Chapter 8

Tracy

Beep! Beep! Beep! The unceasing sound of her phone rang with an incessant peal, waking her up from sleep

She tossed her duvet aside, walking sleepily to where her phone is.

She answered it without looking at the caller's name.

"Hello" she yawned sleepily holding her phone close to her ears.

"Tracy, where the hell have you been"? I've been calling all bloody day and night" the caller's voice boomed which she recognized to be that of her friend, Jacqueline.

"I thought something bad had happened to you, where did you sleep? The voice continued not giving her chance to explain.

"Gosh! Queline, so many questions at a time, you didn't even get to say good morning.

How bad of you" Tracy huffed rolling her sleepy eyes.

" Pardon my manners, honey.I was just so worried about you, I had a sleepless night and was so damn scared that I had almost file in a report for a missing person.

Beside, you still haven't answered my question,where are you currently, where do you sleep?

"I'm really sorry, queline. I had intended to call you but so damn busy that It had slipped my mind.

I'm fine anyway, I had slept at my new boss house all thanks to you for finding the job for me.".

" What! you got the job? Queline asked excited.

"Yh I did, honey" I replied curtly.

"That calls for celebration, honey" queline squeaked excitedly, her tone dropped instantly.

"How bad of you trace, you didn't even call to inform me.

I doubt of you could've informed me at all if I didn't call this morning" queline whined.

" I'm sorry, queline. It wasn't intentional dear.

Tracy sigh taking in a deep breath then explained what she's been through with her stay in new job.

She went on explaining how rude and grumpy her new boss is.

She felt her heart skipped a bit and she wondered why.

Jacqueline sudden laughter jerked her back to reality.

" What's funny"? She asked inquisitively raising he eyebrow in a speculative manner.

" Wait, you mean he had actually asked you to cook immediately" queline queried.

"Yeah, he did, so what's funny? She asked again shrugging her shoulders.

"And he had also asked you to taste the food"? She questioned again.

" Yeah, queline" she nodded affirmatively.will you just tell me what's funny and stop blastering me with questions" Tracy snapped curiously.

"Hmmm...girly, you've finally met your match" she drawled laughing again.

"I mean your checkmate" queline added laughing hysterically.

" What're you kidding me? Tracy asked gobsmacked.

" So, have you guys give it a thought? You know it can be fun and___

"Queline, are you for real" she grunted cutting her off.

"Firstly there's nothing going on between us and second an 'us' can't exists, so get that into your little brain, honey" she sneered.

" Be careful with what you say, honey, you can't pretty tell what's in for you" queline replied.

Tracy suppressed the urge of saying ' she'd rather die than have anything to do with a murderer, taking a deep breath, said, I think I have to go" she said glancing at her wall clock.

"Okay, bye honey and say hi to your___

She hung up before queline completed the word checkmate.

"Gosh! This girl is so unbelievable" she mutterd stroding into her bathroom.

Minute later, she came out, wore her clothe, rolled her hair into a bun and pinned it before heading downstairs to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.