Dark Corners

chapter 2

~~Berenice Monroe~~~

I rush around my kitchen as I
attempt to make my self breakfast. I turn on the TV in my small living room and rush back into my kitchen only to find my waffles burning in the toaster. I quickly unplug the toaster an d open up the window in the kitchen and in the other rooms as well it doesn't take long for the smell of burnt bread to spread around the house. I sigh as I go over to the fridge and I take out the carton of milk a bowl from the cupboards a spoon from one of the drawers and I sit down on my wooden table as I pour my self some coral and begin to eat as I watch the morning news. I felt bad for not being able to hang with Stephanie or Veronica yesterday at lunch but I had no choice the Wayne tower and the position I'm in doesn't give a lot of free time and since Mr. Wayne doesn't even run the building most of the time so I'm left helping Lucius Fox he's not that bad i enjoy helping him i just don't like helping Bruce Wayne he's just to imitating and he never smiles lucky for me he's almost never around.
I look over to the clock hanging on the wall in kitchen I have about an hour left till I have to leave for work. I put my unfinished plate of cereal in the sink then I go around the house closing the open windows. I rush out the door and right before I close the door to my apartment I check for my keys which I find in my bag. I close the door the door and I walk down the corridor towards the hallway elevator I press the button to go down once the doors to the elevator slid open I walk in and press the bottom to make the elevator take me to the first floor.
I lean against the wall the elevator door opens up and reveals the stunning man I always get up to see in the morning right before I leave my house and go to work. Dark hair, bright green eyes, that contrast with his sun kissed tan, and a jaw line that I'm sure no girl can resist. Under all the formal clothing he wears is what I'm sure lays a well sculpted body. He's one of the reasons I wake up early each morning. That and I don't want to miss the bus. But unlike all the other times he walks into the elevator there's more people this time there's no one just him and me in a very closed room.
"Hey." I snap out of my daze I suddenly feel embarrassed for staring "Oh. Hey Good morning Mike." He grins
"Can I come in or are u ganna murder me?" I smile back at him only being able to stare at his perfect teeth.
But I don't say anything back."I'v seen you around before I just never got your name." I'm taken aback. He's asking for my name! "Oh I'm Berenice you can just call me bety." I take out my hand for him to shake like I would do when I'm meeting someone new at my job. He shakes it. The smile on his face and the deep dimples on his Greek God face never fading. The door to the elevator opens up. We're getting off at the first floor. "Ladies first." I get out ahead of him "Hope we meet again." I tell him right before I leave "same goes for you." He shouts out as he exits the door on the other side of the door I leave through. I smirk as I know I see him every morning and there will be a high chance we will meet again. I rush out towards the buss stop. I arrive just on time. Because as I reach the pole for the buss stop the buss arrives. I pay and get on. The ride doesn't take long. Once I reach the block near the Wayne's tower I get off and rush towards the Wayne's building. I'm eager to get to work so I can see Veronica and Stephanie. I go strait to the elevator the building is stacked so the elevator is packed with people making it hot and stuffy is the small space thankfully the ride is short they all rush and get out on different floors. I get off on the 30th floor. I see the familiar offices and the calm smell of paper and coffee fill my noise. The sound of paper machines calms me a little as well as the taking and the sound of ringing phones. I walk towards my small working space which is my desk that is set near the secretaries desk. I pull out my comfortable desk chair and sit down. I turn on my computer the screen lights up. I unlock the drawers were i keep my important files. A shadow of a familiar person comes up behind me.
Veronica.
But as I turn it see its not her. Instead I find a man with a bald head and is maybe in his late 40's. He's carrying a stack of papers. The stack of papers usually Veronica would come by my desk to leave. As well as some kind of new gossip ether about how one of ladies is hooking up with one of the supper visors or how someone got fired for some strange reason. "Here's your the papers you have to file and the ones in the neon orange folder go towards Mr Wayne's secretary once your done putting them in ABC order and in the correct dates. Oh! There's also a bright purple folder that was sent for you. Someone also left you a green bag in your mail box you should go check that." The man hands me the stack of papers as well as the folders which I lay all down on the side of my desk.
Just ass the man turns to leave I call out to him. "Um.........Mr..........Do you know why Veronica didn't come deliver me the paper work? Not that I'm complaining I'm just curious."

