Alone

(Part 2)

Miss pov-

The next morning i woke up on the sofa. i must have fallen asleep last night. i don't remember much but the empty bottle of vodka and cans of beer certainly explain in. my head is throbbing and i have work in AN HOUR AGO!? shit reece is going to kill me. i jump up and run to my bathroom not even bothering with makeup i just brush my teeth and run out the door. i'm still wearing yesterdays clothes but i don't care. i arrive at work and head straight to my office. "Mia where the hell have you been your an hour and a half late" reece asks he's clearly annoyed with me. "sorry i overslept" i wasn't in the mood to start an argument with him i just wanted to get today over with. i sit at my desk and start my work.  about an hour later the office door opens and Marjorie walks in of all people i really don't want to have to deal with her today. "Hey my love" she says to reece she then directs her attention to me. "Mia" she rolls her eyes after saying my name. normally i'd respond but i don't have the energy today i just simply ignore her and get along with my work i see reece and Marjorie look at each-other and then back at me. then they both start talking about their date tonight. once Marjorie is gone Reece turns to me. "what was that" i turn and look at him since i have absolutely no idea what he's talking about i didn't even say anything "what was what?" i ask confused. "that with Marjorie normally you'd make a mean comment or something but you didn't say a word" i just wanted him to stop talking to me at this point. "i don't know Reece i'm just tired ok?" i turn back to my computer and continue with my work he never looks away tho he stares at me for a few seconds before saying "Mia are you okay?" it shocked me at first why does he care? iv been so awful to him and the people he loves but he still checks up on me. that's when realise how much of a better person reece is than me. i feel tears in my eyes i really didn't want to cry in-front of him. "Yes" is all i could manage to say. he opens his mouth to speak but i stand up before he can. "i'm going to the bathroom" i practically run towards to door. once i get to the bathroom i lock myself in the stall and start balling my eyes out. i don't even know why i was crying. i just wanted out of this job i wanted to run away and start a new life but i couldn't all because of fucking Rodger. i pull out my phone and call him. "Yes Mia what do you want i'm busy" i could hear he was outside probably golfing or something. "i want the details, I'm sick of working for you i have done this for 20 years i don't want to work at this nursery anymore" he stays silent for a while before letting out an evil laugh. "Mia i never had the details. i thought you would have been smarter than that. but i can't allow you to leave. if you do I'll have no choice but to cancel ur mother's rehab" i wanted to kill him. there was nothing i could do i had to listen to him. "fine" i say before hanging up. i leave the stall and take a few deeps breaths to pull myself together. as i exit the bathroom i see reece standing there leaning against the wall. shit did he hear me? "who were you talking to?" i didn't know what to say what could i say?  oh no one just ur dad who has been blacking me into a relationship with you for 23 years. i mean yea i could say that but the Roger would kill me. "none of ur business" i go to walk away but he grabs my arm. "Mia please tell me what's going on, I'm worried about you" i also started crying at those words. why does he still care for me? "well you shouldn't be i'm fine now let me go!" he lets me go and i walk back to the office. he follows soon after. we sit in silence for the rest of the day just getting on with our work. suddenly my phone rings it's my mother. she never calls me during work. i answer. "hello?" she doesn't answer for a few seconds. "Mia hunny can you come over please" she was slurring her words and i knew she had relapsed. "Are you drunk?" i ask her praying she's just tired. "no no i don't think so" she reply's. "fine i'll be over now." i hang up my phone and put my head on the desk. i can feel reece's eyes on me but i don't care. "i have to go" i say standing up and leaving before he has a chance to respond.