So in love

"Good morning carl." Her mother said touching her head.

"Good morning my love." She said.

" Mother, Mother why do I have to wake now? " Carl asked.

Her mother smiled.

"You have to get up now for work." Her mother said.

" Mother I don't want to go out now meanwhile I have something to do."

" Why do you want to stay home today? " Her Mum asked.

" No mum, I have other things to do. " Carl said.

" Things like what?" Her mother asked.

" I have some things to do, I need to see my boss. " Carl said.

" Boss, why do you have to see your boss now?" Her mother asked.

" Something delicate."

" What is delicate that you can not speak with your boss at work?" Her mother asked.

Carl smiled and hugged her mother.

" Mother, it isn't actually that and I do not mean my boss at the office. " Carl said.

" So, may I know your other boss? " Her mother asked.

Carl gave her mother a peck on the cheek then smiled.

" I really am grateful for how you take care of me along with Dad. I am very grateful for your lessons. You taught me how not to depend on your wealth but to build myself into what I want to become." She said and paused smiling.

"My darling." Her mother said.

Carl couldn't help but laugh.

"I do not need that job at all. I am now my own boss, Mum." She said.

"What do you mean my dear?" Her mother asked.

Carl smiled and crossed her legs as she sat on the bed.

"Yes mother I am my own boss." Carl said. "I own my business."

"Can I know when you started your business?" Her mother asked.

"Two years ago." Carl said.

"You started building your business while you were working?" Her mother asked.

"Yes Mother." She answered smiling. "Moreover how is Grandfather doing in Africa. Have you heard from him."

"Yes dear. He is fine." Her mother answered.

Carl smiled looking at her mother.

"Is there anything you will like me to do for you?" Her mother asked and Carl smiled.

"Yes Mum." She said.

"What would you like me to do?" Her mother asked.

"Accept what I have to say." She answered.

"Yes I definitely will." Her mother said.

"I want to get myself a house to live." Carl said surprising her mother.

"You have this whole mansion to yourself. We aren't usually in the mansion so why would you choose to live elsewhere?" Her mother asked.

"I just want to be independent, Mum. I am 23 now and I want to be independent." She said.

"Alright, I can't turn back on my promise." Her mother said and Carl hugged her.

"Thank you Mum." Carl said hugging her mother.

Minutes later, her mother cleared her throat.

"We are going to look for the best mansion for you." Her mother said but Carl smiled and shook her head.

"No mother, you are doing none of such. I am going to invite you and Dad to my house after organizing it." Carl said.

"Alright dear." Her mother said.

Her mother was so happy. She looked around as she remembered the way she along with her husband had brought Carl up.

She smiled and looked at Carl.

" Alright, I would be going." She said and Carl nodded her head as she watched her mother leave her room.

Few minutes later, Carl phone started buzzing.

She picked her phone up and smiled seeing that the call was from one of her client.

She answered the call and accepted the offer.

She got up from the bed and went to her closet.

She selected a jean and a floppy top from her closet then put on the top and jeans.

Minutes later, she went to the mirror side. She sat down on the chair beside the mirror and looked into it.

She packed her hair and smiled looking at the mirror.

"I guess I am great." She said and got up to her feet.

She applied some moisture relief to her lip and rubbed it before leaving the room.

"Where are you off to, Carl?" Her mother asked and she smiled.

"A client of mine wants his job to be done." Carl said.

"What client?" Her mother asked and all Carl could do is to give her a peck.

"I have to go give my workers what they are to do." She said and her mother took in a deep breath.

"You can put a call to one of them, instructing him or her on what to do." Her mother said.

"I know mother but I have to be an example to my workers." She said making her mother smile.

"I am proud of who my daughter has become." Her mother said.

Carl smiled then left the house.

She walked to her fashion house and looked around. A smile crossed her face as she remembered how she started her business.

This isn't her only business as she has a bag making business where she had employed twenty ladies with two guys.

She already has a bodyguard who follows her anytime she is at work.

She smiled turning to the bodyguard then nodded her head.

She walked into a room where she was to relax and her bodyguard stood out of the room.

Minutes after, she stepped out of the room and made an announcement to the person she had put in charge of the workers.

