Time for change
824 Words
I have been struggling for the last month since Tori died. I am pregnant, with a strangers baby. Already 2 months along, I am getting worried about work and having enough money. I get to my desk and see a note from my boss's secretary telling me to be upstairs in 30 minutes. I'm anxious about why I'm being called up there. Assuming the worst, I head upstairs to talk to the boss. When I got to the office door, I knocked, and he told me to come in. I look at my boss and see that telltale look. He looks uncomfortable about what he's going to say. I sigh and tell him to just tell me so I can go get my things and leave. He smiles at me and says," You're not being fired. You're being promoted. I'm promoting you to the secretary position for Jacob." I feel relieved, and I thank him. I leave his office in a good mood.
As the day goes by, I don't hear anything else about when I am going to Jacob's office. I lookat my emails again to make sure I didn't miss something. My desk phone rings, and I pick it up. It is Jacob, and he is telling me it's time to move my stuff to his office. I start packing my stuff up and realize I don't have much to move. I never personalized my desk.Too many memories. I grab my box and head to Jacob's office. I see my desk right outside his office door. It's to the left and pretty good-sized. I put my things down and knocked on Jacob's door. I wait patiently, and then I hear,"Come in." I open the door, and Jacob is sitting in his chair like a king. It strikes me odd that he would be this arrogant, but whatever.
I started to talk,"Hi, Jacob. I'm Stella, your new secretary assistant." Jacob looks at me and smiles, barely, and says, "And I'm your new boss, Mr. Walker. Don't call me Jacob." I was kind of worried about this situation. I didn't think he would be like this, but then again, I don't know him. I wait for him to tell me what I need to do next, but he is just staring at me. He smirks and asks me,"Are you going to get to work or sit here and look at me all day? I really expected more since you were praised very highly by your former boss." I just look at him, my mouth in a small "oh" shape and keep quiet. I finally shake myself back to reality and stand up, pivot around to the door, and leave. I mumble, "What an arrogant ass," as I reach my desk. The next thing I know, he is standing at the door, glowering at me. I honestly don't know why I am up here. I'm going to finish today, and in the morning, I'm going to see if I can get put somewhere else.
I think I need a way to get on the good side of Mr. Walker, I need to save up money for when the baby comes. If I want to leave the city, that is. Which I do, I want to go somewhere no one knows me, and I can start over with my child. I am checking emails and getting files ready when I notice what time it is. I have an appointment to check on the baby, and I don't want to miss it. I get up to leave, and Mr. Walker comes out of the office and asks where I'm going. I don't want to tell him about my appointment because no one knows I'm pregnant yet. I'm afraid they will fire me. I look at him and tell him I have a doctor's appointment. He asks me if I'm ok. I tell him," Yes, it's just routine." He nods his head and tells me," Ok, I'll see you tomorrow, 7 am sharp." I tell him goodbye, and then I leave quickly.
I don't know why Mr. Walker was asking me so many questions. The way he acted earlier seemed like he didn't care one way or another how I felt or what I was doing. I'll figure it out later, I rush to my appointment. As I'm waiting for the Dr. I think about what I'm going to do without Tori to help me. God, I still miss her so much. After the baby is born, I'm going to have to move away. I will need to start over somewhere in the country where I can run my own little shop. I've always wanted to do that and never thought I would. I need to think of my baby as well, and I think a small town would be nice instead of the city. We'll, I'll have to see how things go in the next 6 months.
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