AFTER THE LIES, LOVE LED US

It was another day of working with the devil,my alarm rang out loudly, meaning it was 6am,I wondered how time flew so fast when it felt like I literally just closed my eyes,I reached out to the alarm and switch it off,I was definitely not getting up from my bed,I wished though because I knew that Zoey my little sister would wake me up "Paulaaaaaa" she shouted knocking on my door "I'm up already" I replied,I was pissed,my door was locked so she could not get in "You have just thirty minutes to get dressed" she said and I heard her footstep walking away "Yes mummy" I chuckled,I tried to move and I fell from my bed"ouch" I screamed,turned out I was lying at the edge of my bed I stood up and walked to my bathroom and looked at myself in the mirror,I looked mad,I was not surprised.I put paste on my toothbrush and brushed my teeth,I took my bath and walked out of the bathroom, then I creamed my body and dressed up.I was about to take my bag and leave when I dashed my leg against my reading table and I was on the floor again,I breath out and stood up.I looked at the mirror one more time and I looked great. I picked up mom's picture she was smiling so beautifully,I smiled back and touched my face,I was fighting back the tears that wanted to fall.I promised her to be strong for dad.we had a good life before death took her away from us, I was not ready to loose my dad too.I had to sign the contract with Mrs Donald,I would do anything and more to save my father,I knew what I did was wrong but my dad's life was involved here so I would pick him over my decency. I knew that he would be soo disappointed in Me because he would find out anyway but his life came first to me,i picked up my brush and did a little touching on my hair,I added my lip gloss and was set to go.I picked up my bag and headed out of my room,I went to the dinning table and food was already served by chef Zoey,I sat down and waited a bit for her to come, she came and we sat down,we prayed and started to eat "Have you packed up lunch for dad?" I asked and took a bite from my bread "Yeahh" she replied,her voice was down and she looked so pale "Are you okay?" I asked as I took a sip from my coffee "Uhm sis I'm just nervous, dad's surgery is in a few days" I got choked and began to cough,I could hear my heart beating,I tried hard to fight the tears that was about to fall,I took a servette and gently tapped my lips "Sorry"she apologized, tears were already falling from her eyes"we've lost mom,I can't loose...." I cut in "we are not loosing him okay?" I assured her "dad is strong,don't you trust him? He won't dare to leave us" " I know" she nodded,she seemed positive "Then wipe off those tears and go see him"I said" I'll drop by from work" "Okay, thank you sis" "Zoe" I said,I was so scared but I had to stay strong,I stood up"I'll get going bye" I said and left in a hurry,tears fell from my eyes as I walked away,'please be strong for us dad' I said to myself as I kept walking until I got a cab and reached the office. I sat down on my chair, I was lost in my thoughts,I could not imagine the pain of loosing my father,even though I was ten,I still found it hard to believe that mom was gone and I may never see her again,I was still not over the pain,I would surely go crazy if dad joined her but I had to be strong for Zoey,dad was all we got,I thought of all the sweet memories we had,after mom died he did his best for us,he got us dressed for school,cooked our meal,go to work and still running mom's restaurant because he knew mom loved it so much and she would be really sad if we closed it down cause she was gone,I feared that if dad died,Zoey and I would really crash out and may never recover from the pain "Paula!" A familiar voice shouted. "Ohhh" I came back to reality and it was my boss,I stood up immediately and "I'm sorry sir,good morning" I felt something on my cheek and touched it,I realised that I had been crying all along and I cleaned my tears "I've been standing here for over ten minutes calling you" he said with his usual cold tone "I'm so sorry sir" I apologized,my face was straight up,I knew he was expecting me to bow my head,he always felt so high and mighty,he enjoyed seeing people getting scared of him but I was not letting anything affect my self confidence "The document,have you ..." I cut in"yes sir,I've done everything you asked" "Bring them to my office"he said and walked away I put my hand on my chest and sighed,at least I did not get an earful,I gathered all the documents and took them to his office,I knocked before I entered and I dropped them on his desk "Did you meet with the investors?" He asked " I did" " The feedback?" " The meeting was positive sir,they signed the documents I already gave them to your mom" I replied "They did what?" He asked in surprise,I could feel the happiness in his voice "They signed the documents,they agreed to sponsor and invest with us sir" "Damn it! How did you do it Paula?" He asked "Do what exactly sir?" "Get them to sign it?" "Ohh" I nodded "I just did the presentation you asked and told them the benefits of investing and working with us and assured them that they're on the profiting end" "I have been trying so hard to get to these people, you're not so useless after all Paula" I froze'was that supposed to be a compliment?' I wondered,he was the worst boss ever for doing something he could not I deserved an appreciation and all I was getting was ' you're not so useless Paula' I Mimicked him in my head,what the hell was that supposed to mean I breath in and out,I was not going to let that get to me anyways "and your mom said I should let you know that they fixed a conference meeting in a week time,all investors will be present including the new ones" "A week time" he nodded"Paula the first time you used your brain see how it was productive " "What?" I honestly did not know when that came out" I'm sorry sir " "From now on you'll be taking over meeting for investors and sponsors" "Okay" "And this is work environment,make use of Mrs Donald and not 'your mom' okay?" "Yes sir" I nodded " You can go" I turned to leave then I remembered something and I turned back to him"sir Nicholas please can I ask for permission?" "For?" "Can I take three days off from work?" "For?" " My dad's surgery, I'd really love to be by his side " "No,anyways write a letter and I'll think about it " I turned and left.I felt so mad,I was going to be in the hospital if he approved the letter or not,he was such a devil who only cared about himself and no one else.