He unlocked a door and led me through an office that was empty of furniture, although I could still see square clean patches on the grimy linoleum, where the legs of a desk had once stood. On the wall was a curling calendar with April 1986 showing on it
"Wait!, am I standing in the ten years abounded mysterious office of the Mighty Ocean cooperation? Why me? why must I be the one in here? Am I next, after ten solid years? No! Escape! Escape!! Escape!!!"
I jump back in startle when he interrupted my thoughts of survival with tappings on my shoulder repeatedly.
"Where did you run to so fast? I was saying a lot to you but you were actually not in this room by the time I noticed your great silence. he said".
I was just here, really! Could you pardon me on what you had said please?
He replied,"I am hoping everything is alright and you're going to start work here tomorrow without chasing your mind out of your head and away from the work.?"
Yes sir, of course!
"That's good! he said and continued. You go back home and settle your mind as your office is furnished. Work for you starts at 9am tomorrow and you'll be assigned an assistant immediately."
Thank you very much,sir!
He showed me out just as he did me in and I was out before I knew it. OMG! He didn't even bother to say a word, as if the whole of Ghana is not aware of this mysterious room locked up in their great office mansion. Mighty Oceans is a successful business home with a group of companies to it's honour. Apparently, I am going to be the auditor general in the mist of most of their paper works since tomorrow. The office mansion is the biggest building in the city of Accra after the Flagstaff house as at now, 1996. It has about fithty office rooms and is known for the highest employing private owned business in the country. No denying the glamour and pride attached to it. But ten years ago, when the company was just five years, something unexplained until today, happened and one of their office rooms has been locked up ever since. I can't convince myself to stop feeling that I am being trapped into that same long locked office tomorrow morning. I am still searching for love, all of the beauties and and aromas must I encounter before I die. Why then is my death smelling so closely?
My name is Cindy Cun and I am 25. I had just finished my national service. I have persued a degree in business management and accounting, from the University of Business Ghana. I am about taking my first job in my field of expertise and that too, in the most renowned company in the country. I should be feeling hyper than tensed. I also think I might be falling in love but all the aromas are yet to blend. Julius is a great guy but still, I want it to be perfect! He's not more than five and a half feet tall, he has since the past couple of months grown into a well built muscled young man. I mean, the kind that looks just great! His beown skin glows even in the dark and his kinky hair keeps darkening so much, I wonder if it will ever turn grey. His dark-brown eyes seem to burn into mine for sometime now so I don't much look into them and his pink lower lip boils every nerve inside me out, I get startling goosebumps anytime he smiled at me.I just love the idea of being around him, it feels safe, so I go out with him every chance I grab. We've been friends for years now and I'm scared he might just be seeing me as his bestie, and that's all. Julius is a graduate from the Performing Arts college, here in Accra, Ghana. He sets me on fire and I am dreaming to explore him with success. Not to die young in some crooky big building.
(Later in the evening)
I should be looking my best this evening in my favorite colour, red, silk fitting armless dress. My shoes are flat because I'm nervous and wouldn't like to have a shaky ankle before Julius that will send me flying to the floor. We are going out and I am going to tell him about that office. It will definitely release some of the tension. Though I'm nervous because his invite was special today. Could he be asking me to be his girlfriend or he is probably coming to introduce a girl? oh God! I am losing it now.

"You're welcome!" You look... stunning tonight. Thanks for honouring my invite, please sit." Julius said altogether. Putting a stop to my silly thoughts and replacing it with pounds to my pulse.
Well thanks for the nice words. I'm always happy to honour your invite. You wrote quite specially, what's the occasion?

"Please, take it easy. it is certainly not a death sentence or a bad news either ways, so chill out. And... I really mean those nice words"

Yeah, I should. and you don't look bad at all.

"Thank you. let's order and take it up.from there" he said.

This actually seem to be going somewhere. Let's just wait.
"It's been about an hour of eating and drinking and talking about all there is. Julius unexpectedly thinks there's no harm in trying. He says it is ok to take the job in good fate and stop traumatizing myself over something unknown since it's occurrence. He promised to call me once every hour until I close from work and leave the giant building everyday. Very thought spinning huh!
I still can't believe he invited me with words that swept me off my feet and got me thinking creatively for the first time all for nothing. Well, his company is not regrettable as it is."

Huh!!

"What on earth have you been locked up in your own head doing? I've been trying to draw your attention for over ten minutes now! Dearie, are you ok? If it's this bad then don't take the job, we'll figure something else out okay.?"

