It was the first time MANORISA FASHION DESIGNS had ever won a contract after seven years in the fashion industry. The CEO Nikita Marcelo was in her office when her assistant Nazi entered.
"Ma'am…" she called dragging Nikita's attention on her. Nikita looked up with plain exhaustion written all over her face.
"Nazi, what's it again? I thought I made it clear not to disturb me." She said tiredly.
"Yes ma'am But ma'am, I have something to tell you." Nazi said but all of Nikita's attention was on the flop of the third collection they made that year.
"Seven years, seven good years and none of our designs have been noticed by a single company." she said and sighed tiredly and rubbed her hands over her face.
"Ma'am, please don't loose hope yet. I think I have a great news that'll lift your soul today." Nazi said and laid the document she was holding on the coffee colored table. "What's this?" Nikita asked and opened the document.
After reading through some of the lines her eyes widened as the size of a watermelon
"Wait… Is it the new designs? Did we win a contract or something?" She looked up, looking at Nazi's face hoping her suspicions were right.
"Yes ma'am, we won a twenty billion contract with LORENISO FASHION INDUSTRY. One of the prestigious fashion icons in the country and the contract will be finalised on Monday 10 am" Nazi's and smiled her smile almost reached her eyes.
"Are you sure of what you're saying?" Nikita asked, then got a nod from Nazi.
She stood up abruptly rushed to Nazi's side and hugged her tightly.
"We won a contract! A twenty fucking billion dollar contract." She said rushed outside, but came back.
"You know what, Lets call it a day". She rushed out then walked straight towards the secretariat.
"Melissa! Where is the megaphone?" She shouted and grinned.
When she reached where Melissa sat In front of her desk. Melissa almost fell of the chair.
"Ma'am, you startled me." Melissa said and stood up.
"Where is the megaphone?" Nikita asked again.
Melissa bend off and started searching for the megaphone.
"Ma'am , you startled me." Melissa said again.
"I'm sorry Melissa, I'm just so happy." Nikita grinned and took the megaphone. "Announcement, beautiful people in this company, I have a huge announcement to make." She said as she was descending the stairs. All the people into the building gathered around.
"What's going on? Did someone do something bad again? Is she going to fire someone?" They started whispering among each other.
"Today, mark a beautiful day in the history of this humble company. Well, something great and marvelous happened today." Nikita said earning whispers from the workers.
"We won a twenty billion contract with the LORENISO FASHION INDUSTRY and they're going to give us the twenty billion and sign a seven years contract with us." She said and there was silence everywhere for a moment.
Then all of a sudden there was cheering everywhere.
"It's time for a party!! All bills on me!" she announced and gave the megaphone to the secretariat.
After celebrating the success of the third collection design, she headed home in her Nissan Versa.
"Mom, I'm home!" She announced when she entered the living room but found no one there. Normally, her father would have been sitting in the living room watching BBC news and her little sister Nina would have been sitting on the dinning table doing her homework but it seems today no was in the house which got her more confused.
"Where is everybody?"she mumbled and climb the stairs up but found no one there.
"Mom…? Dad…? Nina ?, where's everyone and why's everywhere dark?" she climbed the stairs down then the in the whole house flicked to Life.
"Surprise!!!" They all shouted startling her.
"What's this? You guys almost gave me a heart attack" she said clenching her chest with her right hand.
"Sorry big sis, I was my idea to do this for your birthday." Nina said looking down.
"It's okay but please you guys shouldn't startle me again" she said and gave Nina a hug.
"And I have a huge announcement to make." Nikita said grinning from ear to ear.
"What's it my princess?" Mr Marcelo asked.
"Well, I kinda won a twenty billion contract." She said and grinned.
"You what?" Mrs Marcelo asked. "Yeah, what you heard mom I won a fucking twenty billion contract.
"She said and jumped. Nina shouted, Mrs Marcelo's hand flew to her mouth with eyes popping out. Mr Marcelo only smiled and hugged his daughter.
"So is my sister a Billionaire now?" Nina asked and rushed to hug her.
"Congratulations my darling." Mrs Marcelo said and hugged her tightly.
"Mom, I think you're suffocating me." She said and her mom disengaged from the hug. "I'm proud of you my darling.
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"Then sis, does that mean I'm going to get the latest channel bag I asked for?" Nina asked with puppy eyes.
"Nina, you're only twelve years, why are you asking for something like that? Anyways yes, that's if the contract becomes a success."
"Then that makes it a double celebration!!." Amanda, Nikita's friend announced out of nowhere carrying four bottles of champagne.
"Army, you were here all this while?" Nikita asked and hugged her.
"How can I miss my hardworking friends birthday celebrations?" Amanda asked. Mr Marcelo rose his glass and made a toast.
"A toast to my beautiful hardworking daughter who had made me proud up till now and I wish her a happy birthday and a great victory in killing her contract. A toast to good and successfulness" Mr Marcelo said and they all toasted with him.