Chapter 3 First day of work

The annoying noise of the alarm clock takes me out of my wonderful dream in which I was on vacation in the Maldives next to a hot millionaire to show me that my reality is calling me.

I open my eyes with some difficulty as the brightness took over the room, I look for my cell phone and soon I find the same one. Turning it off and causing that annoying noise to cease.

I get up and put on my slippers going slowly to the huge window, I open it allowing the sun's rays to invade the room, today was a beautiful day. The fresh morning breeze that beat against my skin brought me slight shivers, I lean against the windowsill watching for a few minutes the movement outside.

People in a hurry, running in search of their goals. Lives passing slowly, while I observe something catches my attention, in the midst of all that excitement a couple walked hand in hand they were young and both smiled, she danced and hummed something as they walked and he looked at her like someone observing a work of art for the first time .

It was something beautiful to see, I think that's what love is sometimes. Something light that causes you strange sensations, but what I'm talking about I push that thought away from me by leaving the window, I go to my bathroom, getting rid of the clothes I was wearing.

A relaxing but quick shower, then I do my hygiene, apply my creams and return to the bedroom, heading to my closet. I put on my underwear and then the outfit I had separated last night.

I tie my hair in a ponytail and grab my cell phone and charger putting them inside my bag I grab my bag and put on my heels, unlock the bedroom door following the hallway, stairs and soon I'm downstairs.

Lucky for me there was no one and well that helps lift my mood a million yeah let's just say I'd rather be alone one morning than run into Pietro and end up having a little morning argument over not answering his calls or answering your messages the day before.

Some might even judge me about it, after all he was super sweet to ask me to marry him and everything. It turns out that nothing Pietro does is by chance and neither was this marriage proposal. He wants the presidency of his parents' company.

however, my dear mother-in-law would only put him in charge of the company when he had the responsibility of a family in his hands, maybe she imagines that this could help him to mature. Pietro is already 24 years old.

I prepare something to eat and then help myself, after finishing I wash the dishes and take my purse and keys that are hanging on a tripod in the kitchen. I go to the entrance door and open it with that delicious smell that tulips produce being brought to me with the fresh morning breeze.

I leave the house and lock everything, call for a taxi and soon it arrives, I open the door getting in the car and greet the driver who reciprocates me with a pleasant smile, I give him the address and soon he starts the race.

Busy streets, busy people running against their own time in an imaginary race which they themselves created in search of something passing.

A few minutes later the taxi driver parks in front of the huge building that would now be my new job. I pay at the same time and grab my bag getting out of the car and walking to the entrance of that huge skyscraper. I go to the reception where Violet was, when she sees me, she opens a huge smile.

- Good morning, Emma, ​​isn't it? I see she got the job. I'm happy for you. - she says with a huge smile on her face. - Between us, I'm glad you got the job. The others who passed through here these last few days were very stuck up, or had their noses in the air. - she said making me smile with her good mood.

- Wow ah, I'm glad to know you were rooting for me. - I say awkwardly and she smiles at my expression.

- Well I think you better go, Mister Mitchell should be coming. - she says with a friendly smile on her face.

I agree with her and say goodbye to her, going to the elevator, I call it and as soon as it arrives I enter and press the button for the twenty-first floor. It closes and a few minutes later I'm on the floor. The top floor actually.

I get out of the elevator and walk through the corridors, greeting some people who passed by me until I arrived in front of Mr Stressed's office. I find Margo sitting at her desk and even when she sees me coming she gets up and comes to meet me.

- Girl, you rocked the look in. -she says after she gives me a hug. - apparently we are going to get along very well, now I have to pass on some things to you before Thomas arrives, he is extremely annoying when it comes to organization. -she says pulling me by the arm to the empty table next to hers.

"Who's Thomas?" I ask with a frown.

-Our boss girl, he hates that we call him by his first name but since he's not here he doesn't have a problem. - she says smiling and picking up some papers on her desk.

- then you will work directly with the partners and investors. They can be very persuasive when they want to so we have to have a firm hand, I mean in terms of meetings, projects and other things. Thomas almost never deals directly with them, for that he has us. I know it's much more than answering phones and setting up meetings, but look on the bright side, the salary is also much higher than that of a simple secretary.- she completes while passing me some papers.

I must admit that yes, it scared me a little, I never dealt directly with investors at this point, in my old job I only scheduled meetings, answered phones and organized the agenda of the snake I called boss.

