Eight Hours Earlier:
Sitting in the car, I feel suffocated by how tightly the seat belt is wrapped around me. It's at least 14°C so it doesn't help that I've got a freaking turtle neck coat on.
I liked it better when my mom chose my outfit for the day, at least I looked put together.
At the bright hour of 3p.m, I'm currently heading to the famous Crystal building Once Again!, on a Sunday , to pull an almost impossible all nighter for the seventh time this month.
Damn you Sebastian Cyro!
I mean it's December, Aren't holidays a consideration on that stupid schedule of his?. If it wasn't for the bonuses I'd love to leave this stupid PA job.
You would not believe that just Yesterday I had to scout the entire Piller city for a 'pocket umbrella'. Yh I drew design plans for a whole new invention just because he hates holding a folded umbrella in his hands. Of course I eventually had to ask for it to be costom made on the spot because, well... no such shit exists!.
The power of money
"Move bitch!" I honked at the obvious learner, snail driving on the highway right in front of me. People in Piller city give me Mini headaches on the road, like for all things to be damned, could you just use the service lane so that advanced drivers can actually put their cars on the D-gear on the fricken highway.
After what seemed like Days, but it was really just the usual two and a half-hour drive to work on a Sunday afternoon
No! I can never overemphasize just how annoying it is!
Ding!
The sound of the elevator bell as the doors open wide. I stepped out of the cube on the Top floor and walked down the hall the to the last door.
This is Sebastian's Office that's why it's occupies the entire top of the building. Well... Not the entire top floor, on the other side of the hallway is Sebastian's secretary's office, Adalyn's office.
It hurts my head just thinking about her awful name, let's just never do that again.
We don't talk about Adalyn!
Not on Christmas Eve at least. Even though I'm not a Christmas person,l
there's absolutely no need to dampen the atmosphere with such an aura.
"Mr Sebastian" I knock, calling out, hoping for an answer from the other side of the black stone door. I quickly adjusted my crooked tie and knee short skirt and did a quick sniff check. I did spend the last two and a half-hour in a stuffy car trying to stay warm.
Can't afford to repel anyone today, or ever for that matter.
Even though I've been standing here for about four minutes, I've learned the hard way not to knock on Mr Sebastian's door more than once, and never to open the door until he says so.
Story for another day
I quickly glance at my lock screen as I feel my back aching from my heavy shoulder bag.
Two more minutes?
I can't help the sigh that escapes my lips as I give in to my back pain and sit on the floor beside the door frame. I take no pride in resting my back on the popcorn wall.
I fucking hate this job!
"What are you doing?!" The voice that never ceases to hunt me raged down on as I sat on the floor compiling office files I brought with me from home.
"Waiting?" I snapped collectively rising to my feet to face the Queen Bitch herself. "I have been sat here for more than thirty minutes, if you were in there why couldn't you unlocked the door when I knocked earlier?"
My Sebastian wasted no time bouncing to her side to intimidate me "we were busy Miss M" he replied holding the heavy stone door wider.
I'm not sure what stings more, the fact that he has made it a habit to always take her side or maybe it's the obvious sad truth that I've been working for him for almost two years yet my name doesn't seem to be registered in his memory.
At least he knows your name starts with an M
Either way, Wait?!
Did I call him my Sebastian?, Doesn't matter shake it off you're staring like an idiot.
I clear my throat to shake off my thoughts and talk in the most professional tone I can muster up.
"I just wanted to hand in the Shipping waybills for an oversight on the next batch of diamonds we are to ship to the Maldives on Tuesday"
Wow, Besides the cracks in your voice and your left eye twitching like crazy, I'd say a job well done.
"Marzena!" Queen Bitch yelled, it's nothing new my name never rolls down smoothly from her tongue. "Please leave the documents on Mr Sebastian's desk and head back to my office, you and I need to have a chat"
I felt the same way a child that a child that's been scolded feels, it's times like this I like to imagine Adalyn as a very fragile piece of Glass just waiting to be shattered.
Damn that's dark
I'm a grown Adult!
22 plus, but still
I deserve some kind of respect even just a little would make my day.
Who am I kidding!, I obeyed Adalyn's orders like a robot and walked to Mr Sebastian's desk with the heavy pile of stacked up documents in my hands, I can't help but glance at Mr Sebastian's desk before setting the documents down and notice footprints.
Yeah, No doubt you guys were busy.
"Miss M" Sebastian's voice booms from right behind me, I hadn't even noticed that the Queen wasn't with us in the office anymore
"Yes?, Mr Sebastian?" I answer with all the glee left in me
"I need you to pick up Reina from ballet class this Afternoon, take her home, make sure she eats what's prepared and stay with her until I arrive, I'll be there in an hour"
Be glad you don't have to invent something today, pick up the keys and get going boo.
Sometimes I'm greatful for the voice in my head, I couldn't be happier about spending the afternoon with Reina, she was the sweetest little girl I've had the pleasure of working for, that's saying something, I hate children.
Picking up Mr Sebastian car keys it Seems like the room just got brighter as I don't have to be stuffed in an office with Adalyn mcbitch for the rest of today.
