In the end it's him and I

I wake up and check my watch on the bedside table. Crap i overslept. i hurriedly change into my office attire with a toothbrush in my mouth. I have to hurry otherwise i am going the miss the bus which is the last thing i want. I ran to the bus stop and the see the bus is leaving. If i miss this bus i will have to wait 30 minutes for the next one.

"Stop the bus please" I shouted running after the bus. I tripped over a stone and fell on the ground. Bloody hell now my shoes are broken. What a fabulous start to my day. Now i have to go back to my house and change my shoes. It will make me even more late. I don't want my boss to hate me more than he already does.

I reach the office. I just want to sneak into my cabin without being spotted. But of course today nature decided it wants to make me suffer. I am almost near my cabin door just few more steps and i will be safe. A voice came from behind me "You are late" Dang it.

Does he think I not know that? I can't say this to his face. Wish i could. So i just apologized. Thankfully today he isn't in the mood to mess with me. At least something is working out in my favor. I got off with a warning only.

I work in a books publishing company. I absolutely adore my job. I have been a reader ever since i can remember. So when i heard there is a job which literally pays you to read books and review them. I jumped at the opportunity and thankfully got it. I'm basically living the life every reader wants.

I start reading the book which i have to review by tomorrow. Shit It's a romance book. I used to love reading romance until i tasted how it felt and got my heart broken. Now i avoid reading such books. Don't want to trigger my trauma. I avoid everything related to romance like a plague. I am 22 and only been in a relationship once. How sad is that?But work is work. I gotta do it.

It is the same old cliche book where heroine fells in love with a boy and boom they have a happy ending. Same old bullshit. Real life doesn't work like that. I threw the book on my desk and got up i am so not in the mood to read the cheesy stuff.

I look up to see it was lunch time. I'm so hungry i didn't even eat breakfast today. I eat my lunch alone everyday because i have no friends. Trust me it's not as depressing as it sounds. Being alone doesn't bother me like many people. Infact i adore my solitude and peace. I fail to understand why people look for love to fill their loneliness. My past experience has taught me it's better to stay alone for the rest of your life than getting your heart crushed. I don't want to experience that again in my life.

Finally office time has ended. I can't wait to go home. Today was so shitty now i just want to curl up in my bed and read a thriller. I am crossing the road when a car stopped just inches away from me. The impact made me fell. The driver don't even have the decency to check if I'm ok and just drove away.

"Asshole" My clothes are all covered with dirt. Just when i thought my day couldn't get anymore shitty. It did.Looks like mother nature isn't done making me suffer yet. i want to cry out of frustration. I just want to go home. I miss my fluffy bed, my unicorn pillow. My teddy. Don't judge me I'm 22 and still sleeps with a pillow.

I woke up extra early today don't want to repeat the previous day. Everyone is present in the office already. Why is everyone here? "Am i late again?" i check my watch to confirm that i am not. Even Lucy my colleague is here and I have never seen her coming in early even once. Something is up i can feel it in my bones. Seems like i have woken up in an alternate world and in this world I'm still poor. Sad.

I ask Lucy "Is something happening?" She replied "You don't know"

"Ofcourse I don't know if i knew why would i ask you?"

"It was mentioned in the group chat last night" Wait there is a group chat ? I don't blame them for not adding me in the group chat considering I don't talk to them until i deemed it absolute necessity.

"I am not in the group chat"

" Oh that's why. Ok listen our CEO is coming to the publishing house today I have heard he is very handsome and very rich" She start ranting. Oh that explains why everyone is suddenly so active. Even my manager is all dressed up. Otherwise he walks around in a flip flops. But i don't care who is coming and who is not. I'm here for work.

I am busy in my work when Lucy came.

"Do you mind getting me a coffee?"

I do mind. Can't she see I'm working.

Why can't she get it on her own. God has given her two legs. Better use them.

