And Mr. Gold came inside the office with Liam closely following behind him. I got up from the sofa and bowed “Good morning Mr. Gold”
He nodded at me and looked at Bella Scultz then his expression changed a bit. Maybe Bella Scultz also noticed it, she quickly smiled and whispered “Good morning Willis”
“Why are you here?” he asked moving towards his chair.
“Oh I? I just drop by to say hello to you” Bella scultz said explaining.
Mr. Gold nodded and said nothing to her instead opened his laptop and begin to play his fingers with the keyboard. He did his works and it was if the three of us were invisible to him.
“Uhh Willis, can I ask you something?” Bella Scultz spoke again.
“will you stop it If I say no?” he asked back.
“I don’t think…” she said.
“So why are you wasting my time as well as yours…. just spill the beans” he said “Liam where are the paper for the western lake project?”
“Uhh its in my drawer, I’ll give it to you. Wait a second” Liam walked up to his table and begin to go through his drawers.
“Why is this girl here?” Bella scultz asked pointing at me a look of disgust in her face.
I didn’t feel bad though , instead I was so thankful to her for at least noticing me . Finally, I would know what was I for? what was my job? At least I could leave his side. I kind of feel nervous around him.
Mr. Gold gave me a quick glance before turning back to his computer. Was I still invisible t him? I shook my head in annoyance.
“Ohh she’s here for her job.” He said.
I swear Bella Scultz’s wasn’t very hapy to hear that. I can see the slightest changes in her facial expression and her hands that had just turned into fist. Well…. I’m thanking my god that Mr. Gold still knows that I was here and here for a job that he in a long long way as I was seeing wasn’t going to say out loud. Great . I shook my head in annoyance.
“And in which department is she? Why isn’t she in her working place. It’s almost one hour past the office hour started.” Bella Scultz fumed and fumed.
“Why are you blasting like some some old nagging housewife suspicious of her husband.” Mr Gold said as he took some red papers from Liam. He flipped through the first paper and then looked up to her as he said “of course she will be here . she will be working here…”
He stopped for a while and looked at me. He than opened his eyes and blurted out the most shocking news ever “… she will be working here…. as my personal assistant from now on.”
Wait what? My jaw dropped to floor as I heard this nesws. I froze there in an instant, I don’t know how to react? Should I be happy? Or shouldn’t I? I stood there motionless. I guess I was far too shock to gave any reaction, I guess.
Mr. Gold was looking at me and his lips curled up into a brilliant smile as our eyes met. I felt that something inside me started to jump, or maybe dance. Ok… whatever but I couldn’t keep looking at him and I quickly moved my gaze towards Bella Scultz who seemed to be irritated’ angry and kind of upset. My smile faded as soon as I saw her face. i looked up and down to her, she still had her hands into fist but this time it was a kind of bad. She had plunged her nails into her own flesh. It must be tight because I could see the bright red coloured fluid coming out from her hand.
“Ohh Liam, when is my meeting being started ?” Mr. Gold asked. And I withdraw my eyes from Bella Scultz.
“Ahh, why did you need a personal assistant now. I mean you were allright till now, right ?” Bella Scultz asked in a small voice. It was so like her so sweet as she pretends to be. I have gotten into her bad side from the day I came to Golden.
M. Gold shrugged at her question and I wasn’t happy because it was a matter of my concern too. I also wanted to know what was going on ? and why was I his personal assistant? What was I supposed to do? And he have Liam, the best secretary ever to help him with everything.
“I guess I have lots of things to deal with. I’ll see you around” Bella Scultz said and then she ran out of the office not even looking at me or Liam.
“You didn’t told me” Liam said as soon as Bella scultz left the office.
“Do I need to report you ?” he shot at Liam.
“No no…. you are the boss here” Liam said and he looked at me. Me… well I am still on the same composure and same expression till now. It is hard to process this shocking news . I tried to look calm and act normal.
“I need coffee, black one with no sugar added and yeah, very strong.” He said while going through the paper in front of him.
“Why are you giving the details. I know your taste” Liam said as he went over to the door. And then he topped just before twisting the door knob.
“Mr. Gold…” he turned back and uttered.
“I asked her” Mr, gold replied and Liam eventually come back to his side. It took me a while to understand what was going on. I was the ‘her’. He asked me ‘his personal assistant’ to make a cup of coffee.
I got up but I didn’t know where was the cafeteria here. I have been here once before but I was here to get fired and certainly at that time I wasn’t shown the cafeteria in this floor.
“I…. I don’t know where the cafeteria is” I said hesitantly.
“At the left end of the floor. Make it quick, he have a meeting in a while.” Liam said. And I nodded to him before leaving the office.
Outside the office all I can see was tons and tons of mens in black suit sitting in front of a computer each and typing something on them. Everyone was so into their work before, but as soon as I walked past by they looked at me as if I was a rare creature who appeared in their office. Some of them even gossiped abut me and started laughing.
“Who is she?”
“Why did she came out of CEO’s office”
“What was she doing in there”
“Maybe she’s one one of those who came to visit him?’
“But she don’t seem to be rich, how come she still could visit our CEO”
“Look at her clothes, they are so old fashioned”
“Yeah, it looks so cheap and worn out”
They keep commenting behind my back and they weren’t even keeping their voices down. I can hear them so far.
Finally after the eternity of walking listening to those comments and laughs, I reached the end of this floor. At the right side of the lift there wa a kitchen like place instead of cafeteria.
Woah, they have kitchen for the ones working here? I thought in my head. Of course Golden was the top company and the ones working here weren’t normal employees . They were the highly paid peoples. Even the finalized work by the head of the other department needs to be rechecked by the employees here before going to CEO’s office. But they don’t seem to be kind at all.
I went in and opened one of the rack where the cups were there. I took out one of them and filled it with warm water and then I took a pouch of coffee as I dipped into the cup of water. I think for a while and his last word come in my mind “strong coffee” . I took out another two poches and and put them in water. I don’t know how does it tasted like but it kind of look dark and had strong smell of coffee coming from it.
And then I moved back to his office with the cup of coffee in my hand.
Now the employees over there were not discussing who I was. They were just looking at me. Uhh maybe they were assuming in their head. But I didn’t care more about them, I still need t gave this coffee before he went out for meeting.”
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