Chapter 9

CLARISSA

Checking the wall clock again, I might have become more restless than I was before because what am I still doing here when it's already time for the end of work for the day?

I mean those three ladies' voices raised high when they left 12 minutes ago shows exactly that, but here I am still waiting for a minute that will never happen.

After another two minutes had passed, I knew my impatience had taken a better part of me and I would not sit around.

Standing up, I walk straight to his office and breathe in before knocking.

“Come in,” he said authoritatively.

Gosh, his voice is always commanding, never the type to be soft-spoken.

I push the door inside and walk to the office. Closing the door, I stood at the doorstep.

He raised his eyes from the file he was looking at and regarded me sternly.

I must have taken a minute to look at him again, his suit jacket discarded, his sleeves rolled up and a bead of sweat rolling on his forehead.

I gulped down and then looked down at the floor, what the heck is wrong with me?

“You came to my office,” He said, taking away the distraction and the pulling in I'm doing right now.

“Right,” I looked up at him.

He has his back relaxed on the chair, his arms folded to his chest and his eyes on me.

“Umm it's 5 pm and according to the work calendar, it's a closing hour so….” I trail off.

“You are dismissed Miss Miller” Just a word, and then his eyes are back to what he is doing.

I should just move away as he indicated, but I find myself staring at the way he flipped the paper on the desk.

He looked up, and I gasped before gripping the handle of the door and fleeing the scene.

“I must have been mad for a few minutes there” I scolded myself and proceeded to walk to my desk.

Finally, my first day here is done and apart from those wannabe bitches it wasn't all that tough.

* *

“Tell me everything, how was your first day??” Jessy asked as soon as I stepped into the house.

She was standing at the door with a cup of ice cream, which she handed over to me before taking my bag and leading the way to the sofa.

“I don't know, probably how I didn't expect it to go,” I said with a shrug, scooping the ice cream.

“Hmm it's Monday dear, Mondays aren't hectic,” She said.

“Oh really? It's meant to be the most hectic day of a working day” I reminded her.

“Not in Spins and Scent, it's a free day, not much to be done" She stood up “But let's see how tomorrow will go, I bet you can judge with that baby” Like always how dramatic she can be she blew me a kiss and disappeared.

They all keep saying working there is hectic, but nope, I don't think so. I mean.

Monday is easy, which means every other day will be the same, right?

Now I have made a stand there, I have to start thinking of how to get closer to them and think of my next step.

“I know what you are thinking about honey” I look up at her, “but it doesn't look good on you. I will advise you to take a sound sleep” She opened the freezer and after getting what she wanted she closed it backup and walked back to the room

I trail my eyes after her before standing up and getting my bag. I need to video call Zoe before I sleep off.

* *

An insistent vibration on what felt like my ass jerked me awake, I turned around with sleepy eyes looking for where this vibration was coming from.

Moving my ass a little, I felt the phone in my hands and picked it up, staring at it with no idea of what to do.

"Shit” it was a new number calling and I watched it ring off before dropping it to the table.

My head was back on the bed when I felt a heavy vibration on the table.

“What the fuck isn't it too early??” I muttered, and the sleepy Jessy by my side turned, gripping my leg.

I stretched my hand, took the phone, and then stared at the number before picking it up.

“Hello??” I said sleepily into the phone.

“This is just a reminder not to forget my coffee, Miss Miller,” A heavy voice said into the phone.

I scrambled off the bed like he was seeing me right now. I stood up and looked around, watching the darkness of the place fill my eyes.

“Mr. Jaime??” I said into the phone, still perplexed he was calling me, so early

This is what?? I take the phone off my ears to look at the time. This is 4:27 am. What the fuck??

“Save my number and make sure to get to work very early and remember not to forget my coffee” Without another word, the phone rang off.

I open my mouth, having lost what to say with the phone still perched on my ears.

“What the hell??” I am still standing here, totally at a loss. Why the hell will he wake me up from my precious sleep to remind me of coffee??

“What are you doing??” A sleepy Jessy asked me as the noises of turning were heard

I took the phone off my ears and walked back to the bed. I kept it on the table and after sitting for a minute, lay back down.

Now I stare at the darkness in the void, and sleep wouldn't come back. I was just having a nice sleep, and now I know I won't be able to go back.

* *

“Good morning” I chatted happily with my heel making a scraping noise as I entered the last floor.

Coffee on one hand and my baby on the other with my smile in place.

“Morning” Miranda was the only one to reply, and I waved to her walking to my office.

I can feel the hot eyes of the others, but I merely keep my shoulder high as I continue walking inside.

Dropping my bag off the table, I walked straight to Adriel Jaime's office and knocked.

“Come in” His voice echoed from within

As usual, I sighed before opening the door and the smile on my face widened

“Good morning Mr. Adriel” I walked to his desk, dropping the coffee.

He raised his eyes to look at me, and boy did he do a massive thorough looking

Like his favorite color (the darkness of his soul) he is in a dark suit that ruffles to the neck and his hands are stretched out with a pen on it.

He did a thorough look at me that made me move back a little. Okay, maybe I should have stuck to my trousers and shirt because why the hell did I decide to wear this heel and a rose gold gown that stops below my knees??

“You are late” he muttered, “5 minutes late” My smile dropped.

“I went to get your coffee as you indicated” I replied to him.

“That isn't a basis to be late Miss Miller” He took the coffee and then raised his eyes at me “I am busy, you can see your way out”

I want to grip his neck so tight as I press it and kill him, why is he such a killjoy??

Without another word, I turned around and went to his office.

“Don't forget to check the emails, work is there to be done” I didn't bother to turn around when I walked away.

Now I'm standing in my office and internally screaming for the second time

The rolls are crazy, and the work lined up is crazy.

Get this from this person, get this collection from here, walk to this place for this??

Oh my god, my head is spinning. Trying to look at those works again, I hear a footstep that is coming in my direction.

It is the brunette and with her comes a load of paper she is holding.

She walked into my office and dropped it on my desk. There are many.

“Five photocopies each, and I need them in an hour” Her teeth creased together in a fake smile before she walked out.

“Oh my god” I held my head, I am officially over, I am never going to get all this done in the time frame given.

Ignoring the piles of paper the brunette had gathered for me, I took a jotter and the description Mr. Jaime had given out and took a snap of the documents before leaving for the office.

“I need those documents in an hour” Brunette screamed when I walked past her,

I turned around and looked at her “You might as well do them yourself, considering you seem to have enough time on your hands to be fake” I blew her a kiss as I heard the laughter from the others on opening the elevator.