Chapter 3 First day at work

"Adrian Davids, you're next" Adrian heard the receptionist say. She had jolted her out of her thoughts. Adrian was thinking of what was going to happen even if she luckily gets the job. Although, she knew that the CEO hadn't seen her when she ran off, what if he recognizes her when he sees her?

Since he had entered the office, she had dodged him throughout. She wouldn't want to be a subject of attention in the reception. It would be better to be when she is alone with him in the privacy of an office.

As she slowly walked into the office for the interview, part of her wanted to just turn back and dash out of the company but she breathed in some courage and walked in.

As she enters the office she looks at the floor not wanting to meet his gaze.

"Are you here for the interview or not?!" she heard a voice bellow before her and she immediately froze on the spot.

Well, here goes nothing. And then she slowly raised her head. She instantly felt relieved to meet the gaze of a black-haired older man instead. Although his glare spelt fury, it was better than facing the same man she had had sex with before sneaking away from him.

After answering a series of questions and rendering her papers, she was done with their interview and she exits the office.

Just at the doorstep, she bumped into something. No, it was someone, she saw the hands and lower body. Just as she turned her gaze upward to apologize, she saw him. She brought her head back down immediately.

Oh God!

She recognised him anywhere, those mesmerising eyes.

"So–sorry" she apologized in a tone that was a bit too grumpy for a lady. She had to change her voice as he might recognize her with that.

"Uhn?" she heard him mutter above her and she instantly felt her knees go weak.

As he recognized me even with my fake voice?

Then she saw his hand move upward to her jaw. Her mind froze and so did her body. Beads of sweat began to drop from her forehead.

"Sir, you need to check this out" the voice of the man who interviewed her boomed, breaking whatever spell they were both placed on.

His hand dropped and she heard him say she should be careful next time before walking g past her into the office.

Gawd! His voice was even more attractive. No! I'm not going to fall in love again. Adrian reminded herself as she walked back to the reception.

She hadn't even taken her seat when the interviewer came out of the office and announced.

"Sorry everyone, but the company has chosen someone for the position already, you can all head home now". Adrian couldn't believe her ears, they haven't even interviewed half of the applicants yet. Now they are saying they have chosen someone.

She heard several groans of dissatisfaction echo in the room as everyone left the hall. She also began to follow the rest when she heard her name again.

"Not you" the man relayed.

What! She was the one they had chosen. Although, she had been sure she would get the job earlier today she didn't know it would be this easy.

She reluctantly followed the man into the office. Part of her didn't want to get the job. She was happy she didn't meet Prince Charming there.

The man told her how her papers were excellent and how she was the right person for the job. He even told her she would begin the job immediately. That had troubled Adrian greatly. She wouldn't be given some time to think of ways to avoid Prince Charming.

As she heads to the office where she would begin work, her hands vibrated out of fear. They grasped the files she was holding tightly and she could hear the material grown from her suffocating grip.

She weakly placed three consecutive knocks on the glass door of the office. She could directly see him through.

"Come in! "she hears his cool voice say again and she reluctantly walks in.

"Why is your head bent?" he asked her. Adrian's head was bent over like she was bowing to a king. She slowly raised her head but intentionally used her short black hair to cover her face. She really can't allow him to see her face.

She hears the shifting of chairs and tapping footsteps approaching her. She freezes on the spot as she beholds the sight of his expensive-looking shoes.

Then tap! She instantly felt his hand on her left shoulder and she immediately felt like she would jump out of her skin. Beads of perspiration formed on her forehead instantly. She tries to come up with several ideas to escape her current ordeal but none could sprout as her mind was greatly agitated.

"You shouldn't be nervous". And then he walked past her and heads towards the office exit.

"I'll give you time to get accustomed to the office, your tasks will be uploaded onto your computer soon".

And there was silence. Adrian remained there for some time before regaining her composure. She scrutinized the office and was mesmerized by its setting.

She quickly finds her way to her own office and she dreaded the way the two were just partitioned by another glass wall.

She tries to brush all these thoughts off her mind and focuses on work.

By noon, she was already getting tired of the long day's work. She stretched like a cat and that was when her eyes caught her work schedule on the monitor.

"Fuck!" she cussed. She had a lunch break by 2 pm which was about twenty-five minutes ago. Now she had only five minutes left.

She gritted her teeth in a mixture of frustration and anger. What sort of workplace would only give a secretary thirty-minute break a day?

There was no time to waste, she dashed out of the office looking for the cafeteria where she would get herself some food.

She was lucky to get back to the office a minute past lunch break time. She continues to work for the rest of the day.