Chapter 3 Whispers behind closed door
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The clock says twelve o’clock, already had a few hours and almost time for my lunch break. Meanwhile i left my desk to grab six coffees.
I’ve been nervous the whole time.
Luckily i haven’t heard anything else about me oufit. I can’t wait until i’m home in my warm pajamas.
Around half past twelve Sammy came walking to go have lunch
We went to an italian restaurant today. Luckily we have enough time to grab lunch.
Ordered my favorite garlic bread and a shrimp pasta with a lemonade. Sammy chose a salad and grilled chicken to go with it and a lemonade.
Chatting during dinner about Sammy’s terrible dates she’s had. One man she went on a date with. He seriously had her driven around town to get close to his ex.
I was shocked and had to laugh because how does she even meet these men? How then Sammy.
She looked at me and frowned at how i could say that but she had to laugh about it now
She laughed and said, Riley i don’t know why they come to me and i’m always the lucky one. Remember that one time his mother was there, or the one who was already naked waiting for me?
I couldn’t contain myself any longer and laughed so hard that the table around us started looking at us. I openly apologized for the noise.
But then i see none other than Julian Lockrige. In the back off the restaurant. He sit with a woman at the table, but i only see her back.
She has long red hair, her hair looked stunning. Stare at there table, maybe have a glimse of her so i can see who he’s with.
Sammy noticed me staring behind her and asking who i see before she looked behind. No way is that, not our boss there with a woman. Who is she, are they dating?
I didn’t now also and whant to know. Before we had further opinions about it. Another man came to the table and kissed the woman on the cheek and shake Julian’s hand.
I’m so glad he didn’t hear us laughing because it seems to be busy with them. I’ve never seen those people before.
We paid the bill and had to pass Julian’s table. I tried not to draw attention to us, but Sammy had other ideas. After we almost passed there table, Sammy started saying hello. Who does that? Sammy is the one who does that.
They were deep in conversation but looked up. Julian was friendly and greeted us. He told the other people at the table that we were his employees. They nodded but didn’t say anything else. I tried to smoothly tell Sammy that we should leave and get back to our assignments.
Julian nodded, i’ll see you at the office.” He looked me up and down again. Then Julian said he wanted to see me around three o’clock. Mark was already aware of this and continued his conversation.
That was our moment to start moving. Sammy wanted to say something, but i say to Julian i’d be there at that time. I pushed Sammy towards the exit, she gave me a expression but i gave her one look back. Thanfully she walked on her own.
We arrived back at the office, i immediately went back to our floor and ran into Mark. I askes Mark if he knew anything more about why Julian wanted to see me.
Mark looked at me and said he knew nothing about it and went about his business. I was so surprised that i could only watch him walk away.
I looked for Sammy but couldn’t see her anywhere. I quickly went to the bathroom to catch my breath. I looked at myself in the mirror. What i saw was a scattered woman staring back at me. I put my hair in a bun because all that loose hair makes me grumpy.
I was doing my business in the restroom. I heard the restroom door open. I heard several people come in. Then i suddenly heard about, a plan A that had begun and would definitely succeed. The person they were talking about was not only insecure but also weak….
I tried to tell from the voices who these people were and who they were talking about. But i could barely hear trough the wispering and the water that had been turned on.
Then i tried to look through the crack of the door to see who i could see. Little luck saw nothing, luckily but also because otherwise the would have seen me too. Within minutes they were gone and i was able to walk out of the restroom. All that was remained was the scent of the perfume these woman were wearing.
A kind of rich aroma that screams “I’m here.” It smells of vanilla and lavender. Not entirely clear, as half the women here wear the same perfume.
Went back to my desk, waiting for my pleasant conversation with Julian. I looked around to see if i saw anything unusaual. That bathroom converstation wasn’t just unpleasant but now i can’t report it.
At least watch out for that person. Okay, i’ll just focus on my word before i make the same mistake again. Especially when we get home later, i’ll look at what went wrong.
The clock is now at two o’clock. One more hour before we have to go upstairs to the big boss. I hope he doens’t look at me like that again. Julian wouldn’t like me anyway, would he? We can be nice and socialize.
Before i could think about it further, i got a message on my computer. I had the sound turned off, but the blue pop-up in the corner was shining. I clicked it and saw Serena had sent me a message.
Riley, i’m going to ride home with Amber. Don’t wait for me.
Glad ze messaged me, didn’t have to wait for her. Or rather waiting for me today, but luckily that doesn’t matter today. I reply back with
That’s good, good to know.
I see that there is another message, maybe i should turn on that notification sound after all. It’s from Julian.
Riley, i’m rescheduling our appointment for later today. Meet me at five o’clock
This is great! Not only do i have to wait another two hours, but my nerves are even more intense now. I’m craving another cup of coffee.
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