100 Days With Mr Romero

Emma woke up feeling tired. She stretched her self and yawned. She had made up her mind to miss the gym that day. She had spent the whole of last night watching movies after all, there was no work for her to go to. It’s been two days since she had stopped working at Sam’s club. She spent the last two days eating, reading, watching movies and hanging out with Ellie. She had made up her mind that she will be out looking for a new job today. As far as she is literate, she knew she would easily secure a job in town. She had lots of places in mind. She will apply in the street library, she will try the restaurant and also the commercial store. Even though she stopped studying halfway after getting pregnant, she knew she still knew her onions. She was a financial accounting student after all. After showering, she cleared her room and grabbed her phone. Sam didn’t call. He hasn’t called throughout the past two days and neither did she. He was the one at fault so he owes her an apology she thought. She placed her phone in her purse and stormed the street. She was on a job hunting mission

“Good morning. ” she greeted the librarian with a cheerful smile. “Morning Emma. ” he replied smiling back. They were familiar with each other for Emma was used to borrowing books there. She carefully placed the book she had borrowed last week. “Done? ” he asked her. “Yes. ” she replied nodding . “You’ll be needing a new book then. ” he concluded and turned around. “Wait. ” she said. “I’ll be needing something else. ” she quickly added. “Okay then. ” he said placing his hands on the counter where she was standing. “I want to know if you’ll need any hands here. ” she began. “I mean it’s a pretty large place and I’ve never seen you taking shift so I was wondering if I could work here… Maybe assist you. You know. The thing is, I am job hunting. ” she finally revealed. “Uhm actually. ” the librarian began scratching his head. “I am the only one running this place. It’s more like a community library and the remuneration is more of a token. ” he said while Emma nodded getting his point. “But. ” he continued. “I will speak with my boss and see if we could introduce the shift thing. Drop your contact here so I can notify you if there’s any progress. ” he said placing a plain sheet before Emma. She wrote down her phone number and exited the library. She knew she wouldn’t be called.

From the library, Emma went to the commercial store and clearly stated her mission. She even told the manager there she had knowledge on financial accounting thus the sales won’t be a problem. He pointed out to her that there was no vacancy but collected her contact promising to call her when the need arrives. Emma also went to the grocery store, Zeemah’s clothing store and the restaurant in her street. Some told her they couldn’t employ her because they were not in need of any staff while others vowed to keep in touch. She walked back home exhausted and hungry. She checked her mobile phone, Sam didn’t call. She doesn’t need his call after all she thought. On her way back home, Emma imagined the chaos job hunters face daily. Just a day out there on the streets almost made her crazy. You’ll need to hustle to get a job then hustle to keep it she thought. And the ones with connections around needed not to hustle she knew. If she was in New York, at the mention of Gideon Romero, she knew her employment will be guaranteed especially if the employers knew she was his wife. Now ex_wife she told herself. Maybe, she wouldn’t have to be a library assistant, a sales lady, bar attendant or cleaner she thought but circumstances can change people’s fate as her case seemed.This belongs © NôvelDra/ma.Org.

Emma walked home and saw a large van parked in front of her flat. She was the only tenant occupying that part of the house and she wasn’t expecting a visitor. She hurried towards the house and saw two men lifting out luggages from the van into the flat opposite her’s. She needed not to be told she had gotten a new neighbor. The men brought out sofa’s, a large bed, some bag of clothes, cooking utensils and other household equipments from the van. She greeted them:they waved at her and she proceeded to unlock her door. As she was in her apartment, she kept peeping outside hoping to catch a glimpse of the new neighbor but she saw no one other than the two men who were emptying stuffs from the van. She was hoping the new tenant should be a lady or a family so they could get to visit each other and hang out on the terrace. The only visitor she gets was Ellie and Sam whom she is certain will never show up again. Or maybe the men carrying the luggages were the new neighbors she thought then entered her kitchen.

Emma was already fast asleep when she was awakened by the consistent ringing of her door bell. She reluctantly woke up grumbling and staggered to the door. She didn’t check who it was via the key hole. She opened it cleaning her drowsy eyes. It was almost 5Pm. “Hello. ” greeted a dashing young man. “Sorry I woke you up. I didn’t know you were asleep. My apologies. ” he quickly added. She looked at his braided hair trying to recall if she saw him somewhere but she was uncertain if she had ever seen him in her life. “My name is Mike. I am your new neighbor. ” he told her with a smile. “Hello Mike. ” she said smiling back. “Sorry I woke you up. I needed some groceries and I don’t know any grocery store around so I felt I should ask my neighbor. ” he said with a smile and Emma immediately noticed his twin dimples. “Why don’t to give me a minute. I’ll be needing some groceries too. I’ll change then we go together. ” she said. He nodded and she went back inside. Mike is such a dashing young man she thought.