One night in my bed.
1177 Words
~Arabella~
Damn it , how had I ended up in this situation?
The moment I stepped into his office , I froze. I didn't know whether to sit down or just keep standing and wait until he could tell me what to do?
My entire body felt stiff and my nerves stretched thin.
He watched me, his gaze sliding over me from head to toe. I could swear I saw a ghost of a smirk on his lips . But was that a good smirk or not? Way to go. I had absolutely no idea. All I knew was that nothing about this was going to end well.
“ Miss Means,” he said at last , his voice smooth but unreadable. “ I think it would be wise if you sat down.”
I hesitated , glancing at my dusty overalls. Did he really want me dirtying his seat? But I didn't dare question him.
“ Thank you ,sir .” I muttered as soon as I sat down. Truth was , I needed this job desperately. Losing it would destroy me. So, I forced myself to stay calm , even though my inside trembled.
I felt so tensed . I don't know where this is going to lead us .
He leaned back in his chair, studying me
“ We meet again,” he said , drawing my attention instantly.
He rose slowly from his seat, walking towards me until he stood only inches away , hands on his hips . He was towering and composed ... infact too composed.
“ The way you are sitting here .” he said ,“all small and humbled. One wouldn't believe you were the same person yelling her lungs out less than an hour ago.”
Of course he remembered. couldn't he just have forgotten what happened and we moved on?
‘ Don't forget yu are the trouble causer here.’ my subconscious hissed at me . Damn it! couldn't she see the situation right now and perhaps shut up.
“ It wasn't my fault .” the words left my mouth before I was even able to stop them at all.
He took a slow breathe, annoyance flickering across his face . His mood shifted like lightening infact.
“ You broke my car window and you didn't have the guts to even apologize.”
“ You didn't give me any chance to apologize.” I lied.
“Oh? so because you had that boyfriend of yours with you, you thought you would be strongest... actually untouchable?”
“ He is not my boyfriend” I blurted out. But was it even necessary to say that to him?
“ Hm,”His tone shifted , perhaps it was mocking or probing.“So he is your husband or?" Did that come as a statement or question , I just couldn't tell.
“ No he…”
“ There is nothing for you to justify .'' He cut in dismissing my words as if they meant nothing.
He walked away from me , moving toward the large window overlooking the suburb . The construction site below buzzed with workers and machines , life going on as if my entire world wasn't falling apart inside this office.
There were so many buildings that had been renovated and got better Just like this same building that we are putting down.
I didn't know what this meant to me. I thought he would be telling me what my fate is but to my surprise ,he had not said anything to me at all.
I waited , waited for him to tell me my fate but it appeared like he was taking forever to do so.
He turned slowly, hands tucked into his pockets.
“I am Jed ...Jed Kigongo , CEO of this entire construction Company. In short, I own this building and several others.” My stomach dropped . Just great . I insulted my boss , my very wealthy , very powerful boss.
“ I assume ,” he said , paused and then went on “You are now contemplating about our little encounter that we had and how we are going to solve it . ” My heart pounded even more.
Resolve? it even hammered against my own ribs.
Lost for words, I just looked on not knowing what to say or do.
“Well, ” he said casually adding, “i have made up my mind and I'm firing your boyfriend ...I mean your husband, whatever he is .”
My breathe hitched!Did I hear right? He wanted to fire Ham? But that was not his problem at all. Everything was my fault . I couldn't let that happen at all.
“ No no, you can't do that . Ham has nothing to do with all this . It was my fault that your window broke. I am sure you saw everything . Ham has nothing to do with anything ... Please don't do that to him.” I pleaded with him.
“ You surely care for him to that extent but I have already made my decision and I am not making any more changes." He said with no emotions.
“But he has a family, his mother and sister depend on him, if anything happens to him and he is fired it means there will not be any way to help them .”
“ That way the two of you are going to learn to do what you are supposed to do and at what time. ”
My throat burned , but I couldn't speak. He was such a heartless Man. He had actually already condemned Ham.
“ We have talked enough, you can now get out of my office . " He said coldly as he headed towards the door, opening it for me to get out of his office.
Oh gosh, for sure I didn't even know what to do .I hesitated half way, hoping he would change his mind , half terrified he wouldn't. But he said nothing , waiting silently until I stepped out. waiting to see what he would say but he doesn't say a word.
The door almost closed , then his voice slipped through the c***k like a knife.
.
“ But.....
I froze
“We can still solve this in another way .”
I turned slowly , eager to hear what he had to say. Jed leaned against the doorway , one hand on the frame , eyes locked on mine.
“ One night in my bed"
The world stopped, my legs felt number and my breathe caught in my throat.
He wasn't joking.
My mind spun and my heart pounded in my chest as well, but only one thought cut through the chaos;
Ham.
Ham had always protected me, he has always been there and he didn't deserve to pay for my mistake.If sacrificing myself could save him, then ...I swallowed hard , turned around and faced Jed Kigongo again!!!
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