She gave her instructions and went into her office.

Her bodyguard sat out of the office as he was to alert her whenever anyone wanted to enter her office.

Few minutes later, the lady she spoke to before going into her office walked into her office with a proposal of how she would like the design to look.

"Wow, this is really pretty. I hope the client will like the design." Carl said after looking at the design that was in front of her.

"She is going to like the design ma'am. Do not worry. We haven't failed you and will never fail you." The lady said and Carl nodded her head.

The lady walked out of the office and Carl placed her head on the table.

Minutes later, she heard her body guard speaking to a lady.

" You can't enter, ma. " Her bodyguard said.

" Please, I just need to see your boss for a job. I heard she is here." The lady pleaded.

"You can't." The bodyguard said.

"I really need a job." The lady pleaded.

Carl shook her head and smiled.

"He is really doing his duty." She said to herself then pressed her alert button.

"Let her come in." She said and the bodyguard allowed the lady enter.

Carl stared at the lady immediately she saw her.

She was really beautiful but was poorly dressed.

"Have your sit." Carl said and the lady sat on the chair in front of Carl.

"May I know your reason for being here?" Carl asked.

"I need a job, Miss." The lady said.

Carl looked at the lady and smiled.

What can a lady who is poorly dressed help her business.

"What will you like to do here?" Carl decided to ask.

"I can design your clothes." The lady said and Carl smiled.

"Why will you want to do that?" Carl asked and the lady sniffled.

She understood the reason Carl was asking that question from her. Her dressing!

"I learnt the art of fashion in college and worked in a small fashion industry before my family became wretched." She said.

Carl looked at her and smiled.

"So you became wretched?" Carl asked.

"Yes, we are. We can't afford a meal. We depend on people. We had to sell all our fanciful things in order to live but we have exhausted all we have for the past four months. My mother is sick and about to die. I had been coming here in search of a job but I was always sent away. " The lady said

Carl looked at the lady as she felt pity for her.

" Alright, What is your name? " She asked the lady.

" My name is Clara. " The lady said and Carl smiled.

Carl told her to come the next day as she will be given the job.

Clara was so happy. She thanked Carl and happily left the office.

"Mom always says, we should help others so that we can grow more." Carl said to herself smiling.

She walked out of her office and her bodyguard followed her.

She walked to the lady in charge of all workers.

"By tomorrow, a member is going to be added." She said and they all clapped.

The next day, Carl got up the bed and walked into the bathtub in her room to have her bath.

After having her bath and applying some lotion to her body, she walked to her closet and took out what she will love to wear.

She looked at herself in the mirror after dressing and smiled as she adored her beauty.

"This is perfect." She said to herself.

She smiled again as she remembered that Clara is going to start her work in the fashion house.

She breathe down and applied some coloring to her lip.

"This is perfect." She said and got up from the chair.

She walked to where she kept her bags and selected one of the bag. The bag which she selected matched what she wore.

She stepped out of the room and walked to the living room.

"Ready for work?" Her mother asked seeing her and she nodded.

"Yes Mom." She said.

"Will you like to have something to eat before going to your fashion house?" Her mother asked.

"Alright Mom." Carl said and walked to have her sit on the couch as her mother went to bring something for her to eat.

Few minutes later, her mother walked back with a plate on her hand which she placed on the table in front of her daughter.

They had maids that could do the house chores for them but it was quiet too early for the maids to resume their duties.

Her mother walked to another couch and watched her daughter.

"You are going out quiet so early. Mind telling me your reason?" Her mother asked.

Carl looked at her mother and smiled nodding her head.

She stopped eating and crossed her legs.

She began to tell her mother of Clara and her mother was happy but warned her to be careful about her in which she nodded and continued eating.

Done with eating, she wiped her mouth, drank a little bit of water then got up.

"I would like to take my leave now." She said and her mother nodded.

She walked out of the house and thought of buying a car for herself.

"I will be placing a call to the car dealer when I get to work." She said and waved a vehicle down.

The vehicle came to a stop beside her and she mounted it.

Few minutes later, she got off the vehicle and entered her fashion house.