He responded as he walks back wards away from me. "She didn't show for work." I'm about to thank him but he's as spread walking as spread way and I do to fell like screaming out to thank him. I begin working on the stack of paper on my desk ordering from A all the way to Z making sure the dates are in order as well. It takes me about two hours to complete. Once I'm done i get up and get a cup if coffee as i begin to feel sleepy. I get up from my seat and head towards the coffee room with and coffee mug in my hands the copy machines are in the coffee room but thankfully the room isn't crowded. Several other people are inside I quickly spot the bright green bag in my mail box it's the only thing that's color full and bout the room. At one corner of the bag it has a bunch of gold Diamonds and on the other corner a Big golden J stands out bold and proud. I ignore the bag and grabe my coffee I head out towards my desk. I begin once more on my work but this time my attention seems to fly towards the the bright purple folder and the bright green bag in my mail box. I only hand about a few minutes till lunch break. My attention snaps as the door to Bruce Wayne's office opens up for a guy that never shows himself in magazines and other events he sure has a well sculpted body anyone can tell even from a distance. Other woman find him attractive and its not like he's isn't heck for all I know he could be the same age as me all I know is that he's in his 20s like me. I like men that smile Bruce Wayne doesn't smile. What bugs me at the moment is that he's in the building today.
Bruce heads towards the coffee room. My urge to get the green bag increase all of a sudden. I get up from my chair and head towards the coffee room. Bruce Wayne might be my boss but I hate him something about him makes me hate him. He's leaning on the counter drinking his coffee as he stares at the green bag in my mail box. I walk over to the box I take the bag and as I head out a deep rasp voice stops me. "Do you know who sent you the bag?" I turn around to look at Bruce. I swear u have never heard him talk in the time i'v work here. I always get orders from other people never and I mean never have I heard him talk. " what?" He doesn't even look at me he just continues to lean on one of the counters sitting his coffee
"Do you know who sent you the bag?" His voice is a little more annoyed and comanding.
If he were any other person I disliked I would have walked out the room and ignored his question but with him i have no choice. "No. Someone gave it to me I was going to open it up right now to see what it is."
He just nodes his head.
"You should be carful." He gets off the counter and heads to his office I'm just standing at the entrance of the coffee room dumbfounded
What dose he mean be careful? Careful of what?!? Opening a bag.
I head to my desk and sit down in chair. I open the bright green bag. Wrapping paper is all around the top. A red velvet ring box with a purple piece of lace is rapt around it. The box seems like it would carry a proposal ring inside. I then find a small key chain with a small gin hanging from it ass well as a flash drive. And at the very bottom a very familiar phone lays there.
Stephanie's phone
The dark screen is cracked and i turn the phone over to find a sticky note.
In messy hand writing it says.
Look inside the purple folder
In big bold letters. I do as the sticky notes says. Inside the purple folder I find the same hand writing
Go to the library in Boston square Gotham's Public library go to the head librarian and ask for the book tittle "little laughing clowns" Then flip to page 340. don't open the box with the red lace till I tell you to

I look up to only to stare at the door of Bruce Waynes office.
I take Stephanies phone and I turn it on. The images of Stephanie and Veronica pop up. They both look beating hafe to death. I slide to the left and I see more pictures. I slide one more Veronica and Stephanie are inside of live size doll boxes. They also seem to be dressed as dolls and on top on the boxes their in is a tittle board that contains golden sparkly letters which read.

Don't worry your friends are having the time of there lives. Call the buzz and your friends will laugh Until their hearts can't beat a second more
---J

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A/N: hope ya guys enjoyed.
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