A writer's haven

  I t was a rainy Monday morning, and Lara was frustrated by all the traffic. That was one thing she missed about London. Fast and reliable transportation that got you where you were going without hassles. She was cranky by the time she arrived at the office that morning. It didn’t also help that she didn’t have a good night’s sleep. She placed her bag under her desk and sighed. Kofo, her admin assistant, walked up to her. “Good morning, madam. Your first meeting with the people from Duchess Group is in forty minutes.” Lara squinted and then nodded. She hadn’t yet turned on her computer. “Thanks, Kofo. Yes, I know.” “Can I get you anything?” “Yes, please. My regular morning fix.” Lara smiled. “Okay, I’ll be right back,” Kofo replied. She liked her new assistant a lot. In the short time since she had known her, Kofo had proven to be reliable. She honestly didn’t know what she would do without her these days. After getting her morning fix, a cup of coffee, and egg sandwiches,

Lara watched Stella Maris snoring softly, torn between staying with her a little bit more and running her weekend errands. “Can you make me some tea, please?”   “Sure,” Lara answered.  “I want the chamomile tea with some honey. Kevin can show you where we keep them in the kitchen.” “Okay,” Lara said and headed for the stairs. She had just reached the bottom of the staircase when the doorbell rang. Kevin walked out of his man cave in the house. He glanced at Lara briefly before walking towards the door to attend to whoever was pressing the bell. Lara entered the kitchen and tried to figure out where to get the tea bags and honey. She looked in each of the cabinets and breathed a sigh of relief when she found them. She grabbed the kettle, filled it with water, and let it boil. “Hey, you, handsome!!!” A female voice purred. Lara rolled her eyes. Kevin probably had strings of women visiting the house from time to time. “Onose….I wasn’t expecting you until next week.” Kevin stated. “Well, I

  **** Dear Reader, I hope that you’ll pardon my long silence and absence on this blog. Did I tell you that I did a cross-country move recently? It was hectic but I’m super grateful for all the support that I got. I am much settled now and have been writing a little bit here and there in the last two weeks. My writing muse was beckoning on me and because life had gotten so busy, I couldn’t heed its call. Guess what happened? It went away. Every time I thought about going ahead with this story, it felt as though I was going on a wild goose chase. Well, in the end, I got my muse back and I hope to never let it go again. 😊 Thank you for your patience so far. I’m here now and on a mission to continue writing this story and see it to the finish line. How have you been? What have you been up to? I trust that you’ve been very well, maximizing the moment and living life to the fullest. Okay, it’s time to read the latest chapter of Bibi. I hope you enjoy it. Cheerio!! **** When t