t know what to call this moment but it was everything. It seemed I did not only have a man, I also had two best friends.