“What is wrong with her today?” “Something seems off with her”, Were the whispers that were circulating in the office during lunch break on Friday because Jessica’s colleagues noticed she wasn’t her usual effervescent self. After so much contemplation of whether to “meddle” or not, one of them summoned the courage to ask her why she had been unusually quiet, going on to tease her if she had been served premium “breakfast”—a lighthearted way of asking if she had been dumped. Jessica looked up at her colleague at the mention of that and gave her a half smile that was laced with pain. “That’s far from it Nelly” she replied. “It’s the pain in my back and neck that has been dealing ruthlessly with me. If you noticed, I haven’t been able to sit up straight since I came in.”
Nelly thought to make another joke but seeing the seriousness on Jessica’s face, she quickly put the brakes on her mouth and instead asked her what she had done about the pain. “I have been applying balm but I don’t think it has had much effect as you can see. The pain keeps getting worse”, said Jessica. Nelly observed her carefully and proceeded to touch her in the areas she mentioned to know exactly what part of her back and neck hurt and the severity of the pain. Jessica let out a sharp painful “Ahh” when Nelly’s hands touched the exact spots. “I think you are stressed and the pain is probably due to your sedentary lifestyle.” Lifestyle! Jessica exclaimed. “I mean, you erm… practically sit in your chair the whole day 5 days a week without moving around much, Nelly told her. “So, tell me, Dr. Nelly, what I can do to take the pain away since you’ve been able to diagnose what’s wrong from just a simple touch? Jessica said teasingly. They both burst out laughing.
With a silly grin, Nelly stood, adjusted her clothes, took a posture of someone in charge who was about to school a subordinate and proceeded with her “speech” as she called it. “Some good ole massage at a spa should be able to fix this and I know just the right place for you. It’s called ORIKI SPA. Not only are they extremely good at what they do, but they can also come to you instead of you going to them. So, If your schedule is tight and you can’t make it down to their physical location you can download the UNWIND BY ORIKI app and they will come to your preferred location.” “You mean like a mobile spa?” Jessica asked. “Exactly!” replied Nelly. “If you are a UBA Plc customer, you get a 10% slash when you pay for a spa treatment this summer with your UBA Card”, Nelly added. At the mention of the discount, Jessica’s face widened in excitement. “I am a UBA customer! In fact, I have my card with me right now in my purse.” “I’d also recommend you get a full spa treatment and not just the massage” Nelly continued. “Why?” asked Jessica. With a look of shock and utter disbelief, Nelly took a hard gaze at her and asked, “Are you seriously asking me why? In case you didn’t know let me list some of the benefits of spa treatments for your body”. She raised her hand in a fist and began to release a finger each time she mentioned a benefit:
– Relieves pain
– Reduces stress
– Helps with anti-ageing
– Helps you relax
– Exfoliates your skin
– Deep cleanses
– Reduces acne
– Improves blood flow and circulation
– Gives radiant and smooth skin, it also… Before Nelly could name another benefit, Jessica held up her hand in a say-no-more manner, which made both of them chuckle. She brought out her phone and her UBA card, downloaded the UNWIND BY ORIKI app and booked an appointment.
Jessica thanked Nelly for the very useful info and promised to give her the gist of how it went down at the spa when they resumed on Monday morning.
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