RUTHLESS

4. What is going on?

"We are sorry but we will have to get back to you."

"Darling, we still haven't decided. Please go and wait for our call "

"Tacha Williams right? You know what, you will have to go back home again. Please do not come until we get in touch with you if we decide to hire you. You need to leave our premises now."

Tacha sighed after roaming the street of Lagos for the whole day, stressed out from the buses she boarded. Even Lagos sun and traffic was capable of wearing someone off which they both did to her. Tacha was sincerely tired of the rejection she kept receiving. It was already two weeks since she lost her job, trying to get a new job she can. All they told her was; they would get back to her, yet nothing, no calls, no text messages, no emails. They looked really excited every time she met with them, assuring her they would hire her, only for her to wait and wait for days with no response. On getting there, they all acted like they would carry her out if she does not leave their premises immediately.

Tacha understood job wasn't an easy thing to find almost everywhere in this country. Every day, everyone is walking on the part of being an entrepreneur and a CEO of their own company which worked for some people but not everyone. Tacha had always wanted to have her fashion line for thick women, but Everytime she mentioned it, people just laughed at her. They would ask her; you want to teach them how to wear baggy clothes? Or appear in long skirts?

Tacha sighed, finally standing at the front of the house she lived for years with her mum. Tacha looked down at her phone. For the past Five days she had been trying to reach her mum. Rather than picking up her calls, she would rather text her, telling her how well she was doing. Tacha wanted to visit home since her mum had been refusing to pick her calls, but she wanted to secure a job first. With that, she could get some foodstuffs and carry them with her, knowing there was a salary somewhere expected to enter her account, but at the last minute, she changed her mind.

Tacha entered into the house and walked through the corridor that led to the door of their room. The door was locked. It was almost evening, and if her mum had gone to work, she was expected to have resumed back into the house. Tacha brought out her phone and dialed her mum's no. It stopped ringing, and immediately a message came in.

Me and your sister is doing well. Back home already.

What! Tacha exclaimed. Her mum had been lieing to her all this while. Where was she?

A dark young guy walked towards the door Tacha rested on "Looking for someone? I live here."

Tacha couldn't take her eyes off him, lost in thoughts. Was she having another dream? The room had actually being rented out. So fast. As if the Landlady was waiting for them to leave. But since when? Tacha moved away from the door, speaking up so quickly before the guy entered. "When did you move in please?"

"Last week."

What! Her eye brows went up at the guy. Her mom had left the house for over a week and she was not told. To where?

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Tacha had seen beautiful houses in her life, but as she managed to enter one? No. She only admired them from distance. She was just another girl who grew up poor, hoping she got a break and be successful to take care of her family. Tacha couldn't believe her eyes. This was where her mother was working. A beautiful place, definitely a very rich family. She didn't like her quiting such a peaceful work for a new one, but she couldn't judge that yet. The new one could even be better than her mum's former job. Probably better. This made Tacha so happy. She hope the family were taking good care of her mum. Tacha had to take Uber instead of a public transport. She wasn't familiar with the address her mum sent to her, and she was too eager to see how her family was doing in a new place.