The blaring horns of the alarm clock pulled Lucia out of the hallucination they call sleep.
" Oh my gosh... It's 5:24 " Lucia gasped
She wasn't late but in order to show her higher ups how enthusiastic she was about her job, she thought it would be better to go as early as 6 even though work started at 7.
The company Lucia recently got a job with was none other than the well-known and renowned Light Empire. The biggest games production company in the whole of Seattle and the American continent at large. No job there was considered little, as reliable sources claimed that an average cleaner at Light Empire earns a lot more than a teacher in a well-paying school and luckily for Lucia, she had landed a job as the new receptionist of Light Empire.
Thanks to yesterday's shopping with Jada, Lucia had a lot of clothes to wear and alternate, she rushed into the bathroom and took a quick shower. She tiptoed out of the bathroom in order to not get much water on the floor.
She immediately sat in front of a large mirror on the left side of her room, she turned on the blow dryer and took to drying her hair. She quickly finished with her hair and walked to her closet. She flung open both doors of the closet and searched thoroughly for something to wear. Even though she wasn't told of a dress code, she knew she couldn't wear just anything.
Her eyes met a simple yet beautiful black fit-to-body pencil-gown that stopped below her knees, the dress was an off shoulder with only one long fitted sleeve.
" Perfect... I should look charming " Lucia muttered to herself with a smile plastered on her face.
She took the dress out of the closet and got changed into it. She assessed herself in front of the mirror and got seated to apply a finishing touch. Her makeup.
By the time Lucia was done with getting dressed up, it was already 6, she quickly rushed to the main road to stop a cab.
" Light Empire " She said to the taxi driver immediately she entered the taxi, she was lucky enough to have found one quickly.
" Yes ma'am " The driver replied and drove off to the empire.
***
" How was your night boss? " Kyle asked Liam as he saw him coming out from Henderson Villa
" Good I guess " Was Liam's unconvincing reply, but Kyle didn't bother to ask further
" We'll be receiving a lot of new recruits today at work, you're expected to give them orientation " Kyle informed him
" Let the head of their departments do that, why should I? " Liam asked with a sour expression on his face
" To foster patriotism among workers, why else? " Kyle replied sarcastically
" Were you just being sarcastic with me? It seems you earn too much in a month " Liam said acting serious
" No boss " Kyle replied seeing the change in Liam's tone
Seeing the change in Kyle's tone, Liam bursted into laughter.
" You thought I was serious? " Liam asked still laughing
" Your night must have been good then, I thought you'd still be sulking over your fiancée who ran away from you " Kyle mocked
" Come to think of it, it was your terrible idea that got me in a fix " Liam replied
" Ehem " Kyle cleared his throat
" Let's get going or else we'll be late " Kyle finally said
***
Lucia got to the Empire at about 6:33, she heaved a huge sigh of relief, happy that she wasn't going to get queried on her first day. She paid the taxi driver and alighted from the taxi.
She briskly walked to the entrance door and one of the security officers opened the door for her.
" Thank you " She muttered in gratitude to the security officer
Inside the company, she was astonished with the decors and furniture, she took a seat close to the reception desk and waited patiently for someone who would tell her all the necessary things she needed to know.
She distracted herself with a game on her phone, the game happened to be one of the games made by the Empire. Time flew like the wind and soon it was 6:50, Lucia looked up and saw a man and a woman coming from afar and she immediately stood up, she could hear them chatting and laughing from a distance.
" Did she really do that? " The woman asked, laughing furiously
" I'm serious, " The man replied, laughing.
They both paused with their funny moments when they saw Lucia standing in front of them.
" Good Morning " Lucia greeted them politely
"Hello "
" Hey there "
They both replied simultaneously
" I'm Lucia Camden " Lucia continued
" Oh you must be the new receptionist, nice to meet you " The male worker said to Lucia as he extended his hand for a handshake.
Lucia shook his hand and put on a bright smile.
" I'm Palmer the head of the PR department and this is Carla the head of the marketing department " The man introduced himself and the woman with him to Lucia.
" Nice to meet you both " Lucia replied warmly
" Wow... When Finn said he found an angel to stay behind the counter I never knew it was a real one " Carla complimented Lucia
" Oh please I'm no angel just a receptionist " Lucia shook her head grinning like a fool
" Please make yourself comfortable at your desk, Finn will be here soon " Palmer smiled at her and headed to his office
" It was really nice to make your acquaintance, I'll see you around " Carla also smiled at her and trailed closely behind Palmer
Lucia was quite surprised that the head of departments were so young.
" Wow... They should be around 25... Wait, does that mean I could become a head of department in the near future? " Lucia asked herself, giggling.
" I should stop dreaming " Lucia abruptly stopped giggling
" Lucia Camden " Lucia heard a familiar voice say, she turned to see who it was
" Good morning Sir " Lucia greeted Finn, the head of the administration department, a department she was placed under
" It's nice to see you so early in the morning, I love that enthusiasm " Finn commented
" Thank you Sir " Lucia replied formally even though Finna was only two years older than her.
" Alright follow me I'll show you around the company " Finn said to Lucia and she stationed herself beside him
" By the way I must comment you really are beautiful " Finn complimented
" Oh... Thank you " Lucia smiled
"... And this is the marketing department, team 1, team 2, team 3 and lastly team 4 " Finn said, pointing as he spoke
" Any questions? " Finn asked
" No " Lucia replied immediately
" Now let me give you a list of rules you need to abide by... " Finn started
" No. 1 Be polite
No. 2 Offer customers tea, snacks whatever
No. 3 Never flare up or threaten anyone
No. 4 The boss is the king always greet him properly whenever he comes in
No. 5 Never miss the courtesy greeting
No. 6 Always receive any package and take it to the right department
No.7 Always smile
No. 8 Answer all phone calls with a smile even if whoever is calling cannot see your face
No. 9 Obey all these rules " Finn listed out
" That's a lot " Lucia muttered lowly not intending to be heard
" But we still have to do it, I wish you good luck " Finn said with a smile and headed for his department
Lucia chuckled and walked back to her desk. She felt pretty confident in herself seeing that she had made new friends.
" Nothing could possibly go wrong " Lucia smiled to herself as she walked to her desk.
Little did she know, she had a whole lot of things waiting for her.