Elegantly dismissed
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"I am going to work for a narcissistic, brute , who had anger issues, my day can just not get anyworse". Just as I had finished the mental note ,I heard footsteps. Just to make sure I wasn't the only one ,I looked at my tour guide. She confirmed my fear ,"its him and he mustn't find me here because am not authorised. " Getrude out of fear nudged me at the back and she dialed the elevator button to close it like her life depended on it.
His footsteps that were starting to get clearer by the second were now coming faster in a rhythmic pace . The elevator dial in the background rose my anxiety as the beep was also rhythmically faster.
Finally, he mad it to where I was. "What are you doing here ?" But I just kept on staring at him too afraid to speak. His colone at this close proximity had brought back the club fight memories. I had not healed, he had soo much anger. " I have been assigned as a secretary in your office " I stammered.
My mind threw me back earlier on; I had noticed a worker that had come out in tears crying, 'he is such a monster.' But I was in a hurry, so I didn't give the statement the time of day. Suddenly it made so much sense now. 'Oh dear, what have I gotten myself into,' I was such an idiot. At this moment, I really needed a time machine so that I could ask the interviewers for my job description and who exactly I was working for, because I don't think they were being completely honest about everything.
"Take them off a voice brought me out of my head", he was there arms folded looking at me. "I said take them off are you deaf or something ,"his voice got louder like a roar. "I cannot," my voice broke into a scream. "I cant accept to take them off you pervert." I yelled at him. "I can't have you walking in my office with your filthy shoes I don't know where they have been," he explained. "Ooh you meant my shoes , why didn't you just say so,"sadly between my blacking out episodes because the things I had seen this man do.I just couldn't keep up . I thought he meant I should take my clothes off and called him a pervert. "Well classic me getting fired on my first day of the job before it even begun. It was just the first day and my sanity was at risk here.
I took off my shoes and hang them on a rack where I saw his own ,a pair of black Oxfords which was an odd choice .
There was also a white pair of in door sandles which I gladly threw on. His office felt so cold which didn't surprise me because his heart was a frozen river. The fact that he almost never smiled and when he did it was for the camera. But he looked good in clothes and undoubtedly without. As much as I hate to admit it ,I might have pictured him naked a few too many times today already . And yes , it was a sight for sore eyes.
He lifted his eyes off me when what seemed like the office cell went off ringing in a disturbing high pitched tone. He swiftly took a corner and he picked the cell. Like he was waiting for it. "Hello , yes don't let him go I will be right there," he commanded the guy on the other end of the line. I didn't hear exactly what but what the other guy said made him even more pissed than he already was . He threw his office keys to my new working table almost hitting me . " What a jerk, "I said to myself. "What did you say?" he retaliated .
I caught myself checking him out a few times his ass and chest ." Damn ," I added ",atleast he is a good looking jerk". Here I was doing it again, since I met this man he made me feel things , things I shouldn't feel for anyone because I have a boyfriend. Further more he was my bestfriends exfiance I couldn't do her like that. She had been too nice to me.
Stephan left without another word after the phonecall. What was I to do . I played around with the keys as I sat on my working area. They had a little grey rubber elephant which was sorta funny . Stephan didn't seem like the kind to like stuffed animals . I smiled at myself.
My eyes focused on the keys, a sudden urge to snoop into Stephano's office was aroused. He probably had some company dirt in there . I figured my stay here didn't have to be soo long . I could easily get the secrets and put them out on the internet. Quite a number of designers had sued Valentino fashion house but they were silenced. If they persisted and didn't withdraw their charges . They would die suddenly or get involved in accidents . Something didn't seem right. I carried myself from my seat slowly lifting the sandles . Honestly what I was about to do was really scary.
With my eyes wondering in every corner of the room I walked into the corridor that was more spooky than I would have liked to admit. Once I reached the door I tried to make out the part of the key which goes through the knob. It was really an old fashion security design. It had been long since I used an actual key which wasn't a key card or something . Once the key was in I turned and heard something snap in the lock and again. The door was open. A sharp ring made my heart jump out of my chest. My breathe ran short. Dang it . It was my phone . The ring together with a vibration in my pocket made me realize where the smart nuisance was coming from.
"Fuck ,am so dumb," I murmured it was Izzy. I had made an appointment with her earlier for a lunch date . I picked up her call ready to take a bashing of my life . "Hey Ella I am 10 minutes away from your house am coming to pick you up ,so get ready ".she said . "I was only preparing to tell her about my job I couldn't let her catch me in my lie. "I am not hone right now I was out already just text me the location where we should meet,"I tried to sound as innocent as I could but my guilt was eating me up from the inside out.
Liar Liar....