- This is much more than I thought. I've never met investors that closely, in fact, my old boss didn't even allow me to participate in meetings. - I say a little fearful to the same one who watches me carefully while I spoke.

- Don't worry, it's not a seven-headed animal. Soon you'll get the hang of it, now, here we write down the diary, here are the passwords for our computers and whenever one of the two is missing the other does the work for two so it's learning mine and yours. - she says kinda embarrassed. - but don't worry, work is easy, and yes, there are days when he literally has PMS, on those days in particular, avoid talking to him. You have no idea how annoying he can be. - she says smiling making me laugh too.

At that moment we heard footsteps in the hallway, Margô made a face as if to say that he had arrived.

I sat down at my desk and began flipping through the papers Margo had passed me. As the footsteps approached I lifted my head to look at my dear new boss in his black suit and his rigid posture.

- Good morning Mr Mitchell. __ said Margot and I in unison.

- Both in my office in five minutes. - the same says in a rigid tone and going directly to his room.

As soon as the door slams we look at each other without understanding.

- But what animal bit him? - I ask quietly, let him listen.

- Like I said PMS, but don't worry the day is just starting Emma.- says Margô with a half smile.

We organized our tables and went to his room, knocked on the door and heard a "Come in". We got closer and soon he started talking.

-Collin, I hope Margot has already given you everything she should know. - he said looking straight in my direction.

-Yes Mr. Mitchell, Margot already let me know everything she needed to do. - I say trying to sound calm.

- Great, so continuing the subject. Some investors are coming over the weekend, one of them in particular is one of the biggest partners in Black corporation. Victório Leblanck, keep that name in mind, you will find him directly with the same name. I don't want failures are understanding. - he speaks with his firm voice and we just agree.

-Miss Collins, this will be your opportunity to prove that you live up to your resume and that you are not intimidated by anyone. You'll be in charge of getting one more of Victorio's contracts, if you fail your job that's at stake. If you succeed, consider a bonus of 5,000 in your bank account the next day as a bonus. We'll see if your fight is only with me, prove to me that you're not just another pretty face. -he says looking directly at me and I must admit that his look made me shiver. - As for you Miss Walter, I need you to cancel all my appointments for those days, you won't have any challenge this time. But don't worry, the bonus in the same amount as Miss Collins has already been deposited into your account. - He says looking coldly at Margô. - now please I ask you to withdraw, I need to speak alone with Miss Collins. - the same says and diverts his gaze to me causing me shivers again.

Margô just nodded, leaving the room leaving me standing there looking at that bipolar but handsome man in front of me.

- Focus Emma, ​​you have a boyfriend. - screams my subconscious making me come back to reality and look at the same one who was just watching me.

- Emma Collins, you have a strong personality girl. Or are you really really stupid to the point that you pissed me off last night. -he speaks with his thick voice and rigid posture as he watches me.

- Tell me what fault I have that you have PMS Thomas? - I say fully and only then do I realize the mistake I made, remembering what Margô had said earlier, that he hated being called by his first name.

I see the anger grow in his eyes and his expression change, he slams his desk hard as he stands up as he watches me. - NEVER, UNDERSTAND. NEVER CALL ME BY FIRST NAME, WE UNDERSTAND. - He speaks raising his voice, making me take a step back. I must admit that it intimidated me but I recovered my posture looking seriously at him who was also watching me.

- You know, the way you just treated us is considered authoritative, it's not my fault if you have PMS and want to take it out on me. - I say with some sarcasm and I can see the anger in his eyes. - I'm going for it, anything just call chiefinho. - I say giving him my back and practically running out of the room before he takes the netbook that was on his table and throws it at my head.

I arrive at my table having a fit of laughter and Margô looks at me without understanding.

- I think I'm going to like it here.- I say in between laughs.

- Emma from heaven, what did you do girl? -she says looking at me and I hear concern in her voice.

- I nothing, he was the one with PMS and wanted to take it out on me. - I say shrugging and sitting at my desk.

I get some information from Margô about that Victório, how I'm going to convince him I have no idea, but I have to admit that this five thousand bonus would come at a great time, as my savings are almost gone.

Talking with Margô I found out that this meeting would be on Saturday, and the value of that contract, no less than 1.5 million dollars. Okay now I'm really scared, I've barely started work and I'm already hanging by a thread.

I have three days to come up with something to convince him to invest even more in the company and I must admit that I was taken by surprise but I will do my best and I will succeed. I hope.

