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Tracy was walking down the hallway again,but this time not nervously.
She was happy,her first week at work had been amazing. She had been welcomed by all and sundry. she was still in thought when suddenly someone accidentally hit and spilt some coffee on her nice dress.
It was a lady.
"Why couldn't you watch your movement? "she said.

"that question should be redirected to you, because you were walking like you were in some sort of a haze and you collided with me when I was taking a sip of my coffee" the lady replied harshly

"Oh really now , when ever was coffee made to drink while walking or perhaps you need to learn some etiquettes which you must have missed" tracy said

"Miss,I think you rather need to be taught a lesson to think before you spew words to people" the pretty lady had replied

"So a pot is calling a kettle black right. you need some help SUCKER " Tracy said

apparently,the lady was angered and pulled tracy by the hair and only for tracy to retaliate by pulling her likewise.

A security guard had earlier saw them and was coming prolly to seperate them when things changed... even onlookers were suprised.


"hahaha, you're such an actress hunny " tracy said

"lol, who'd have thought" the lady replied

the guard , obviously confused came up to tracy and asked.

"ma'am I thought you needed some help"

"lol,tracy said we were just acting and then whispered, she's my best friend Pearl.

"oh sorry ma'am the guard had replied and went away steathily.
"Tracy, iv missed you so much and that's why i decided to come to you since you wouldn't come anyway. And you know I can't come to your house because of your dad.You know..."

"shhh, tracy had said. that's a story for another day.
anyway,I'm currently on my lunch break so let's go out shall we?"

"Of course, let's check out this new restaurant at..." pearl said

Both friends held hands as they left the premises.

Tracy was out and about, on her way to work that morning.
it was her first day at work and she was nervous.
How were her bosses and coworkers going to be? friendly or haughty? wicked or kind? That was something only time could tell.
Earlier,her dad had given her a notice for employment and she had gone for an interview which she had passed.

Quite nervous and anxious,She walked briskly checking out her dress almost every second. She didn't know when she bumped into someone.

'Why can't you watch it 'she said in an angry tone
he walked away without saying a word
'what nerve, he couldn't even appologize' tracy said

Wait a minute, She said to herself
'i know that guy..'
'yes,he's that guy from the mall'

she was disappointed.
'and I thought he was nice. So he just put up that act because he was at work, she mumbled to herself.

She readjusted and went on, no one was going to deter her.



GEORGE
He was lost in deep thought.
'oh God why me' he said quietly

He had just got to the company for the interview when he was told someone else had already got the job and then he left angrily.

'whats wrong with me,I keep bumping into people lately and I dont even wait to appologize.What will I tell mum now? he pondered


He decided he was going to have a rethink about his life.
since he was off from work
'this isn't me any more, this isn't me ' he thought.

mubzay:
Good work. Rem: after full stop or at d begining of a paragraph, use capital letter. Nice story dearie.

yea, dnt mind my tab o. its always autocorrectn me n it'll put capital letters anywhr.
I'll do so tho. thanks

ironkurtain:
Nice work but you have to put the dialogs in quotation marks to make it easier for the readers to understand.......keep it up though

okay noted.

after much thought,he decided to go to james place.he may Help me out.
hi james he said.
hi george,been a while dude.
james,you know How my work is. they give us little time yet,we earn little money.

lol, dude. anyway what brings you here.
james I'm in dire need of Help he said as he narrated his family's inabillity to pay their bills.

wow dude, You've got something huge on your hands there james said.
yea I know, and I was wondering if you could Help me out...

hmmm james muttered, george,I dunno How to tell you this but, I'm having similar problems with yours and the sales from this store hasn't been encouraging.
james runned a provision store.
its okay james,I fully understand you thanks for your Help.

he turned out.
he thought to himself "I must find a better job and fast"
he was still thinking when he unconciously hit a lady.
I'm so sorry he said as he helped her pick her bag.
itz okay,but pls next time watch where you're going.
she said as she walked away briskly.

miss,miss.. he wanted to appologize properly or maybe even know her name. she was gone. he smirked and moved on.




