CHAPTER-3
1008 Words
“I'm sorry,am in a hurry!” Liza shouted to the angry lady behind her as she rushed into Lux.It only 5:00 when she’d made it back to her apartment but she still ended up being late..She checked her wrist watch.
20 minutes late, s**t! Why today of all days! .Lux was a family owned business. Successful and prestigious. It was the kind of hotel ,CEOs, presidents and the likes went to .Her boss, Stanley was such a kind person. Even if the nefarious barbie b***h was his assistant .
She only wished his son would be just as kind.
Couldn’t the elevator move faster…She tapped her feet impatiently in the metal box. The old lady beside her gave her a glare.She stopped it at once.
“Sorry, am nervous .”She smiled apologetically.But she didn’t pay her any mind.
She felt relief wash over her as the elevator doors opened on her floor. The floor was ereily quiet when she entered. It was mostly quiet but not deathly so..Then she heard Stanley’s voice booming from the conference room.The meeting had already began!
She quickly dashed in that direction, her legs taking two steps a time.A flash of red from were she’d just left stopped her from from turning a corner.
Dias..?She was also late?Then she remembered that Dias had left with the dark haired friend of Mike.She waveed her over.She rushed towards her in her dark red maxi dress.
Were they brothers? She thought to herself.But it sounded stupid so she shook it off.Besides aside from the fact that they both looked handsome, they had nothing else in common.
“ Ok,flash, how are you late.” She asked her when she reached her. Her hair askew from running.Her vanilla perfume hit her nose.
Somehow it reminded her of Mike’s minty and chocolate one.
“Same reason you are.”
“Touché.”
“Fair.The meeting?”
“ Still ongoing.They’re in the conference.Come on, let’s go.” This felt exciting.Like they were being naughty and sneaking around.Liza wanted to laugh but she kept it in.
Dias didn’t have that sort of sense of humor, she wouldn’t find it funny.
They entered the conference room when they got there.The room was already full.No one paid attention to them .A round of applause sounded around them as Stanley introduced someone called Micheal Stanley.
They gave each other a startled look then peered around a tall worker to find ,Stanley and his fake-ass-Barbie-wanna-assistant and…
“ Mike!” They both shouted .Everyone in the room gave them questioning looks. His eyes connected with her when he looked in their direction…same strange eyes.Same pink lips that drank from hers like wine.
Mike..or Micheal..looked away.Plastered a sweet,dimpled smile on his face as he addressed everyone else.
Luckily for her, no one around them was paying attention to them.They must think she is just awed by his charm as they all are.Dias gives her hand a reassuring size.She gave her a sorry smile.
The official-meet comes to an end sooner rather done later. Unfortunately for Liza.She had wished it’d go on forever.Someone calls for Dias from the other side of the room.
“I’ve gotta go but let’s have a lunch date,ok?” She means ‘let’s talk during lunch’. Liza nods,not knowing how to feel at the moment. Is she gonna lose her job today?If not will Mike be an asshole to her?
Dias give her hand another squeeze and sympathetic look before she goes.
I need a moment.”Excuse, I’ll I need to use the washroom!” She says to no one in particular as she slips away.
“OMG,he’s so hot!”
“And soo tall.”
“ Oh ,oh did you see the dimple when he smiled!” Three girls are the washroom, swooning over the new CEO when she enters.If only she felt as excited by the prospect as them.Then she wouldn’t feel thrown out of sorts by the whole situation.
Mike would be happy to know they find him attractive.
She splashed her face with some water.She stirred at her flushed reflection.
“I would kill to be Babra right now!”One of them adds.
“Hey are you ok?.”A hand touches her shoulder.
“Huh?”
“ Is everything ok with you?”The girl looks at her weirdly.It isn’t until then that Liza realizes that she’s panting.
She brushes her off.” Am fine.”The girls exchange strange looks at her before they leave.
This is not as bad as it seems.She didn’t know Mik..-Micheal was Stanley’s son or their new CEO or she would’nt have.Besides ,it was a one time thing.The club was dark and so was his apartment.
He might not recognize her. She tried reasoning with herself as wiped the water off her face. It was barely anything to worry about.
Then why were her hands shaking.And her breathing so laboured.
She couldn’t hide in there all day.She’d have to go out eventually.She had an actual job to do than stay there worrying.
Liza left the bathroom.She went straight to her desk. Right outside Stanley’s office,directly outlooking the city outside.
If she prentended nothing was wrong, everything would be find.Stanley was walking in the direction of his office with Micheal and Babra when he noticed her..
Keep going..keepgoingkeepgoingkeepgoin.Liza chanted in her head .
“Oh liza,come here.” Tough luck!
She moved from behind her desk in her black pencil skirt.Micheal and Babra stood on either side of him.She stopped infront of him.
“Micheal, this is Liza my treasured secretary.I don’t know how my office schedule would be like without her.” He joked, a fatherly hand coming to her arm.
Liza kept her head down, unable to look at him.
“Of course.” They stood there for an awkward second .Then he dismissed her.
“ Come we need to look at some details.”They stepped into the office together.Leaving Liza alone with her racing heart.
Phew! This might not go so badly after all
- Writer
