It's very early in the morning and then Ring ring ring ring ring...….
That's the sound of a phone ringing in a spacious bedroom, soon a woman walks out of the bathroom tying a towel around her body and another around her hair, she seems to have just taken a shower.
TAMARA
I went straight and picked up my phone from the table, there were two missed calls from two numbers, the first name is James Mr. Holland's assistant. I was surprised to see a call from him but then the second number shocked me…. Why is Mr Holland calling me? He hasn't called me ever since I was transferred to this branch and it's been more than a year now. I really don't know why these people are calling me today so I choose to call James back first. Immediately the call connected, James voice comes in from the receiver
James: Miss Hayes
Tamara: Yes James I missed your call
James: Yeah, seems like you just woke up
Tamara: No, I was in the bathroom
James: Ok, Mr Holland has a message for you
Tamara: (surprise) What's it
James: You need to come back to the headquarters by the end of this week.
I didn't understand what he meant so I decided to ask again.
Tamara: I don't get you, what do you mean?
James: Mr Holland says you should organize your work for handover, you are needed at the headquarters and you're to come back by the end of this week precisely on Saturday.
This was like a bombshell dropping into my ear. How is it possible I mean the urgent call without warning and the little time to answer, so I replied
Tamara: James, you know it takes at least a month to hand over so why wasn't I informed earlier, today is Tuesday for God's sake and you expect me to round everything up by Saturday and who the hell am I handing over to?? (my voice rising unintentionally)
James: Miss Hayes, this is an order from the boss, maybe you can call him for clarification. You only need to concentrate on your handover material. Moses will be coming over to help you, you will be handing over to him, he's already on his way.
Tamara: Seems like everything is already arranged(my voice now lower)
James: It's all the boss decisions
Tamara: Is something wrong at the headquarters, why the urgent call?
James: Honestly, I don't know. I was told to call you just this morning but you know you can do this especially with Moses being around
Tamara: Ok, I get it. I will hang up now.
I ended the call and threw my phone on the bed. I sat on my dressing chair and started to massage my temple.
Was that why he called me this morning? What's wrong? What's he trying to do? Was I paid so much to be stressed to death? Just when I thought I could have a break after months of intense work and now this. But why are they the ones calling me? I haven't been in touch with them for a long time. Our vice president is the one I'm always communicating with so he should be the one calling to tell me this. As this thought crossed my mind I wondered if our vice president was ok so I picked up my phone immediately and dialed his number. The call connected and his exhausted voice comes in from the receiver
Josh: Hello Tamara
Tamara: Hello, good morning vice
Josh: Good morning
Tamara: You sound exhausted, are you ok?
I heard him breath out before speaking again
Josh: I'm fine dear, just stressed from work
Tamara: Okay, actually I called you to confirm something
Josh: That Holland guy called you?
Tamara: Yeah but I missed his call so I spoke with his assistant and he was saying I should return to the headquarters this weekend
Josh: I'm sorry about this Tamara but this is just how it is. You don't need to stress yourself, leave everything to Moses and come back ok
Tamara: Alright, I have heard you
Josh: Ok, take care girl and see you soon
The call dropped and I took a deep breath then stood up and headed to my wardrobe. Well, I need to get to work immediately. I thought I would be having breakfast at home today but thanks to Mr unpredictable, I will have to settle for something in the office. How did I even meet this man?