Celestia’s point of view
I rushed out of the cab two blocks away from my office, it’s a rite as I don’t want to be caught in the web of unfinished work and my supervisor's attitude without a cup of iced coffee! I looked at my watch and I immediately slowed down and started to rearrange my bags as I have always lived a clumsy way with my bags!I might need full-time training on how to pack a bag neatly for work!
I entered the coffee shop and as always there was a long line of people waiting to order coffee, I might have to lose my job if I ever stood in that line and that is why I love to order online before getting to the shop!I walked straight to Mary, she is the one who delivers the coffee and immediately she looked up and saw me, she smiled beautifully
“Tell me the happy news!” I said and she rolled her eyes with a smile, “I am always happy and there is always happy news, I don’t know what you are talking about!” she said and I chuckled!
“Whoa, someone didn’t say that yesterday when she was looking like a mess with a puffed face!” I replied and pinched her cheeks.
“Well, I just wanted to tell you that I was admitted to the school, and the email yesterday was a mistake, I finally got into Harvard University!” she said and I was shocked!
Just yesterday, she received news that her scholarship exam was excellent but she was rejected from school without a definite reason, she was gloomy and could not hold back her tears when I asked what happened!
I asked her to send an email to the school requesting the reason she was rejected! She was uncertain of what the response would be but she did it anyway and look at it now,
“Whoa, Mary, I am so happy for you, look at how bright your smile is, I wish you more than enough success throughout your academic sessions! I am really happy to see you smile!” I said and she laughed!
“All thanks to you, I might have just missed my chances of ever being in that school!” she said and I smiled!
“At this rate, I might run late if I don’t get my coffee and run along, you know my supervisor, she is one hell of a woman, I don’t want to step on her toes!” I said and Mary turned to go get my coffee when a voice stopped her.
“Ma’am, I would like to get my coffee too!” the tender voice said and I was forced to look back at who it was!
Strangely, it was just a boy in a white hood. He was facing down and he is the shy type as he made sure his face was not showing and he seemed nervous.
He looks like he is either nineteen or eighteen.
I faced the front and Mary who was also accessing him replied. “I might have to trouble you to sit and wait for it,” Mary said and the boy slowly looked up, and again, he had a nose mask on. Why is he so covered?
Is he sick or something?“I am sorry miss, I need it urgently, I need to catch the bus!” he said and Mary smiled.“Okay, I see what I can do about that but anyways, what is the name on it!” she asked and the boy looked down again.
“Taylor,” he said and Mary smiled, “I will get to it, Taylor!” she said and walked away to get the coffee, I tried to take my mind off the weird boy but seeing how nervous he was, I paid more attention to him!
Mary returned not long after with the two cups and I instantly reached out for mine and tipped Mary while the boy also stretched his hands to get him and Mary asked for his payment!
“You haven’t paid for coffee extras!” she said and the boy looked up.
“Can I pay with my card?” he asked and Mary shook her head! “I am afraid not, don’t you have cash on you!” she said and the boy looked down again and shook his head!
“No,” he said slowly and I felt sorry for him, without another word, I brought out the cash and paid for him!
“that should cover the coffee, give him a mini packet of donuts, he is just a schoolboy, I understand how uneasy it can be for him, don’t make him miss his bus!” I said and looked at the fellow whose face was lit from what I did for him.
“Don’t thank me, I have also gone through a stage like this but anyway promise me to be a good boy!” I said like a proud mother and he nodded before I returned my gaze to Mary who was already smiling at me!
”You are too kind, I will get him ready, you should just run along, it is almost time for work and your supervisor will be here any moment from now!” She warned me and I looked at the boy once more and walked away.I looked down at my watch and boom, it was almost time, I just hoped my supervisor was not yet here!
I rushed and tried my best to not trip and unfortunately, I bumped into someone! It must be their fault as I was in my lane and not expecting someone to just cross paths with me!
“What on earth is your problem, young girl? Are you blind or you are daft!” The person who had bumped into me yelled as I ignored and looked down while slowly packing my bags and picking up the empty cup of coffee that had already spilled on my shoe and some on my makeup bag!
“Are you deaf or are you just trying to be rude toward me!” he yelled again and this time I finally looked up at the man before me, a rich man and arrogance!
“Excuse me!” I said and hoped he would take the initiative and leave my site while I have to deal with my issues this morning but no, he stood his ground and frowned at him like I wronged him.
“I don’t know if you are jobless or you are so comfortable that you will be willing to lose a job or a contract this morning but I am not! So excuse me, I have something to do!” I said trying my best to hide my anger but this man was not willing to leave!
“Is that what you have to say? I wonder who is stupid enough to employ someone as daft as you, were you not taught to apologize after bumping into someone and soiling their shoe with your cheap coffee?” he asked and I chuckled
“Do I look uncultured to you? Not. I will be so remorseful and be willing to apologize if I am the one wrong here but, I am not, I was not going to pursue an apology because rich folks like you will never admit to your mistakes but since you love to be petty!
