Chapter 2 Dismissed!

"Where in this world in your tiny little head do you see me as stupid, Camila Gonzalez?" his voice, piercing and very scary, seemed to make my bones vibrate with every word he said to me. If it had been at the beginning, when I had just started with this job and didn't know how hard and direct my boss was, I would have started to cry at his words, but since I was already used to those strong and somewhat rude tones, I just had to swallow and keep quiet, receive whatever he gave me. Right now I deserved it and he knew it.

"You think I don't know you were in the other building?" he frowned and slowly approached me, I held my breath after taking in the strong smell of his perfume, which was only perceived when he got closer, I had only smelled him a couple of times, since he never got that close to anyone. "This is your job and solving my needs is part of your job, Miss Gonzalez". The only time he called me by my first name was when he included my last name, otherwise it was always Miss Gonzalez, as he had just done.

"Excuse me, I was only going to take a few minutes, that's why I ventured over. But I assure you it won't happen again."

"Are you ready?" turning her face away, she looked at me from head to toe, looking for the slightest flaw in me so she could continue to reprimand me. "They called to warn me that it will start fifteen minutes earlier, but how would you know if you weren't in your place? Susanna is not the one assisting me! It's you! And you missing your place is a very big fault, Camila Gonzalez." sometimes I was amused when Camila Gonzalez said with that tone of extreme anger, but today was not the case, today I was sad, empty and with my head in the clouds. How was I supposed to face this? How was I supposed to finish this day in the state I was in? It was impossible for me and I had a lot of things to do today with my boss. "Let's go." he dictated.

His long legs covered the way to the elevator in just a few strides, while I had to almost run after him. We got off the elevator and the driver was waiting for us with the door open, there I looked at the agenda, turned on my computer and programmed some things again, due to the change of schedule.

"Is lunch still on, sir?" I asked, getting a stern look from him. That was for me to know, not him. I pulled out my cell phone and made several calls to find out if the lunch schedule was the same, and sure enough, nothing had changed. "Lunch is still on." I said, confirming.

As I said, the world went on with its rhythm, showing itself unalterable.

In my mind was that scene, that image that would not go away and next to my boss, while the image was reflected in front of my eyes, stupid tears came out. Just at that instant he turned his face towards me, opened his lips as if he wanted to say something but stopped when he saw me like that. I wiped them away quickly but he had already seen them.

"Are you crying because I talk loudly to you when you don't do your job?"

"No, excuse me, sir. It's not that. It's nothing."

"Well if it's nothing, stop crying!" he said. He moved a little away from me, leaning his arm against the door, I left my gaze on the window so that at least the scenery would take away a little of what kept repeating itself in my mind.

How did it happen, who was that woman, why, we were getting married, wasn't he supposed to love me too? Now I felt that not only was my world falling apart, but that I was an idiot, for believing his every word, for...thinking that we were getting married soon, when he was being unfaithful to me and I was pregnant.

Where was that solid relationship that was leading to marriage?

Luckily I didn't tell him, I didn't want to know about Tommy or his lover, he didn't have to know I was pregnant.

I invested time and money in the wedding arrangements, all the invitations, I even gave one to my boss!

Now everything was off.

I was still holding on to my hopes that this was part of a nightmare, maybe a bad joke and that nothing was real, but I clearly saw Tommy's penis coming out of that woman, their naked bodies in the middle of the act and that would be an image that would stay with me for a long time. Hoping that someday I could get over it.

I looked at the mail, it was Susannah.

"Tommy is here like crazy, crying and begging to see you. He asks me to give him your address, where are you going, shall I tell him, what has happened? Camila, he seems very desperate and ready to make a fuss to see you or know where to find you. Did you tell him about the pregnancy? Tell me what I do before he gets kicked out of here!"

I typed slowly so as not to attract my boss's attention.

"Don't tell him anything about the pregnancy, don't you dare! I haven't told him anything yet and I don't think I will tell him anything. When I went to his office I found him with another woman, punch him for me! Kick him in the balls and then ask to be kicked out of there like a dog! Don't say anything to anyone, least of all about the pregnancy. I'm busy now. I'll tell you at home. Don't answer me now."

A minute later, ignoring that I told him not to answer me, he did.

"You fucking pig! Right now I'll beat him up and have him taken out, like what he is - you sewer rat!"

"Don't make a fuss!"

" Late...!"

"Mm! Mm!" it was him, I hadn't realized that the car had already stopped, we had arrived and he was waiting for me.

"Excuse me, sir." he was tired of my apologies, I could see it in the wrinkles that formed on his forehead when he looked at me.

I followed him inside and there they were all gathered, I looked at the time, we were seven minutes late, which complicated everything for me. The look on my boss's face let me know I was in trouble, serious trouble.

Punctuality for him was like...a rule, something he was ruled by and he was very severe with those who were not punctual, being late was an embarrassment for Diego Alba, an embarrassment that I had just put him through.

To put the cherry on the cake and...put the noose around my neck myself, his hand reached out to ask me for a brochure that I should have brought, given him one and then handed it out to the others, but I couldn't give it to him, because it stayed in my desk drawer.

Yes, my body went through a shiver, not knowing where to put me, everyone stared at me waiting for me to do or say something, but after a minute, he understood that I didn't bring them, that I forgot them.

"I'm sorry." I said without a sound. He stood up and with a smile said:

"I'm sorry for the delay, sorry for...the inconvenience," this man only smiled when he was angry, now he was fuming, "but I'm afraid we won't be able to continue for today. You will each be informed when the next date will be."

Everyone stood up in an uproar, muttering things as he apologized directly to each of them and I kept my eyes downcast.

It was the biggest mistake I had made in all the time I had had in this job, it was the first time I had made one failure after another, adding to the list the embarrassment I put my boss through.

As people were leaving, my heart also wanted to flee from my chest, I felt a lump in my throat and although I wanted to resort to my tears to ask for forgiveness as I cried, the wretched ones would not come out and my face remained as if I was somewhat constipated.

It was the worst day of my life, that was putting it mildly.

In the big room, sitting at the long table, there was only me, my boss sitting at the head of the table.

"Camila Gonzalez, give me a single reason, one, that is valid for what happened today. You have five seconds to do it."

I thought about what to tell her and at the same time I counted the seconds.

There were only two seconds left.

I opted to tell him the truth.

"When...I went to see Tommy, my fiancé."

"Because we were late, we left quickly and you didn't come prepared. "she pointed out, interrupting me. "Go on."

"I found him with another woman in the bathroom of his office. "His face didn't even flinch, he just looked up at me and with a half smile on his lips he spoke to me.

"You're fired." The words slipped from her lips very softly, as if it wasn't so important what she was saying. "Tell the driver to take you to the company and pick up your things. You don't even have to finish the day, I want you away from my company and from everything that has to do with my work, I have tolerated you too much, this is the end. I can't have someone like that in my team, you even make bad excuses, leave now. Your lack of commitment puts me to shame."