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A few hours have passed, in fact it's almost time to quit, and the first day on the job, well let's just say my boss almost freaked me out.

Margô had to resolve some things at his request after lunch so I put up with him the whole afternoon alone and well my sanity is still intact for now, think of a boring, arrogant, imbecile man and a thousand other adjectives.

I keep my things and organize my bag, I get up from the chair and take the folders that were on my table going to Thomas's room, I open the door slowly and enter without knocking I realize that he was concentrated on his computer.

- Education is a virtue that few have. - the same says even with attention turned to computers.

- Virtue or not here are the papers you asked me for. - I say putting them under the table. "Anything else I can do?" I ask, still standing in front of the table.

- Didn't your mother teach you to be polite girl? - the same says in a sinic tone. and then a certain discomfort forms inside me. - I already realized that she must not have educated you well, otherwise you wouldn't be so annoying. Although children tend to inherit what they learn at home. - the same says in a snobbish tone. I swallow hard, taking a deep breath, he's trying to test me, and I wouldn't fall for his little game.

Without saying a single word I turn my back about to leave when I hear Thomas's voice again sound throughout the environment.

- Never turn your back on me when I'm talking Miss collins.- he speaks with his high-pitched voice sounding throughout the office.

I take a deep breath and look at the clock on the wall. 19:30 at this time the floor we were on was already empty, so we only had Ali.

- Silence will always be the best answer for fools Thomas. - I say calmly, still with my back to him, for a moment silence reigns throughout the room until he speaks.

- Miss Collins is dismissed. -the same says her tone of voice now it came out normally which sounded strange to me,

without thinking twice, I leave the room, go to my desk, leaning against it and taking a deep breath. Absolutely no one has the right to open their mouth to talk about my mother, who he thinks he is just because he owns this shitty company he thinks he can snub me, if he thinks I'm going to put my head down he's very wrong.

I take a deep breath for a few more minutes and take my cell phone that was inside the bag, it was ringing and making me mad. I unlock it and see Pietro's name on the screen, yes his contact wasn't saved as love, life or those cute things, there was just Pietro and a heart beside him. I answer the call without any patience.

- Emma speaking. - I say putting the phone to my ear and leaning against my desk.

- Until finally Emma, ​​I called you all day yesterday. He didn't answer my calls, nor did he respond to my messages. . - the same says on the other end of the line.

- I got home married Pietro the day had been busy, but in the end what do you want? __ I ask without patience still leaning on my table.

- I wanted to ask you out love, we need to talk, I wanted to solve everything about the wedding.- He says in a honeyed voice and making me roll my eyes.

- Pietro there will be no wedding, or you didn't realize that I only accepted your request so that you wouldn't look bad in front of your family. - I say trying to sound as calm as possible.

- No Emma, ​​you're kidding love, you always had a great sense of humor. I'm going to your house, let's talk. -The same insists and his insistence was already leaving me without patience.

- Not today Pietro, today was my first day at work and I'm exhausted. I just dropped it so that's for another day. I love you take care. - I say and hang up the phone then.

I huff to myself putting the phone back in my purse.

- Apparently it's not just me that you're like this. - I hear Thomas's voice and realize that he is next to me, and apparently he must have heard the whole conversation.

Listening to other people's conversation is impolite. I say sharply and he raises one of his eyebrows.

I take my purse, following quickly to the elevator, and conveniently being followed by it, I call the elevator and soon it arrives, I enter the elevator being followed by Thomas who continues to watch me.

We went downstairs in silence without exchanging a single word, when the doors opened I left in a hurry and went through the reception, it was no longer Violet who was there but another employee, I greeted her and went outside the company, where I got a taxi.

I get in and greet the taxi driver, give him the address and then he takes off heading towards the address I gave him.

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I get into my bath of warm water allowing my body to relax, it was all I needed at that moment, who knew I would find someone so irritating to the point of making me lose my temper.

But Thomas Mitchell managed with praise to get me out of the serious, so beautiful and so annoying. I shake my head, pushing away the thoughts and sinking into the bath waters. Tomorrow will be another long day.

After an hour and a half in the shower, I get out of the bathtub, put on my robe and do my hygiene, I go back to my room and put on my underwear, my kung fu panda pajamas and throw myself on the bed, turn on the air and take my cell phone. the same watching the time, 23:30 I block and finally put it to charge then I wrap myself in the covers waiting for sleep to come.