Left with nothing but rain pouring, dark memories linger in her brain. Where did it go wrong? What could she have done better? How did it come to this? These were the only questions left in Maria's brain as she stood out in the open with rain showering down on her. Maria Joshua, twenty one years old business woman and entrepreneur found herself packing up her own items today in her own company one that she built from scratch. One week ago, a beautiful Monday morning. Maria woke up at sixteen pat nine in the morning getting ready to go to her company DREAM GALAXY also known as DG. Ever since she was ten Maria was an ambitious WOMAN. Watching her mother, Sofi open all those business branches she had inspired little Maria to open her own company when she was old. Maria never liked talking orders ever since a child. This inspired her to open Dream Galaxy. A place where only she was boss where she had to obey no one but herself,and a place she got to witness Dreams come true. Dream GALAXY was a company that featured Dreams a company where you would come to discover you who you really are. What you represent, the inner you. Whether it was dancing, singing, acting, painting, astronomy, astrobiology, science, you name it Dream Galaxy would help you achieve those dreams with a little bit of your own natural raw talent of course. Maria was finally done preparing herself for work at ten am and that's when she got out of her five story mantion that had one of the most expensive crystal glass in Dubai. Her house was nearly fit to be a tourist attraction, with endless technology built in it, a room for almost everything, a basement where she parked her many rare cars. Today she wore simpler than usual. A channel designed dress personally for her by the owner of the brand channel. She got down to the basement in her glass elevator with a driver waiting for her on each and every single car she had in the basement. "Morning ma'am", all the drivers said to Maria at the same time. She walked around and stopped at the color of Red that caught her eye. "Hmm, G-wagon? It will have to do". "You may all go home for today. Consider it your day off" Maria announced to he drivers as she climbed in the driver's sit in the G-wagon. She got to her company at the hour of eleven am. She took one step into Dream Galaxy and everyone was quite as a mouse her heals where the only thing making a sound . Handy girls stood in a straight line to welcome their boss to work. The line led straight to the elevator. She got in and waited exactly five minutes twenty eight seconds before she got to the fifityth floor. Maria passed four receptionist before getting to her office. She saw them standing around and asked "Do we not have work to do?". None of them answered because she was feared by all who were in her presence. Maria was a powerful woman. "I asked you a question and I very much do not like repeating myself.". One of the receptionist answered as she stuttered, " uh-umm ma'am it's just that umm... You have a guest who came to see you and.." before she was done talking Maria cut her off "Send them away. This is my work place not personal space.". The receptionist then continued saying, " Ma'am it is work related but...". "But what?" Maria asked. "It's a person from TK group ". Maria pushed her glass door and said to the receptionist, "Simple then turn them away." The receptionist hesitated before saying, "Ma'am it's urgent you must look into... ". Maria gave her a manic glare "Who's Boss. Me right now turn them away. Another word and you'll be walking out of here." Maria said as she walked into her office."yes ma'am"
TK group was one of DG's most rivalry. TK group' s CEO was Kristen Smith. The enemy of Maria ever since she started DG. She took all the other entertainment companies out of the game and Dream Galaxy and TK were the only two left competing. TK mainly featured Artists, musicians, actors and painters. The two of them were always neck and neck. Although DG was always in the lead because it featured more than Artists. DG was a threat to many companies and many brands because it was powerful and all the youth that worked at DG had bright brilliant minds. The fiftyth floor was especially made for Maria's office alone. She had all her meetings in the floor below but strangly she heard footsteps coming towards her office. Her receptionist were very quiet and made sure to not make a sound when moving around. She kept focusing on her computer until she heard her glass door open. A man in a tuxedo walked in. He had blond hair and brown eyes, a perfect jawline and was quite handsome. Maria's personal assistant walked in right after in a rush and seemed tense. "Ma'am I tried stopping him, he....". Maria kept looking at the man in the eyes and did not look happy at all. Her eyes said it all. "Get out.". The man walked towards her desk and sat on the sofa located next to the window. "Such a lovely view Maria. You really are living it big aren't you?" the man said. Maria stood up from her sit and said to the man "Can I help you Ronaldo?". Ronaldo turned his head and looked at Maria with a smile on his face. "Maria Joshua, I want to help you take down TK. Destroy them otherwise they might destroy you first.". He was Ronaldo Smith brother to Kristen Smith. What were the odds of him helping out an enemy of TK when he was basically the other CEO of TK. "Oh..." that was the only response he got from Maria. "You see my brother Kristen, he's out to get you. One week from now the Red awards will be out. There is where he's plan will take place. So you either Kill or be killed and the only way to kill is through me. So do we have a deal?". "You expect me to believe you, Why?" Ronaldo got of the sofa and walked towards Maria, "Maria Joshua take my hand while I still offer it or suffer for eternity." he then smiled and said "okay". Ronaldo left his card that had his number on it on Maria's desk and got out of her office. Maria simply looked at him as he walked out and considered what he had said as a threat. Maria then went to the tenth floor and called a meeting with the workers in that sector. All the teenagers then went running to the twenty fifth floor where all meetings with workers of DG were held. When she saw all the workers in sector ten had arrived she banged the large table in the room, enough to fit twenty people. "you, all of you have exactly three days to come up with something new. New ideas, you are youth are you not. Now we have a competition in exactly five days. I need ideas or consider yourselves fired by the end of next week. Everyone will submit to Ciara in three days. " Maria announced that to her workers in sector ten. One of the workers, Mike, raised his hand" Ma'am with all due respect howare we to come up with such a brilliant fitting idea in three days? The last alone took a month and it was still not to your liking. On top of that we come up with nothing we lose our jobs how is that fair. " he asked put of concern . All the other workers of DG instantly agreed with him. Maria stood up and took a short walk around the room and finally sat down.
