Resisting Him, Chasing Her
2021 Uzoma
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use the noisy neighbors that lived directly above her had moved out last Friday. She would be lying if she said she d
ice. So off she was to her office, fully rested, fed and ready to start the Monday. She n
locks braided last Friday, she had gone for the copper with a
dbag to match, perfect for walking since she left her car at the mechanics a
ent. She guessed the saying was right, if you keep mov
id not take time off from like she did. Sometimes it was nice to stop and smell the
e was a lot of green aroundâparks excludedâfrom grasses to trees and even vines
tress that came with being in a clustered environment. That is to say that the
was renowned for its green look and generous spaces, it was what made it
iness destination. It was a buzz for startups, the place a
d faster but that is where having supernatura
upernaturals was at a low, on
ars ago with high honours. She did not waste a minute looking for a good company t
ies in the world, Deleze Incorporated. One of the world's leading companies in renewable
floor skyscraper standing tall and proud, the com
seven. She smiled just a tad. She made it with forty five
ing glass doors and into the security checkpoint. The
g normal and thermal image. The checkpoint was mostly for employees or visitors to show their identificati
er information, well not all her information just the basics. A standard photo of her, he
unter. She knew all the women working at the checkpoint even when they rotated. They were
just to her left. The picture was from la
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y two men inside when she got in and when it was apparent that no one else was coming the ma
s Marcus, a Vampire. Of course that was apparent from
ves of his shirt were rolled up past his elbows and
raight. Probably did. He actually had bangs under his
er a tired smile, she returned i
cus was out of there, literally a blur. The other gentleman had moved closer to t
oyal blue suit and had a black briefcase in his left hand. She could not see hi
man went his way. She was left alone in the elevator as its doors shut after she pr
ore people in as it did. When her stop came she wa
ed last Friday she did not even want to get started with anyone of them. As expected waiting on
er desk and she sat down. She glanced at her watch again
ter get start
s bound to happen when you worked under a ninety five percent grumpy a
ted. The things these documents were saying were putting her brain up in tangles and the n
was incredible how it stood there, looking like a kni
ty yet. Some of these guys looked like they had just run a mental marathon, worst part still they knew
mpty cup. They knew what they did last week was wrong. The prank and unanimously pinning the blame on her
to her waiting cup. After taking the much she needed she added some milk and sugar, the smell of i
tion in hand to finish off her punishment