VIANNA'S P.O.V.
*Knock Knock*
"Hi, Hi. Can I come in and stay with you?" Helena came into my office
"Hey, of course you can", giving her a reassuring smile.
Helena is such a bright girl. She spoke to me about how she is doing in school, how she only has one friend. She really looked so adorable when she told me about her interests and likes, it just made me genuinely happy. A while passed; I still engage with her to show her I'm still listening to her. From nowhere she stops talking and looks at me. "Am I boring you", she asked concernedly.
"No, no you're not", I replied to her. I was a bit worried I might make her cry.
"Am I distracting you, or bothering you, or am I talking too much? I'm sorry if I am, I get carried away. Ple… ple… please don..don't tell J..Jen she...e's g… g..going to ma...ma...make me feel b... bad ag..g... again" she stammered with tears filling her eyes. I stopped and went towards her. She reminds me of when I was little and afraid of my auntie.
Hugging her and reassuring her, "hey it's okay, you don't bother me, or bore me and you're not talking too much. I talk too much all the time and it's okay. I enjoy what you're saying. Feel free to talk to me about anything. I know how to multitask. So don't worry".
Giving her a small squeeze and tapping her nose. I went back and sat down. Cleaning her tears and putting on her biggest smile, she turned to me and replied, "Really?".
I nodded my head. She did a little dance. "Hey, I just need one more task and I'll be free and we can spend a bit together. How does that sound?" I asked.
"I would love that"
"Great, so it's settled. Okay, out of topic, how old are you?" I asked
"Oh I'm thirteen years old". She laughed.
"Really. That's awesome".
"Yes, I am thirteen years old, silly. Soon I will be fourteen in three weeks. Can we get something to eat at the nearby Cafe?"
" I am almost all set". Finishing up, let's go ask your dad for permission to continue with our plan". I felt nervous approaching. Helena bolted towards the office door and swinging the doore. Where she stopped midtrack, I saw her mouth gaping open. As I got closer, I saw Mr.Henson and Jen making out and grinding each other and grabbing each other like thers no tommorrow. I ran quickly to Helena. Covered her eyes and dragged her out. When I closed the door, it got loud and I heard a riot in Mr. Henson's office. I was getting ready to run away. Instead, I tried to act normal. Helena was immensely shocked and zoned out. I felt like I was looking and talking to a wall. Jen fixed her shirt and cursed under her breath and stormed away, her heels clicking and clacking loudly down the hall. Mr.Henson came towards the door fixing his tie.
He looked at me sternly, when I didn't submit to him. He cleared his throat.
"Ms.Grant, do you not know how to knock? It's very unprofessional of you to be opening doors without knocking."
"I apolo-" I tried to respond to him before Helena cut me off.
"I was the one that bolted into your office and Vianna came quickly towards me and covered my eyes. She led me out. So, it's not her fault and don't blame her"
"Oh" That's all he could say. I have been here only a few days and his personality has changed immensely. Why would he have a make-out session with someone in his office? More specifically, not lock the door.
"So please be nice to Vianna."
"Helena, it's okay", I tried to say to calm the situation.
"No, it's not. I don't even know what you see in Jen. It's disturbing, disgusting, and she's just a gold digger. He fired his last personal assistant (PA), just because she supposedly looked at Jen weirdly. I find it unfair."
"Helena do not talk about Jen like that. She has done nothing to you, but be kind. She has been a good role model so far and you already know that you can't be disrespecting her like that. So, respect her. I taught you better".
I heard Helena mumble under her breath "that's what you think?"
"What did you say?" Mr.Henson said, raising his voice.
"Nothing. I said nothing. I never say or do anything", Helena sarcastically replied to Mr.Henson.
"Helena!!". Mr.Henson warned Helena I couldn't move. I just locked my eyes to the floor and had no response. It reminded me of the time I got abused and sexually harassed by my mom's boyfriend. She didn't even do anything. She always defended her boyfriend against me. She would say boys would be boys or you asked for it. It made my blood boil. It seems Mr.Henson defends and believes Jen over Helena. I need to stay with her since it seems she has no one to talk to. Come to think about it, Jen and Helena do not look alike at all. I was too distracted with my thoughts. I couldn't hear Mr.Henson calling me.
"Ms.Grant… Ms.Grant are you even listening to me?"
"Oh sorry.", I swear I heard Helena giggle. It took all my efforts not to burst out laughing too.
"I apologize for the quick assumption."
"It's all right" was all I managed to say; plastering a fake smile. I was pissed at him. I felt like slapping him and walking out. I tightened my fists and wanted to get out. Helena noticed and tried to change the subject.
"Papa, could Vianna take me to the Café, since she finished everything. Plus, I'll also get to know her better."
"Yeah, sure that's fine if Ms.Grant is alright with it."
"Yes, I am and I do not mind driving to the resturant since I got the details on how to get there"
"Then we'll meet again at dinner and my driver can pick up Helena at the Café". I completely forgot about the dinner. I seriously could not get away from it. This man for a day was enough. I just smiled and nodded. Helena grabbed my hand and we headed to our destination.