That afternoon, Mr. Wright had requested that Junior come with Amanda to the family house. It was an unnecessary request, but Junior couldn’t tell why his father wanted her there and what game his father was playing. And as things were, he chose not to question his father. A part of him liked that they were going o be together but another part of him didn't want to drag her into his family mess.

Just as he approached his car with Amanda, he heard a female voice calling out his name and just then, he recognized it.

“Junior!” The lady called again.

He turned to see who it was; it was Sarah standing in the parking lot. She called his name one more time before walking closer to where he was

“Hey Sarah.” He voiced out, surprised to see her there.

Sarah! Amanda echoed in her head. She could finally put a face to the name.

She saw Sarah walk closer to Wright Junior, placing one hand on his and all she could see was a girl in love. Then, she wondered why Junior said she wasn’t his Girlfriend and why Mr. Wright senior had asked her to get rid of her.

Her mind traveled back to the conversation she had with Mr. Wright when he sent for her to his office and she could remember him saying;  “You have kept me in a tight position but I’ll let this go if you do something for me.”

“If it’s within my power sir, I won’t hesitate to do it.” She had replied.

“It is within you power otherwise, I won’t be asking it of you.” He clarified.

“May I know what it is, sir?” She then asked politely.

“For some time now you have been working close to my son, have you heard about any lady named Sarah?” He asked curiously.

“She called the office once, she was supposed to be on a date with Wright Junior.” She informed. Amanda wondered why Mr. Wright was so interested in his son affairs but, she refrained from asking anything else.

“Hmm, she has been with my son for a year now and I don’t approve of her. Find a way to put them apart.”

It wasn't her business, how could she interfere? “But how—"

“Find a way and you can keep your Job here.” He ordered.

Was that not the most hilarious thing Amanda had ever heard in her life?  ‘Keep my job’ To her,  this 'job' was just a break that she could choose to break out from at any time. But at that moment,  she replied nothing but smile.

Amanda returned to reality rather confused. She couldn’t tell if she was going to obey Mr. Wright because she wants to keep her 'Job' which she obviously never needed to or, because she liked Junior.

“Like father like son. How on earth am I supposed to pull this off?” She asked her inner self who of course was of no help.

“What are you doing here, Sarah?” Junior asked. She heard Junior ask the pretty, tall blonde.

“Should I have a reason to come see my man?” Sarah asked rhetorically, moving her hands on his “I miss you.” She voiced, calmly.

“How many times do I need to tell you it’s over between us?” He said in a low tone which of course,  angered Sarah.

“Do you think you can get rid of me that easily?” She yelled, her voice echoing round the place.

Amanda just stood motionless, but knew she needed to do something fast before things escalated.

“You need to leave, Sarah.” He told her in a serious tone.

“Candy-heart.” Amanda called, playing a role which she knew she was very good at. She walked closed to where they stood “Candy-heart, what’s going on here?” Amanda asked pretending to be clueless.

Wright Junior stood stun, unable to say a word for a while; he stood still with his face giving up perplexed emotions. He quickly cleared his throat and slowly return his gaze to the now annoyed Sarah standing in front of him

“Amanda!” Sarah called surprised then she turned her glare back to Junior “What is she doing here? And who the hell is Candy-heart?” Sarah asked confused and furious.

"Sarah, so nice to finally meet you. He has told me a lot about you." Amanda moved her body closer to Junior and wrapped one arm around his waist. "I would have loved to stay and chat but—" Placing her other hand on his chest, she could feel Junior's heart throbbing. When he didn't pull away, Amanda took it as a good sign and proceeded. Adding a husky tone to her voice she continued. "We have that reservation at the fancy restaurant you promised to take me to, baby." Amanda's head tilted and she leaned in even closer.

“You dumped me for this confused bitch who calls herself an actress?” Sarah asked angrily in a semi-yelling tone,  beating her hand in the air.

Amanda smiled but didn’t let go of her hold “At least we agree with one fact that you got dumped and as for the insult, you can do better.”