Gosh... he's so soothing. I am melting, oh...
There I go again! can't I stop doing this now? am I really losing it?
"Cindy!"
Hey. I am here right? Did you say anything I didn't here?
"No, but about to."
Oka..y
"Julius was on one knee, a diamond in silver ring in a box he opened"
"C, marry me please?, I know it's a little crazy but I love you so deeply. I never asked you to be my girlfriend because I took that chance to study and groom you without you knowing. It made it perfect because you didn't have to go out of your way for me, you have just been you and I love you for it all. Please marry me?"
What if I had taken someone else? "Cindy asked him with tears of mixed feeling. She's right in front of all she wanted but now she's scared about the jut ended past. Had she taken another guy, what would have happened to Julius? She is this sad as much as she's astonished about this kind of love she's so lucky to find, or maybe get. It seemed to her she didn't work for it at all."
Yes, i will so marry you, Julius Selly! I am overjoyed right now. I can't tell you how much this means to me, my quest to conquer love with you!
"well, I spilled it! After all I'm about to be his wife so... this is so tickling"
"Thanks for accepting me. By God, I will take care of you until my last breathe."

I know, and I same. It's like we're taking our vows already. I love this right now!

"They hugged after Julius put the ring on her and they cheered a little more and finally left. He saw her to her doorstep and bid her goodbye"
OMG! I slept and couldn't catch up on all my drama last night. guess I was too happy, my happy hormones put me to bed like a baby. I've got to rush for this work.

"Good morning Madam" Greeted Kate Solo. Cindy's assistant
Good morning. How are you?

"I am fine. Maybe not. I'm... emm.. Are you aware your office is "the mysterious office" of the Mighty Oceans? I am a lot scared to be having anything to do with it. All those nine young ladies died in here, hanging themselves. All in one year, spontaneously. Why they never got to the bottom of it, I don't know. And why you're being assigned to this very room too, I don't know. I am scared for us both."

Is this the attitude you have for work on your first day? I will pretend you never said any of those and we'll get to work immediately.

"Yes, madam. Let's get to work then" Kate replied

"A couple of weeks later, Cindy and Julius got married in a very simple way and began life together. As Julius promised, he called his wife, Cindy, once every hour until she's closed from work.

In the fourth month of Cindy's work in the so called mysterious office, she started to experience strange things around her. Sometimes it felt as though someone was calling her from a far distance and she looks deep into herself to answer but doesn't know how. Other times she felt like the presence of many others were with her in the office. she behaves strangely on different paces, at different times. Depending on what she was experiencing. She gathered courage to speak to the CEO appointed"

Smith was scared but tried to sound man enough, and said "We all have heard the strange and unfortunate occurrences in that particular office of yours but I assure you, you're being frightened by your fears based on the stories from that room. Non of those nine ladies ever reported any strange movements or happenings around them before they took their lives. You are fine. just relax and take your mind of the stories okay?"

You didn't sound authentic at all. I just got married and I am not interested in dying before I could see my children. Do something about this! Speak to the boss or change my office or anything solution, please!

"I have heard you. I will do something. I am really sorry" Smith admitted in a really shaky voice.

"A week later, the mysterious visited. Cindy was early and didn't think many staff could be in at the time. She headed straight to her office from the desk where she signed her attendance. The party in her office didn't look any pleasant. She screamed to bring the roof down but no. she got startled over and over again and the hair on her skin stood straight. Goosebumps that stood their ground as if for eternity poured all over her skin, even her face went dead! Kate, her assistant had hang herself to death in Cindy's office. The tenth victim. How could she rather, she never said she experienced any strange things, so how...?? Cyndy didn't care nor want to know how it all happened or what they'll do about it. She wrote and signed her resignation on the front desk and went home to her husband."

Julius was terrified but somewhere inside of him, he was happy that it was not his wife. " I think this people have built their business on something supernatural and it keeps killing people's beautiful daughters for some sort of sacrificial gifts. I could sue them for putting you in that office regardless. Thank God you're here."

Cyndy never spoke. She was in too much of a shock and just slept. After two months of seeing a therapist for psychological treatments, she and her husband began a new journey.

She, Cyndy joined Julius in Screenwriting and film directing. They teamed up and their dream thereof became making it into the stardom of film making.
"I guess I'll be using my creative thinking abilities for some good after all"

The Mighty Ocean remained and the mystery, never known! The office is locked up once more.

The end.

© Brainson Perfect