Immediately she entered the fashion house, she was greeted by Clara who was wearing a better wear than the one she wore the day before.

Alright, let's go into my office. " She said and walked pass the reception area where she was greeted by the receptionist.

The receptionist was a male.

Her bodyguard saluted her and Clara had to move back as the guard had to stay at Carl's back.

Getting to her office, Carl sat down and told Clara also to have her sit.

"I have informed the members that a new member will be added to them. I will advise you to work with them to achieve results. I will be sending for the person I have put in charge of the workers now. She is going to show you around and tell you what to do. " Carl said and Clara nodded.

" Yes ma. " Clara said.

Carl looked at Clara again and smiled.

" She is going to give you a change of cloth. " Carl said and Clara nodded.

She placed a call to Naomi, telling her the necessary things to do.

Few minutes later, Naomi walked into the office and left with Clara.

"We are so happy to have you here." Naomi said to Carl who took a bow.

She led Clara to a room.

Clara stood transfixed as she admired the beauty of the room.

Naomi walked into the room and picked a dress which she brought to Clara.

"Miss, you should put this on." Naomi said and she nodded.

"Where should I change?" She asked.

Naomi points to a room inside the room then sat on a chair in the room.

"I will be right here waiting for you." Naomi said.

"Alright." Clara replied and walked into the changing room.

She was again amazed by what she saw. It was really beautiful.

She immediately changed and walked out.

"Wow, this is perfect." Naomi said seeing Clara walk out of the room.

A smile crossed her lip and she led Clara out of the room.

"Over here." She said.

Clara followed her as Naomi showed her the various places.

They got to know each other then Naomi took her to the place all the workers were.

"Everyone, here is your new members." She said and they all clapped.

Clara bowed her head as Naomi let go of her hand.

She walked in to join the rest and she was told to have her sit.

"This would be your working area." Naomi said taking her to a office which was covered by glass door.

"Thank you." Clara said having her sit and Naomi turned back to leave.

"Soon you will be called out by the boss and given a task to do. We should know the area of specialization to put you after the successful completion of the task." Naomi said turning her back and left.

Clara stood up and walked around her office.

The office was beautiful.

Minutes later, she walked to take her seat then opened a magazine in front of her.

She smiled as she saw the designs in the magazine. They were beautiful.

Minutes later, she was called out and Naomi took her to a room where Carl was with her bodyguard and a worker.

Seeing her get into the room, the worker went to lay a robe under the machine and opened the magazine on the table.

Getting to the table, Clara smiled seeing the style on the magazine.

She knew that she was to create a gown of that style.

She walked to have her sit in front of the machine and took up some piece of materials after studying the design of the gown placed on the table.

Minutes later, she was done sewing it to the desired style and smiled.

She got up as Naomi walked over to inspect what had been done.

Naomi smiled on raising the gown and nodded her head. She looked at Clara as she wondered if she was really the one who made the gown as she remembered what she had worned to the building.

"Yes ma." She said holding the gown up so that Clara could see it.

"I guess this should be part of our collections." Carl said and Naomi nodded and smiled to Clara.

"Good job." She said.

Carl looked at the worker and smiled.

"She would be working with you, Jane." She said and Jane nodded.

Carl got up and left the room along with her body guard following at her back.

She walked into her office and smiled as she remembered how Clara came in to meet her the day before.

"I am grateful that I accepted to give her a job." She said.

"I only hope she won't let me regret my decision." She said.

She remembered her mother's advice to her early in the morning then discarded the thought.

She picked up her earplug and held up her phone.

She started speaking to a proposed client who has decided to get his work done before the end of the week.

"Yes sir, we are on it. You are going to like it and your wife is also going to adore it as a present." She said to her client.

"You sound hot sometimes when you talk." The man said.

This wasn't the first time a proposed client would try to flirt with her.

"Thank you sir." She said.

The call ended minutes later and she sighed.

"If only his wife could know that her husband is being a flirt." She muttered and placed her head on the table.

She smiled as she reminisce how her love life was going to look like.

Up until now, she had been playing cool trying to shun every guy who came her way away but she thinks she have to get one but doesn't know how to go about it.

