Seriously Sarah?

2. The dreaded job

I was watching re-runs of Grey's Anatomy on TV, when my phone rang.

When i want someone to talk to, nobody calls me, and now when i want some peace on my hard-earned holiday, the whole damn world remembers me.. phew!

It was the Nazi boss.

"uh.. hello, Jason! what a lovely morning, it is!", I greet him cheerfully, but actually i wanted to stab him.

"Yeah whatever! Listen i want you to do something important for me..", he said in his usual cold, I'm-the-boss-here voice.

('Hello, this is my Sunday.... what do you think you are, you asshole? I am not your servant...' I thought.)

"Yes sir? what do you want me to do?", I replied sincerely.

God! why am i such a suck-up?

"The chief editors really like your articles", he said.

"uh!", I said, playing it safe.

"So we thought why not give you something bigger! Give you something important... help you spread your wings!"

"oh!", i continued in the same vein.

"soo... you are doing 'the interview' this month!", he let it out.

"uh, huh!", i replied unsure of what to say.

"Please enough Sarah! your response is sooo overwhelming!", he said sarcastically.

"umm... i'm sorry.. but i don't know what you are talking about...", i confessed, totally confused by now.

"Sarah, you have to interview David Becker, this afternoon, for the cover story of the month. As you know, our magazine has bagged the exclusive rights for his first interview after almost an year... you know after 'The break up'....", he trailed off.

"Excuse me?", I jumped up from my couch, "why do i have to interview him? where's Liam Sherman? He is in-charge of the celebrity interviews, right?".

"Liam is working on some other story, and i seriously don't have the time and interest to answer your questions! so will you stop blabbering and do what you're told?", he yelled.

Ohh... now I know... This is what you call - 'To kill two birds with a single stone'. He and Liam, had an argument a few months back, regarding some article. And now he was taking it out on Liam. God only knows how many strings Liam had pulled to bag this interview. He was sucking up to David's assistants, his managers... And now my Nazi boss has decided to take him off 'the story of a lifetime'. And he has given the interview to me, ME - the one who has absolutely no idea about what to ask a movie celebrity, how to behave and what to expect.... i'm definitely going to be tongue-tied. Great... he has screwed both of us in one go!

Jason Hawk, my boss is a man with a mission ---- to make life difficult for people who work under him. Well... Imagine the boss in 'Devil Wears Prada' and multiply it by ten, that's Jason Hawk for you. 

Mostly he picks his target one-by-one, but sometimes it's genocidal. I think this time, my case is the former one. But why me? I usually stay out of his gaze, avoiding him as much as possible, but now, i guess, my time has come....

"umm... but Liam..", I started to wriggle myself out of this latest assignment, "he tried soo hard for it, and if he gets to know that i'm interviewing, he will...", (kill me, strangle me, bury me in some pit)... "he will be seriously upset!".

"It doesn't matter Sarah! we are a team, the important thing is the magazine...  i'm expecting you in my office in half an hour... now be fast kiddo!! ", he said and disconnected the call.

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I switched off the TV and ran to my bedroom to get dressed. I was hoping he'll give me that article, you know reviewing that new italian restaurant... but this interview? Gosh!! What should i wear?

I threw out the contents of my wardrobe on my bed....

I finally decided on a floral tank top and my new skinny jeans. I paired it up with my prized Christian Louboutin heels. I guess that'll do...

I applied make-up, grabbed my handbag and rushed out of my appartment. I hailed a cab, and in another fifteen minutes i was at my office.

I ran towards boss' office and entered his cabin slightly breathless.

"Ah.. Sarah! come, come, have a seat! you're on time.. perfect!", he said, giving me his trademark sly grin.

He hands me printouts of the past interviews with David Becker, and a brief on his movies and life and family.

"Read it Sarah... it'll help you with the interview!", he said, stood up and leaned forward on his desk, facing me. He had one of that grinning, flirtish look on his face. It was an expression, which he knew, looks good on his already attractive face. The interns practically drooled when he flashed his grin, which he did often.

I looked up, into his eyes. How can someone be so incompetent, womanizer, lazy-assed, arrogant person. Almost all of the office hated him.... except the new interns and our receptionist, who couldn't get enough of him.

By the way, now that i think, he never flirted with me... I don't know if i should be relieved or take it as an insult....

I went back to my cubilcle, the papers in my hand. I sat down, and tried to calm myself.

You are the travel and living editor, you've interviewed people in the past, it's not a big deal for you, just prepare some questions and look confident.... I sat back, thinking...

But what if something goes wrong, what if i stammer, or if i ask the wrong questions and offend him...

Oh God!

I received a call from the office cab driver, telling me that the car was ready.

I took a deep breath and left for the mission in hand.

'This is the beginning of the end' i thought as i sat in the car. The end of what, i don't know. Maybe, my job, my happy existence or peace in my life.

But one thing i know for sure, Liam's gonna eat me, he'll chop me into pieces and will feed me to his dog!!

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AN : so that what chapter 2! I was wondering who all are reading this.... so comment me the name of the country you are from... :P i know it's cheezy!! haha..

And plz plz plz suggest me some actresses who can play the role of Sarah... :)

Happy reading Folks!! :)