First day at work

Chapter two

First day of work

The last two weeks had been spent in nervous apprehension, waiting for the interview result.

The sprawled over themselves in the living room playing card games. Mera whined as she lost again for the fourth time that night .

" You guys are cheating!! " She whined and Emily laughed .

" Admit it, you're bad at this game " Hana said shuffling the cards in preparation for the next game .

" I'm not playing again with you cheats. I'll rather watch some movies or something on YouTube." She stood up and went into her room. She came back with her laptop in her hand and let out a screech .

Emily and Hana had to cover their ears, and they turned their eyes to her 

" What was that???? " Emily shouted already on her way to where Mera was seated to take a glimpse of what she was shouting about. 

 " This is just some random spam mails " Hana said softly, startling Emily and Mera as they didn't even know that she was behind them , also peering over to the laptop. 

" Nooo.. the interview result is out " she replied showing them the sender of the mail .

Emily and Hana quickly went into their rooms and brought out their laptops. Sitting on the floor , abandoning the comfort of the cushioned chair.

Mera took a deep breath and waited for the rest to open their mails.

" Let's open it together at the count of three. " Emily suggested

One !!

Two !!

Three!!

They opened their mails simultaneously and Mera and Hana screamed. They waited for Emily with a hopeful look on their face. They slumped their shoulder at the sad and dejected look on Emily's face , meaning that she isn't accepted.

" You weren't accepted?? " Hana asked in a whisper afraid to hear the answer

" Forget it, we aren't going to work there. We'll find another job opportunity" Mera said consoling Emily and gently squeezing hana's hand.

They were lost in their thoughts when Emily shouted " I'm accepted too."

Hana jumped up in happiness stepping over Mera's hand. She groaned in pain and slap her leg away.

 " I was just pranking you guys " Emily said smiling.

" Really, you had the mind to prank us ?? " Mera replied stealthily grabbing the pillow. She threw the pillow at Emily who didn't saw it coming and was hit by the pillow.

" Ouch , what was that for " she asked feigning hurt and rubbing her eyes

" For pranking us " Hana threw another pillow at her.

And then the night continue with them playing' pillow throw ' and the sound of their laughter floated throughout the whole house.

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The sun rose up slowly stretching it's orange rays and chasing the purple and pink hue away gently uplifting the clouds in the sky. 

They hurriedly got dressed and went down to the dining room to eat.

Nervousness wasn't something that Emily really liked. Her stomach tightened at the lower level and eating was becoming less satisfying. She ate a slice of bread and drank little tea. Unable to eat the scrumptious looking omelette that Hana had make. 

Ohhh. And Hana makes the best omelette in the world.

They finished eating and repeated their daily chant as they went out. 

Not knowing what they future had in-store for them. Uncertainty filled their days and threatened to take over their mind but didn't succeed . 

They can do it!!

They boarded a taxi and they were dropped of at the gate of the company.

They took a deep breath and steadied themselves as they walked into the beautiful building.

 I can stare at this building all day , without getting tired . Emily thought as she took another quick look at the enormous building.

The got inside the hallway and was surprised a little as they were expecting more people. They amount of people present at the time of the interview had decreased incredibly.

" Good morning everyone, let's gather in the hall for orientation. " A voice that sounded manly boost of the speaker.

They all moved to the hall and sat . The hall quitened down as they all waited silently for whoever was coming.

The door opened, revealing the most gorgeous and handsome man that Emily had ever seen. He was in his late twenties or early thirties. His tailored suit fitted him perfectly and clung to his broad shoulders that must have required quite an effort. The lapel of his suit was well ironed and threatened to cut whoever was disobedient. He walked in a confidence manner with his spine straight like a rod. 

 The walk that could only belong to the CEO .

Wait!! No .no.  He was the CEO . But how could he be this handsome?? . His perfectly sculptured face and chiseled nose with a square jaw. And heavens!! He's got some real pretty lips that were plumb . With the lower  lips having more intensity than the upper. His shiny glossy and black hair was combed backward revealing his forehead that was glistening from all the lights.

He stood at the podium and help the mic firmly.

" Good morning everyone. My name is Michael Gerald. The CEO of Gerald communication" a voice so smooth and masculine soundly through the microphone.

 “ I love him already ” Mera said with admiration written all over her face .

 Typical Mera .

To love someone that she claimed to have hated in the first instant .

No wonder women lay themselves at his feet. He's got the face and feature that could put some model to shame.

The rest of the speech ended with Emily barely listening to what the man was saying. His voice alone was music to her ears.

Few minutes after the speech  had ended and people begin to disperse from the meeting room and were been given some type of official tag. 

Emily and the others went to collect theirs .

Mera was part of the accounting department

Hana was a receptionist

Emily was somebody's assistant secretary. 

What was that?? Assistant secretary?? . Weird .

They each were directed to their assigned office and Mera and Hana bade Emily goodbye and went to theirs.

Emily stood rooted to a spot , Wondering what an assistant secretary means . 

She shrugged it off and decided to ask a staff for the way to her place of work . 

" Excuse me ma'am, please how can I get to this place ?? " She asked the lady who took a look at her tag and squeal covering her mouth with her hands.

