The Unlikely Friendship

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Teena had always been taught from childhood that nothing good comes easy... she wasn't from a very wealthy family, so she worked for everything she had... Being a Financial analyst who audits accounts, she was strict and stuck to the rules... she never believed in cutting corners... just go straight to the point.

She was assigned to the marketing department to oversee and check their financial expenditures and accounts...
The marketing manager was Dev... everybody loved him..
When Teena came to meet him and get some accounts, she saw quite a scene outside the office.

"Good morning, Mr Dev!" One of the staff called
"Good morning, Chloe... I heard the news... congratulations, I hope it's a baby girl!!" he said, laughing cheerfully.

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Chloe laughed and said that she wanted a boy... That was how he interacted freely with his team. Teena felt he was quite amorous and walked in.

"Good day, Mr Dev... I am Teena and...." She couldn't finish talking.

"Yeah, yeah, I know about you... You sure are a sight for sore eyes!" Dev said, smirking...
"Mr Dev please stick to business... I would like to see the accounts, if you may please show me the way, " Teena said, and Dev led her into his office and gave her the account books and other important financial documents of the department.

Teena got to work... she couldn't believe what she found... Written figures without their receipts... Unnecessary travel expenses, and just today, he gave an employee a travel pass meant for VIP customers... What is this guy doing?? Does he even realize he's overspending???

The next day, she went to Dev's office... Everyone stared at her as she walked confidently and with a cold face into Mr Dev's office.

"Oh, here comes the damsel... have a seat, please."
He said cheerfully
"Mr Dev... after checking the accounts, I realized that you have a lot of unnecessary travel expenses...you inputted numbers without receipts to back them up and even gave an employee a travel pass meant for a VIP customer... how do you explain that?" Teena said

"Well... I have nothing to say... some things just need to be done" Dev replied..

"You do realize... this company has a budget, right?" Teena said
"I'm very much aware of that, and it's not exceeding the budget," Dev said

"If this doesn't stop... you'll have to answer to the board!" Teena said and left the office... Dev took a second look at her and smiled...

He didn't stop his method... they had arguments almost every workday... sometimes the employees would put their ears to Dev's office door to listen to their conversations and run right out when they hear footsteps.

One day, Teena checked and saw that most times incorrect expenses were made by individuals in the marketing team, and Dev always found a way to cover them up.
She was so enraged... The bottom line was that he spent over 69% above the budget for a particular expense.

She was making up her mind to report to the board, but when she arrived and before she could make a complaint... They were both assigned to inspect a particular resort before recommending it to travelling customers.

Teena noticed that Dev was very observant... he knew about all the little things that make customers enjoy the place, and he was very tactical with his questions and observations... the way he spoke was impressive.

After the inspection, they were sitting under a raffia palm used for decoration in the resort.

"So are you really just acting that way to get me pissed?" Teena said
Dev laughed "There's always two sides to a coin... Being friendly with employees and giving them little allowances makes them feel a more comfortable working environment... and spending overboard is just my market strategy" Dev said
Teena felt her heart melting a bit when he heard him.

"And the part where you exceed your expenses?" she said

"You're looking at it from the negative aspect only...the profits the marketing team has brought to the company are amazing... the overspent money is eventually recovered over time," Dev said
"I guess I misjudged you, " Teena said

"Yeah, I did too... It was annoying that you were always too strict and rigid. But it actually is making important additions to the company... just loosen up a little. And there's one thing I got right... You are really pretty," Dev said, and Teena blushed..

Returning to the company, everyone was incredibly shocked... it was so surreal. Just before the trip, they were arguing, and just two days later... A beautiful friendship was created.
They both worked together and sorted out their areas of friction.. It was beautiful.

I invite @ninapenda, @ngoenyi and @okereblessing to participate...

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Steemit Challenge Season 26 Week-4: The Unlikely Friendship

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Story start to finish4.8/5Good
Originality & Uniqueness2.9/3Good
Presentation0.9/1Okay
My observation1/1Good
Total9.6/10

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  • I must give it you, you were close to the theme of the prompt!

  • You did it nicely keeping most points in your mind. A read before pressing the post button is always a good idea.

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