power of togetherness

"Love is always sweet, especially with the right person." Irene will always use this line as her testimony to anyone who cared to listen to her. If you cared less, you will need tools to block your ears , Irene had everything loving to say about Oscar. Henry was an only son of his late dad Mr Hezekiah, His Dad was an average man who operated small businesses, he was seen to be a poor man by many but he was hardworking and full of integrity. Oscar was an ambitious person and full of solid dreams and potentials, which is why he worked at an interior design company for Irene back then because it was a well paying Job and he wanted to save up and do something for himself later on that will yield more and be able to change life for himself and for his father. Before Mr Hezekiah's passing, he was down with brain cancer and the survival chances according to the doctors was very slim but he wanted to live, despite the pain he was going through. It was so tough on Mr Hezekiah because he had lost his wife when they were still very young, she had given birth to Oscar when she was 27 years old and he was 35 at the time. She died immediately after giving birth to their son, somehow, Mr Hezekiah could not get married to any other person and he lived all his life working hard to give his only son a good life, he was so lonely on his sick bed as he began having more memories of his late wife and wished she was alive to be by his side at such a hard period for him. Oscar his son was around for him but not as much as his dear wife would've been and after some months, even Oscar was involved in an accident after loosing his Job, it was during that period that Mr Hezekiah gave up fighting for his life. He died at age 56.

Oscar could not give his father the best life he had hoped for and most of his savings went into footing the bills of his late dad, whatever was left, he decided to start something, he built an architectural firm, he had architects working for him, they majorly worked on contract basis for other companies and well meaning individuals. He had many other investment plans in mind but was going to take them up, one at a time. With this, Oscar could no more work for Irene even though they were at a better place in their relationship and he could come back as her worker if he wanted to.

He was a boss of his own now and in a better place.

When Oscar finally returned back from his surgery and became involved with Irene, one of the things he discussed with his fiancee Irene was the fact that he didn't want people to know that he was the Oscar they had already known, he wanted his real identity hidden so he could start a fresh life but Irene did not like the sound of that, she was of the opinion that, all he went through to get to this point was not his fault, he should not hide his scars to have a new identity. " Personally I see you as a survivor of the hardest things life would throw at a person, you survived a ghastly motor accident that could've claimed your life, you took another tough decision to look entirely different just to stay alive, another person could even give up during the process but you stayed strong regardless, you lost the one and only member of your family but you only became a better version of yourself. I don't mind that you were my employee before now, what I do know is that I'm so proud of you and I know many others would get inspired by your story too. I am particularly excited that In all of these, I get to spend the best part of my life with you."

As a good guy that he is, he supported and agreed to what his woman suggested, he made up his mind not to feel down about his predicament. He was going to love himself more, accept himself and move on just fine.

Irene decided to surprise him this time around, his former colleagues at her workplace did not have a clue about who he really was and so Boss Irene spoke with them, told them his story but with less details, it was easy for her because she was already having a good working relationship with them, unlike before. They had a design placed on the wall in the office with a caption; WELCOME BACK, MR OSCAR. YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE A PLACE WITH US.

Oscar showed up at 4pm to Irene's office, he was only coming to visit her, he did that almost often and she planned all these because she was aware he was going to stop by, later. They had Flowers, chocolates and a big photo frame with his new face sitting pretty at his former desk. Oscar entered in and was really amazed, all other staff reached out for him and gave him hugs in turns, normally he would not have expected that, he usually would come in straight to Irene's office and back and everyone rushing to hug him seemed so special and different, they called out his name and it sounded cool, normally they called him as someone they didn't know except as their boss's fiance. Tears welled up in his eyes but he tried to be a hard man so it won't roll Down his cheeks, only for him to enter the building fully, he read the caption on the wall, Oscar was still trying to process the message in his heart and then his attention was drawn to his former desk, it had so many flashy gifts that his eyes could not avoid, he drew closer, he saw different presents, what touched him the most was not the variety of presents but notes, others penned down heart warming texts , this time it was impossible to hold back tears, he cried while reading some and he laughed while reading others. It was a rollercoaster of massive emotions. This was a good idea to be me and not someone else, he thought.

He stepped into Irene's office lastly, she pecked him and hugged him so tight. She had her own share of surprise for him. She held his hands and brought him to the main office area where all the workers were positioned, " I sincerely appreciate all the love you have all showered on Mr Oscar, it means so much more to me that you did this for us, the acceptance,the generosity and care, we do not and will never take for granted. We see all you do and we love you guys right back". Irene added further, " you all can close for the day now" everyone looked at each other confused because it has not happened before, they usually close at the right time and never at an earlier time of the day. "Are you listening at all? You can all close for today, we will all be going out to celebrate, I've made reservations at city cuisine and I'll see you all there In 30 minutes." They were all astonished but really excited, infact they rushed there like it was announced that the first person to get to the venue would be given a price.

Irene and Oscar were the last people to leave the office, the whole cuisine was fully booked by Irene, which meant, no other customer could come in during that period, everybody ordered what they want and in the best quantity that they needed, they all sat on one big table, surplus food and drinks, they gisted about funny episodes at work and laughed hard too. After eating all manner of delicacies, they raised their glasses and toasted To Oscar and Irene who they now see as both bosses. Mr Oscar was duly respected as Irene's fiance and as a big man who owns his own company too, no one disrespected him or looked down on him because he has been their colleague.