Gabriella Sanchez is a badass boss babe with a tragic past. Instead of wallowing her life away like a damsel in distress she decided to take it by its horns, running the show in a dark industry where women are almost non-existent in positions of po...
I woke up with a terrible headache. Last night’s events had made sleeping really difficult for me. My eyes were red and face swollen because of constant crying.
I takes a warm shower, applies light makeup to mask the blemishes on her face and ties my hair in a ponytail. I has decided to resume her duties as Alejandro’s secretary. I wears maroon pencil skirt and pairs it with a maroon sweater.
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I finishes my breakfast quickly and hails a cab to the office. I reached before Alejandro and headed straight for my desk. I busied myself with preparing schedule for the day and sorting important files in order for the day. By the time I was done it is 10am, I took a deep breath and relaxed for a few minutes.
One thing really bothering me is that Alejandro was a punctuality freak who was never late, but today its past 10am and he isn’t here. Suddenly a plethora of thoughts grip my mind like maybe he spent quality time with Nora late into the night and decided to sleep in. I shushed this internal voice in my head creating these thoughts and quickly returned to reality.
Alejandro arrives in the office by 10.30am. I followed him into his cabin with the schedule for the day and proceeded to explain it to him and also told him that I had forwarded all important emails to his id.
He listens to me patiently and when I am done he asks me to get him a coffee from Starbucks downstairs. Although it’s not one of my duties to get him coffee, I comply anyways without creating a scene.
There was a long line thanks to the morning time office goers rush and I had to stand for close to an hour. After getting my order I rush back to his cabin, because I didn’t want the coffee to get cold and end up in an argument with him. I wanted to avoid as much conflict as possible. Be professional and get the job done without any attachment. I had already gotten hurt and didn’t have the stomach for any form of connection. Right now I needed to get moving with my life.
After giving him coffee I proceeded to my cabin to continue with my work. Soon it was lunch time and I ordered Alejandro’s food and proceeded to the canteen to get some lunch for myself. Eating my lunch all by myself made me reminiscence the times when both of us used to have lunch together, but now that seems like a distant memory.
I sat silently in the corner and ate my pork sandwich in peace. Suddenly someone takes the seat in my table. This really angered me, someone was intervening my peace and I was in no mood to make new friends. I was about to tell them off when I noticed it was none other than Carlos.
He tried to exchange small talk with me but I cut straight to the point and asked him why he was here, disturbing me. "Stop pretending to be friends with me and come to the point " he chuckled as if i cracked some joke. This really angered me. I was well aware he was not here to be my friend so I didn’t mind being so rude.
"Don't worry i am not here with my own will but actually i am forced into it. He replied. I was shocked will be an understatement. Afterall you will dare to force the great Carlos
"Sandra had told me to look out for you and keep me company, since I would be very lonely in the office" he explained.
I was so glad I had a friend like her; she always looked out for me. It really warmed my heart to know of this sweet gesture. I finished my meal and was about to head back to my desk when Carlos gave me an advice. He told me to meet new people and make friends instead of sulking alone, because it looked really weird.
I thanked him for his advice and for keeping me company and headed back to my desk. Although I cursed him in my mind for calling me a weirdo.
I was finished for the day, checked my watch and the time was 10 minutes to 5pm. I waited for the hours hand to hit 5pm before heading home and also arranged my stuff. As I was about to get up and go when Alejandro walked towards me and asked me where I was going, On learning about my intentions of going home he glared at me angrily and said that I was his secretary and I would only leave once he is done for the day.
I was really furious on hearing this statement and wanted to scream at his face. Until last week the company policy said all employees could leave by 5pm, why was I getting the “special treatment”?, I had a million things to say to that handsome bastard, but I decided to keep my cool for now.
He then orders me to get him a cup of coffee and I comply. I gave him his coffee and was about to return to my desk when the words that came out of his mouth stopped me in my tracks. "Stop flirting with my employees and focus on your work"
I took a deep breath and composed myself and at him with disdain. I replied that I don’t talk to anyone at work. He sniggered and said "I saw the way you were flirting with Carlos so stop lying. You have already ruined my lifeand niw i don't want Carlos to have the same fate"
Tears burned at the back of my eyes, threatening to fall as i clenched my fist tighter.
I could sense that he was trying to get under my skin and snap, but I decided not to give in and let him have the satisfaction of having his way with me. Alejandro decided to leave for home by 9pm and I followed suit, relieved that my day was finally over.
Carlos was waiting with his car. Finding a cab at this hour was a real pain in the ass. I just wished the asshole would give me a ride home. I cursed him a lot in my mind as I struggled in my hunt for a cab. Luckily after fifteen minutes I found a cab.
When the cab took a turn i saw a familiar car parked near the tree. Maybe it was my imagination. Why would he wait for me??
The moment I reached home I dropped my things and rushed to the bathroom to get a warm shower. I didn’t have the energy or interest in cooking up a meal so I made some instant noodles and ate it with bread butter and jam.
Post dinner I quickly changed into my nightwear and collapsed on my bed. I had no energy left and I had a feeling in my gut the tortures would progressively worsen everyday.
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