The Stargazer who fell for the Moon

1| Dead shot

Why does it happen that I'm late for all the important days of my life? In fact I even woke up on time today. And I had straightened my clothes last night itself. It has to be the long shower that I took to calm my nerves. Or the long line at Starbucks this morning...

'Nope. Don't even go there. We can never blame Starbucks for your mistakes, no matter what,' my inner self said. After all I am addicted to coffee every morning and it just happens to be the nearest one to my apartment. And now I'm late for my new job. Well basically it's going to be like an interview first as I will be working as an intern.

And not to forget that the CEO of the company is Jayden Cole. The guy who I have a crush on for five years and yet whom I hate. You might find it weird that "The Jayden Cole" can be hated by a girl but it's true. I do hate him. Who doesn't hate their 'once upon a bully'? Not me, certainly. I will be seeing him in front of me after three whole years. But to be honest, I don't think he even remembers me. After all I have never been someone special to him. Just the girl he could annoy whenever he wanted to.

"... Miss, we are here." The voice of the taxi driver had me snapping out of my daydream. Thanking him while handing him a ten dollar note, I stepped out of the taxi and took in the magnificent building in front of me. You could see that it has been designed by the best architect in the city. "Save the gawking for later. You're late." My inner self reminded me again.

I had been offered an internship at Cole Industries as soon as I had completed my masters in HR Management. I was surprised, to say the least, when I first got the news. Mostly because of the fact that Jayden has taken the post of the CEO after his father had stepped down four years ago. I was hesitant to accept the offer at first, just because I was afraid of facing him again. But I realised that he would not  even remember me. After all, it has been three long years. And I needed a job to keep me going. I couldn't sit at home doing nothing idly. Otherwise I would turn insane. With these thought in mind, I decided to accept the offer and see where it takes me. So here was I, standing in front of the main office of Cole industries.

Stepping through the doors, I rushed towards the receptionist.
"Hi, I'm here for my internship as HR manager. I have an interview with Mrs Sparks."
She smiled brightly. "Oh yes. I'm Sarah. Mrs Sparks is waiting for you. Please go floor 15 and Sasha there will guide you to her."

Sasha turned out to be the assistant of Mrs Sparks, the blonde with a bitchy smile kind.
Thankfully, Mrs Sparks was the opposite. She was bossy and was yet somehow friendly. It seems like it is going to be great working under her teaching and guidance. She didn't give a lot if work for my first day. Only brief details about the present staff and how to handle different types of problems within the office without being unfair to anyone. She also gave a complete tour of the building during the lunch break including the break room where I was introduced to  those present.

Well not immediately, since there were people grouped together and talking loudly as soon as we entered the room. And just then a loud crash and the sound of glass breaking could be heard. My feet were rooted to the ground due to the shock that I was feeling. 'Such a warm welcome you've got here,' my inner self said sarcastically.

"What is happening here?" Diana's voiced boomed over the noise and the room instantly turned quiet. Everyone parted to make way for Diana to pass through and I just trailed along, not sure of what I should do. In the middle were two male on the ground, who had obviously been fighting given from their messy surrounding.

Both men stood up, looking like a child caught stealing a cookie from a jar. One of them even had blood dripping from the side of this mouth while the other had a horrible black eye that probably wouldn't fade for weeks. The latter tried to speak but ended up stuttering.

"D-Di, I-I swe-ar w-we were n-not doing any-thing."

"Dan, a young man like you doesn't look good while stuttering. So man up and tell me why were you two at each others' throat few minutes ago," asked Diana impatiently. Everybody started laughing at poor Dan who blushed at Diana's words.

It was then that the other man decided to speak. "

"Di, I'm really sorry for the mess but I won't apologise for beating this idiot here." He said the last words bitterly. He looked even more of a badass wiping the blood at side of his mouth. "We didn't mean to cause trouble."

"James, at least tell me why were you fighting like dogs in a dark alley," asked Diana with a sigh while the rest of us chuckled.

It was Dan who replied and I was surprised that he didn't stutter this time. "It was my fault. I broke the bro-code of never touching your best friend's sister. I guess I deserve this." Dan said sadly.

Diana's expression turned into one of understanding and she smiled at him. "We'll talk about this in my office. I don't want to see you two fighting again like this. And I don't want the boss to know about this," she said in a serious note before continuing. "Don't worry about the mess. It will be cut from your salaries," she added with a wink. "Before I forget, I would like to introduce Evelyn Stewart to you. She is going to be an intern for two weeks before taking over my position. I hope you will treat her well," she added before leaving to her office with James and Dan on her tail.

Instead of the bitter words that I was expecting, I was welcomed with warm smiles and kind words. The only one who seemed to not like me was Sasha and Melanie, the boss's (whom I'm guessing is Jayden) assistant. But these two seemed to have a mutual hatred towards each other. Upon asking Diana about it, she said that they were both competing for the boss's attention and that it was not secret in the office about who was winning. To my surprise, she said they have both received the same amount of attention.

"Everyone knows that our dear boss hates discrimination," she added in a sarcastic tone. I had started to wonder whether I was going to see this boss today or not. And part of me was also thinking if he has changed or is still the same annoying idiot. I visited every department but we didn't go any further than floor 40. Diana said that the floors above 40 had the superiors' offices and I would meet them at the right time.

The day flew by easily afterwards as most of our time had spent in visiting the office and getting started. My internship was going to last for two weeks. After that Diana was going to retire. I considered it to be a bit early for her to retire as she was only 50. But she said that she wanted to spend the rest of her life with her husband and watching her grandchildren grow up.

She also insisted for me to call her Diana instead of ma'am or Mrs Sparks and eventually agreed. I left for home at five thirty and reached thirty minutes later. Although I didn't have a busy day, I still felt tired and opted for a bath and takeout instead of cooking like everyday. It was very rare for me to eat takeouts as I loved cooking.

Curling up in bed with a book in hand, my thoughts drifted towards my day. I hoped that Sasha and Melanie would not create any problem for me. This job is important and I'll be damned if I screw this up.

I couldn't help but also think about Jayden. Part of me felt happy for not seeing his face on my first day or else that would have ruined my day. But another part of me, the fangirl part that feels giddy whenever I see his face felt disappointed. With that thought, I fell in a deep slumber, dreaming about a certain grey eyed guy.

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Hey guys. This was the first chapter. Let me know what do you think about it.
Song above is Borro cassette by Maluma..

Love,
Shreya x