Sophie’s POV
I moved backwards then slammed the door shut with my foot accidentally. They stopped and turned to me, Roy frowned at me then dragged me inside, he slammed me into the wall and twisted my arm behind my back again “you nosey ugly monkey” he snapped “stop! Stop!” I yelled then started crying “don’t you dare tell anyone about this okay?” he snapped “I swear I won’t just let me go!” I screeched “just stop Roy” Aunt Vera said then he let go off me “thank you Aunt Vera” I said rubbing my arm “sorry Sophie but you’re fired” she said and my eyes widen “no Aunt Vera I swear I won’t tell anyone about this” I said “sorry Sophie here you can have this month’s salary” she handed me a white envelope but I didn’t accept it “please you can’t do this to me how do I find a new job out of the blues? Please Aunt Vera how do I feed Brynn and I?” I asked and she frowned “Roy get this woman out of here” she said “with pleasure” Roy smirked then yanked my apron off, Aunt Vera pressed the envelope in my hand and I didn’t know when my hand grabbed it so much. He grabbed my arm then pulled me out of the kitchen “please don’t do this to me” I said then in a few minutes I ended up on the streets. I opened the envelope and there was two hundred dollars, she added a hundred dollar and fifty more was she planning on firing me before? How was I going to tell Brynn that I was fired because I saw my boss and her younger employee making out?
I walked home and bought todays newspaper so I could see if anyone wanted an employee without any college experience. I neatly tucked the newspaper in my purse, the road was empty and quiet it was getting dark I walked slowly on purpose because I couldn’t face Brynn yet. I was so deep in thought, when I snapped out of it there was a car parked only a few feet from me, a guy in a grey expensive suit and blonde hair with sapphire eyes got down from it. He was a spinning definition of goddam hot, he frowned then walked up to me “what is wrong with you? Are you mad? Don’t you know how to walk on the road?” he snapped and I could only stare into his angry sapphire eyes “hello? When you’re done staring you can tell me why you were acting like an imbecile” the guy snapped like he knew he was hot “I…I was not… I was not staring I…I just” I mumbled “I’m…I’m sorry, I’ve just been pondering but I’m sorry” I said looking at the floor “I don’t know why but I don’t mean to pry but who are you?” he asked “I mean why were you pondering?” he asked “I just got fired and I live with my sister and I don’t know what I’m gonna do” I said almost crying. I don’t know why but I felt like I’ve know this guy as long as I’ve known Aunt Marisa right now “I… I better go” I started realizing I just met the guy. I walked off “hey I’m calling you” the guy yelled from behind me “you’re thinking again” he said “do be careful” he said then got in his Cadillac car and drove off. I continued walking until I reached home “Sophie!” Brynn pounced on me “where have you been? You were supposed to be here four hours ago” she said helping me up “tomorrow don’t you dare come this late okay?” she said “um Brynn I got fired” I said then her eyes widen “oh my gosh why?” she asked “Aunt Vera and Roy are lovers” I said and the side of her lip twitched “eew gross!” she screeched “yeah and I caught them kissing and she fired me” I said “but don’t worry she gave me this month’s salary and added double of it” I said “that can last us at least a month and I swear I’d get a new job before then” I said then cupped her face in my palms. She nodded “now go to bed you have school tomorrow” I said, she smiled then walked to her room. I got my newspaper out. I sat on the sofa and started checking for jobs most of them required college experience but the rest didn’t pay high enough.
I woke up and my head was on the coffee table and my body was on the sofa. Brynn had changed into her school wear and was making cereal “good morning” she said “good morning, ah my neck hurts” I whined “then next time try to put your head on at least the sofa and not the coffee table” she teased “did you find a job?” she asked “not yet, all these require college experience” I said “I’m sorry Sophie” she said “for what?” I asked raising an eyebrow. She looked into her cereal bowl and started crying “it’s because of me you didn’t get to go to college” she said then I walked up to her and hugged her “don’t ever say that Brynn or I’d slap you” I said trying not to cry. I pulled away from her “now finish your cereal and head to school” I said and she nodded.
