Opening my eyes. I sighed in loss of moments. My clock is ringing wildly as I stare at the ceiling for a couple of minutes.
I really hate Monday, because this is the start of the week where I will suffer in a war called company and encounter my enemies called plot and male lead.
I stand up after counting one to ten then went to my small kitchen to prepare an easy made breakfast. In my own world, I just wake up with the food ready in the dine in table prepared with my father but in this world. I don't have them so I really tried to do it myself.
It's not that I'm not a good cook myself but I'm just used to being pampered by my parents. They do the chores while I do the work. Not that I am obligated to work but this is the only way I know on how to repay them, they're both old now after all.
While waiting for the rice to cook, I took my fastest bath on record and start to put my artificial fat and my make up. The last one is the thick glasses.
I stare at my own reflection as I chant my mantra for the day.
This will be over soon. Just keep going. This will be over soon. Just keep going.
I arrived at the office, twenty minutes earlier than the ordinary time schedule. I prepared everything I need to prepare. The reports needed, the task to be done, the schedule and a cup of black coffee.
"Good morning sir", I bow politely as the high and mighty man walk towards his office.
I've been a good mood today because if I guessing right. This week will be the span of time that the female lead will arrived. I'm excited how she would look like and how this whore boss of mine would look like after meeting her.
Hmm.
I frown as I check his schedules again. No date again with another woman. That's odd. He's usually have different woman per day or per week not until he met the mighty female lead. Did he caught a bad air?
I feel into deep thoughts as I unwarily bite my G-Tec pen. Why do I felt that there some landmine I step on unknowingly? I got a bad vibe feeling that my life would be over anytime soon.
"Barbara?" my eyes widened as the pen in mouth fell on my desk creating a soft thud sound. I guess I look like a stupid.
"Yes sir?" oh geez. That was so unprofessional of mine.
"I need a report about the newest models from the RY Entertainment to stand as our ambassador to the new products",
psh. I thought miracle happened but he's still a whore after all.
"Got it sir", I said as I write down on my memo pad.
He nod and about to leave when he turned and look at me seriously. "and Barbara. Don't daydream about me when you're at work"
Huh!
I almost fell at my chair. He's crazy.
I smiled mockingly at him. "I'd rather take a bitter medicine than daydream about you, boss"
*****
I yawned after the long time work is finally over. Hmm. Some of my office co-workers went to disco bar to help themselves from the all day frustration but here I am, all night and I still here because this crazy boss won't even dare to leave. And as a secretary, I am obligated to stay as well.
I stand up and make some coffee for the whore boss and send it to his office. As I peek, he is so concentrated in work that I think a little sound I would make will lead me to trouble.
After putting the coffee to his side table and I slip to my table. Guessing he'll took an hour or so, I check my unfinished works but far. I'm still advance from the schedule works.
Sighing.
I play when my pencil but ended up sketching my former self in unused paper. Though I can't draw my entire face, one thing I can draw perfectly copied from my previous face. That is my eyes.
My eyes is a dominant part I inherited from my father which he inherited from my grandmother. It's not that I am ugly but one thing I love from my face before is my eyes. I'm glad, I brought those eyes with me in this world as well. One thing that made me think, I still exist in that world.
"I'm going home", the whore boss walk passed through me as I bow my head slightly.
"Have a safe trip on your home sir"
He doesn't nod or answer, he just leave me alone.
Grr! Thank you for being ungrateful prude!!
I took a deep breath as I stared at the dark corridor where that man gone. Everything is so dark but I still walk passed through the darkness. If there is one thing I get from transmigration is overcoming my fear of the darkness.
I look up at starry night. At least, if there something that doesn't change that is the stars I'm looking at the clear sky. Shaking my head, I wait for taxi that is extremely rare for this kind of hour. After an hour or two without a passing car, I took off my shoes and place it with a slipper I always carried with me and start to walk in the long dark road on my way home.
A car stop in front of me as raise my eyes to the smiling Jake. "Let's go"
Exhausted. I open the side of the car and hop in. After I settle the seatbelt, I comfortably lay my head.
"Thank you", I whisper.
"Are you okay?" he asked worriedly. I didn't answer him as I close my eyes. Fatigue start to overcome my being.
"He's really heartless", Jake muttered taking of his coat and putting it on me. My eyes open and gaze at him, my eyes held questions I knew he understand.
"Just take it, save my honour of being gentleman", he raised his right arm on the air. That only when my eyes went back on the road again.
A sincere smile crossed my lips. If only I'm not used to being around with jerks for a long time and Jake is the first man who treat me like this when I still believe in fairy tales and Cinderella's story maybe I could fall for him. But I'm no longer that girl who can't differentiate the fantasy from reality. I know I'm no Belle who could tame a beast and fell in love with him and change him back to normal with my pure heart.
I don't have a pure heart. It's just I already learn from the past not dream and expect so far from my eyes could reach.
Especially. I'm not the female. Not the one that heaven's favoured so much.
"You read my profile right? Please send me home", I groan kneeding my temple.
"What home? The apartment or the mansion?"
My mouth gape open. What does this man knew about me?
"The place I currently residing", I replied. He nod and maneuver the car smoothly. When we stop in front of my car, I open the car after taking off the seatbelt.
"Thanks. I owe you", I mumbles turning my back.
"Barbara",
I halt to my position but never look back to Jake.
"You're not going to ask why I know the real you. The truth that you're keeping?"
A long pause of silence come across before I break it.
"You're Jacob Preston and there's no secrets can be keep from you", you're the second male lead after all.
I flawlessly walk towards my home keeping my pokerface.