Scandal episode 3 – 4

SCANDAL
Episode 3
Everywhere was littered with tissue paper used for their catarrh. Both friends sat there none consoling the other. They complained about their I’ll lucks with dates and how heart broken they were till Clara broke it “cindy?” “Hmm?” Cindy answered without looking up. “Its time” she said with a straight face “what time?” Cindy looked puzzled “they broke the law and we’re going to make them pay” “oh! That, totally forgot about that” cindy replied “you don’t have to feel guilty. We would have chosen other people. They hurt us first” Clara tried making cindy feel less guilty “of course. We are going to get back at them no matter what. This heart break is too much. I mean look at me… I loved Charles” she said crying again. “We can’t let our feelings get in the way can we?” Clara was making sure they were in it together. “Certainly not. Tradition continues” Cindy gave a soft chuckle and Clara followed suit
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“Wake up stupid! You had your ass on my face the wh0le night” cindy called out feeling pains all over. Clara remembers not going home the previous night. They slept on the same bed although Cindy stayed in a 2 bedroom apartment “oh I’m so sorry” Clara replied looking around seeing how littered the place was “what happened here?” “Our plan stupid!!” Cindy said heading for the bathroom. Clara had the habit of forgetting what happened a night before anytime she slept after being angry. “Oh yeah” she said rubbing her neck. “Snap out of it and come bathe you’re already late for work” Clara got up at once on hearing that. She rushed into the bathroom and hurried out to her car as they both headed to work.
Clara worked in a radio station while Cindy owned a boutique. Clara arrived work later than she speculated as the traffic was tight. She ran all the way to her department brushing everyone on the hallway. “Sorry” was her response to all. “Good morning” she called out to her director scratching her head in an embarrassed way “and what is good about the morning miss clara?” She didn’t reply. She just stand there looking at him. Yes she was late and he is her director but he’s her age mate or younger plus he never spoke to her that way before “what is the matter Cardin?” She asked puzzled “what do you think the matter is?” he asked back “is it because I’m late? I’m working on it…” She said half way but was cut by Cardin’s words “you’re working on it!! Listen Clara I’m not talking about your lateness and you don’t even have the right to defend yourself on that. What I have here…” He paused walking up to her with two files with him “is something that will implicate you for your filthy acts” he said placing the file in her face. The files contained her profile data. The two actually did. Clara stood there shocked to her bones, dumbfounded “who could have done this?” She said flipping through the pages to find her information identical in the two files but not really identical as one was forged.”I don’t know anything about this I really don’t” was all Clara could say as she kept flipping through tearfully
SCANDAL
Episode 4
“i dont know anything about this” Clara said again “really miss Clara? I could sue you for this and what you’re saying would not be valid with these evidences” Cardin said smiling sheepishly “we obtained this file from someone that disclosed just how filthy you are. Let me explain what you did. You falsified your everything, using this lady’s data” he said pointing to a lady’s passport stapled at one corner of the other doc-ment “and you know the repercussion right? Im taking showing this first to our boss and you know what it means for me when you’re finally out of this company? It means im collecting your bonuses, your previous salaries that are pending canceled and you know what more? You’re going to jail” he said smiling even more showing his gap teeth. “are you doing this because i didn’t do over night for you the other day? Or because i refused your advances? Tell me what did I do to you? You know what im not going to let this happen. You’ll see” she said looking at him straight in the eye “yes! Exactly! I did for all that, to get back at you for ditching me for that male w—e and more, for money. But i was definitely helped by someone. So don’t do anything stupid” Cardin’s voice came as a sharp knife piercing Clara. She felt a lump of anger in her throat “Who’s that bastard huh?” “hey be careful my dear, you don’t want to anger me more do you? All you need do is just have a night with me and I’ll destroy this evidence i promise” he said advancing to where she stood dumbfounded it only got her more angry. She spat at him in the face “over my dead body” she replied storming out of his office. The truth is, she did it, she wanted to work in a radio station and not just a radio station, the top one which made her falsify the doc-ments. She had yo do it to save her face and the reputation of her parent, her father’s political affluence and her mother’s constant nags. She didn’t want to secure a job through her father’s influence so her mother helped her get the doc-ments ready but she hid the doc-ments in her room how then did it get here she thought.
