Chapter 4 Horrible routine

"Morning Mr boss!" I greeted him maybe a bit too loudly. I pushed my glasses up as he clears his throat again.

I smiled, "These are only reading glasses, you know. My dad got em for me when I was-"

"Ms. Smith, I do not care." I frown.

"Are you always this ugly?"

"Excuse me?"

"Oh no, not like that. You're not ugly at all, not even in the slightest bit. In fact, you a-"

"Ms. Smith." He deadpans.

"I just meant your attitude. Are you always this grumpy or you just don't like meh? It's quite alright if you don't, not many people do." I say.

He stares at me for a minute before turning back to his desk.

"Get back to work." I had my light brown hair put together with a bright pink clip that matches my bright pink dress as he looks up from his desk and spoke.

"There is a fundraiser in a few months to come and as my assistant I expect you to plan it, clear my schedule, decorations, guests, etcetera." I nod and reply, "Alright, Mr. Boss."

"Mr. Foreman is fine."

"But Mr. Boss is better. Mr. Foreman makes you sound like an old man."

"Just call me, Mr. Foreman, Ms. Smith" He responds, rubbing his forehead.

I take a seat at the desk one his other employees set up for me yesterday. Taking a bright green pen, binder, wrapped sandwich and a picture of my parents and I, one of Liz and I and another of Xavier and I when we were 8.

I drop them on my desk and takes a seat. Before getting started, I take the crust off my sandwich, eats it and then gets started. I had to wake up super super early so I'd be here on time. Causing me to be unable to have my breakfast as a result, I quickly made a sandwich and made my way to work yawning from tiredness and I'm still hella sleepy. I check the time and it was already 8:23am.

I yawned "Mr boss, I gotta go. Sometimes Betsy plays a little before coming around which mean I can be late" I say yawning.

"Who's Betsy?" He asked with a scowl.

"My truck. I gotta give her a once over" I say trying to keep my eyes open.

"Go" he says waving me off.

"See you later, Mr boss" I say as I went for the exits.

****

The drive to school was the absolute worst. And I'm surprised I made it without killing anyone on the road because of how darn sleepy I was. I kept battling to stay awake, but I made it, I finally made it. I was wandering through halls, being completely lost and disappointed in myself. In him. I didn't know for sure. But I walking back to the place I'm bound to see him arisen the memories of Friday night, was I hurt. Why the fuck was I hurt? I've never really seen him more than just a friend.

How and when did it change? Or has it always been like this? Usually I'd always at least feel something, like nervousness or excitement, especially now, because it was my senior year, but today all I could think about was Xavier's lips and hands all over my body and how he said 'that was fun' and that's all that it was.

"Bitch!" I heard Liz yelling from behind. Just about time. She ran up to me and pushed me against the lockers.

"Ugh! You saw me yesterday" I chuckled and we both started our way to the assembly hall.

She was wearing red mini skirt and a pink crop top with a cherry sticker on it. And she had these massive black boots on that I hated.

"Looking like a hoe as always." I winked at her.

We both knew that this is her dressing as if there would be a dress code. This is her being safe with her outfit choices.

"I was looking for you this whole time. Imagine, some juniors even had the guts to ask me if we're no longer friends." she really looked upset about it and I can't help but smiled.

"I was just sorting some things out with Xavier." I shrugged my shoulders as if nothing would've happened.

"You will tell me every little single thing! My parents invited you over for pizza tonight, they'll probably give us money to go to cinema or some shit." Liz's face lit up with excitement.

"Whatever." I whispered but Liz didn't hear me anymore, because people from behind started to push us inside of the hall. I didn't want to have pizza, I actually wanted to cry.

"Why are you so tired anyways" she asked, noticing my battle to stay awake.

"I got a job" I said blankly.

"What!?" Her eyes literally popped out of their sockets.

"Yup"

"And you didn't bother telling me?"

"I'm sorry, it's just..I have a lot on my mind and I just started today" I say and yawning.

"What do you mean you started today, it's morning right now and you're here so how-" then she gasped "Are you stripping?" She looked at me with her mouth in an 'O' shape.

"What! No" I say and smack her hand as I giggled.

