Chapter 4 4. Brilliant Proposal.

With his eyes fixed steadily on the laptop, Raymond sipped his tea slowly while cracking his brain for brilliant ideas, he had a proposal which he was supposed to submit before four pm that evening. He scratched his hair as he went through the stuff which he had drafted again and with just one click of the button, the draft found itself in the trash bin. He ran his hand through his hand and sat into his seat, with the time being some minutes past two, he concluded that he wasn't going to make it before the time he had elapsed but he continued working hoping he would make it before the time.

Creating a fresh page, he ran his fingers frantically on the keyboard throwing letters together trying to make up words that could help him get the offer which he proposed. Halfway down the page, he stopped to read the gibberish he had put together just with one click again, he sent the draft to the trash bin making it a total of thirty nine trashed drafts.

Letting out a weak sigh, he stood up and started pacing about his room while running his hands through his head,scratching it when he could.He returned to his seat to finish up his tea but dropped it immediately he brought it to his mouth, the tea had turned cold. As he picked the telephone to dial his secretary, he heard a knock on his door.

" Come in." He said placing back the phone. The door opened and his personal assistant walked in.

"Good afternoon sir."

"It's Raymond , I don't have to keep saying this everytime."

"I'm sorry sir, I mean Mr. Raymond."

Raymond sighed. " You are just too much. What do you want anyways? I have things I'm doing."

"I came to know how far you've gone with writing the proposal."

"No progress, three whole days and I have nothing, nothing that can make Shipsman want to partner with us." He said and sank into his seat.

"Can I see the one you are working on?"

"Don't you get it? I don't have any, the previous ones I wrote didn't make any sense so I had to discard them."

"Are they permanently deleted or stored up in the trash can?"

"In the trash can."

"Can I see them then?"Kyle asked and Raymond passed the laptop to him.

"Hmm."He said as he went through the deleted drafted files. "Hey, I think I have found... never mind,it's bad."

"I honestly thought we would have been done with this thing by now." Raymond said. "Now I proposal will come in late a d before they will get to ours, they would have already made a choice." He said and sighed.

"Hold on." Kyle said. "I think I got it."

"Really?" Raymond asked with widened eyes.

"Yes, hold on let me show you" Klye said and walked over to Raymond.

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A black Mercedes Benz pulled up in front of a large building which obviously was an organisation. killing the engines, Victoria came out of her car and made her way to the building, dressed in a classy but corporate clothing woven together by Gucci with the skirt a little above her knees, she majestically made her way to her office with her steps intimidating and domineering.

Getting to her office,she pushed the door open dropped her bag on the desk, letting out a weak sigh, she sank into her seat and gently swayed in it.

"Miss Thompson." A gentle voice said tapping lightly on the door and Victoria raised her head to the voice.

"The CEO would like to see you."

"He came today." Victoria said and the girl standing by the door nodded.

"Okay,I will be there in a minute." She said and the informant turned to leave.

"Hold on Susan, It's Victoria not miss Thompson, Thompson is my name but I'd love it if you address me by Victoria."

"Alright." Susan said with a smile and left.

Staring at her left fingers, Victoria let out a weak sigh -it was ringless, she would have been referred to as a Mrs. if not for the incident that happened three years ago. She was twenty nine and she hated the fact that she was still called a 'miss'. Taking a deep breath, she plastered a smile on her face, somehow,she was happy she was still single because it gave her the opportunity to do things she wouldn't have done if she had been married. Three years gone and she was already the manager of the second best gaming company in the country, three years gone and she was living in the house of her dreams and getting enough money that could last till her third generation. Smiling silently to herself, she straightened her dress and headed for the CEO'S office.

"Miss Victoria." Mr. Gerald. The CEO said.

'It's Victoria!!!!!' She shouted in her head as she made her way inside the office smiling to the CEO.

"How are you doing today?" Gerald asked.

"I'm good and you?"

"Fine, just fine."

"I was wondering why you came to the office today, I hope I have not disappointed you in any way?"

"Ah of course not." Gerald tsked. " You manage the company just fine, just like a good manager should."

"Thanks for the compliment sir." Victoria said beaming with smiles. "So, if I may ask, why did you send for me?"

"It is concerning the project before us. Today is the last day for submission of proposals, so I believe that every company that wanted us to invest in them must have submitted their proposals by now, that having been said,I would want you dear Victoria, to supervise everything concerning this project, you are to pick out just one company from the lots and work one on one with them starting from the type of games to be produced down to the graphics, music and sound."

"We employ people for that sir,I don't think I am in a better position to do that."

"Forget that child, I know why I chose you for it. You will work with the people in the designing department,yes,but I want you to be there always bringing ideas and making good use of your bug brain." He paused. "This project would benefit us alot if only we could create a mind blowing game and I know we can do it, with your help we can and I know you would help us child wouldn't you?"