TRACY
the party went well. she couldn't have been happier.
everyone was there.
her parents looked lovely.
At the end, her father came up to her.
Tracy I have something for you he said as he handed over a card to her.
she quickly skimmed through and opened her mouth in amazement.
Dad, A job ?

she got home.everything was fine,they loved the dress.
wow,what a lovely dress,you sure have good taste and thanks for the suprise mama said

tracy loved calling her mama, she was mrs gloria obi,a midwife by profession,a wife to her darling husband and a mother to her only child.
reason why she must have loved tracy so much.

mama you know How much I love you,this is just little compared to the things I'll do when I finally get a job.

she had graduated from the university a year earlier and was still searching for a job.

tracy, don't worry you'll find your job soon,she had studied advertising.






meanwhile,
he just got home.
wow welcome home george,I know you're famished here,have something to eat.
thanks mum he said. where are my siblings?

they went to a function. george, our house rent is expiring this month,what are we gonna do his mother said.

george reminisced. he thought about How his father died when he was little and about How his mother had struggled to send him to the university and educate his other siblings. Now,it was his turn to Help them since hos mother had already retired. he wished he could turn things around.
since he graduated,unable to secure a job,he had resorted to being a sales rep for that mall,his pay was meager, but he would manage it and make good use of it.

GEORGE!!!
he was jolted back to reality.
were you listening to me,his mother asked sternly
Yes mum, God will provide.
lemme see what I'll be able to do.


he stepped outside contemplating who to visit.

dexpendable:
Fabzgrace, so I've been looking on how to contact you... but one can't do comments on diaries. help me out. ... I don't do pms.... hhy

hi sir, i hope i havent done anythn wrong oo

RobinHez:
nothing do you! carry on

thanks for your support.
hey ghost readers your comments would be greatly appreciated

As soon as she got in she was overwhelmed,
she didn't know which dress was right again.
She felt like buying the mall itself.
If only she had the money she thought to herself.
While still basking in her fantasies she was interrupted
he was quite handsome...
"hello, a lady as beautiful as you shouldn't be confused in making picks,I'll Help you." a young man said

"And who are you?" she replied sternly

"I'm sorry miss, my name is George and I'm a sales rep here to Help customers make their choice"

"oh, I'm sorry I replied in a harsh tone,anyway I'm here to get a gown for my mother,shez having her anniversary and I ... "
she went on and on.

"oh I can Help"
. he took her in a section and brought out a very lovely green gown

wow, beautiful she said

"you like?"

"I love it. thank you a bunch."

"you're welcome mi lady he said as he walked away
I hope they love your choice."


tracy paid for the dress and left the mall.
she was contented but she also had something in mind
the sales guy...

PROLOGUE

"A broken heart is one of those experiences that all of
us as humans can share, yet you can only experience
alone.
As humans, we’re wired to experience incredible love
and affection. But for every action, there’s an equal
and opposite reaction, and when it comes to the
ecstasy of true love, that reaction is a gut-wrenching
pain, a deep void of sadness, utter lethargy, and
feelings of seemingly eternal loneliness."



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story by fabzgrace
image from s-factor.







It was Friday.
Ah,the weekend finally TGIF
She was to pick up a dress from her favorite mall.
It was all for mama.

Mama and dad's 25th silver anniversary was the next day and she had opted to pick up a suprise dress for mama.

While on the bus, she was reminiscing.
It seemed just like yesterday when she was that little girl that always wanted to be with mama all the time
she loved the fact that all through those years her father been a very loving one had stayed with her 'mama' despite her mothers consistent nagging.

She wished she would find someone that had similar characteristics with her loving father.

She had almost passed her stop when she called on the conductor that she wanted to alight.
she got down and headed into the city's biggest mall.
her name was Tracy.

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Hi guys. I'm just trying out my writing skills as this is my first story on nairaland.
pls sorry for any mistake, I'm still learning :-)