"Look, it's complicated. I'll tell you later. We sat down next to Maddie and a few other girls who were in our class. I immediately spotted Xavier sitting with his friends and laughing about something.

"He's just probably laughing about your small titties." Liz said.

It actually made me laugh a little. My boobs are small, they're non existent. I loved Liz's family just as much as how I loved mine and Xavier's.

She has two little twin brothers, Teo and Tom, they are 10 and super annoying but we all really enjoy playing video games together. After school we were driving to the cinema all together because everyone wanted to see the newest robot movie.

"I can't wait any longer, they won't hear anything anyways. Tell me" Liz said, while swinging back and forth.

Her parents were having a discussion about politics and Teo and Tom were fighting over a comic book.

"Long story short, I wanted him to fuck me. So bad. But believe it or not, he stopped me because we both were just too drunk to understand what's really happening.

Also, what's wrong with me? I'm scared of sex, we both know that. I don't want to be fucking anyone. Why do I want to fuck Xavier, we hate each other and after all we are best friends, I can't lose being best friends with him." I sighed and turned around to see her reaction.

"Hold on! The same Xavier? Your Xavier? You almost fucked with Xavier?" suddenly her dad from the front seat exclaimed.

See, that's why I love them. "Well, yes." I started to look at my converse shoes, because all this was getting too embarrassing for me.

"Why are you all not saying anything?" I asked. I just hoped that Tom and Teo wasn't listening.

"You guys pooped in diapers together so give me a little time here to process you guys wanting to kiss.

He's not capable of real feelings, so I'm really surprised he didn't just fuck you." Liz's forehead had two little wrinkles from thinking too hard.

"See, that's what I've been wondering as well. Liz he called me beautiful and baby and and I actually thought.."

"You actually thought what?" "I thought that maybe he likes me?" I was on the urge to start crying.

"He's a fricking dumbass if he doesn't!" her dad said and we all laughed.

"Hey, head up, we're gonna have an amazing senior year, and Xavier can go fuck himself!" Liz yelled.

"That's right! But I swear to god, if you all don't shut up, I'm gonna throw all of you out of the car. What's with the language?" her mom yelled as well and I couldn't be more thankful for them.

"Why would he want to fuck himself? Isn't that like so weird?" Tom asked with confusion all over his face.

****

Shit.

I'm late for work. I took a cab from the cinema and went straight to the office.

"You're late" he says the moment I walked in.

"I'm so sorry Mr boss, it's just my best friend's parents took us out to watch the new robot movie, their incredible I tell yah. I told them about what happened with Xavier and I at the party-"

He looked up at me with disgust and annoyance "I didn't ask"

"Oh" I say quietly and walked to my desk. He stares at me for a moment, as if catching himself before looking back at the papers on his desk. He takes a box of cigarettes out of his pocket and my mouth flies open.

"Mr. Boss!" I shout in disgust,

"Do you know what you're holdin'!" He holds the box up slowly.

"Ms. Smith, are you blind?"

"No."

"Then why the fuck are you asking such an idiotic question? Obviously I know what I'm holding if I took it out of my goddamn pocket."

My head jerks back at his rude response. I don't think I've ever met someone so good looking with such an ugly attitude. Oh wait... Xavier. Shit I forgot about that asshole for a minute. I turn back around,

"I was just trying to tell you, those are bad for you. No need to get upset." I mumble.

I glance back and see him already staring at me. He licks those gorgeous lips before taking a cigarette out of the box and stands up. Mr. Foreman walks out of the building and I see him smoke the cigarette through the window. I shake my head as I get to work.

I had managed to find a beautiful ballroom to hold the fundraiser that was happening in a few months. That was an accomplishment for me, since everyday he doubles up the world. I just hope I can keep up with this 'no sleep, 6am at the office, school, work again, no sleep, repeat' routine.

I tell Mr. Foreman all about my friendship with Xavier and how I don't want to loose him or Liz. Around six, he stands up and puts his coat on. I grab my bag and follow him.

"Oh and yesterday I forgot to tell you, the worker at the muffin shop I bought you the day of my interview, well she quit. I know, I know, I was sad too. She was such a g-"

He turns the light off and faces me. "Get out of my office, Ms. Smith."

He says, and I walk out of his office. I didn't even get to tell him about her replacement.