The door closes with a loud slam and I cannot help but roll my eyes at how ridiculous Cristina is acting.
I begin to settle into my chair once more and I happen to notice Violet settle down to my left, while Mikayla is at my right.
"Alright ladies, I have a special project for you three." He begins to say but pauses to place down his pen after writing something down on his notepad. "I chose you three because each and every one of your departments entails most of my company, which tends to be crucial for this gala."
As he is saying how important the departments are and our specific assignments I manage to continue writing all of this information down while making sure we don't make specific eye contact.
"... And you Amelia, you'll be assigned to make sure you check the financial records from last year's event and make sure to present it to the board committee. Make sure to make a new spread sheet for it including the costs for the event, the money raised, and so forth. You'll need to confer with Mikayla and Violet in order for them to guide you." He finishes.
I nod my head in agreement and make sure that I finish writing down my specific assignment.
"Now..." He continues to speak except this time he gets up and picks up a clicker from the desk and points at the screen. The screen comes to life and a presentation slide pops up. "Now, this presentation is a recap of last year's gala, which will be your task this year." He takes a second to look at us.
"You will have exactly one week to make sure that you complete your tasks, because those tasks are only the first part and are a minute portion of what I will assign to you, as of now." He says.
Mikayla looks at me confused as if she too does not know what he is talking about.
"Pardon me sir, but I am a bit confused. Won't we be focusing on the internal tasks you gave us?" She questions.
"Originally yes, except this year I've decided to change a few things. You three will now decide the theme, the decor, the food, the wine, and..." He stops to take a breather. "You get the point don't you?" He states.
Both Mikayla and Violet gasp at the same time.
I furrow my eyebrows in confusion still not following what he's saying.
I decide to look up at him.
"I'm sorry I don't quite understand?" I say hoping I didn't seem inadequate for the job.
As both Mikayla and Violet fiercely begin to write in their notepads while giggling, Mr. Anderson happens to look down at the floor while smirking an all knowing smile.
He looks up again and catches my gaze.
"It means Amelia, that you guys will be planning the gala. All approval, all meetings, all ideas, and all final decisions come to you." He says while still staring at me with his intense blue eyes that are only making me squirm under his gaze.
I shift uncomfortably to one side of the chair and decide to look at Mikayla in hopes she would shed some light on this decision.
"Sir, this is an incredible opportunity. What caused you to change your mind instead of hiring professionals?" Violet finally speaks up to say with clear excitement and shock behind the question.
He walks a bit closer to the desk and decides to place down his clicker and what he said next is something I would've never expected he would ever say.
"Because Violet, I think it's time I stop taking my team for granted and to stop thinking that this is all a game." And as he finished that last word I knew he was still talking to me and my breath hitched, as I continued to stare at him as he continued to stare at me. Neither Violet nor Mikayla seemed to notice our interaction as I can see that both of them have wide grins across their faces as they continue to giggle while jotting down more notes.
He breaks his gaze with me and leaves me breathless as he finishes off his sentence.
"You guys deserve better and I think it's time I give you guys a chance to shine in other aspects instead of keeping you in a monotonic scene, which I for one have never subjected to." He says.
"Well Mr. Anderson we're honored to take on this task." Violet says with Cheshire cat grin.
Mr. Anderson gives a small nod and then proceeds to finish putting on his jacket.
"Well I have no doubt that you guys will prevail." He says while turning off the screen and begins to grab his jacket.
"Uh, Mr. Anderson will we have meetings with you to get final approval?" Mikayla questions as she keeps her eyes trailed to her notepad while she continues to write more notes.
"No, you guys will have final say. I'll make sure to inform the rest of the staff that they have to confirm any ultimate decisions with you three." He pauses as he finishes adjusting his jacket, which happens to fit him like a glove.
Of course it does. I think to myself.
"Since you three have been the fastest to finish your work these past few days you guys can start working on the gala from this day on."
He begins to walk towards the door but happens to say one last thing before walks out.
"And no you don't have a budget."
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