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Three

Chapter Three.

The two men froze when they heard her voice. The man in black suit was on top and had his right arm hanging in the air with a fisted hand. The one below had a horror look on his face which was laughable. He gripped his counterpart's white shirt tight.

He was the one with the missing shoe.

In a flash, they both stood erect. They adjusted their shirts which had few missing buttons and their trousers which was crumpled, you would think they did not iron them from home if you missed the fight.

They displayed fake smiles and even patted each other continuously like old friends.

Jennifer handed her secretary, Jane the mike and her belongings. She crossed her arms across her chest and scrutinised the comical scene in front of her.

She moved closer to them.They lowered their gazes as she looked at them.

"Mr Beaunavista." She said referring to the man in black.

He was a man in his forties who did not look his age. He had a more youthful look especially with his rich blonde hair which was looking thoroughly ruffled.

He kept his gaze on the floor.He just couldn't look her in the eyes.

She looked at the other man.

"Mr Anil. "

He was younger, late twenties. He had a handsome look which was rumoured to have gotten a lot of junior female staffs onto his bed.

"What have I told you about disturbing the peace of my office? "

She asked .

"Anyway, I don't have the time for speeches this morning."

She raised her head slightly.

"Two weeks suspension for both of you. I will call you in for your letter later in the day"

The shoulders of the two men sunk. They looked each other in the eye before looking at Jennifer.

"OK ma'am." They both said.

"You two should be ashamed." She replied them and then motioned to them to go sit down .

She waved to Jane to bring her food and purse. Jane walked towards her and gave them to her.

Jennifer took a look round the office once more before walking to hers.

As she opened the door, it revealed a blonde sitting on one of the leather chairs facing hers.

"Amanda!" She dropped her things and exclaimed and jumped on the person's back.

"Hey, hey. You are squeezing me. " Her friend's tiny voice which Jennifer had so much missed, croaked in complaint.

"I missed you so much. "

"I know. Let go of me, okay? " Amanda said, feeling cocky.

Jennifer let go of her and walked to her chair with a huge grin. She took a spin on her black leather wheeled chair causing  Amanda to give her a sneer.

"What? " Jennifer asked.

"The day you spoil that chair,trust me to laugh at you and say I told you so."

Jennifer smiled and noticed a bit of pink tint on her hair.

"You tinted your hair again?"

"Yep. To pink. It just started fading. "

Jennifer sighed.

"You know, all these chemicals do not help your hair at all. You... "

Amanda cut her short.

"Look my preachy friend, stop worrying yourself about my hair. That is my problem "

Amanda twitched  her lips.

"Girl, you can not believe what happened over the weekend."

Jennifer raised her brows.

"Don't look at me like that." Amanda squeezed her face.

"Anyway, I went to see David..."

"What? " Jennifer exclaimed.

"I thought you were done with him. "

"Girl, you have to chill. I am the concerned person here,not you. So you just listen,okay?"

Amanda said batting her eyelids furiously, her clear skin that made girls jealous anytime they happen to see her,glowed as she talked.

"Anyway, I was missing him. I went to see him. He said he was missing me too. Then we started kissing and somehow,I ended up in his bed for hours. Girl, our love making was on fire!"

Jennifer had her eyes wide open.

"He then brought up the marriage topic. He said he wants us to get married. I then told him the truth because I felt it was only right, besides he had just given me the best sex ever."

Jennifer gasped, deciding to ignore Amanda's last statement. " You told him about the baby?"

Amanda sighed.

"Yes. I told him I lost the baby,I did not tell him the full truth though and I did not tell you the absolute truth too..."

She looked intensely into Jennifer's eyes.

"I actually aborted the baby."

Jennifer had her mouth wide open. She did not say anything, she just stared at her friend . She studied her friend intensely, a lot had changed within eight years they had known each other.Amanda had crossed from the shy, reserved girl to the wide,crazy girl. She became crazy about her looks. She changed her hair colour almost every month. She suddenly adored make up products, the girl who barely used lipstick. She suddenly changed her mode of dressing. Not that Jennifer absolutely hated the change, it just happened too fast.

Jennifer's eyes roamed on what she wore. She had on a dropping v-neck red blouse.She could see more than half of her breasts. This was a girl who would put on low turtle neck and still use a scarf to cover it when they were still students.

Amanda shifted uncomfortably under Jennifer's haze.

"Jenny, stop staring at me that way, it is scary."

Jennifer got out of her trance and looked Amanda in the eye.

"Mandy. Why did you take the step of abortion?"

Amanda's eyes dropped in shame, her voice already full of regret.

"Jenny I am sorry, I did not mean to abort the baby. I just felt I was not ready for a baby, I had to get rid of it. I...? "

Jennifer interrupted her.

"You could have given birth to it and given to a childless woman, or put in a foster home. Or even worse, if carrying the baby for nine months seemed to be a problem, we could have gotten it out of  you after the first trimester and put the baby into an incubator, I mean that way, everyone is happy.

Wait, don't you love yourself at all? You could have freaking died by just aborting. You played a dangerous game Mandy and I am really disappointed." Jennifer shook her head several times to show how displeased she was.

" Do you know the number of people who wish to have children? They cry day and night, and there you are killing one that too without telling the father of the child. I don't mean to sound harsh, i am just disappointed you didn't tell me, i would have gladly respected your decision."

As Jennifer continued her talk, Amanda cried, the tears flowing furiously.She kept saying,I am sorry.

Jennifer got up from her seat and went to her friend.

She stood over her and held her shoulders.

"Amanda..."

She hugged her to her stomach.

"Amanda, it is okay to feel sorry. But you really need to tell David all these. He deserves to know. I just hope he forgives you because you've done something not so okay." Jennifer wiped her friend's tears and squatted to hug her.

"So what do you say?"

Amanda sniffed.

"I will go to David and tell him"

"That's my girl." Jennifer went back to her seat.

"Hey what happened with those men that were fighting?" Amanda asked, sniffing off what was left of her tears.

"You saw that? Well, I don't know. I should call one of them in to know the reason for the whole brawl."

She took the land phone in front of her and dialed her secretary.

'Jane call in Mr Beanuvista'

She dropped it and opened the file on her desk, looking through it. Mr Beaunavista entered after a knock, his clothes were still rough but his hair, looking neat.

Jennifer looked up.

"Mr Beaunavista, sit. " She motioned to the chair next to Amanda.

He sat down and made sure he kept his eyes anywhere but her.

"Mr Beaunavista, you should know I am very disappointed in you. All I want to know was what happened. So tell me. "

She rested her elbow on the table and placed her chin on it.

Mr Beaunavista sighed before talking .

"It was yesterday when I decided to surprise my wife by coming early. She had been complaining I always come late. I got home only to find her in bed with Mr Anil." Jennifer gasped in her head contrary to the serious, attentive look she was giving him.

Amanda interrupted ."Then you are not good in bed. "

Jennifer gave her a glare.

"What? Isn't it true?"

"Just shush. Mr Beaunavista..."

Jennifer told him to continue.

"One way or the other, he escaped my hold. I was even surprised to see him in the office today. I confronted him and he told me my wife was an angel meant for a devil like him. So, since he wanted her, it was just right for him to get her." He paused for a second.

"Those were his words and they really angered me, I just had to slap him."

Jennifer nodded her head slowly.

" So,Mr..."

A shout erupted from the other side.

'I must see her!'

Jennifer stood up and went out to see what was happening.

It was one of the junior staff

"Ms Lewis, it is your dad."

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