A Night's Stand

Chapter2

Phone rings

A bit dizzy, she stretches out her hands to grab her phone.

“Hello? Hope, where are you?” Linda asked Hope through the phone.

“Hello, can you hear me?” Hope was too hungover and confused to understand what was going on and ended the call. She finally remembered how she got to where she was. She stared across the room, looking for Harry, but it seemed he had left already.

“What a jerk!” She said this to herself in disappointment. She sees a note that Harry left on the bedside table. “You can order anything you want for breakfast, I’ve already paid. Sorry, I left without informing you, I was in a hurry. Thanks for the magical night.”

“That’s all he could say?” Hope thought to herself. She felt so disappointed in herself for letting him have his way with her just like that.

“Holy s**t! I have to get to work,” Hope shouted out loud and started to look for her clothes. Hope regretted listening to Linda’s advice. She finally finds her clothes and puts them on then checks out of the hotel.

“Girl, where have you been all night? Did you forget about your job?” Linda questioned Hope as she rushed into their shared rented apartment.

“Don’t give me that please, I’m in no mood for any form of criticism” Hope replied to Linda while taking off her clothes so that she could go and shower.

“What happened? Did anything happen to you? Is something wrong? What happened last night?” Linda barraged Hope with different questions she shouted from the living room so that Hope could hear her.

“No Linda, he didn’t do anything,” Hope said while in the shower. “That’s the thing, he did nothing,” she thought to herself. All that was on Hope’s mind was how she could reduce her value just like that. Sleeping with a random stranger she met in a bar? Younger her would be so disappointed in her. She couldn't bear to accept the realization or tell her friend.

Hope finished having her bath and started to look for what to wear on her first day of work. Thankfully she lived close to Express. so she still had an hour to prepare.

“What do you think about this pink top with these black pants?” Hope asked Linda, seeking fashion advice as she rummaged through her closet.

“Ollie, what happened yesterday?” Linda asked Hope again because she was curious.

“I told you, it was nothing much.”

“Did y’all smash?” Hope went silent after Linda had asked this question.

“Omg, you guys smashed. Ollie, I’m so proud of you,” Linda said to her friend then went ahead to hug her. Linda had always been the promiscuous friend so it was nice for her to get Hope to rebel.

“It’s nothing to be proud of Mel” Hope replied while trying to break away from Linda’s hug. “What do you mean by it’s nothing to be proud of? Or he wasn’t big down there?”

“You know what Mel? I’ll give you the dirty details after work. How does that sound to you?” Hope asked Linda,trying to reach an agreement with her.

“Yeah sure, but it better be juicy since you’re having me wait for the gist that long,” Linda said. “It’s very juicy, don't worry. Now can you assist me in choosing what I’ll wear before time runs out?”

“Sure I’ll help. Please discard that pink top you’re about to wear. You need to wear a calm but bold colour,” Linda recommended.

Linda then went into Hope’s wardrobe and brought out a two-piece beige-coloured top and pants.

“Now wear this, you’ll surely make a statement at work,”

Hope didn't have any more time to keep looking into her wardrobe so she settled for the two piece and her slipper heels. After about ten minutes she finished dressing up for work and took her leave.

Hope arrived at Express. Having about ten minutes left until her resumption. She walks up to the secretary on the ground floor and shows the woman her employment letter. The woman then calls someone to come and show Hope around.

“Hello there, my name is Yolanda and I’ll be your tour guide around the company.”

“Nice meeting you Yolanda, My name is Hope.”

Yolanda was a petite lady with a big heart, at least that was the impression she gave since she was always smiling at Hope. Yolanda showed Hope around the company from the ground floor to all nine floors of the building. It was a huge company with so many staff that were assigned to different people with different duties.

“According to your letter you’ll be working with Mr Tyson,” Yolanda lets out while reading Hope’s employment letter for the umpteenth time that day.

“Mr. Tyson is the CEO of the company. He is a nice man and also strict when it comes to work, so make sure you get all your work done on time just to avoid any trouble with him,” Yolanda continued.

“Hi there Yolanda, Hi there newbie” A man who looked just like a college nerd greeted her. “Did he just call me a newbie? gosh, I hate that word so much!” She muttered to herself.

“I’m Hope,” she introduced herself.

“I’m Mauricio but my friends call me Maurice,” he said while stretching out his hands for a handshake.

“Alright girls, I’ll have to take my leave, I’ve got work to do,” Maurice said, dismissing himself from the girls.

Hope and Yolanda took the elevator to the last floor. The last floor was the most beautiful of all. It was filled with beautiful plants, glass doors, mirrors, and other things. It was such a sight. Yolanda then took Hope to her boss's office to introduce themselves to each other. Yolanda was sure to remind Hope again that she should always make sure she does her job effectively if she doesn’t want to have any issues with Mr. Tyson.

Yolanda then opened the door to the CEO's office.

There he was, Mr. Tyson, in his chair facing the gigantic window he had in his office that allowed him to see the beautiful scenery of Manhattan.

“Mr Tyson, your new secretary is here” Yolanda called out.

He turned his seat to face them and to his greatest surprise, there stood the girl from his one night stand. “

“Wait.., am I seeing things?” he mumbled to himself.