We Inevitably (Book 1)

The Executive's Game

"Althea where have you just been coming from? It's already 11:30 am. What happened to you?" Batchi concerned as Althea pushed her office door open looking like a kid with a stained shirt

"I bumped into someone in the restroom, so yeah, we got my latte sandwiched."

"Please do change into a new shirt. So are we up for the interview now?"

"No, we'll play my game. I missed playing." Althea said with a silly smile

"Althea do we really have to do that?" Batchi countered knowing exactly what game the executive is saying

"What position are they applying for?"

"Being your executive secretary?"

"So they'll spend more time with me?"

"Some kind of?"

"Then I need to test them well. We'll be up for the first stage. I'll change into some office clothes." Althea jolted up from her couch walking to the built in wardrobe in the back of her office

"Wait why?" Batchi puzzled

"I'll act as the HR or something, then you'll act as the CEO or someone else. They don't have any idea who the CEO is right?"

"I think so?"

"We'll see."

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Jade is already racking her nerves as she wait among her fellow applicants in the waiting area, the place was fully air-conditioned, well accented with the furniture's complementary colors so it can be easily mistaken as a hotel lobby.

"Hi, I'm Jason Chan, from Ateneo. You?" A good-looking guy approached the woman sitting beside Jade.

"Hey. Kathleen Anderson, La Salle." The gorgeous foreigner answered with a timid smile.

The guy was about to say something again when...

"Hi Good morning guys! I'm Ali, the head of human resources. How are we doing?" The woman on a white button down long sleeves with a small red heart on the left chest pocket and black high-waist slacks opened the glass door.

"Doing good Ms. Ali." That Jason answered coolly as he shamelessly checked her out. Ms. Ali just nodded politely as she turned to Jade with a wide smile. Jade felt weird upon seeing the woman, it's like they've met before but she just can't remember when or where.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, follow me to the conference room please." The HR asked them as she walked out the room strutting flawlessly against marbled floors. Jade felt intimidated because even the HR looked far more sophisticated walking along the hallways of the complex building than she'll ever be. Her heart started racing again, and if she makes one careless move of not controlling her breathing she might have panic attacks.

They were lead to a well-built and designed inner office where they saw series of cubicles and people all doing their businesses

"This way please." She heard Ms. Ali said as they approached a three way intersection of cubicles, conference rooms and a solitary black wooden door on the far north of the hallway.

"Please take a seat and make yourself comfortable as we wait for the CEO. I'll leave you for a while." Ms. Ali said as they entered one of conference rooms and as she pushed another almost invisible door beside the 72" LED TV to the adjacent room.

The two guys who seemed to be friends are joking about how hot and how they'd tap Ms. Ali, with hand gestures and all, which made Jade uncomfortable and irritated. She doesn't know if she feels protective of herself or of the HR but either way they're both women, not suited to be a topic of these two douchebags. The giggling continued until Jade heard a grunting sound and a shush that followed, it was from the Lasallian.