HEART BROKEN

The alarm clock blaring... I jumped up from my sleep as the alarm blared through the walls of my bedroom. Checking the time, I sailed it across the room, smashing it into small pieces. Unsatisfied with the number of hours I slept, I crashed back on the bed, pulling the covers over my head. It didn't even take me long to doze off again before the door was pushed open with a loud ass scream, "wake up, time for work." Sometimes I want to just strangle her but she's lucky I love her. "Did you have to scream? I was trying to get a few extra minutes in." She jumped on the bed and started jumping up and down like a little kid. "Please someone, anyone, Can I kill her now? I promise I'll make it quick." With those words, I hopped off the bed and ran after her. She was quick on her heels and ran out of the room. "Lucky bitch." I mumbled out feeling annoyed. Why did I ever agree to have her live with me? She is so frigging annoying. She infuriates me but I love her all the same. That was my sister Christina or Chris as I call her for short. When I moved out from home a year ago, she begged me to take her with me. She promised to be good but she has been a constant pain in my ass. I have begged my parents, time and time again to take her but they always declined. Apparently, since we're both old enough to live on our own, they were going to use that time to live their lives and mark things off their bucket lists. Can't blame them. They had us one year apart and barely had time for each other but nevertheless, they can still take her back to live with them. Ahhhhhhh I rushed into the shower and took a quick one. For some reason, I wasn't in a working mood today but it's close to month-end and I have a lot of work to finish. The work of a personal assistant is never easy. Chris returned to my room while I was getting dressed and sat on the bed. "Why are you back in my room? Aren't you supposed to be getting ready for work as well, or are you calling in sick?" Opening the door to my closet, I raked through my clothes to find something to wear. "Lucas asked me out on a date." She said as she palmed her face with her hands. "I told him, yes but now I'm regretting that answer. It just came out; I didn't even think about it." "You have been dying for him to ask you out and now he did, you don't want to go? Make up your mind woman." I pulled off a white see-through top from a hanger and my grey skirt suit to go with it. "Yes, I know but I mean I never thought he would actually ask me out or be interested in me!" She exclaimed in a high pitch. Ever since I can remember, Chris has had a crush on her co-worker Lucas. She always drools over him every time she leaves for work, or when she returns in the afternoon. They both work at the community college as professors. He is a history professor and she is an English professor. If she wasn't already hooked upon him, I'd be drooling over him too, the man is handsome. I couldn't blame her for feeling shy but she is a beautiful girl and any man would be happy to be with her. She always has a way of looking down on herself. No matter how many times I tell her otherwise, she always said "I'm your sister, you're supposed to tell me those things, so it doesn't count." I don't know how else to show her or for her to believe how beautiful and eye-catching she is. Even her father tells her on a regular basis how beautiful she is and yet she still doesn't believe it. So, I don't know what would it take for her to believe it. "Christina Angelica Smith! Would you stop with this pity party already? It's been six months you have been waiting for him to ask you out, ever since he broke up with his previous girlfriend. So, just go and have fun with him." I was done with her and this issue. "Now, if you don't mind, I need to get ready for work, so, get out." "Thanks for nothing, sis." She stomped out of the room. "What the hell? Is she for real right now? Anyway......" I placed the clothes on my bed and grabbed a pair of flats from my closet. It was raining heavily last night, so I don't want to take the risk of wearing heels, especially if it rains again. Suddenly, my phone went off with a text. Jayson: Morning gorgeous, can't wait to see you at work. Got some dirt to spill. I just had to shake my head. Jayson is the closest person I have to a friend other than my sister. When I started working at Nightingale Enterprises, he was the one person who welcomed me with a smile and has kept me sane throughout the entire year. He is like the brother I've never had and he loves Chris like a little sister even though we're all around the same age group. Even he complains that she is a major pain in the ass but he loves her nonetheless. I shot him back a quick text and got dressed. Since Chris and I share a jeep, she was ready and waiting in the foyer as I get out of my bedroom. "Took you long enough." I grabbed my bags from the dining table and walked out of the apartment and locked it as we walked out. "I might be working late tonight, so you might have to get a ride home or take a taxi. I'm sorry." We both entered the car and Chris pulled on her seat belt. "That's okay, I'll catch a ride with Wendy Ann." I started the ignition and pulled out the driveway. The sun was out in its full glory as the wind blew and the trees danced along with it. The birds chirped flying above the sky. I've always been jealous of that species of animal, being able to go where ever you want whenever. Instead, we can only fly by plane and tickets are expensive, especially for far distances. After dropping off Chris at the school, I took my time and drove to work. There was a long traffic at the intersection due to an accident, so I'll be even later to work. Just hope Mr. Nightingale doesn't fire me. Eventually, the traffic cleared up and I was able to drive to work without any more problems. Pulling up into my parking space, Mr. Nightingale was just pulling out from his parking spot. He stopped just next to me and his glass went down. "Good morning Ms. Storm, you're late for work. I have a meeting with Knight and Day law firm, then a lunch date with Mr. Dupont. I should be back by 2 pm." His glass went back up and he drove off, leaving me standing there dumbfounded. "Never a dull moment with his ass," I grunted out and shut off the car engine, and headed to my office. It was a long ride to my office, considering other employees were getting on and off. As I stepped out of the elevator, Jayson was there waiting with a lukewarm coffee in hand. "Let me guess, not in a good mood thanks to a certain someone?" He questioned seeing the death look on my face. "Sometimes I just want to strangle his ass for being so bossy." I grabbed my coffee and thanked him as we walked into my office. "I left some folders on your desk, that you had requested for the month's finances and Mr. handsome wanted me to go over some of the details with you since he added some new accounts to the books." The day hasn't even started properly and I was already exhausted just thinking about the day ahead. II