“How dare you? Do you know who I am?” Sarah inquired with her eyes bulging out.

“Whoever you are cannot be more than who I am neither can it be compared. If I were you, I will choose my next word very carefully. Now I see why he couldn’t stand being with you, and here I thought I was crazy. Hm hm.” Amanda stressed her last sound in disgust.

She looked at her man and said “We have to go Candy.” She kissed him lightly on his lip to reaffirm he was hers.

Junior still was unable to say anything but followed her lead and they turned to enter into the car.

“I won’t let this go just like that, Junior” Sarah yelled “You will pay for this.”

Wright Junior helped open the car door for Amanda to get in. She could feel her heart pounding “What have I done?” she asked silently.

He got into the driver's seat, buckled his seat belt, made sure Amanda did the same and he drove off, leaving Sarah standing there.

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Sarah went into the company straight to Tony’s office, she found him on his desk staring at her when she walked into his huge lifeless office.

“I hear you were officially dumped today.” Tony said while he stood from his seat.

“Baby, please do something about it. I can’t believe he’s with Amanda; Junior is not a kind of person to sacrifice his private life and if he goes deep with her, she is going to take that from him. Baby you know I need to get back to the game, I need to still remain useful to you.” She said,  pitifully

Tony walked closer to her and hugged her tight.

“I felt humiliated, Tony.” She complained, squeezing even tighter around Tony.

“You did what you could do; you don’t need to be sad. How about I cheer you up with a glass of wine, I know how much you love red wine” He offered politely smiling down at her.

“You know how to always make me happy.” She released her grip and watched him go over to the small freezer in his office. He took out a bottle of red wine and two wine glasses. He opened the bottle and poured it into the glasses.

Sarah found a set of brown leather couch at the far end of his office which he often used for small casual meetings. She sat on one of it and waited for Tony to bring her glass of wine to her.

He sat across from her, handed one glass of wine to her and watched her take a sip, he smiled a little and asked “How did you not know that Junior and Amanda was high school mate and the chances of them not ending up together was very slim? What were you doing all those time you were with him?” He asked, not intending to hide the disappointment on his face, every trace of smile had vanished by the time Sarah looked up at him.

“I—I” Sarah stuttered, unable to speak further. She felt some burning sensation in her chest; she couldn't hold steady her glass of wine any longer. Gradually, she let it slipped from her hand and hit the floor and shattering into pieces. “I don’t feel so good Tony.” She manage to say, holding her blouse to her chest.

“I know. You will feel hot then, you tongue will go numb. You will be unable to move because of paralysis then, slowly, you will start to suffocate and soon you’ll die but before then, my boy will take you home. There is nothing you can do for me now that Junior don’t need you any longer which means, you are useless to me.”

Soon, Dan came into the office and carried the lifeless Sarah out of Tony's sight.

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Still on the road, Junior and Amanda sat quiet. Junior was yet to recover from the shock but wanted to understand what Amanda was thinking doing what she did in the parking lot.

“How—" He started.

“I’m sorry. I know I must have surprised you. but I had to do something unless I’ll—” She paused so as not to let out too much information. But there as one thing about Amanda, she couldn’t hold a lie for a long time.

“Unless what Amanda?” He asked curiously.

“I’m sorry.” She said again, avoiding to say anything more.

“Amanda, is there something you want to tell me?” He asked but fixing his eyes on the road.

Amanda kept on avoiding his questions making Wright Junior so upset that he parked at the side of the road..

“Start talking” He ordered; she still kept quiet then he yelled “Amanda, please!”

“Ok, ok. Your dad wanted me to get Sarah out of your way. He said he didn’t approve of her and that if I wanted to keep my Job and not suddenly humiliating myself in front of the press, I should think of something fast” She explained innocently, lowering her head and playing with her fingers like a guilty child.

Junior was so mad he vented his anger on the stirring, crushing is palms tightly on it. He never wanted Amanda to get involved. It could end dangerously for her. He needed to speak to his father about this and fast so, he started the car again and drove off. 

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