Let’s go petty! So, sir, I demand an apology for bumping into me wasting my cheap dollar coffee, and making a mess of my shoe!
I am not suing you for refunds, so I think you should quickly apologize before I change my mind!” I said angrily and he looked at me for a while before laughing. “Do you by any chance know who I am?” He asked and it was my turn to laugh!“that is it, the punch line I have been waiting for, the old habit of the rich can never die, believe me! Do you think I care about who you are or who your parents are?
Of course, men like you only make claims based on who your parents are. I am sure if you are made to start things on your own, you won’t be half of what you are proud of now, irresponsible, that is what you are because I have never met someone who is shameless enough to fight even when he is wrong and also you have the nerves to fight with a lady, I am ashamed of what you are doing right now!” I said and walked out almost immediately!
I could tell he was shocked by my words as I saw he stood still at the spot for a while before I walked into the building of my company.
I was still very much pissed by what he said and his reaction that I forgot how I was to deal with my late coming to the office!“Celestia!” a voice yelled across the hallway and immediately I stood there frozen, my legs were shaking and my brain was recalculating how I ended up in this mess in the first place, how was I to face this woman who had been on my neck for a while now!
“Good morning, Miss Bella!” I said and she looked at me from head to toe as she walked closer to me, I was nervous as her next words were very unpredictable!
What will I say?
“What is good about the morning in which you have spent half of it out there?” she asked and my heart skipped a beat, what will my excuse be? Nothing!!!!!
“I am sorry ma, it was not my intention, I was already around the corner when I bumped into someone!” I pleaded but her expression refused to get softer! “your files are on your table, get to them and make sure they are ready before noon, I don’t want mistakes, and don’t delay my work, you know I hate delays!” she said and walked away with her shoulder high and her heel noise was so loud that my ear drums were aching!
I was a little grateful that she didn’t look for the worst way to punish me or so I thought before I got to my table and saw the heap of files before me!
Is this a joke, how should I finish this in a few hours?
What on earth is this? I am just ten minutes late which is close to nothing compared to how late some other employee gets and they will leave scot but here I am going to be battling with a heap of files!
I immediately cleared my table as I angrily threw the empty cup of coffee I had forgotten I was holding all along. I am sure my supervisor must have seen me as a fool after seeing how I packed my bags and also came to the office with an empty cup!
I am a mess!
I started working on the files and honestly, this is a very annoying task considering how irreverent to my job these files are! Is this a joke? Why does it seem like she just wants to frustrate me every single hour?
“babe, you are in already!” a jovial voice sounded and I knew exactly who came in with that line,“Grace, I am not happy at all, I am tied down just the moment I walked into this office!” I said and she walked in with her bag I looked up at her only to realize she was just coming and from the way she sneaked in, the supervisor had not seen her!
Why me?
I am some minutes earlier than her yet I am the one punished for late coming!
“From your cloudy expression, you must have met the supervisor on your way in, and looking at your table, your meeting was not so good!” Grace said and I rolled my eyes at her and continued my work!
“I have a lot of reasons to be gloomy this very morning, I met a rude handsome man!” I said and before I knew it, Grace was right beside me with her mouth wide open!
“A man!” she finally exclaimed.
CELESTIA’S POINT OF VIEWI looked at her and I wondered why I chose her as a friend. We don’t have the same character so far, how did we even manage to cooperate for a year and not tear each other’s heads off?“Can you for once have a pure heart?” I asked and she laughed and packed a handful of the files on my table and returned to her table to help me with it!Maybe right there is the reason why we are friends, she is a very helpful partner once we disregard our differences! She is sweet and loveable, and she is more outgoing and I love that about her.“Tell me about the man at once or I will do well to return these files and make a false report to that supervisor about your behavior here at the office!” she said and I looked back at her with a very serious face causing her to look away.“Okay, just tell me, I have never heard you talk about a man before, I am just itching to hear everything you have to say!” Grace said and I laughed and told her about my encounter with the rich dude
CELESTIA’S POINT OF VIEWNot this man again!This is my only chance to go home and why does it have to be him?“it's nice to see you again, petty little Miss,” he said and I could not help but roll my eyes out of disgust and looked away, he walked closer and lifted my face to look at his!Who does that? I aggressively hit his hands off my face and faced him with red eyes which can easily light a fire! “you ran away earlier today, you did not remember to get the response to what you said! Well, my father is an ass, I didn’t grow up with a silver spoon in my mouth, I built all I have from scratch and you won’t know the feeling of that because you have a father!” he said and I was immediately guilt trapped, knowing he is not as I imagined made me feel bad for all I have said to him!“OH, can you see? You fell for it! I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, was it my fault that you weren’t? Look here, this might be my father’s name or my grandfather’s name! I don’t care, as long as I
