Chapter 6 A week request

"You're Sam Cruz...?" Ryan inquired rather silently.

"You're mixing things up! I'm Alexa, Sam is just like a second name. My name is Alexa!" She clarified and he started getting back to his right sense.

"Yes, that's right! I'm being delusional and unreasonable right now. Anyone can be "Sam" and "Cruz". They are common names! If she's Sam, she'll never come here in the first place! And her face looks nothing like Sam. Her personality is nothing like her as well", Ryan said to himself and calmed down again.

"Get out! Right now... Before I get you drag out!" He voiced out after some seconds of zoning out.

"Why? You haven't checked my qualifications yet!" She pouted weirdly.

"You're disturbing my peace. get out here, I said! Is it a must?" He exhaled sharply.

"I bet everything on this job, so you have to hire me! It's a must to be exact... I moved out of my family's house. So, I have to cater for myself. In a nutshell, I need this job desperately!" Alexa said to Ryan and he slammed his hand on the table.

"I don't care about you, your life, who you are and what you do! So get out instantly!" He yelled again.

"Tell me three reasons, why you're not gonna hire me?" Alexa stood firmly.

"You want to know? You're confusedly rude! You're too chatty! You're making me talk too much!" He yelled again.

And again, I don't yell this much. But since you stepped a foot into this office, I've been yelling like a psycho! He added and panted slightly.

Alexa thought about it and she thought he's saying the fact as well.

Truth be told, everything he said was correct. She knew she's rude in a respectful way! That's funny... right? She has this way of talking very rudely but no one would understand how rude she was with how polite she always sounded.

Ryan has been yelling all this while as well, so... she knew she wouldn't get the job.

She thought about what she could do but couldn't think about anything. So, she went for her last resort.

"I'm really beautiful, don't you see?" She suddenly said and Ryan crinkled up his brow.

"So what?"

"My beauty is not common, you know?" She said again.

"So what?" Ryan repeated.

*It's of your benefit if you hire me. Everyone will like to see your beautiful secretary and you'll get a pass on every contract because of me!" She flaunted.

"Are we selling face here or potentials?" Ryan smirked and her face went sour.

"I'm way more good-looking than you. Who in the world maintains this type of hair and beard length as a guy? Come on, you look like a caveman... Your look will be scaring away contractors!" Alexa blew up.

"Yes , thank you! I get that a lot. Now, get out!" He said and she marched out angrily after scoffing at him.

"That chatty empty head!" Ryan sighed loudly after he saw her go out.

Now, I can focus on work! He added and opened the file once again and continued writing a proposal he was busy writing.

*

CLOSING HOURS

Ryan checked his watch and the time was 6pm on dot.

Time to get off work! He said and abandoned whatever he was doing at that moment.

There's one thing about him, he never works overtime! No matter how much work it is, it's gotta wait till the next day.

It's always a heavy load of work for him, since he's got no assistance.

Ryan stood up from his swivel chair and headed out of his office.

He tilted his head sideways before reaching out for the doorknob. He slowly twisted it open and pushed it outside in a go.

He heard a loud thump and someone grunting which made him step out briskly.

Surprisingly, he met the wannabe secretary trying to stand out after getting pushed by the door.

"You're still here?" He exclaimed unbelievably.

"Yes , I can't just leave like that! At least, give me a chance to prove myself... huh!" She whined and Ryan let out a loud scoff.

"If you're acting this desperate, I wouldn't help but believe, there's an ulterior motive behind this." Ryan said and started walking outside without minding again.

"I've been waiting here since morning! I hope you'll step out at any moment but you didn't! You didn't even have lunch. If you hire me, you'll never starve again!" She chuckled softly, scrambling after him, but he didn't say anything till they got in front of the elevator.

"Huh... huh!" She whined as they waited in front of the door.

The elevator door opened and Ryan dashed inside, he tried locking it but she was quick to enter as well.

Alexa ranted on and on about what she can do until they got to the garage but Ryan didn't even pay any attention to her.

He was about to open his car door when Alexa gripped his hand along with the car handle.

His eyes widened and he snapped his head to face her.

"Please, I'll do a good job! Give me one week. Just one week! If I do a bad job... kick me out then! I'll leave without any complaint!" She pleaded and his heart melted with the puppy gaze on her face.

"Okay, just one week!" He found himself saying like he had been compelled.

"Really?" She screamed and he thought about what he just said.

"Did I say anything? Get your hand off me first!" He snapped and wriggled his hand away from her hold.

"Yes, you just say... you're giving me a week now!" She replied with a wide smile on her face.

"That's not what I'm trying to_ _

"Thank you! Good night, Sir! Mr chairman!" She chipped in his words and scurried off.

Ryan stared at her cluelessly as she waddled away like a duck.

"This is funny!" He said to himself and finally entered the car after he stared at the hand which Alexa had grabbed him earlier.