I had my bath and wore my long sleeved white button down shirt with my deep blue pleated skirt reaching above my knee and my mums silver flats and my glasses. I put my hair in a rough bun then grabbed my mum’s favourite brown handbag “you saw a job?” Brynn asked putting on her backpack “yeah and I didn’t see any ‘requires college experience’” I said “bye Brynn” I said then went out of the house.
The name of the company was Pataki corp. A multibillion shipping company which needs a personal assistant. I walked down the road, so many thoughts ran through my head what if I’m not qualified? What if the job does require college experience? I stopped in front of the large building with a large ‘Pataki corporation’ on it. I bit my lower lip and walked inside. White dominated the whole waiting room and there were large glass windows, I spotted a lady with her blonde hair in a neat bun, and she was wearing a black dress that hugged her it stopped above her knee. I walked up to her “um excuse me I’m here for the job interview” she turned to me and raised an eyebrow like ‘did you miss your way or something?’ she rolled her eyes “follow me” she said then started walking with her stilettos making an annoying noise whenever she took a step “take this elevator to the top floor Mr Pataki would be waiting” she said and I nodded. I walked into the empty elevator and I don’t know why my hands were shaking it’s not like it was my first job interview. The elevator stopped and revealed a busy hall, I walked straight down then stopped another lady “excuse me, I’m looking for Mr Pataki” she smiled “come with me” she led me to a door “thank you” I said then walked in. White also dominated this room too, my legs were trembling and I knew if I wasn’t careful they’d fail me. Almost every part of me was shaking because something told me that if I lost this opportunity not many more would be knocking at the door. A chair facing backwards turned to me revealing a young guy with blonde hair and sapphire eyes he looked so familiar “sit” he ordered like I was a dog but I obediently and sat across from him. I started twirling my forefingers the habit my mum really hated “so um can you tell me about yourself?” he asked “um I’m Sophie Lopez eh I…I’m nineteen and I live with my sister in a three bedroom house that my late parents left behind” I said thinking for other things to say “do you have any college experience?” he asked and here comes the part where I’m blown off “no my college savings- well no” I said “well did you graduate from high school?” he asked “yes sir” he squinted at me “why do you seem so familiar?” he asked then his eyes widen “your that lady I almost hit yesterday” he said “huh” I said then remembered. The guy that felt like I had known “your hired I guess” he said “thank you” I said controlling my happiness. I was happy because I hadn’t said much and this wasn’t like a normal job interview “you can start today” he said then the lady who rolled her eyes at me walked in “Miss Diamox” he said “this is my new P.A Sophie and I leave the rest to you” he said “okay Mr Pataki” she said then smiled at me “come I’d show you to your office” she said. I got up and followed her out of the office, we walked to another office smaller than Mr Pataki’s, white and grey dominated it “this is your office” Miss Diamox said “thank you Miss Diamox” I said “just call me Penny” she said and I smiled “that’s your desk, there is a copy of Mr Pataki’s schedule in the drawer I’d get you your laptop and cell phone” she said and my eyes widen. She put her IPhone to her ear then smiled at me and walked off. I sat behind my desk and opened the drawer and brought out this leather folder. I opened it and it said ‘Chase Pataki’s schedule’ I flipped through it then Penny walked in with a white box, she placed it in front of me “what’s that?” I asked. She shrugged and watched me as I opened it. There was an IPhone 6 and an apple laptop “whoa. Why?” I asked holding the phone in my hand. They both had the same logo on it “your Mr Pataki’s personal assistant so you’re gonna be making some calls and taking notes helping him with some projects” she said and I nodded “oh and Mr Pataki doesn’t tolerate late employees he can fire you with the snap of his fingers” she warned then snapped her finger “is he strict?” I asked and she nodded “as long as your obedient and also he doesn’t tolerate noise” she said and I was glad we both hated noise “well I gotta go to my post see you later Sophie and good luck” she said and I nodded “thanks”
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RomanceSophie Lopez became the breadwinner of her family (her two sisters who are twins)when she was only sixteen because her parents died in a car crash. After three years Bianca dies if lung cancer. Sophie gets fired from her job as a waitress and gets a...