Episode 2

Stalker

Andrew

"Shut up" I said as I put off my alarm. It was 6 in the morning, and today I had already planned how this day should go. In other to avoid situations, like what happened yesterday, I got my car fixed. It has been a while since I drove the car or even looked at it without the cover cloth on it. It had been my favourite because that was the only car that had seemed to catch my moms attention. But after she passed away 4 years ago, I feel off the wagon and my dad took everything away from me, but I couldn't give that up. I had gotten into an accident after hearing my mom was dead, she died of cancer. Since then my dad sent me away, not wanting to have anything to do with me till I became responsible again. I spent 4 years trying to get his trust back, that's why my sisters were making a fuss about it yesterday. Because with my father having a second chance is like winning a lottery.

When I was done dressing, Hakeem my driver who has been with me all the way called me that the car was ready. When I came out of my pent house, I noticed that someone else was there with him, Pamela. She was my secretary who has also been with me all the way, she just came back for another professional training for secretary's and I was more than pleased to see her.

"Andy or should I say CEO Andrew Price" she said with a lot of happiness in her eyes.

"Now am not trying to be proud but I think CEO would do" I said with a smirk forming on my lips. "But if we want that to be true we have to move now, before we get late" I added and they both nodded as Hakeem kept smiling, short of words to say. He opened the back door and I entered the car, then him and Pamela went to sit in the front.

"Hakeem" I called

"Sir" he answered

"Step on it" I said

"With pleasure" he replied and immediately we zoomed off. I badly wanted a grand entrance for my come back. You know the feel off the tires screeching as I drive in speedily into the parking lot and fit into the parking spot perfectly once and everyone wondering who the hell is that then they come down from the car and Hakeem opens the door for me and I come out in all my glory as the wind is blowing my blonde black hair backwards. Then Pamela comes to stand beside me, Hakeem behind and then we start slow walking into the building and I have all the ladies drooling.

And that's how it exactly happened.

Okay, not exactly but it was going fine till I bumped into someone. At first I apologized, trying to work off some of my charm till I saw who it was.

It was that crazy bitch from yesterday!

Immediately she saw me, she went off.

"You!" she shouted. Why she shouted, I can't explain, but only one reason came to my head. Crazy bitch.

"Excuse me are you that blind?" I asked

"I think you are the one with the eye default" she said but her next question got me. "Are you stalking me?" she asked then soughed.

Now why in hell would I do that.

"Are you crazy. Why in hell would I be stalking you. Bitch you..." I was saying then she cut me shut.

"What did you just call me?" she asked as she took a few steps forward but still far away from, don't know why she stood that far, cause from the way she was talking she didn't sound scared.

"I said bitch. You..."

"Now you listen to me you punk ass little pervert, stalker. I ain't nobody's bitch. Call me crazy or bitch one more time and am going to show how a crazy bitch reacts" she said then stormed out, or should I say into the building.

For one quick second she got me scared. But as I was about to leave I caught a star.

It was her ID.

Scarlett Pierce.

Suddenly, a smirk formed at the corner of my lips.

This is going to be a beautiful day.

It's pay back time.

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"Are you okay Sir?" Pamela asked as we stood outside the conference room as the meeting was going on, waiting for my father to call me in.

"Am good. Not worried at all. Or maybe a little worried" I replied

"Don't worry Sir. You will do just great" Pamela said and patted my shoulder. She was always caring, that's how she got the job. Every woman in my life was.

A few seconds later I could hear my dad announce me as the security personnel in the room opened the door ajar. That was my signal to get close.

"Please lets put our hands together as we invite the new CEO of Price Enterprises, my son, Andrew Price" My dad said and I walked into the room.

I walked into the room feeling like a god, remembering how this happened 4 years ago, but did not end well after the claps did. And for that, I didn't want the claps to stop for the fear that what he did last time, he was going to do it again.

I could still remember that day like it was yesterday. "I really wished it was so. But you are not fit for CEO. Now leave!".

But everything surely comes to an end and the claps stopped.

"Good day everyone. My name is Andrew price, the new CEO". And I had a bunch of ladies waving at me, blushing, smirking, giggling and so many other things that couldn't be understood. But as we were at the introduction, I turned to search for her to see if she was around and amongst them. Then suddenly while turning round, I saw her cover her face with her hands but her left eye was still out of covering. Then suddenly, our eyes meet, and after seconds of intense staring, she began to have hiccups which broke the little Silence we all had in the room and everyone turned to look at her.

After the meeting, I went into my office with Pamela to have a feel of the office. How it looked, how it smelled and not to forget that chair. As Pamela and I were enjoying the moment, and remembering when we first came before the ugly incident and everything was going smoothly well till my dad came in.

"Good day Mr. Price" Pamela greeted

"Good day Pamela. It's been a while, it's nice to see you" Nathan said

"Same here Sir" Pamela said

"Please if you don't mind I want to have a word with my son in private, I do hate to break up the reunion but it's important"

"No problem Sir. I will just go take a look around and get to work" Pamela said and left the room.

There was some weird tension between us as he began to pace round the room.

"Nothing has changed right?" he asked me

"Not one bit. Everything is just the same way I left it" I replied

We laughed a little then he continued. "That's what I want for this company. And if there is going to be any change, then it should be for the better. Am I clear?" he said now authoritatively and I nodded.

"Don't worry dad, I won't let you down" I said with all confidence.

"I don't need your word. The last time you gave them to me, you drove you car into a tree and I don't know what it's going to be. Just like you gave me your word and you weren't here yesterday. Do you know that some of our foreign investors came, look at what mess they met. You couldn't even tell me yourself. Stephanie, really" he said and I felt so bad

"Am sorry dad, I'll..."

"Don't bother" he said cutting me shut "just do your job. I don't need your word, what I need is your work. And note that you are operating under grace, but remember that even luck comes to an end. So please don't run out of luck, it will leave you on the streets. Let me leave you to get back to work" he concluded with a smile in a less hostile voice, then pats me on the shoulder and leaves.

I then let out a breathe that I didn't know I was holding. Pamela come in a few seconds later with a worried expression on her face.

"I will totally understand if we got fired. I actually got some place we could work in" she said

"No, we didn't get fired" I said

"Thank God, cause I wouldn't understand" Pamela said letting out a sigh of relief. I saw as she watched me as I stood thinking.

And I was right concerning my thoughts. Maybe my dad's trust in me won't have reduced if that crazy bitch Scarlett did not just spoil my day and she was just doing it again, today, twice!

I was still in my thoughts when Pamela called me. "Mr. Price, do you need anything?" she asked and I broke out of my thinking.

"Get me Scarlett freaking Pierce!"

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