"Finally" Cynthia said as she stepped through the door
"What's up?"
"What are you doing with the vase?"
"You can't be too sure"
"You gat to be kidding me! Would a murderer be knocking on your door in full daylight?"
"You have to watch this Adam Lee lastest movie to see for yourself" I said while pointing at the TV screen
"That's a movie alexi. It's not always that smooth in real life"
"Aren't you supposed to still be at work?"
"Of course yes. I pretended to be sick so Ellen gave me permission to leave. I can't wait to hear the full story"
"You gat to be kidding me! You gat to be kidding me Cynthia. You left your work to listen to my last night story. I just wish I'm as lucky as you"
"Lucky in which aspect?"
"Both aspect. Work life, love life"
"Don't you have a boyfriend?"
"I thought I did but... I don't know"
"He must have been really good?" Cynthia whined
"Extremely good. He changed my view of life"
"Really?"
"Can you believe that I can't even touch Peter's dick!"
"Seriously! but when it comes to Peter, it shouldn't be a shock"
"And this guy made me do everything I wanted"
"You touched him?"
"I touched him. I licked him. I sucked him. He made me believe that porn is real. With Peter, he believed in something else. I hardly saw his dick. He made everything difficult"
"What is his name?"
"Not knowing his name made it more fun"
"Wooooow"
" He blew my mind away. What do you care for?" I asked while making my way to the fridge
"A diet Coke"
"And what?"
"Just the diet Coke"
I took out two diet Cokes and a chocolate candy for myself and made my way back to the living room
"Take"
"Okay thank you. Now tell me what really happened last night"
"I met him at the bar, we chatted for some minutes and I later followed him to his room. I actually didn't plan spending the night there but I slept off after the first round"
"Did he went down on you?"
"Of course! Of course he did" I said and thought about how it felt like to be sucked off "he put his mouth on me and fucked me with his long tongue. I almost came when I felt his mouth on my pus..." I stopped talking because I had the feelings that someone was at the front door and I was already reaching for the vase when Judith came in.
"I don't think I'm watching this new film if this is the side effect" Cynthia said
"Good evening" Judith said
"Good evening. Welcome back" Cynthia and I replied respectively
"Hope you fed Mama?"
"Of course I did. Why did you think I wouldn't feed him"
"Because you being you, you might not"
"Weird name for a weird dog" Cynthia said before taking another gulp of her drink.
"Thank you for the observation" Judith said sarcastically while I gave Cynthia the "don't say that" look
I hardly talked about Mama to anyone. Mama stays in his cage most time because the only person that would walk him was Judith.
"Your sister is so weird" Cynthia whispered to me
"I heard that" Judith replied
"You weren't supposed to"
"Then stop saying shit in my house. I named him Mama because he looks like a girl"
"Oh" Cynthia said with a not fully hiden sarcasm
"Stop it" I mouthed to Cynthia and played my movie which I have paused since Cynthia's arrival
"I think this is an indication that our discussion is over?" Cynthia said
"You guys can continue your discussion. I'm going to my room" Judith excused
"Next time" I mouthed to Cynthia. As if I was going to discuss such things while being under the same roof with Judith.
We both finished the episode and I escorted Cynthia to her car.
"I think you should try it again" Cynthia advised
"Maybe, if the guy is hot like that one"
"Okay. Bye"
"Bye and make sure to call me when you are home"
"Alright" Cynthia said and started the car "Alexi! what if the bad man is already waiting by my entrance" she whined and zoomed off before I could reply.
Two more days went by in a blur and on Thursday morning, I received the the usual message from the last company
'Dear Miss Tyler
We are sorry to inform you that...blah blah blah'
I sat in front of the TV with a full bowl of chocolate ice cream and discussed my life with myself.
"So in three words Alexi, you are jobless" I said with a mouthful "just accept it, you can't find a job in this city. This city isn't meant for you. You aren't good enough for this city. Is this how you are going to be forever. No job. No love life. No family but my sister. Nothing and nothing. You are just..."
My phone rang and I hung up without checking the caller
"You have never been anything good. You are nothing but a burden to Judith. You..."
My phone rang again, displaying Love on the screen and I made a mental note to change his name back to Peter.
I picked up on the fourth ring and made my voice as neutral as possible.
"Hi" I said
"Hello"
"What's up?"
"I'm cool, you?"
"Okay"
"I'm still at the office. So let me just go straight to the point. I'm thinking we should meet up if you're less busy tonight"
"I'm busy tonight"
"Lexi, I've not seen you in days"
"I know but I'm busy tonight"
"That was exactly what you said yesterday"
"Because I was!"
"I'm not saying you weren't Lexi. I'm just trying to understand what is going on. You've been acting strange since few days ago and I don't understand what I did wrong"
"I'm not just in the mood for a company Peter. You, I and Cynthia both graduated on the same day, you have a job, Cynthia does too but what can I say about myself, jobless, unemplo..."
"Lexi, I understand your pain. You know I will always be there for you no matter what. You pain is my pain and your joy is my joy. Let see tonight and talk about it. Should I still be expecting you?"
