BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Credits to the owner of the drawing! Its really beautiful!

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Emielia splashed water on her face continuously as she tried to fight of the fear that was creeping up in her heart. She looked at her expression and felt disgusted. Anyone could tell that she was afraid of something.

"I am dead. I am dead. I am dead.!" She repeated it like a mantra, replayed it in her mind and she started to convince herself.

"Is there any reason as to why you are repeating that you are dead."

She whipped her head to the place she heard the voice and saw Claire standing there looking as though she just stepped out of a photo magazine.

"Uhh, hi." She said and inwardly cringed. She didn't have-couldn't  come up with- anything to say to someone who just heard her repeating her mantra.

"Why do you look so scared?" Claire asked, narrowing her eyes as she studied her.

"When have I ever not been scared since I started working here?" She retorted while smiling bitterly.

"That is true. Your boss is too much of a jerk." Claire said as she laughed and Emielia forced a smile.

The sound of her ringtone cut through the air and she hurriedly answered the call.

"Hello, Emielia green-"

"Are you really going to stay in that toilet and gossip about me all day." Keith said and she looked around trying to spot an hidden camera.

"Stop looking around like a lost monkey and get back here." He said before ending the call.

"I have to go." Emielia said running a hand through her hair.

"So I heard. Anyways, ill see you soon." Claire said and Emielia nodded before walking out of the toilet while putting on her brave face.

She was dead. There is nothing, absolutely nothing to worry about. 

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Keith narrowed his eyes as he stared at Emielia. Something was wrong and he was itching to find out what. Not that he cared but he hates leaving things uncovered.

Speaking of uncovered he immediately remembered the name he was beginning to feel irritated at. Ivan. His father would be so happy that he couldn't forget the name.

"Would you stop fidgeting?" He said once he got tired of watching her being like that.

Almost immediately, she stopped and forced herself to relax which was almost impossible. Don't be a wuss, Emielia!  You are dead remember that! .

She immediately smiled which anyone even a blind man would know it was fake. Keith was definitely not blind nor was he stupid so he saw right past through it but decided not to comment.

A knock echoed in the office--the office being quiet due to the fact that Jeremy was in la-la land--before someone walked in. Emielia looked up and saw Mr Stone grinning like a Cheshire cat and she wondered what was so good about his day.

"Im going to be a father! " he yelled out.

The air suddenly felt cold, the silence was filled with tension as Mr Stone eyes met Keith's.

"Congratulations! " Keith drawled sarcastically.

"Uhh im in the wrong office" Mr Stone said, laughing out awkwardly, "Uhh, I should go." He said taking awkward steps backward.