Episode 8

Lockwood

Andrew

This girl was just different levels of crazy. First she comes into my house, starts selecting her room and now she wants to turn this place into a club. She has been doing so for the past two weeks every morning,

It’s 6am!

So like always, I got up from my bed and headed down stairs to go and stop the noise myself. As I got down stairs, I saw her dancing in the living room, and that was the first time I saw her move to a song. Not serious dancing, but she was moving her body in different ways to the rhythms of ‘I’m the One’ while cleaning the furniture. She was so into it, like she was just hearing it for the first time and as I heard her sing I couldn’t help but watch.

¶ We The Best Music Another one! DJ Khaled

Yeah, you're lookin' at the truth, the money never lie no I'm the one, yeah, I'm the one Early mornin' in the dawn, know you wanna ride now (that's right) I'm the one, yeah (that's right), I'm the one, yeah Yeah, you're sick of all those other imitators Don't let the only real one intimidate you See you watchin', don't run outta time now I'm the one, yeah

Oh-eh-oh-oh-oh, oh-eh-oh I'm the one Oh-eh-oh-oh-oh, oh-eh-oh I'm the only one Oh-eh-oh-oh-oh, oh-eh-oh I'm the one Oh-eh-oh-oh-oh, oh-eh-oh I'm the only one Yeah, yeah!¶

Then as she saw me, she walked up to my direction and continued to sing

¶ Quavo! I'm the one that hit that same spot (hit it) She the one that bring them rain drops (rain drops) We go back, remember criss-cross and hopscotch? (hopscotch) You the one that hold me down when the block's hot (hot) I make your dreams come true when you wake up (dream) And your look's just the same without no make-up Had to pull up on your mama, see what you're made of (mama) Ain't gotta worry 'bout 'em commas 'cause my cake up You can run inside my life on that fame bus 'Cause I promise when we step out you'll be famous Modern day Bonnie and Clyde what they named us 'Cause when we pull up (prr prr) all angles ¶

When she was done with her singing she kept smiling at me. Why, I don’t care but something inside was kind of liking it.

Stop, stop! You cannot be liking such things. FFFF remember!

“Are you done I asked with a straight face as I tried hard to suppress my smile. Then she stopped smiling as she saw the look on my face.

“Well good morning to you too” she said

“You are different levels of crazy, you know. Can’t you not just disturb with music early in the morning”

“No can’t do. I mean what do you expect. I have been living with lots of crazy people and of recent I just started living with one, so” she said

I just shook my head.

“So what are we doing today?” she asked

“we are going to lesson 2”

“are we done with 1, I thought you said I needed more practice?” she asked

“yeah well, I can’t wait for forever before you learn and with you it’s like waiting for the end of the world. So with that we are moving to lesson 2. Act like a lady” I answered and she started to think, am sure about what I meant.

As she was at that, I got a text from Pamela telling me she wasn’t going to be able to make it, a family issue just came up. And I really needed her at today’s meeting. Well I will just have to take a substitute.

“Yo, you are coming with me”

“to where?”

I took a few steps close to her and as I stepped closer I could feel the hitch in her breathe and I could see as she tried to suppress her hiccups. And anytime I did this it made me happy. To her those hiccups made me feel like I was getting close to her heart and yes, I was going to break it into pieces.

I leaned forward and kept a very little distance between our lips and I could see the tension in her as her lips trembled a little. God I was loving this.

“Put on some nice clothes, would you. You can’t come to Lockwood Industries looking like that and please, look official” I said now looking at her eyes but she was looking down ward. I would love to see the colour of her eyes. She was always avoiding any form of contact with me, especially the eyes, I doubt if she even knows the colour of my hair not to even talk of my eyes.

Never the less I wanted to see hers. I had a feeling they were going to be beautiful.

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Scarlett

After some minutes of arguing we finally got to Lockwood Industries and I was amazed at the sight of another fine building, both on the inside and outside.

I had always heard of Lockwood Industries but I had never had the chance to get a look at further than a paper.

“you might hit your head on something you don’t want to if you don’t keep your eyes on where you are walking” Andrew said but I ignored him

And seconds after he spoke I hit my head on the wall just as we were about to enter the elevator and he began to smile.

“You could have just told me there was a wall in front of me” I grinned

“I did. That wall was certainly not something you want to hit your head on” he said with a smirk on his face as the elevators went up.

