He met with her and she took him to her favorite eatery and she was eating freely as if she had no problem
"Did you get a job"
"No" she said
After eating, she took him to have fun in the bar and she drank away her sorrows she was funny and he smiled
She would be sad for a moment and the next she'll be happy, she would start complaining and then blame it on herself
She took him to her favorite spot and she had a little nap and he watched over her
She woke up and apologized for her actions
"So what do you do"
"I am a very good product designer, should I send my cv will you hire me" she said as a joke but he meant it
"Yes you should"
"Seriously"
"Yes" he said
" oh stop it you and I working at the same place you can't resist me you will fall in love" she said and he smiled
" then maybe I should reconsider"
"No need to I was joking" she said
"I know."
Behind that happy face was a sad story she doesn't allow to hold her back
After her mom's death two years after her birth her father has refused to take care of her, she lives with her grandmother and she was the one taking care of her despite her father being well off, he was married with two kids and was doing everything to keep that family happy but she and her grandmother struggled to eat three times a day
Now was the time she fill her grandmother life with happiness because she did everything to see her where she was and she needed the job desperately
Ella went to the market and saw Bertha
"Aunt Bertha how are you?"
"Ella?? Oh how's your parents" Bertha asked
"Good "
They talked for a while
"My son is outside waiting for me" Bertha said and Ella walked her to her car only to see her boss
"Eli meet Ella, you do remember her right? You two had been together from the time I met my friend"
"Mom let's go" Marcia said
"What do you mean aunt" Ella said
"You two went to the same high school right? And I remember Eli telling me he met you again at the university unfortunately he had to travel with me"
"Mom!!!"
"See you again Eli invite her for dinner next time" Bertha said and they left
" he was my Eli right from the beginning, I want my friend back" Ella said
He gave Bridget a role as his personal assistant and it was all smiles
Bridget saw Ella
"That was Ella?"
"Yes"
"Is she your girlfriend now. You always had eyes for her"
"No she's not"
"Really?"
"She's getting married"
"Really?? How is that possible didn't you tell her you love her" she asked but he didn't say anything
Ella didn't like his new relationship with Bridget she tried to talk to him
"You told me you would always be there for me and would do anything for me" she said and he didn't know what to say because if she ask he will definitely do anything for her because he loves her a lot fortunately Bridget saw him and helped him out
"You said you had something important to show me what was it" he asked
"You needed help that time so I had to use that excuse" she said and he hugged her
"Thank you my friend" he said
"Now you have promoted me to your friend wow" she said and he smiled
Bridget and Marcia became so close
Bridget had to work on something with Ella
And she tried to be friendly
"Do you know me" Ella said
"Yes in high school Eli helped me out, you two were known as the powerful couple he loved you a lot, I thought you were going to even be married"
"Why do you seem happy it didn't end that way?" Ella said
"No I didn't mean to sound that way, congratulations on your marriage" Bridget said and left
Manuel heard them talking
"You and the boss used to be childhood lovers" he asked
"No"
"I heard her, you didn't even tell me you know him." Manuel said
She told him everything
"Do you still love him?"
"Love? I used to like him then but I don't know if it was love but Manuel why are we talking about the past I chose you right and I wear your ring"
"You probably wouldn't have told me if I never heard, how can I compete with the one you have loved for over 10 years,"
"Manuel!!!!"