Chapter 2 Blind date

"Do you have a boyfriend?"

Mr Ryan asked searching her eyes for answers.

"Excuse me?"

Astoria said surprised at his weird question.

"Did you want me to repeat my question?" Mr Ryan asked looking irritated

"If you can, Then I would appreciate it " she said with a smile on her face.

"I asked if you have a boyfriend?" He folded his heads together and asked.

"No I don't" Astoria replied faking smiles as always.

"You don't look like someone that as anyways "

Ryan replied gently although audibly.

"Excuse me?" Astoria asked annoyed, but she had to keep that smile on her face.

"What? Oh nothing I wasn't talking to you. Can you prepare me for the Dates please send the location to my driver and all" Ryan said fixing his gaze to his computer, Doing nothing.

"Yes sir" Astoria said bowing her head slowly.

"And you can go home early since I won't be in today " He gave her the order.

"Yes sir" Astoria walked out of the office with her heels re echoing.

Astoria gently closed the door and suddenly made a fake punch at the door.

"Oh he is so annoying, I don't look like someone that as a boyfriend? Who made me single. That nut job, I feel like punching his face oh so annoying" she adjusted her hair and relaxed by breathing in and breathing out, she is so annoyed with him. "Does even has one himself, that spoilt brat"

"Look at the smirk when he said I don't look like someone that as, does he have himself, he can't even set a blind date on his own. So hopeless" she laughed at him.

she went back to her desk and started working on what he asked for, she is so engrossed in what she is doing when her phone brought her to reality she stopped what she is doing and checked the phone and it read like this.

"Your Loan is due please pay on time or 6% interest would be added to it"

Astoria sighted as she dropped the phone on the table. She knows they don't need to remind her ans it's not like she is delaying the payment on purpose, she just don't have the money.

She continued with her typing she has to get this done before he comes out of the office and start ranting,she is really not ready for him.

Her phone buzzed again and she checked it thinking it might be some good news, but what good news is she expecting?

"You house rent as not been paid yet, please pay on time" That is her landlord.

Then she switched off her phone and faced her work. She had dues upon dues her student loans, hospital bill, electricity water and so on and her salary is just not Enough. It's solves, one quarter of her problems.

She had no one she could turn to, she as no family, she grew up all on her own with her aunt who is now abroad, she she hasn't been in touch for years, she is not sure of she is Even dead or alive.

And her friends to have their own dues to pay she can't add her own to their own problem, she just doesn't want to be a additional burden to them.

Ryan walked out of the office and stopped at Astoria's desk, to ask her a few questions before going for the ridiculous blind date.

He placed his hands on her table and looked into her eyes and just walked away. He wanted to say something but he just walked away, she didn't even see him.

She sniffed and sniffed again how is she going to pay all what she needs to pay?

She can't do part time because she is already a full time worker, were would she sleep when she gets sent out of the house, she did not even notice when Mr Ryan passed, she just continue typing with tears in her eyes, she also wish to live a happy life.

She wiped her eyes and continued typing, why doesn't easy life come by to everyone?

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Ryan wondered why Astoria Is crying, did he say anything mean to her? It looks serious, did any of her family die? She doesn't have one then why is she crying? He is so disturbed that he couldn't concentrate very well, while he has walking, he even hit his head on the elevator.

"That was painful" he rubbed his head and placed his hands in his pocket.

As he entered his car, he still continued thinking about the situation. But he couldn't just lay his hands on it, he was so brothered.

"Boss miss Astoria has sent the location for the blind dates and I would be on my way now"

the driver said bowing his heads repeatedly that Ryan got worried that he might hit his head on the car .

"Wait blind date? could she be crying because of the blind date? But why? I should be the one crying for that? Is she sorry for me that i am forced to get married against my will" He thought within himself, and smiled.

"Not the blind dates, now take me to Harry's office for now" He told the driver.

"Yes sir" the driver said and started driving immediately.

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"So she is crying because you are going on a blind dates" Harry said siping his coffee in his office while looking at his best friend.

"Yes, do you think so Harry" Ryan asked taking his cup of coffee too.

"How sure are you that she is crying because of that?"Harry asked and Ryan sighted.

"She stopped smiling ever since I told her about the fact that I would go for the date"

"Hmmmm then it means only one thing"Harry said and gestured to Ryan to move closer.

"What is that?"Ryan asked moving close to him

"She likes you" He whispered.

"Me? Who?" Ryan whispered back.

"Who are we talking about?" Harry asked adjusting his suit.

"Astoria? Never"

"Look at it in the bigger picture, her tears means please don't go look at me am beautiful to why won't you look at me?"Harry said demonstrating.

"Oh no wonder she applied more make up today than usual" Ryan placed his hands on his lap.

"She did?" Harry asked.

"Yes she looked sooo... pretty " Ryan said with all seriousness.

"Did you look at her to that extent? I guess you are in love to" harry said.

"No never she is not my style"

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She got off work early and walked to her house while wondering what she is going to eat, she should have stayed at the office and ate lunch but she just wants to go home.

She saw series of papers in her doorstep they were all letters of money, she just picked them up and entered her house.

When she entered she kept them were she normally keeps things like that and lied flat on her bed.

Her phone began to ring and she checked the screen it is her boss, quickly she placed the phone on her ear and the first sentence she heard is.

"Miss Astoria let's talk for a minute "