CELESTIA’S POINT OF VIEWHe held my hands as walked a bit further down the road and we soon saw a black Mercedes parked by the side of the road. I guessed that was his car since no other car was in sight. The walk to the car was silent. The wolf in us both kept screaming mate and I could sense he felt it too as he held my hand tighter, stole few glances at my face too as we walked but said no words. We soon got to the car.“Peew peew” the car made a sound that signalled it was unlocked. He must have done that with its remote. My company’s CEO had the same car so I knew. He helped put my bag in the back seat then went around to the driver’s seat. “Do not worry, I will get you home safely.” He promised then put the car’s ignition to life and we zoomed off.“So where do you live?” He started a conversation. We chit chat as I gave him the directions to our house. We soon got to our gate.“It is here” I announced as we got to our gate. I made for my bag on the back seat but he held my han
CELESTIA’S POINT OF VIEWDid he just mention Robinson? Like the Robinson’s we all knew? They were among the most if not the most wealthy and powerful family in the city. Pa Robinson himself had two sons and they were both successful with heirs each to carry on their legacy. I knew he was some big shot the previous night with his appearance and his car model but never did I once imagine he could be one of the Robinson’s.“Robinson? The same popular Pa Robinson with companies all over the city and beyond?” My grandfather asked him.“Yes sir, that is my grandfather. His younger son, Martins Robinson is my father.” He explained. “Wow, what an august visitor we have here then. But how did you two come about to be friends…?”I interjected my grandfather quickly before they began drilling him and more importantly, I was already late for work.“Errm… Thomas? Can we leave now? My supervisor is a very strict one and I do not want to be on her bad side today again.” I pleaded and went over to h
CELESTIA’S MOTHER’S POINT OF VIEWWe met Celestia in the living room. A little introduction was made and they left together. After their car was out of sight,“That young man is very rich.” Her grandpa noted.“And handsome.” I added smiling“But it is the wealthy we need.” He added.“You are right but I want Celestia to be happy. The young man seemed like he love her truly and I hope that is the case. She has gone through enough in life to be miserable forever by choosing the wrong partner.” I argued. He went to his usual spot in the living room and got seated. I stood where I was expecting what he had to say.“You are right. I wish I did not make those decisions I made back then, maybe we would not be so bankrupt now and trying so hard to get our beautiful treasure married.” He said sadly.“No, do not say that. Celestia’s father would have done the exact thing if you were to be in that shoe. We did all we could but God knows better than us.” I said almost in tears.My husband, Celest
CELESTIA’S POINT OF VIEW“Yes, I have to go now because we are a little busy with customers today at the cafe. I only came to get you your coffee as you did not show up for it today.” She said as she made for the door.“Alright, thank you. I also have to get back to work. And I wish you the best on your education. Do not hesitate to let me know if you need any assistance. I am ready to help anytime, okay?”“Yes, thank you so much.” She thanked me and left.“Such a good girl.” I remarked as I returned to work.It was already almost lunch but I was still not done with the work even with Grace’s help.“I think I should get you something to eat before you collapse. It is obvious we can not finish this before lunch.” Grace suggested.“Okay thank you.” Was all I could say as I was exhausted and hungry.Just then, Miss Bella walked in.“How is it coming along?” She asked the moment she stepped in.“I am almost done, ma.” I replied.“It is okay, you can go for lunch.” What! Did I hear her ri
CELESTIA’S POINT OF VIEWThomas had just told me he reserved the whole restaurant just for us.“What do you mean you reserved the whole restaurant?” I asked in shock.“I told you I cherish my privacy earlier. I do not want people prying into who I brought on a date with me is or would you like it if the paparazzi puts your face everywhere on the internet just because of a lunch date with me?” He asked with one of his eyebrows raised almost sounding rhetorical.I shook my head and looked down feeling a little shy.“So tell me about yourself.” He sat back and straightened his posture as if he was ready to not miss a single word I was going to say.The waiter brought us two cups of juice in a tray and placed one each before us. “Your order would soon be ready.” He said looking at us both then bowed and left with the tray he brought them with.I nervously took a sip but Thomas did not touch his cup but watched me the whole time.“ugh… ugh…” I cleared my throat.“Well, there is not much t
THOMAS ROBINSON’S POINT OF VIEW“Looks like we are here.” I said to Celestia as we got to her place of work from our lunch date. She seemed really passionate of her work and a bit fearful of her supervisor. She did not want me handling that for her even though I did not like the way she was being treated by the said supervisor.“Yes, thank you for the lunch, I enjoyed it.” She said in a hurry and made to alight from the car. I held her back, “Hey, Miss Workaholic, would you not even give me a kiss before leaving?”“Muah!” She gave me a brief kiss on the lips, that would have to do for the time bring I guessed.She jumped out literally out of the car and in few seconds, she had disappeared into the company building. I drove out and headed home. I had already sorted everything at the company before the date as I had hoped it could extend. I soon got home and dismissed my security detail and they retired into their own quarter which is very close to mine.In the Robinson’s family, we