She raised her head up and smiled as she remembered that it was married men and playboys that came her way when she decided to get a guy. She always imagined how it would look like if her father have an affair with a slut outside his home.

"I wouldn't like it." She would always say to herself whenever she thought about it. "I would never allow any man take me as his slut because I won't want my father to be with a slut." She said to herself.

A thought came to her mind to visit the other fashion store where shoes and bag were being made.

She got up from the chair, cleared her table and walked out of the building with her bodyguard walking at her back.

Getting to the fashion store, she was greeted by the workers and went straight into her office in the building.

The receptionist walked into her office with a drink which she accepted with a smile and drank.

Minutes later, the person who was in charge of the workers came into her office with a catalogue of everything they had made and a smile crossed her face as she commended her for doing a great job.

Minutes later, she received a call from her mother who called to ask of her welfare.

"I am fine, Mom." She said.

Hours later, she got up and walked out of the office.

Her bodyguard followed from behind.

"I will be going home now." She said and her bodyguard nodded his head.

He waved down a vehicle and it came to a stop.

Carl entered the vehicle and waved her bodyguard.

Minutes later, she got off the vehicle and walked into her house.

Getting to the house, she walked straight into her room as she was tired. Her mother had gone to her place of work which means that she was the only one home.

She closed her eyes to rest a bit.

She heard her father's voice and got up. She smiled as she walked to the living room.

"Father!" She called smiling as she collected his bag.

Her father smiled and touched her hair.

"Where is your mother?" He asked.

"She isn't back, Dad." She answered.

She took his bag into his room then went to join her father.

"What will you like to have, father?" She asked putting her palm together and he smiled.

"Anything, Carl." He answered and she went in and came out minutes later with a bottle of apple drink and a glass cup.

She placed it on the table beside her father and sat on a couch beside the one her father was sitting.

When he was done drinking the bottle, Carl rose up and took the bottle back with the glass cup after which she walked to the living room to sit.

"Dad, how was your trip?" She asked when she noticed her father was relaxed.

"It was nice. I bought you something." He said dipping his hand into a polythene beside him.

"Wow, this is quite expensive." Carl said and her father smiled.

"I can get anything for you, Carl. You don't need to feel that I am spending much as I have abundant." He said and a smile crossed Carl's face.

"Thank you, Dad." She said and he smiled nodding his head.

"How is work at the office going?" He asked and Carl smiled.

"It's going great, Dad, but I am no more working there." Carl said and her father smiled.

"You got a new job offer?, How is your current boss to you?" Her father asked.

Carl began to laugh making her father confused.

Noticing the confuse look on her father's face, she decided to stop laughing.

"I am so sorry for that." She said and winked at her father. "I am my own boss now, Dad." She said.

"What do you mean?" Her father asked.

"I already started building my business since past two years and I have many workers under me." She said.

Her Dad smiled nodding his head and sat upright as he listened to his daughter.

"Wow, I am so proud of you, Carl." He said when she was done explaining herself.

"I am always going to make you proud, father." She said.

The door swung open and her mother walked in.

She smiled as she saw her husband and went to hug him.

"Welcome my love." She said placing a kiss on his lip.

Carl smiled and collected all that was with her mother and took it to the room.

While Carl was away, her father sat his wife down and started speaking to her.

"My daughter mentioned that she now bosses people." He said and she nodded her head.

They continued talking and the wife (Mrs. Robin) decided to let her husband know that Carl is leaving them soon and will only be inviting them to the house later on.

While discussing about this, Carl stood by the wall side hearing their conversation.

"I would want her to get a boyfriend first before moving." Her father said and his wife nodded.

Carl who heard everything her parents said walked out and went to have her sit.

"Father, Mother, there is nothing to be scared of. I can get my boyfriend while I am away which I will introduce to you." She said.

Her mother looked at her husband.

"Please Dad, Please Mom. I do want you to agree." She pleaded.

They both looked at her and nodded.

"Alright." They both said and she smiled.

She got up and hugged both her father and mother.

"Thank you so much." She said.

"And may we know when you are planning to leave?" Her father asked and she smiled.

"In two weeks time." She said and they both nodded.

"I know you are both going to miss your only child. I will come one week later after organizing the house to invite you to my house." She said and they both smiled.

