The CEO'S Biggest Distraction

You are Fired!

Anita got back to her home and she felt like she had been away for ages. She then placed an order for food as she settled to do a quick clean up. She gave herself a mental reminder to call her best friend and also send a message to her boss as soon as she finishes. Staying away from work is something she is not used to but as the report from the hospital says, she has to get a bed rest for the next two days.

As soon as she finished cleaning, she sat on the chair and proceeded to switch on the television while waiting for the food she ordered. Just then, her phone rang.

"Oh it's Karen." She said out loud.

"Heyyyy baby girl." Karen said in a high pitched voice.

"Hey best friend." Anita replied giggling.

"Please tell me you are fine now." She pleaded.

"Sure I'm fine now, I just got back from the hospital a while ago." Anita replied.

"Oh, thank goodness. I was so worried about you." Karen said.

"How did you know I was ill though?" Anita asked curiously.

"Duh. I called you the other day because I had an interesting gist to share, you missed my calls a couple of times and boom, a certain guy, with the sexy baritone voice picked your phone to say Anita can't speak because she fainted bla bla bla." Anita explained.

"Oh, that must have been the Doctor." Anita said as she chuckled.

"I was so scared. By the way, is he handsome?" Karen asked inquisitively.

"Don't tell me you have a crush on him already because of his voice, because I know you." Anita teased.

"Answer my question before I move on to the next crush ; is he handsome? Yay or nay? Karen replied as she rolled her eyes.

"Okay okay miss, he is handsome, tall, with brown hair and a calm demeanor. He seems like a real prim and proper guy though. I mean, he pointed out that I was late as soon as I entered his office the other day." Overall, he seems cool though.

"Oh well, sounds great." Karen said as she rolled her eyes.

"Now to the gist…" Karen said with enthusiasm

"Sorry, give me a minute. I think my order is here." Anita said as she walked towards the door at the beep of the bell.

It was indeed the dispatch rider who came to deliver her food. She collected her package as she muttered a sincere "thanks so much" to the rider.

"Yes, I'm listening now" She said with a mouth full of mashed potatoes.

Her order today was her usual chicken and fries but she decided to add mashed potatoes and pineapple juice for the sake of healthy dieting.

"I'm coming to New York this holiday!" Karen screamed.

"Wait, what? Oh my god!!!!!" Anita screamed as well.

"I am super excited!" Karen said.

"Christmas will surely be a different shade of fun this year!" Anita replied while smiling brightly.

"Absolutely, you can say that again. This time, I'm specifically going to find you a boyfriend." Karen stated.

"You must be kidding."

"I kid you not. You have been out of a relationship for too long, girl. I'm beginning to get worried. But don't worry, that's why I'm your best friend, I'll find you a perfect match." She replied.

Anita smiled in silence, knowing fully well that there was no point arguing with Karen at that moment.

"Alright girl, I gotta go now. I have a class in the next ten minutes. See ya."

"Okay best friend. I'll talk to you later." Anita replied.

"Please take care of yourself okay? I love you." Karen said.

"I love you too, okay, bye."

****

Time check 5:00 am Thursday morning.

Anita checked her phone notification as she rolled over the bed to the other side. Her alarm just rang.

She yawned silently as she sat up.

A sudden realization hit her when she remembered that she actually forgot to send a message to her boss two days ago. She thought of sending the message immediately. On the other hand, she thought of resuming work that day, instead of taking the whole week off as initially planned.

She jumped out of bed immediately and proceeded to her wardrobe to pick an outfit for the day. She picked a black pants trousers with a purple sleeveless turtleneck top, black heels and jewelry to match. She felt a wave of mixed emotions as she prepared for work.

Time check 7:50 am.

Alighting from her ride, she stepped into the company premises walking confidently as always. She took the elevator to her floor and proceeded to go into her office. As she stepped in, a wave of nostalgia breezed through her mind and she was glad she didn't wait till next week before resuming back to work. She switched on her pc, logged into her email account as she knew she would have gotten a lot of pending mails that would need her utmost attention. However, first of all, she has to think of what to tell the CEO when he steps in.

As if he read her thoughts, he walked into the office building at that moment.

"Good morning sir." She said as she stood and bowed.

"What exactly is good about the morning? He responded angrily.

"Excuse me?" Anita replied with confusion. She wondered if he was just having a bad morning or he just did not wake up on the right side of the bed.

"Why were you away from work for days?" He asked, raising his voice.

"Actually, I apologize sir, I was quite ill and I was hospitalized. Then, the nurse advised that…"

"You know what, just save it, you are fired!" Donald said angrily as he walked into his own office.

Anita blinked severally just to be sure she wasn't dreaming and after a few seconds, reality dawned on her and she followed him.

"Excuse me sir, I apologize for not sending a message while I was away. I am willing to take the necessary sanctions but please don't fire me." She said as tears dropped from her eyes."

It seemed the boss did not hear her clearly as he just continued what he was doing.

"I could even get a Doctor's report from the hospital where I was admitted if you want me to." She pleaded.

He looked at her as if he was wondering what to say and eventually decided to reply her.

"You were away from work for two days."

"You had pending proposals and other tasks to work on and submit."

"However, you chose to give yourself a self approved break with no prior information or notice."

"It only means you do not take your job seriously."

"You heard me initially, you are fired."

"You have less than one hour to do your final handover and leave."

Donald replied sternly and pointed at the door, gesticulating for her to leave.

Tears kept falling from her eyes one after the other until her whole body began to shake. She cried uncontrollably as she went through her pending documents while attaching a note to each in order to make it easy for whoever her successor would be to continue from where she stopped.