"See you in an hour Mr Sebastian" I try and find chimed zealously before closing his office door and squatting to pickup my bags and scarf I had laid on the floor to sit on earlier.
6pm
I'm not going to lie, I love spending time with Reina but not when Mr Sebastian's sister is nearby.
That girl gives me next level, goosebumps. Plus I don't think she likes me after I accidentally let Reina ruin her brand new shoes.
I literally had to pay through my nose to compensate for the damage.
Ding Dong
Goes the sound of Mr Sebastian's door bell. Finally I get to go home.
"Race you to the door Reina!" I yell across the open kitchen as I watch her abandon her tablet and baby jog to the front door.
Sebastian throws the door wide open before she gets there and happy Reina giggles and jumps into his arms.
Ah what a sight, but nothing is changing my mind I still don't want kids.
"Have you eaten Minie?" Sebastian cooed as he wiped the biscuit crumbs off her chubby cheeks making her giggle louder.
"Respect the night and Keep your noise down!" Quinn yelled from the top of the staircase right at the entrance of the house.
I know I don't want kids and all, but Damn Quinn can be ice cold, even to little Reina.
Girl it's not even your business, get your shit and get out.
"I'll be on my way now, Mr Sebastian, any more errands you'd like me to run ?" I ask
"That'll be all for today, until tomorrow Miss M"
The day Sebastian Cyro tells me thank you will be the day I'll go swimming in a volcano, as you can tell, neither will ever happen.
I kept Mr Sebastian's car key on the kitchen island, even though it's a really nice car and he trusts me enough to let me drive it around, i can't take it home with me.
I stand on the sidewalk and stop a cab of that can quickly take me to the next bus stop where I can get back to the Crystal building to pick up my ever so surviving Volkswagen.
For 250k per month, trust me it's worth it.
At the crystal building I greeted the security guard, Mikey, he's been seeing my face regularly ever since I became Mr Sebastian's PA. One time we even had Street food together because I had not eaten for the before running errands for Mr Sebastian.
While driving home I couldn't stop thinking about how busy I've been throughout this week that I couldn't even see my mom at the hospital.
I make a quick u turn to head to the hospital and pay my mother a visit.
I had buried myself in work this week and it was a good distraction while it lasted but I know very clearly that I would never forgive myself if I wasn't there when she wakes up from her coma.
Monday
I spent the night beside my mother, resting my head on the hospital bed the same way I would rest my head on my desk in high school.
I stretch out my arms and my back as I stand on my tippy toes for maximum results, and somehow yawn at the same time.
Yep this is the definite source of my backpain.
"I have to get going, Mom" I assure as I released her hand and I tidy up the section of the bed I had rumpled with my watermelon head and arms that are larger than life.
With a quick glance at my watch
5:38 am
I reluctantly decide that the trip back home then to the office would take too long, or maybe because the office is just a 10 minute drive away from the hospital.
I've got a spare outfit in my drawer at the office.
Don't ask why!.
I'll just use Mikey's shower and get changed before anyone makes it to work.
Yeah, I can make it work, I'm Marzena Kaźmierczak, I can do anything!.
This is what it means to be an adult, I'll tell you one thing if someone accidentally credited my account with a million bucks, screw everything morally sound, I'm fleeing to Norway where the sun never rises.
"I'm so sorry, I'm sorry, I'm really really sorry" I apologize quickly to the young lady I bumped into just as I got to the hospital's exit,
Everybody in here is going through some horrible shit, the least you can do is not cause anymore trouble for people!.
I gently help her up as she smiles sweetly waving it's alright to me, her voice comes out cracked as she tries to voice her words.
She sounds like she's been crying for days
I feel nothing but guilt as I watch her she walk away slowly. But that feeling is sent into an immediate halt as I catch a glance of a familiar face in the distance.
But he's too far away and I'm not even sure if its actually Mr Sebastian.
My phone alarm goes off and I'm reminded that I need to get to the crystal building very quickly, so I can have a shower and change into new clothes.
7:25 am
Mission accomplished!, I asked Mikey nicely, if I could use his cubicle shower and got changed into the spare outfit I had kept neatly in my desk drawer.
Another Monday begins, as I head to the top floor, straight to Mr Sebastian's office to retrieve the waybills so that the diamonds kinda shipped to your various destinations.
"Good morning, Mr Sebastian!" I speak firmly as I wait for an answer from the other side. Mr Sebastian is usually in his office before 7 a.m.
Quite the early bird
I wouldn't expect such a friendly face would answer my call from behind Mr Sebastian's door.
"Ah Hello, Mr Vincent" I greeted, a few times I have had the pleasure of running into tall dark and handsome Mr Vincent while running some errands Mr Sebastian gladly boxes on me and he's been nothing but a gentleman to offer to help me out, other times he meets up with Mr Sebastian to catch up, he's really Mr Sebastian's only friend.
"It's nice to see you again" I voiced stretching out a hand for a handshake which he gladly received with a smile "Are you in a meeting with Mr Sebastian?" I asked curious as to why he was here so early, usually they'd grab lunch together much later in the afternoon.
"Marzena" he called my name softly, soft enough to make any grown woman swoon " Reina Died this morning"
"Excuse me?"