The Training Weekend

                                                                 The Training Weekend

It was a luncheon and every man was dressed as a gentleman while almost all the ladies present made a remarkable entry on the red carpet. Several companies were represented yet Silvia could only see herself and no other representative from her company. She was already exhausted from straining her neck to see if her colleague was seated somewhere in the crowd.

The whole event was beautiful with so much glitz and glamour. The Compere did an excellent job by spicing up the gathering with rhetorical questions which left people staring at one another.

Silvia soon got a partner with the humorous atmosphere. Unlike Silvia, Bright came into the company of his colleagues. Hence he could look either way.

The event ended as expected and each participant was too eager to hit the hotel room, as the next day event was very early.

On getting to the hotel reception, Silvia met her colleague waiting for her by the reception. She couldn't fathom the reason behind Kamson's lateness. They exchanged pleasantries and then both sat at the bar to discuss her late appearance.

They were about to leave the bar when Bright walked into the bar in a Denim and bright lemon green T-shirt, with his friends, Silvia could remember Bright because they once exchanged glance a few hours back.

Now Bright excused himself and walked up to both ladies and greeted as they exchanged pleasantries. Silvia did not like the way he was fleeting with her name while Kamson was indifferent.

Silvia led the way as both ladies retired to their different hotel rooms. They were both on the same floor and sleep was all that Silvia could think of. She asked Kamson if she was not hungry, as her arrival was after dinner. Kamson responded that she was fine, so the next thing was goodnight.

It was barely morning when Silvia got a mail from their Boss about a new brand of products to be surveyed and lunched in Calabar, Cross River State in two weeks. She felt the timing of the lunch was wrong, so she got up and ran to Kamson's room in her Pajamas to discuss the issue. 

On getting to Kamson's hotel door. She was shocked as Bright was just on his way out of Kamson's hotel room. Silvia stopped for few seconds, pondering on how to comprehend what bright and Kamson were doing together, had they met earlier than last night, Is Abuja Training weekend a time out for sexual escapades? Who is Kamson...this and more questions cluttered Silvia's mind. She had just realized, she did not respond to Bright's greetings ... Kamson on the other hand broke the silence with her sarcastic question. 

"Madam, are you coming in or not" with a look that indicated she was about shutting her door, "of course I am". Both walked into the room. Kamson's room was the same size and same decor as Silvias' but it seems different in a way. She had her room well arranged like it was her room. The mirror table had about six to eight designers body sprays and perfumes with different body enhancing products well placed on the stand. Kamson's wardrobe was well arranged with different shoes beneath the wardrobe. The television was on a movie channel and soft music was playing from Kamson's MP3 player by the bedside.

Kamson was now in the bathtub and had said something that Silvia couldn't understand. Yet Silvia stayed enjoying the view as  Kamson's room was adjoined to a poolside thus enabling her to see a few hoteliers who were catching their fun, as well as the beauty of the sky.

It soon dawns on Silvia that, Kamson was not ready to leave the bathroom, so Silvia just told her, to check her mail and that, it would be best to meet at the board room, where training was to hold since the time seems to be moving so fast rather than static. So Silvia rushed out, to freshen up in order not to be late for the training. 

On getting to the board room, Bright was playfully seated, this time with another female brand representative of another company. This was quite obvious since all participants were dressed in their brands' T-shirt. Bright seem engrossed in his usually fleeting dialogue with this damsel, that he did not notice Kamson's good morning greetings.

It was at this point that Silvia started wondering, what attracted them to each other in the first place. Kamson is from Plateau State while Bright is an Isoko guy, from Delta State. Kamson even looks more intelligent than Bright. It all seems like she had everything together until four months back when she lost her finance. She had gone on three-month leave and this training weekend was to get her back on track. Silvia was awakened by the voice of the facilitator who came in for the first session of the training. In no time the first session was over and it was networking time. Silvia was grateful, she had an audio recorder for the training sessions, as her mind could not just be confined to the training.

During the network session, Kamson and Silvia decided to discuss the mail and how they would plan their product launch. Their discussion was cut short with the announcement that the networking session was over and it was time for brand advertising training. The facilitator seems to know his onions as he had so many dramatic examples. The whole room was filled with excitement and great enthusiasm to learn from him. It was not long before he called Kamson out for a demonstration. 

There is no doubt that Kamson is beautiful; she has this glowing but delicate skin tone, her cheerful face looks so graceful with an aquiline nose and alluring and appealing lips. She indeed possesses an adorable feature with a great shape which she spells out evenly in her lovely outfit.  Kamson is one damsel, who has got a good sense of dressing and it is complemented with a great brain as well. Her spoken English is impeccable. Her presence can not be ignored in a room of men and women.

She was made to act as the model for a product advert and another guy was the brand model for another product. The two models were in the opposite direction. 95% of the class went for Kamson's product. The essence was to see how gender and sex appeal could aid product preference and consumer behaviour. The training session ended and it was time for lunch.

Soon night came and Silvia went to her room in the company of kamson. Later that morning another mail dropped from their boss requesting a phone meeting with the two of them. Silvia was not sure whether to go and discuss it with Kamson or not. At a point, she opened her door and stood on the walkway contemplating on walking down to Kamson's hotel room or just waiting. Silvia's fear was a repeat of history yet she doubted it. Unfortunately, her legs would not move further down the walkway. She also needed to give Kamson some benefit from the doubt.

Soon Kamson's door opened and a young man stepped out. Then the door closed behind him. He walked down the hall and the stair. The man had a great resemblance with the Advertising Facilitator. 

"Omg!" She exclaimed under her breath. At this point, Silvia had lost respect for Kamson. She just couldn't understand why Kamson would sleep with two different men in two nights. She immediately walked down to Kamson's room and knocked. She was ready to caution Kamson about her indecent lifestyle and how it could tarnish the image of their brand. Kamson opened the door after much persistence but she was no longer looking very sane.

Kamson was sleepy with a beautiful smile yet her nose was bleeding a little, and she also had a running nose. Silvia could not understand. She looked around kamson... 

Almost at the same time, their boss was already on phone calling for feedback... Silvia was confused. If she calls other training members for help, it might dent the image of their brand eventually and if she handled it quietly, kamson might die...

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 This story was written by Olabusola Olorunnowo and I like to state that is my intellectual property. No duplication of this is allowed without my consent and due authorization. Thank you.