Arrival
1173 Words
“Fred’s friend; Ethan came visiting yesternight and I am sure you know who Fred is?” Elizabeth questioned.
“Your boss” Gianna replied.
“Correct. His friend came visiting yesterday”
“Ethan of Asteroid Technologies?”
“Yes, my dear” Elizabeth questioned.
“And?” Gianna questioned, spitting out the paste.
“Well, they had a lot of discussions”
“So?” Gianna began rinsing out the paste from her mouth as well as toothbrush.
“One talk led to another on to another, on to another, on to….”
“Lizzy!” Gianna yelled angrily, loosing her patience. She proceeded to the living room where Elizabeth stayed.
“I’m sorry but one talk led to another and….”
“Cut straight to the chase” Gianna rubbed her forehead, trying to lock in her anger.
“Well, Ethan notified Fred that he is in need of a personal assistant” Elizabeth smiled.
“So?” Gianna frowned.
“What do you mean ‘so’?, Isn't this a job offer you should grab quickly? Even with Fred involved, you can be sure the job is yours.” Elizabeth was surprised at her friend's indifferent attitude.
“Thanks but no thanks” Gianna grabbed her phone.
“Gianna, do you have to be picky?”
“Lizzy, are you saying I should be a slave or errand girl to that guy? Have you forgotten how arrogant his father is? No way, I deserve better” She frowned.
“What do you mean ‘slave or errand girl? There is nothing wrong in being his personal assistant. His father is rude, have you had any encounter with Ethan himself?
All you need to do is fix meetings for him, book his flights, go on business meetings with him if required, make his coffee and other few things and you would be paid incredibly well. There’s nothing wrong in it. You know, I work as Fred's P.A, don’t you?”
“You and I are two different entities. Our way of life isn’t the same. I deserve better” She frowned.
“Now I know why you can't get a job. It is because of your high level of irresponsibility and I presume that's why all those guys left you. They must have seen you are very irresponsible” She spat angrily.
“Oh really?” She raised her head.
“Elizabeth, thank you so much, you can leave now”
“Listen Gianna…..”
“You can use the exit now” She concentrated on her phone.
“Gianna,listen to me….”
“Elizabeth, you have overstayed your welcome, please leave” Gianna smiled.
“Fine” Elizabeth sighed “Just remember, if you continue with this attitude of yours, you will never get a job” She walked out and angrily closed the door behind her.
Gianna got up angrily too and walked up to the bathroom, she took off her cloth and walked into the bath tub. She picked up her shampoo.
“What!” She yelled angrily. Her shampoo had finished. She promised to get another one once she got a job but she still hadn’t gotten any. She sighed. She was running out of food and all other needs and necessities.
Then, a battle began in her mind. A part of her telling her to go for the job offer and another reminding her she deserved better. After consideration and analysis, she decided to go for the former assuring herself she just needed to get a reasonable amount of money before leaving the job.
She hurriedly took her shower with the little body soap she had left. She got out of the bath tub, cleaned her body and walked gently to her room.
She opened her wardrobe and scanned through. She picked a beautiful white flowery gown Elizabeth got for her on her 20th birthday. She smiled remembering the day itself. Just then, the smile disappeared. It was that day she broke up with her boyfriend, Ryan. He wasn’t the last though.
She had gotten dressed and had prepared to go to visit Ryan when he called her and told her he had traveled hence she shouldn’t visit. She still felt the sudden urge to go check him, a urge she obliged to but which she wished she didn’t oblige to.
Since she had an extra key to his house, she tried to open it. A part of her warned her to leave immediately but curiosity engulfed her.
She walked quietly to his room and opened the door and there he was, in his room. She wasn’t surprised seeing him in his room cause he had lied to her a million times but he being right on top of another lady, on her birthday?
She looked at both of them and closed the door, forcefully holding back the tears trying to break free from her eyes.
She was determined not to let him ruin her birthday but he succeeded in doing that. She cried all day. Of all days, why did he pick her birthday to break her? She cried bitterly.
She still loved him. She waited for him for days, weeks even month and up till present, she still waited. Maybe he would realize his mistake one day and come back to her, to apologize and she would forgive him whole heartedly but he never came and the probability of him ever coming back is zero.
She shrugged and shoved the thoughts aside. She really tried to forget him but she knew deep within that she still loved him. The cloth wasn’t doing any good as it kept reminding her but she couldn’t throw away the dress. It was Elizabeth’s gift to her.
She wore the cloth with a matching white head band, a maroon slippers and a maroon wristwatch to match. She packed her hair in a ponytail.
She smiled at herself in the mirror. Satisfied by look, she locked her door and decided to go visit Elizabeth.
Elizabeth must be so mad at her reason being Elizabeth didn’t like being walked out of a place but what could she do? She thought. Even her didn’t like being referred to as ‘irresponsible’. She crossed all limit by saying that to her.
The dead flame of fire began to rekindle itself inside of her but she had to put it off again, remembering her exhausted shampoo.
Finally, she arrived at Elizabeth’s house. She gently placed a knock on her door.
Elizabeth opened the door and was shocked to find Gianna, standing right in front of her.
“Can I come in?” Gianna humbly asked.
“Sure, you can” Elizabeth ushered her in.
“You have a beautiful house” Gianna commented.
“Gianna, this is the umpteenth time you are saying this” Elizabeth squeezed the space between her brows.
“Okay. I came to apologize to you Elizabeth” She held Elizabeth’s hand. Elizabeth was quick to snatch back her hands.
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