Mrs. Robin got up and made her way to the kitchen.

She looked at her husband as she didn't know if he had drank anything.

Noticing her mother's look, Carl hugged her.

" Mother, I know your worry but I have given him a drink." She said and her mom smiled.

She left for the kitchen while Carl followed behind.

Getting to the kitchen, Mrs. Robin drank some water then relaxed a little.

Done relaxing, she opened a pot and poured in some fresh fish to the meal then closed the pot.

Minutes later, the pot started steaming and Mrs. Robin told her daughter to bring out a plate.

One of the maid came in and requested to help.

She served the food for her and took it out.

Carl wondered why the maid hadn't gone home just as the other maid had done when she came back.

She took in a deep breath as she walked to the living room.

After dropping the plate on the table in front of Mr. Robin, she walked back into the kitchen and cleared it.

Carl smiled remembering how her nanny took care of her when she was young but got another job when she was growing.

"I would like to take my leave." The maid said with her bow.

Carl immediately dipped her her into her pocket and tipped the maid with 10 dollars.

The maid smiled bowing her head.

"Thank you very much." She said and folded the money.

She walked to the living room and bade the couples goodbye.

Minutes later, the couples looked at their daughter.

"Over here, Carl." Her father said and Carl walked over to have her sit on a couch.

"Carl, I always wish the best for you." Her father said. "Keep making us proud."

"I will, father." Carl said.

"I called you here to discuss about your decision." He said.

"I know you want the best for me, father." Carl said and the couples nodded.

"I will advise you to be careful when you go to live away from us. I know you refused some good guys when you weren't ready to have a boyfriend and decided to stay away but presently you want to have one but you don't like those who are coming to you." Her father said.

" Yes Dad. " Carl said with a sad face. "The guys coming are married men and playboys."

"I will advise you to stay away from them and kept your mind up. Keep your mind on your work and do not make think much. You shouldn't make a mistake in choosing the wrong boyfriend." Her father said.

"Yes father." She said.

Her mother cleared her throat and they both looked at her.

"I would want your husband to be lovable like how your father is to me. He was my first boyfriend and now my husband. I want something like that for you. I would like for you to have only one boyfriend and then marry him." Mrs. Robin said.

"Mom, Dad, I really would love that also so I am going to be careful." She said.

"Alright, I trust you to do that." Her mother said.

Her father also nodded his head as he looked at his daughter who was going to leave the house in two weeks time.

"I only hope she is going to be fine after leaving us." He said within himself.

Carl got up to leave to the kitchen all alone.

She stopped as she remembered what happened to her when she was young which was the reason she was scared of touching the pot.

She had tried many times to let go of her fear but whenever she was about to touch the pot, she would remember how the fire litted up and she was about to fall.

Her nanny ran into the kitchen and she fell on her hand and didn't speak to anyone for two days after the incident.

No one told her about how the fire was put off.

She remembered how she was able to make herself enter the kitchen two years after the incident.

She walked into the kitchen and got herself some water to drink.

She took a deep breath and walked to the pot.

She touched the pot and remembered her scream when she was young.

She looked under the pot and saw that there was no fire under it.

She immediately left the pot and walked out as fast as possible.

Hours later, Mrs. Robin walked into the kitchen with Carl following her.

Carl brought out three plates but her mother told her that her father wasn't eating.

"Alright Mom." She said.

She kept a plate back on the rack then their meal was served.

They took their meal out and ate.

After eating and drinking, Carl took the plates back then came back to the living room.

After resting a bit, Mrs. Robin cleared her throat while her husband looked at her.

"I would like to ask you, Carl, if you have gotten yourself a worker who is going to cook for you?" She asked.

"Yes Mom. She will be coming after I have finished organizing my house with my other house help." Carl said.

"Alright." Her mother said.

They spoke randomly for an hour before going to have their night rest.

In the room while laying on her bed, Carl thought on all what her parents had told her.

"I am going to bring out the best of me." She said then picked up her phone.

She turned on her data and replied some of her messages.

She laid on the bed and all she could think of was getting herself a boyfriend.

Minutes later, she dozed off.