The Assistant ( Saving His Assistant)

Chapter 4.

It was now a week into Rita's job, she was grateful that her days were far much better than when she first started. Well, except for her immediate boss who piled work on her head though it was not Rita's duties to do. Apparently, Asha was responsible for signing her activity file every day so Rita had to do every single thing Asha told her to do or else Asha would not sign her file and she would be fired .

Zara, her best friend at the office often thought Rita should report to Mr. Bucks how Asha was treating her but Rita refused. Due to the events that transpired the last time she was in his office, she would rather lick the floor clean to please Asha than go back to that devil den.

She was working on the company records, managing them and converting paper files to electronic format when Zara called out from her desk which was quite adjacent to Rita's.

" Hey Rita, you wanna go for lunch before the conference meeting today?"

" Ooh shoot,it's lunch already. Okay let me finish up."

Rita and Zara always ate across the street. It was a small restaurant for fast food and she ordered her usual, french fries. Rita loveeed fries and would eat them every day despite Zara's disapproving look ,who was eating kebabs and a soft drink.

"Girl, you know there is no much hope for your weight and curves if you keep eating those... Not that you are big ,you are petite curvy but you might be plus size if you are not careful.." Zara said disapprovingly.

Rita shrugged," been eating these since my freshman year on campus everyday and I've never grown more weight, it ain't gonna start today,"

"Yeah whatever. By the way, the conference meeting starts exactly at two. We've got only thirty minutes left. Today ,at least you ain't going to be late." Zara smiled rolling her eyes," the boss won't be mad at you at least"

"Tell you what, I don't want to meet again with that man. He scares the hell out of me, he's an asshole too plus I hate him big time."

"Yeah. I second that he's an asshole but why does he have to be so damn hot," Zara sighed a dreamy expression on her face.

"Hot or not. There is this dangerous vibe about him . I hate him" Rita scowled.

"Whoa! whoa! Wait you sure you not exaggerating this bad bad bad thing about him . Yeah, he's bad but I don't think he is that bad,".

Rita shrugged, picking at her fries . Rita hated people that intimidated others and as for her boss,it was no exception. In fact in this case, her hatred was worse since she never got a chance to explain when she first messed up.

They got back at the office 1:40 p.m . Rita rushed to the washroom before grabbing a note pad to attend the meeting . Her braided hair was only three days old but her scalp still hurt so she had to apply pain reliving balm just as Asha entered her office compartment.

"Hey, uhm Rita, where is the report I told you to compose?" Asha asked impatiently tapping her  foot clad in six inch heels on the carperted floor.

"What report?! You didn't even tell me when it was due, you just put a file on my desk yesterday and told me to make a report,"

"Oh! So now it's my fault now,huh?"

"No,but-"

"No buts Rita. You better give me the report now, miss. How am I supposed to go through the presentation now. I just think you didn't work on it to shame me, isn't that right?" Asha moved as if to tackle Rita just as Zara came in and announced Mr. Bucks had summoned Asha to his office.

Asha flustered ,her expression filled with panic as she quickly left.

"Gee,thanks . You are a life saver. Zara"

Zara laughed, " actually,I was about to come in here and tell her Mr. Bucks wanted to see her just to fend her off. But it seems the gods we're on your side he actually called and asked me to tell her to go to his office", she smirked ,"but we'd better hurry and go back to the meeting. I don't trust her. Asha is pure trouble."