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Pixcore

My head hurts... Where am I?.. I was just at work...What was that weird message?..

I opened my eyes again, only this time I wasn't at the burning store. It took me a moment to take in my surroundings trying to make up where I was. I finally sat up and looked around. I was in what seemed like the softest bed ever. The room I was in looked really cool. It had a 292 inch screen, the coolest newest laptops, and literally all the electronics I could ever dream of.

I sat there mesmerized for a moment. Was this heaven? I finally jumped out of bed with stars in my eyes as I started looking at everything. 

"A big screen! Laptops! And are these the special edition Xiao headphones?!"

I dropped to my knees as I looked upwards and spoke extra dramatically

"Thank you, God, for taking me to heaven! I never knew it was so beautif-"

I was suddenly interrupted by the sound of a door sliding open. When I turned around, I found two people staring at me. A girl who seemed like she was barely holding back her laughter, and some Greek God  whose eyes were shooting daggers at me.

The guy just scoffed before speaking to the girl, "Well, she's awake. All yours now." He looked at me once again, his gaze colder than ice, then he walked away without saying another single word.

The girl quickly stopped laughing and looked at me with a professional polite smile as she walked closer, "Welcome, Ms. Terros. We're really glad you're okay"

I stared at her confused for a moment as I got up, "...So, I'm not dead?"

She let out a chuckle and spoke again, "No, you're alive and well"

"Then where am I? And who are you?"

The girl sat me down on what felt like the comfiest chair ever made and sat opposite to me as she began explaining, "I'm Becky Jordan and you're in Pixcore"

"Pixwhat?"

"Pixcore. This is a secret private company. We seek people like you"

"Like me?"

"Yes, Ms. Terros, like you. We seek programmers, hackers, people who have a passion for technology and everything new. People who have your talents"

I suddenly felt some rushing thrill throughout my body. Some important company was actually looking for me. AWESOME. I was barely able to control my excitement so I wouldn't jump out of my chair. I cleared my throat and tried pretending to be some professional, "And how did you know that I would be the one to answer your weird message at the store?"

"We bought all security footage to make sure you were there alone. By the way sorry for the whole explosion thing, as I said this company is a huge secret and we can't risk it."

"Understood. Oh and one last question...who was that guy that came with you?"

"That's Mr. Dimitri Smirnov. He's the owner of the company and naturally the best programmer in here"

My jaw dropped to the floor as I heard her words, "What?! Owner?! He looks barely 20!"

"He's 19 actually"

"NINETEEN!?", I couldn't really believe what I was hearing. This Russian hottie was barely a year older than me? And on top of that he was THE OWNER? Maybe mom was right when she said I need to go out mor-... right...MOM!

I quickly turned my attention back to Becky and spoke again, "What about my mom? I can't just leave her."

"Don't worry, Ms. Terros. We sent your mom to Hawaii for vacation. We told her that you gained some money and was the one who sent it to her. Oh and we paid for her medical expenses"

Okay so at least my mom was safe. That eased my worries.  I listened intently as Becky explained the job to me. Apparently we were supposed to crack some codes and hack some devices, all in good use of course. Only the biggest companies could get our services, and we were some kinda important people. And we all had private rooms in this company related building so we could focus more on work.

After explaining everything to me, Becky handed me a uniform and left. I put the all-black uniform on and it. was. amazing! It looked like something out of my video games, but it was also sooooo comfy and I felt like I could stay in it forever. 

A bodyguard came over to my room and took me to the work area. My eyes sparkled as I saw the place. There were lots of people typing in what seemed like an endless amount of computers. They all looked very focused on their work. Holy Moly! This was better than the matrix movies!

I then saw Dimitri walking my direction the only thing different was that he was wearing glasses. And for some reason they made him 10 times hotter. I was so lost admiring him when I saw a hand extended towards me. I looked up and saw Dimitri right opposite to me! When did he get this close?!

"Welcome, Ms. Terros. Glad to work with you"

Oh God...even his voice was perfect. It was deep but soft and...Snap out of it, Alicia! Not a time to simp. I quickly started shaking his hand as I replied, "Yeah, nice to work with me too! I mean you work with me! No, me work with you!"

What was I saying? And why am I still shaking the poor guy's hand? This was so embarrassing. I suddenly let out an exasperated laugh, "Haha, just kidding! Nice working with you too, Dimitri"

He smiled at me awkwardly as he slowly pulled his hand away, "Of course..." He then nodded and took me to my desk. I followed him quietly trying to not make the situation anymore awkward. 

"Here's your desk, Ms. Terros. I hope you enjoy your time here", he said politely before walking away

I sat down on the comfy chair as I admired the huge desk and the amazing screen. I could work every single day of my life if it meant I could stay here. This felt right and I felt so ready to be a part of this company and have the best time of my life.