Star's pov
"Miss Star" I look up from my computer in response to name "The boss would like to see you in his office"
"Okay, thank you" I give a short nod and the person leaves, oh great I wonder what I did this time
I enter his office and immediately stiff as he's cold gaze is already on me "Do you know why I called you here, Miss Star?"
He asked with his arms crossed, his fingers tapping on forearms as he waited for an answer
"uh no...?" I said feeling unsure
"I called you in here because your work performance has been... lacking, recently" he said with a calm and collected voice
What, really? I've been working so hard for the past few weeks, what is he talking about "sir I have-"
"I'm not talking about the last two weeks, Miss Star, I'm talking about last month" his voice had an edge to it "it has come to my attention that you had been absent from work for the whole month last month"
"... I was sick, I even wrote a sick note and-"
"I didn't receive it" he cut me off once again, I had the urge to roll my eye's but decided against it, he was my boss after all
"I gave it to Emilia, your assistance, didn't she give it to you?"
"No" he leaned back on his chair with a sigh "I'll ask about it later, next time if you're going to hand out a sick note to me, come straight to me, don't... Give it to anyone else. Emilia is not your boss"
"Okay..." I said feeling kind of confused by the whole interaction. It wasn't long till an intense and awkward silence stretched between us
I really wanted him to say 'you're dismissed' but it never came hance an awkward silence filled the office.
This wasn't the first time I've been here, it must be the 20th time if I'm sure and it's always about my 'lack of performance in work '
I can't blame him, juggling two jobs all at once is straining sometimes so it's no surprise that he finds my performance lacking...
"Miss Star? Do you mind? " he held his hand up towards the office door
What?! The nerve this guy has, he's my boss! He's the whose supposed to dismiss me not me dismissing my self!
I smile at him and turn around to leave when he spoke again "if you're gonna have two jobs you might as well learn how to manage your time better"
I turned around surprised at his statement how did he-? "you're dismissed, Miss Star" he quickly said interrupting my thoughts
I make my way to my desk and sit there for a moment, still and quite, The boss has been acting like this since the flower shop attack
I had been there to buy my next door neighbor Mrs. Miller flowers. It was her birthday that day and I wanted to buy her something special
It wasn't long until the flower shop got attacked by men in black. They set the shop on fire and I was trapped inside! "traumatic experience sure"
It wasn't until this guy showed up and literally saved my life, I call me 'mystery man' cuz he I never get to see his face not matter how hard I try to
The boss on the other hand has been calling me to his office more than necessary
"Sigh it's getting late" I said looking at the round clock, ticking it's way around, 10pm, the office was dead drop silent, everyone was gone except me... And well The boss"
I had a night shift today at the restaurant I worked in so if I get late again, I can kiss good bye
I also had a file to submit today, in this job and I'm not done yet but what can I do, I didn't ask to be finically crumbling and I can submit it tomorrow morning, he wouldn't mind.... Right?
I pack my things up , making sure I don't leave anything this time around and leave
Big Jack is a very big company and one might say 'hey you must get paid really well here' when it's actually the total opposite, since I'm not a full-time employee the money they pay is only enough to pay the rent of my apartment, only.
It doesn't really matter since I can't complain I'm surviving the life of big cit and that's enough
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The boss pov
"So? Did you find out who's behind this?"
No. We're still trying to track them down
"This is becoming really complicated, it won't be long till she starts putting the puzzles together... And questions will be asked"
I get that, we're trying... But it seems like they shape shift or something, nobody in mount high has any matching coordinates syncing them to the Dagger syndicates
"we'll find them somehow, She seems to attract most of them so I'm thinking... Maybe we can use her-
No
" it's the only way "
No, its another way we can track them, not the only way, it's too risky. She almost got cooked alive last time. I can't risk a civilian
"fine but it won't be long til they come back, we don't know what they want but She seems to be the key"
He hangs up the phone and moves from his chair to the window, he could see Miss Star sitting on a bench alone probably wait for the bus
What was it with her, she had an unusual hair color which is white, her name was unusual, she's late, clumsy and unfocused
Why would someone in their right minds try to end her, she wasn't that important, at least that's what I think