The line at the coffee shop is way too long. That is the sole reason I don't like coffee shops they are always way too crowdy and noisy. I am busy looking for my phone in my bag that i collided into someone. All the coffee is spilled on me. My white shirt is all ruined. Oh my God not again. That has happened twice in 2 days. I look up to see who i bumped into and it is none other than the guy i least expect to see.

"Watch where are you going" I shouted.

"Hello to you too Amara" Alex my ex cockily replied. He offered his hand to help me get up but i ignored it. I don't want anything from him. I leave him standing here and walk away.

It's surreal seeing him again after all these years. How long has it been 5 years 6 years. Gosh he looks good. Time has done justice to him. He even has a beard now. I remember how much he wanted to grow a beard. I turn around to see him if he still here but he is gone.

Jerking his thoughts out of my head i went to the washroom to clean my clothes or tried to as much as i can. Coffee stains are not easy to get rid of. Lucy came asking for her coffee.

"Well your coffee is sitting on my clothes right now" I said pointing to my dress

"So you didn't bring it?"

"Well if you want it that much you are welcome to lick it off my dress"

"You don't have to be so rude" She muttered.

i am not going to stand in the long line again. If she wants coffee that much she can go buy it herself. I'm not going there for the second time and stand among those sweaty people. People may call me rude or obnoxious but they don't know me personally. I'm not here to please anyone. If someone got a problem with my attitude they can respectfully fuck themselves.

My manager called me to his office.

"I'm giving you a promotion" Wait Already? To be honest i haven't done anything worthy of a promotion but I ain't turning down more money. A girl got to pay bills.

"What's my new job going to be?"

"You are going to be the personal assistant of our CEO"

Really? Just like that. I have no experience in that area. I don't even know the name of the CEO. I'm willing to learn.

"Isn't he going to take my interview or something to see if I'm capable of the job or not?"

"No he personally requested for you"

That's odd. How does he know me in the first place?

"When am i going to start?"

"From now sir is coming in 10 minutes you can go to his office then and he will brief you personally about your work"

Why are odd things happening to me nowadays? First i ran into Alex now this. Why is Alex back? He completely disappeared on the face of Earth when i needed him the most. Shaking off his thoughts i go to the office to meet my boss. My new boss is sitting on the chair facing the wall.

"Hey I'm Amara" I said but he didn't turn his chair.

"Amara your personal assistant" I repeated this time more loudly cuz i think he didn't hear me the first time.

"Oh i know who you are" He turned his chair and guess who it is.

Surprise Surprise It's Alex.

"You! What are you doing here?"

"Amara that is not the correct way to greet your boss"

What the hell! Out of everyone he is my boss. Why God Why. I want to leave this job right now but I can't because i have no other financial support.

"Now greet me properly" He continued.

"Sir what do you want me to do?" I said grinding my teeth.

"Now that you asked so nicely go and bring me some coffee and watch where you are going this time"

He has thrown my own words on my face. Asshole. I enter the coffee shop there is still a very long line. What's up with people why do they drink so much coffee. I have been told It's not very good for your health.

"Here is your coffee ... Sir do you need anything else"

"Yes can you photocopy these documents"

I went to the printer and brought the documents back when i was done.

He saw the documents and threw it in the trash.

"Bring me another copy" What was wrong with the previous one but i brought him another one. He threw them in the trash again.

"Bring me another one" Not again. I know he is doing it on purpose to get a reaction out of me but I won't give what he wants so i brought him another one.

"These are okay" He failed to get a reaction out of me so he just gave up. I let out a sigh of relief.

"Anything else Sir?"

"Nothing you can go"

I have barely got out of the door when he called me back.

"What"

"Close the door on your way back"

He called me back to tell me this. I huffed and did what he said.

I must have done something very bad in my past life that's why God is punishing me by making him by boss. I keep on looking at the clock to strike 5 so i can go home. Thank God he didn't call me back in his office to mess with me again. I have had enough today. Beddie mama is coming.