Maria looked at the worker, Mike. She only kept looking at him with no particular words coming out of her mouth. That alone made everyone else nervous. After a few minutes of pondering she came to a conclusion. "Fine four days is all I can give. The latest five any later you get a warning." Maria said then stood up and flinged her hair then left the room off to her first business meeting of the day. Ciara, her personal assistant was waiting for her in the car she had taken today when Maria got to the parking lot. There she saw him, her prey as well as her hunter. The two of their eyes met. They looked as cold as always. Kristen was very pleased to see her again. Maria not so much. All she had towards TK was loather and that led to her hating Kristen. The two had a encounter and bumped into each other. "My apologies ". Maria could not help but despise every inch of them. She rolled her eyes at him and got in her car. "Ciara get me to my next meeting and fast dear.", Mara ordered Ciara for she was already pissed off. Kristen remained standing on the spot, looking at her drive away in such speed. " Umm... ma'am we are fourty minutes late to our next meeting due to the hold up with the first. Are you certain it is wise for us to..." Ciara's question was cut quite shot by Maria, " *sigh* Keep your eyes on the road sweetheart.". "yes ma'am" Ciara responded. Back at DG collection the same story happens that happened with Maria this morning, Kristen took one step in and all the workers were left quiet. The customers who were there for service we mostly girls and just like that, one again he was stuck in a 'fan war'. Mara and Ciara finally arrived at their meeting after a twenty minutes drive, when they were already fourty minutes late to the meeting. In total they were an hour late to a very important meeting. Their meeting was to be held at the one and only TK group. Maria arrived to the whispers of, " That insolent girl! Who does she think she is making her elders wait!?" One of the chairman said. "It's been an hour, I say we go ahead and start the meeting without her." another replied. Just then they heard it, The hunter's footsteps. Her high heels cliping and cloping. All those insolent words they had to respond at mind disappeared. She was in the building, the mother to all, the one who was feared by all. The hunter who always got her prey. Maria entered the room and none of the people in there were even trying to hide the fact that they had been bad mouthing her. "Now shall the meeting begin." Maria announced. She took her sit right in the middle of the table which some considered rude after being late to the meeting. The chairman who had spoken earlier cleared his throat and stood up to present his findings. "ah yes now that we've all arrived please do consider the following rules written down when...". Once again another was cut short by Maria with just a flick of a finger. Maria raised her index finger and he stopped talking. " Sir I believe that my coming to you in this event will be beneficial to you... ".Everyone in the board room seemed to have an idea as to what Maria meant. All eyes were restricted straight to the chairman. "Yes I do believe so myself." The chairman responded. All eyes were locked on him. Maria stood up simply to be melodramatic, she locked her target looked him in the eye with a cold gaze and pointed out these factors, "Chairman, the event you're organizing, you invite me, I didn't ask to be invited. Then you expect me to pay. Sir with all due respect I am no mouse a cat can just chase around for amusement only to be thrown in the mouth." Maria walks to where he was standing looks him in the eye, holds his neat but unsteady tie," I demand you FIX THIS if you require my presence. " Maria steadys the tie as she walks her way to the exit. She throws the folder she was given on the table which makes a loud irksome sound. Before she leaves she says, "Oh one more thing, next time go on ahead and start the meeting without me. Let's just see who can play a better game, shall we chairmen ?" Maria was quite difficult to read, it may sou polite but that may have actually been a threat to them.
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