"Okay. Our usual time"
"Alright then. Love you"
"Bye"
I reapplied my strawberry lipstick before knocking on Peter's door. He opened it instantly as if he had been waiting for me on the other side of door and led me to the sitting room"Thanks for coming." He said and hugged me "I almost thought I did something wrong""Of course not" he released me and made his way to his usual spot on the couch"The delivery man should be here in ten""What did you order?""You favorite food"We ate our food in total silence and watched wrestling for some time before the atmosphere changed.On my way there that night, I decided to give him another chance. Maybe if I explained to him what and what I wanted in a relationship, maybe he would bend his rules.He shifted to my side of the couch and started touching my hair the way he always does. His breathing becoming more fast and when I was expecting his kiss was when he got up.He went to the TV and turned it off and was about to turn off the si
I could hardly sleep throughout the weekend and when it was finally Monday, I dressed up in my new suit that I ordered online two days ago and applied a very small amount of my strawberry lipstick.I left my house around 6:30am in the morning and was already there before 7:00am.The securities and the cleaners were the only one around during that time, so I waited for thirty more minutes before people started showing up.The anxiety that everything was a prank was killing me inside but an attractive young lady who was walking towards me with a smiling face gave me some hope."Good morning Miss Tyler" she said while stretching out her hand for an handshake"Good morning""It's nice meeting you. I'm Miss Parker but call me Jada. I'm Mr Stokes Assistant""Nice meeting you too and feel free to call me Lexi""Okay Lexi. Let me show you your office"We took the lift and stopped on the fourth floor. We passed through t
I went to Cynthia's house after work to brief her about what happened"So you trying to tell me that Jason Stokes, the ceo of Stokes enterprise was the guy you had a one night stand with?" Cynthia asked"Absolutely""Wow! Wow! Wow! And now you're his secretary""I'm confused""Likewise I. And he pretended not to know you" she said"Yup. That is what I don't understand. I'm sure me being hired in that company was his handiwork because I know I didn't go to that company for an interview. So why is he pretending not to know me if he like me enough to give me a position I didn't even ask for?""Maybe he is trying to make you feel comfortable first" Cynthia said"Really""Maybe""So what do you think I should do?""Play along. If he acts as if he doesn't know you,you too act as if you don't know him and if he act otherwise, act otherwise""Okay""But what about Peter?" She asked worriedly"We are no more
Jason was one of the people that came to work early on Tuesday morning, which was odd and I being one of this people made me cross path with Jason's anger.He started with the files that the last secretary had left incomplete and why I haven't done them to why I didn't reply to his last text last night."I slept off""You slept off while your boss was texting you?""I'm sorry sir""You don't have to. This shows how serious you really are with your work""I'm really sorry sir""I said you don't have to! And mind you, I want all those files unfailingly today""But...""No but. You may go"I went back to my office with an hectic headache and took out all the necessary files which I knew I had no way of finishing in two days and started going through them.I met up with Stephanie during lunch and she told me a couple of things about Jason"I heard Mr Stokes showed his other side today""Absolutely, I alm
I waited for good twenty minutes before I finally gave up and had started dozing off when I heard a soft tap on my window. I slightly opened my eyes and waited for more which followed not long after.I got scared, picked my phone and started tip toeing out of my room to my sister's when a message popped up on my phone 'Open the window, it's me'"What are you doing here?" I whispered"Can I come in?""It's late""I know but I don't think I can survive tonight without you""Meaning?""It's cold out here" he said dodging my question"Okay, come in"I made way for him and watched as he climbed my window with ease"So it's true?" I signaled to him to lower his voice"What do you mean?""So you really sleeps naked""Of course, do you think I w
"Lexi! Lexi! Lexi!" I heard my sister's voice from far away, I was in a dreamKnock knock"Lexi aren't you going to work?"Knock knock knock knock knock"Lexi! Lexi! Lexi!" She thundered and that got to me"Yes" I answered sluggishly"Aren't you going to work?""I'm going. I will go""You are going to be late"Last night came back to me and I checked the room instantly for Jason, who was gone"Thanks for waking me up""You are welcome. I will be on my way now""Alright bye""Oh Lexi!""Yes""We're out of groceries, so make sure to get some on your way back home. The money is on the table""I might come home late. So maybe you should get it instead""You going out with Peter?""No. I and Peter are no longer a couple""What!? What happened?" Since when?""We just decided to break up since we are no longer feeling it""That explains why I've not been seeing him
I changed into a simple gown and waited for Peter, who showed up a minute past seven.The whole ride was in silence and I wondered what was going on. He packed his car and we made our way to a street bench, where we have sat on several times to enjoy the evening cool breeze"Congratulations""For what?""For being employed""Thanks""So how was work today?""Great""So Lexi" he said and breathed in and out heavily"Yes""I'm sorry for not being able to satisfy you. I understand your pain and I'm ready to give in to you"I was shocked by his commitment but I wasn't feeling the spark I once felt for him"Really?""Yes. I've thought about it and I realized that you are right. I'm ready to do anything for you. I love you"I hugged him instead because I couldn't say those words back to him. Not after tasting the startler"I love you so much Lexi. I'm going to do everything you want if you want
I went back to my office to continue the search for the file which I later found in another file on my table."How come?" I thoughtI took it out, matched to his office and dropped it with an I don't care attitude"What is that?" He asked"The file" I answered and went back to my office without looking back even though I could feel his eyes on me with every step I was takingLater in the day, Cynthia sent a text to me and I was about to reply when a very tall and beautiful young lady came into my office"Good afternoon, how can I help you?" I asked with my professional smile plattered to my faceThe woman gave me an irritated look and said just one word which broke my heart"Dixie"'So she is Dixie. I was hoping she wouldn't come'I compared myself to her and I knew I have no chance of competing with her.After spending an hour with him in his office, they left and Dixie waved and winked at me on the