100 Days With Mr Romero

Emma and Sam immediately exchanged glances right after Natalie asked them to stop. The conference room was cleared now as all the people had gone except Sam, Natalie and Emma.

Sam cleared his throat and placed one hand on the table while Emma looked around in confusion. Natalie smiled.

Emma was confused because as far as she knew, Natalie was still in coma and seeing Natalie right before her made her mind to keep wondering.

As though sam had read Emma’s mind, he voiced out her thought.

“I thought you were still in comma” he said looking at Natalie.

Natalie smiled and said “Do you want me in Coma forever? ” her hands were folded across her chest.

“No” screamed Sam.

“Of course not. ” he quickly added and Natalie smiled again.

Emma could notice how the tension in the conference room at that moment was getting high between them.

Natalie then looked over to Emma and asked what her name was.

“You are? ” she directed the question at Emma pointing at her with a smile.

“I’m Emma. ” replied Emma sharply.

“Emma for short. ” she quickly added.

Natalie walked up to Emma and greeted her smiling brightly and then they shook hands. Emma smiled back while Sam watched the two women.

Natalie went and sat on one of the chairs in the hall and Sam knew they had some talking to do so he sat back and so did Emma.

“I was out of coma a year ago. ” Natalie began narrating.

“Then I had amnesia after that. ” she continued explaining with her hands in circles.

Poor Natalie Sam thought.

“I’m sorry. ” he quickly voiced out.

Natalie nodded.

“I’ve forgiven you Sam. ” she said with a half smile.

“I’ve forgiven you since a long time ago. ” she added placing her hands before her.

Emma looked at Sam and smiled. She was glad to hear that Natalie had forgiven him.

“I got treated for Amnesia and when I had fully recovered, I took over my father’s business. ” explained Natalie.

Emma and Sam nodded.

“Since then, I’ve been working really hard to set myself in a high place. ” she told them.

Sam smiled feeling proud of her.

“And when I heard SMITH’S was looking for a new head for their board of directors, I decided to apply and I guess it worked when my appointment letter came a month ago. ” she said.Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

“I didn’t know Sam owned SMITH’S. ” she revealed swinging her head from left to right.

“I just wanted to work my way up to something different from my father’s business. ” professed Natalie.

“Impressive. ” commented Sam.

Emma agreed with a smile.

“Everyone deserves a second chance Sam. It’s not your fault you have bipolar. ” she told Sam looking into his eyes. He lowered his head.

“My shocking reaction earlier was unprecedented. ” she continued rubbing her forehead with her right palm.

“I guess I didn’t expect to see Sam here and I couldn’t help recollecting the past. ” she explained.

“However I have been mad at Sam for not caring a damn about me. He never looked for me. ” she lamented.

“And I’m sorry for that . ” apologized Sam.

“I’ll leave now. ” she announced and stood up.

“We will keep in touch I guess. ” she said with a smile.

Sam nodded, Emma smiled and Natalie walked out of the conference room. Sam fell back on his chair and heaved a deep sigh of relief. Emma smiled at him.

“I just felt like a huge burden had been “lifted off my shoulders. ” confessed Sam.

“I understand. ” agreed Emma.

After hearing from Natalie, Emma felt glad and she was certain Sam’s mental state will improve especially after Natalie attested to forgiving him.

“Lunch? ” requested Sam.

Emma nodded. She was very hungry especially after those long hours of tireless reports and presentations.

“Ladies first. ” said Sam pointing towards the exit.

She smiled and walked out while he followed suit.

Emma and Sam were seated having lunch. Sam was pouring water from a bottle into his glass.

“Natalie is a strong woman. ” commented Emma.

“Of course she is. ” agreed Sam.

“I can’t imagine what she went through. ” lamented Emma while taking the cover off her meal.

“Why didn’t you check on her since the incident? ” she queried Sam.

“Didn’t you know where she was? ” Emma further asked.

“My conscience wouldn’t let me. ” replied Sam with his mouth full of salad.

“I get it. ” confirmed Emma with a nod.

“I’m glad she is okay now. ” said Emma after sipping her orange juice.

“I think I like her. ” Emma professed.

Sam smiled and said nothing.

Maybe he would sleep well now Emma guessed and smiled inwardly.

“Why didn’t you go to therapy? ” Emma directed the question at Sam who was cleaning his mouth with a napkin.

“I did. ” he attested.

“It didn’t work. The nightmares persisted. ” he added.

“I’m so sorry. ” uttered Emma looking at him.

“it’s fine. I think I’ll feel better now especially after my discussion with Natalie today. ” confirmed Sam.

Emma smiled at him. Sam was focused on his meal while Emma admired him. Ever since Natalie left, she had been feeling happy for Sam and she had a deep conviction that his nightmares will soon fade. She was glad and she kept smiling inwardly.

They had finished eating and were relaxing with their backs against their chairs.

“Whats your take on today’s meeting? ” Sam asked her.

“Quite eventful especially the beginning. ” she replied and bursted out laughing.

Sam joined her in the laughter. He knew she was referring to the drama with Natalie.

“It was productive though. ” she said in a serious tone.

“I couldn’t first picture what the whole thing was but from the reports your branch managers and head of units gave, its evident your business is doing wonders Sam. ” she told him rubbing her palms together.

“Thank You. ” Sam replied and then bowed.

“I have a surprise for you later tonight. ” he further said.