Cheers to happiness

For days, Sophia couldn't sleep, after hearing the essence of her father's decision. To her, it was a disappointment because all what she might have planned, would come to ruin. However, she wouldn't let anything bring her down. She was still determined to excel in life.

Sophia met one of her close friends Jessica,who she related her crisis with. Jessica was a very good friend of hers, who has been with her through thick and thin of her trying times.

"There is a company in downtown, that needs cleaners. I don't know if you would be interested in working there, considering the fact that you are a graduate of linguistics?"Jessica informed, asking her.

"Yes, I would be interested in working with the company. As long as it's a legal job"Sophia said, without wasting time and giving it second thoughts"Sophia replied,having a glimpse of hope in her mind.

Few hours later, after every detail about the company must have been given to her by Jessica, her girlfriend, Sophia, submitted an application to the company. Luckily, among the many women who applied for the job, Sophia was the only one that was accepted for the work. She was given the job based on merit of her studies.

However there was no vacancy for someone of her professional category in the company. Just that the current job was a menial one.

Days later when Sophia was less busy in the company, her boss Mr.Jonathan was surprised to see her crafting out some long piece of writings.

"What's that?"Mr.Jonathan asked her, while straining his eyes to look into the words written in her paper.

"Oh! Sir, it's just my art"She replied.

"What do you mean by art?"He asked.

"Erm, it's just my writing"She said, not giving him a proper clue of what she intends to say.

Mr. Jonathan, on the other hand, who was not ready to waste much of his time, walked directly to her,took the paper which she was holding,and read it. He discovered that it was a story.

"You do write stories?"He asked her.

She immediately stood up from the seat that she had been sitting on.

"Yes sir, I do,"She responded.

"I see. That's very good of you. Keep it up"Mr.Jonathan said, kept the paper back on the desk, and went away. He was a very busy man who rarely had time for any other thing apart from his work. He is an epitome of a good corporate worker and a business young man.

The next day, she was doing her usual routine of cleaning one of the big offices in the company, when she suddenly heard her boss talking to her from behind.

"How long have you been into story writing?".

She was surprised to see him standing beside her. Something that she would never think of.

"Oh sir. How long have you been standing beside me?"She asked him.

"Don't bother about that,my dear. Ever since I saw you writing stories, I suddenly became interested in a long time vision of mine which I never chased"Mr. Jonathan said to her.

"May I know which vision is that?"She asked him.

"Just answer the question I asked you"Mr.Jonathan demanded.

Sophia became silent for a few seconds, thinking deep.

"Actually sir, I have been into writing since my childhood days"She said.

"Was that what probably inspired you to study linguistics?"He asked her.

"Yes sir. Something like that"She responded.

"So which means you can write virtually any kind of story right?"He asked, inquiring to know.

"Yes sir,"She said.

"Meet me in my office right now"Mr.Jonathan said to her, as he walked out.

Two minutes later,she was seen in his office, talking with him.

"Look at this paper. It contained a story prompt. Although, I want it to be a short story of thirty thousand words"Mr.Jonathan said, while giving her the paper.

She received it, and went through it.

"I shall pay you the sum of $70 for it. I have an urgent need for it.Its for a project"He added.

Sophia nodded her head, passing a message to him that she understands what he wanted.

Few days later, Sophia submitted the story to him. Once he was sure that the story was exactly complete until 30,000 words, he immediately transferred the sum of $4,000 into her account.

Sophia upon getting home, assisted her family financially. Just like she has always been doing whenever she got money, she did the same, by contributing to the well being of her family members, including that of her step siblings.

"You are always surprising me. Where on Earth did you get the money that you have been using for our upkeep?"Her father, John asked.

She smiled.

"It was the money gotten from the story I wrote for my boss, Mr.Jonathan"She responded.

"You have once told me about your boss, loving the idea of one writing a story. But if I may ask, what does he really want to use the story to do?"Mr.John, her father, asked her again. They were dining on the table, while discussing.

"I don't really know dad. It's up to him. The story anyway, is no longer mine,but his. At this point, he decides on what to use it to do"Sophia informed him.

"Will you be doing this on a regular basis for him?"Asked her mother, Mrs.Jane.

"According to what he told me today, he would be going through the novel I wrote for him. After which, he would transfer it to an editor,who would give final hints on it. Then if it's okay,he would contact me again to craft out another story for him"Sophia said.

Her whole family including that of her step ones, were very happy for her. The news is really good one.

"Meanwhile, I would be paying $700 tomorrow, for a part time master degree studies. I needed to do this because I am now working with a company. At Least, I would be supporting my educational needs from the little pay I get while working as a cleaner for this company. While the rest money, would be used for the family"Sophia informed, adding.

"Good of you, my dear. Iam glad on what you intend to achieve. Carry on. I believe that it shall be well with you"Said her father.

Everyone nodded their heads in anticipation, and finally focused more on the intercontinental dishes that were on the table.