CHAPTER 1

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  " Who took your sleep away this time Zaynie?" Louis said entering his best friend aka little brother's   office who was comfortably sleeping on the table with his hands folded and his head resting on them.  " There is only one man Lou" he mumbled still  not fully awake. 
   
" Hmmm.... so let me guess. You had a wet dream, you woke up and then couldn't go back to sleep so you did some  sketching  till the sun was shining bright  ?  I know I'm right," Louis laughed  taking a sip from his coffee.
   "how did you know?" Zayn asked looking up at him still struggling to open his eyes. 
    " I'm God!  I know everything." Louis sassed him receiving a middle finger from his friend.
    
" Hey lads!" a blond man walked in the room balancing two large coffee cups in his hand and a bag of donuts under his chin. " God, you are looking so dead. Here, Have this coffee and doughnuts and look like a human again." he said placing the coffee and doughnuts on the table.
     "You are my true friend Niall. But look some people over here cares about only themselves."  zayn said dramatically wiping out his imaginary tears. "God, you are so dramatic Zayn." Louis said rolling his and shaking his head.
  " Well YOU out of all the people in this world can't say that. " Niall fired back laughing at him.
  " Irish is right!" Zayn laughed moking him.
  "  Irish is my nationality not my  name." Niall groaned.
  " then be proud..." Zayn sassed his blonde friend earning a high five from his brother like best friend.
      Niall glared at them signed heavily.
"Now, if you are done making fun of mine then Zayn get your  sleepy ass to work before Mr. Payne  enters the building And please look presentable." Niall said dusting off the crums from his shirt.
 
And that was enough for Zayn to wake up. He walked into the washroom and splashed some water on his face. He looked into the mirror and wiped his face with a clean towel.  That's something zayn always have in his office just like his mirror and sketching material.  He fixed his hair and  walked back to his table again where he found his two best friends in some deep conversation.
   "what's the serious matter you both are talking about?"  he asked going through some files. 
 
" okay tell me this Zayn, why did Mr. Payne gave you this office  ?  Why does this wall , facing towards his office is made up of Glass ? And why did he renovated that huge window in his office on the wall facing your office?"   Louis asked looking at Zayn directly who was now running his mind over those questions. 
  Zayn never noticed this but yes it's true that Mr. Payne renovated this office and then the window was made. After he gave Zayn this cabin right opposite to his.  Zayn stood there frowing and pouting but then shook his head and told his friend, " I'm his secretary Louis that's why he gave me this office and regarding your irreverent question I would like not to answer them because they are irrelevant."
     " Irrelevant huh, we'll see Zayn." Louis said walking out of the room.
" He is a dork ... focus on work Zee. And for heaven sake don't mess up." Niall said  before leaving him alone.
  
After both of his friends were gone Zayn took his some files and made his way towards Mr. Payne's office.  He entered the room closing the door behind him placed the files neatly on the table and looked at the watch. 8 : 45am which means he had half an hour before Mr. Payne walks in. So he plugged his earphones in and played the music.  Very very unprofessional but that is Zayn.
 
He began cleaning of the office. Well Mr. Payne don't like too many people around his office so poor Zayn needs to do the cleaning as well. He arranged some files and cleaned the table. Then he sat down on one of the chairs and began to sketch.  The music was blasting in his ears and he was singing along,  more like screaming the lyrics.    And then suddenly it stopped. He looked up from the paper he was sketching on and nearly fainted. Mr. Payne was holding his earphones in his hand and was looking down at him in nothing but  anger. Zayn suddenly felt sick in his stomach but he couldn't do anything.  
" Good morning sir" he wished looking at his shoes.
  
"I am standing infront of you Mr. Malik not down." Mr. Payne angrily said and Zayn looked up at him with bambi eyes and biting his lower lips.  Mr. Payne  raised his eyebrows and Zayn got the hint, " Good morning  Mr. Payne."
     " Now would you like to explain this unprofessional behaviour of yours?" Mr. Payne  said  sitting on his huge leather chair still holding the earphones in his hand.  " I was bored." he said which came out more like a question.  " Are You asking me or telling me, Mr. Malik?" said Mr. Payne narrowing his eyes. 
      " No, I was  kind of a bored. I mean i did the cleaning,  arranged the files , made today's schedule and other things and I still had some time so....."  Zayn  explained lightly rocking back and forth on his feet.
    " Tell me what's the time?"  he demanded.
  " 9 : 25 am sir." Zayn replied looking up from his wrist watch .
  " And you are bored," Mr. Payne announced crossing his arms over his chest. " since you are bored,  you will be staying late working with me."
  
" okay,  now you are being  harsh.  He said he did all his work. It's not like he was just douching the work."  a  thick voice said and Zayn looked at the direction from where it came.  And wow , Zayn thought.  The green eyed man came closer towards his direction from where he was standing and leaned on the table comfortably standing crossed leg and hands folded over his chest. 

" I'm not being harsh on him. I won't tolerate this unprofessionalism in my office.  Everyone working here should be disciplined and for you Zayn you need to learn how to be disciplined, Now come here and take this." Mr. Payne said showing off his earphone.  Zayn slowly walked towards his boss and reached out his hand to take this property but Mr. Payne  gripped it even  tightly.  Zayn looked at him with a scared expression.

He opened his mouth to say something but his boss cut him saying,  "Zayn you need to learn how to be professional.  You are my secretary that doesn't mean  your work is till arranging files making my schedule and all. You are everywhere I am. You are always with me. You represent me. Your impression is my impression.  And now look , from where are we anywhere near each other's behaviour  ?  It's for your own good. learn to be discipline and be professional." Mr. Payne  calmly told him and he felt overwhelmed.  He  said a small yes before taking his thing and leaving the office.  

" Never have I ever seen you talking like that to any of your employees here." Harry  commented turning towards his bestfriend. 
 
" Draw off the curtains but not fully." Mr. Payne instructed and Harry did as being told. " what the....seriously Liam?" Harry said in disbelief , " you are ....... why ?"  But instead to answering Liam just smirked picking up a file and going through it. 

Harry sat back on one of the chairs  watching Zayn from the window struggling to re arrange some papers which a blond  man accidentally dropped it off  from Zayn's hands.
Zayn tried to arrange the papers but eventually gave in and was about to fall back but his blonde friend grabbed him.  "This is entertaining." Harry shook his head laughing at Zayn's childish act and stood up from  his place.  " we still going out I don't care whatever  you say. I better go now ....... ," Harry said leaving his friend alone.
 
And that pretty much explains why he had that window right infront of his table.

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