Then after some seconds I remembered that he was saying something of that sort to me seconds before I hit my head. Then I hit his shoulder and he smiled, then adjusted his suit and kept the smirk on his face as the elevators opened and we came out.

Now standing on the last door of the building and in front of the office of the CEO of Lockwood Industries, with his name written in bold letters on his door.

Peter Lockwood.

“Andy” someone from behind us called

“Pet my man” Andrew said as he turned to direction

“It’s been too long” Pet, well that’s what Andrew said, I don’t know, but that was his line.

“Too long man” Andrew said as they locked each in tight hugs. It was really long and weird. I have never seen him hug anyone. And from the way they hug, it was like they hadn’t seen each other in decades.

“Um, this is Scarlett, she’s filling in for in Pamela today”

“Miss Pierce it’s a pleasure to finally meet you” he said as we shook hands.

Miss Pierce. Has Andrew been talking me to him. Oh God

“and you too, Mr. Pet” I said

“Oh, it’s Peter but my friends call me Pet. And any friend of my friend is my friend” he said

“Oh, alright, Peter. So you are a partner too?” I asked and they both smiled at each other.

“no Miss Pierce, a little bit more than that” he said with a smile

“a plus one?” I asked

“this is not a party Scarlett” Andrew said sounding irritated.

Well that was his problem.

And after that thought I looked up while thinking and I saw the name in the big bold letters on the door.

“Lockwood. Oh, my God” I said trying not to shout

“Sorry she is a bit slow in learning and processing” Andrew said but I ignored him and continued.

“It has been a dream to see you and now I see you. God! You look so much better in person” I said as I began to feel his arm and touch his body.

Didn’t know when or how my hands got there. But I was feeling good. His abs, from feel I could see it.

“and feel better too” I added.

I had always heard about him from my mates in college. I had not seen his picture before, but the way they talked about him, he sounded like his was damn fine. And they did not lie about that. He was more than expected.

As I kept enjoying this feel, I saw a smirk form on the corner of his lips and it grew to a broad smile when Andrew left us and went inside the conference room. Just completely ignoring us as we called him.

“He has a habit” Peter said

“I know” I said then we went into the conference room.

I located where Andrew was seated and joined him.

“Are you done with your abs feeling” he asked

“not quite” I said

“alright, I’ll give you his number to you at the end of this meeting”

“really?” I asked with excitement

“no way in hell. I don’t hate him like that. He is my best buddy and letting your crazy get to him. And the last he needs is a stalker” he said as they called him and I just glared at him.

“Now if you excuse me, I have something important to do than hand out numbers”. He said then moved forward.

While he was still speaking I began to feel tensed. The more he kept looking at my directions to give me signals on what to do, the more the people around turned to look in my direction because I have never been there before and to be honest, I was just the least attractive female in that room. So I guess it’s expected.

After some stares the tension began to increase as I saw people whispering and looking in my direction. And I didn’t know when I began to hiccup. The room was quiet and the hiccups echoed everywhere and now I had everyone’s attention, even that of those who weren’t looking before. They all began to whisper and some murmur.

“Can you all just shut up!” Andrew shouted and the whole room became quiet. I was surprised.

“What? None of you has heard someone hiccup before or none of you has hiccupped before” he says angrily and I am still shocked. I actually thought he was about to shout at me but reverse was the case.

“You know what, am done. Keep your meetings to yourself” he says, still angry and comes down from the stage. He walks in my direction and I feel so terrified especially with the dead look in his eyes. He grabs my hand and I quickly hold every other thing in my other hand, then he pulls me out of the room. Literally.

When we got outside, he let go of my hand.

“Am so...”

“What the hell was that. Seriously? You couldn’t do it another time!” he shouted.

I was really confused. I was the one who got embarrassed, so why was he angry and shouting.

“why are you shouting” I asked feeling irritated.

He gives me an annoyed look. He opens his mouth to say something, but closed. it “Nice”.

He turns around, walk to the side of the road then stopped a taxi. Got in and left.

“What the hell?” I said out loud.

As I stood there, Hakeem came and met me.

“Don’t look worried. He has a habit” he said

“So I’ve heard”

“I can take you home now if you want”

“Thank you, that would be okay”. Then we went to where the car was parked and we got in and drove off.

As we drove all I could think of was him.

Why was he so mad?

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