Clara paced about in her office in deep thought. Calling Cindy was the last thing she wanted to do now. But she thought keeping it from her not do any good either “I’ll call her later” was all she kept telling herself. How can i clean up this mess? How can i shut that ass h0le up without sleeping with him? She remembered the threat he made in his office and smashed the tea cup on the wall and sat down aggressively on the chair scattering everything on the table. “this gut dey play with me. This guy want to spoil my reputation? I cant let that happen. Never!” she picked her phone and called Cindy “hello sweet” Cindy replied from the other end of the phone “babe Cardin had my falsified data” she answered rather tensed. “hey calm down and think well, he’s just after your money, he’s blackmailing you!” cindy replied
“no he has it, i confirmed it myself everything isn’t fake” she asked standing up “oya come over lets talk things through” “okay” Clara hung up and picked her bag
She walked briskly through the hallway. Just then a thought hit her as she just saw Cardin get out of an elevator. She quickly walked back and took another elevator going to the third floor. She opened her bag and collected the master’s key she was using since she lost her key to her room. She opened his office and sneaked in,side. She started searching as if in a war zone. She opened his drawers and opened every file she saw but no sign of her falsified doc-ments was in sight she started getting scared feeling he had taken it to the boss. Should i run to him and beg? No im too big for that! Her mind kept battling. She looked everywhere again scattering everything and arranging. Just then, she heard the door click open. She quickly ran to the back of the standing air conditioner and squat, using the curtain to cover herself. Cardin came in and quickly collected the key he left on the table. He noticed a file on the table which he thought he kept in,side the drawer. He sensed someone’s presence and frowned immediately he went in,side the bathroom to check but found no one there he stood with his hands on his wa-ist he scanned the wh0le office and saw a shoe across the table he went there “got ya!” he dragged the shoes only to find out it is his. He looked disappointed but could still feel it that someone was in,side. He started approaching the A.C stand when his P.A opened the door “sir, the meeting with Charles is in less than 10 minutes we have to leave now” Sam said opening the door half way. “oh Yeah” Cardin said turning to leave “how can i have forgotten about that?” he asked himself trailing behind Sam.
Clara came out shortly after the door was shut. She heaved a sign of relief and walked to the door “i have to get out here before i get caught” she said hanging her bag on her shoulder. She suddenly stopped after noticing a table excluded in the room. She went there and tried opening the drawer but found it unlocked she searched through the files and found hers. She took the two and exited the room immediately.
Charles looked at his wrist watch for the second time “he’s taking too much time what could have gone wrong this time?” he said frowning. Just then, he sighted Cardin from the entrance with someone holding his briefcase, he guessed he was his guard or something. They walked to where he were and took a sit in front of him. “i’m sorry, there was traffic” Cardin quickly said cleaning the beads of sweat forming on his fore head “lets get down to business please” Charles says ignoring his explanation. “oh yes.” he handed the papers for him to sign “oh no, i forgot her profiles I’ll just go get it” “oh no dont, lets just meet here again tomorrow ” Charles replied rising up and shaking him. “thank you” Cardin replied “no, thank you. You wont regret this. Wait until we get everything she owns” Charles says smiling.
“what took you so long?” Cindy said at the sight of Clara. “im sorry. I sneaked into Cardin’s office and stole this” Clara said showing her the files. “okay now, tell me everything” Clara explained everything again. “he said someone gave him the original profile. And said the person is backing him up. I can’t believe this” she said angry “we have to stop this. We don’t know what else they have in their possession. The only option is to carry out the ritual” Cindy said looking at her “yeah. Its today” Clara replied “perfect” Cindy replied resting on her back “we didn’t want to use any of them. They made us take this option both he and David that your stupid boyfriend. I’ve always hated him though.” said again, Clara just stared into space. She saw Charles k-ss a girl and holding her by the wa-ist. “see your guy” she gestured Cindy to look outside “oh that. I saw them earlier and went to confront him but he k-ssed her again and that b—h just giggled her life’s out. I felt like taking her blood that very moment…” she paused and continued “no need anyways, I’m going to use him for the ritual aren’t i?” she said smiling “I’m going this night” she turned to look at Clara. Clara giggled “I’m visiting David too. We’ll just meet at the place. No need to come over, just take him straight. Other people will be waiting there too”