" Girlllll, you're lucky!!! You're assigned to the CEO's office. " She said with a smiley face.

Emily returned the smile with a a small nod. 

How was she lucky?? She had planned to stay away from the gorgeous CEO before. But how could she do that now that was to be working at the office??

She walked away and entered the elevator and pressed the sixth floor.

She got off from the elevator and went into the first  office on her left as directed by the lady.

She saw a mini office and two chairs and desk . Probably made for the secretary and the assistant secretary.

A lady was already seated , and was typing something concentratedly on the keyboard. 

Emily walked to the vacant chair that had her post with her name written on it.

She greeted the lady good morning and received a quick nod in return.

A few minutes into file sorting , the telephone rang animatedly snapping her out of her concentration and she picked it up gently

" Hello , I'm a speaking with the secretary??" The spoke that spoke at the hall sounds but this time or was more hostile and cold 

" No. This is the assistant secretary" Emily replied with a bit quaked voice .

" Bring me the contract files  for jk holdings" the line went off immediately not even waiting for her reply .

She cocked a brow at the rude manner of her boss . 

What was that??

" Uhmm , please where is the file for jk holdings contract?? " Emily asked as polite as she could possibly be with a false smile pasted on her lips.

The lady barely raised her head up from the computer and pointed to a stack of file.

 Is she supposed to sort through this?? What type of people was she with??

She muttered a quick prayed for patient to deal with them as she was low on her patient reserve. 

She sorted through the files as fast as she can be and quickly went off to the CEO's office 

She knocked thrice , gently rapping her fingers on the door.

" Come in " a gruff voice answered from inside. 

She went inside with her back straightened and her lips pursed in accusation.

He motioned for her to drop the files on the table .

She went back to her seat and breathed a sigh of relief as soon as she had sat down. The telephone rang again barely a minute after she sat down . She picked it up and awaited what he had to say

" Come here this instant!! " He barked  out his order .

Emily groaned as she stood up again and went into the office .

As soon as she has step her foot info the office, she was welcomed by Micheal compliant .

" What is this?? Are you in primary school.?? Why in the world would you write upper case and lower case letters together?? " He sounded barely restrained and upset .

She quickly carried the files and went out with the speed of lightning.

She spared her colleague a glare and went to her seat to correct the mistake. She isn't the one responsible for the mistake and yet she was the one being reprimanded.

Minutes later she went back to submit the revised copy of the contract. He asked her to sit down on the leathered chair that was in his office.

He went into a secret room that Emily doesn't even know existed , leaving her captivated.

She sat down for some minutes before getting bored and decided to take a look around the beautiful office .

She walked around the room, and admired a painting of a man smoking so sexily. The smoke rises out of his mouth in ripples and was carried into the air. Emily was wowed at the ability to capture every detail of the situation with just a painting.

But what was the painting of a man smoking found in her boss office?? 

She moved to the flower vase and saw different sort of freshly hand picked flowers , arranging I'm a weird way but still looking as beautiful and eye-catching as ever.

She moved closer to the flower vase and sniffed it.

Hmmm.

She was rewarded with a delicious smell of mixed  nectars. They smell so sweet and refreshing.

She took a large sniff from the flower again. Not knowing that she had gotten too close to the flower vase. She was about to turn when her a piece of thread from her  clothes was stuck to the thorns in the flowers . She struggled to get them off as she took a quick glance at the door and saw nobody that looked like her boss.

She twirled and turned gently unwinding the stuck thread gently. She breathe a sigh of relief when she was almost done. Her relief was short lived and was replaced with shock when the vase fell down and broke into two equal parts. 

She panicked a little and didn't know what to do. She picked up the vase and gently placed it back on the window , leaning it's back on the window panes.

She went back to her seat with her heart hammering inside her chest.

Micheal came back not long after and sat down on his chair .

Emily fervently prayed that he wouldn't notice anything as he turned his head side ways in a suspicious manner .

" You can go " he said getting back to his work .

Without waiting to be told twice , she zoomed out of the office and slumped her shoulder in relief as she went to her seat .

She checked her time and a relief so great that she almost cried from the impact washed through her at the sight of the clock.

It was time for lunch break!!

Finally!!.

" It's time for lunch break" Emily said to the lady besides her ,who looked relieved.

Emily went into the cafeteria and stood at the entrance. Searching for the others with her eyes . She saw them waving at her.

Good !!

They've reserved a table for her, and had even gotten her food ready .

She walked up to them with smile on her face. She sat down and Drew her plate closer to her .

" Why did no one told me that being an assistant secretary is harrdd" she whined in between mouthful of salad

 Mera laughed and shook her head" it's only your first day babe " she said to her 

" Yep . And you've got to endure. " Hana chipped in smiling.

" What choice do I have anyways?? " She shruI bcgged and continue eating taking out all her anger on the plate of salad.

" Guys , I think I'll be in trouble pretty soon.  " 

" So soon??? " Hana exclaimed

" Well yeah. I was taking a walk around his office and I mistakenly broke the flower vase. Y'all should start praying for me  " Emily replied face palming herself.

Mera only chuckled at her predicament.