~CHAPTER 1~
"I hope today goes well, please give me some luck God"Ariel muttered as she prepared her self for her job interview which is today,she hurriedly eat her breakfast and cleared the table as she swiftly took her bag and dashed to the door before hailing a cab
"Gawd,why today of all day" Ariel grumbled,she was stuck in a traffic which looked like it was going to last the whole day"no,no,no,no,no" she mumbled in frustration as she checked the time on her wrist watch and her eyes bulged out "7:36,I can't be late,this is not good" she kelp on grumbling and gave out a loud sigh removing her hand out of her bag as she gave the driver a dollar note,"I think I'll just find my way from here"she said to him with a warm smile and he nodded and returned the smile in response
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" Finally "she heaved a sigh of relief as she stop in front of a building" I still have some minutes left" she said checking her wrist watch again,as her bent to catch her breath from running" wow,it's even go gigantic seeing it in person "she marveled with admiration as she raised her head to look at the fifty storey building in front of her with the company's name written boldly on it SKY HIGH which was sparkling under the sun
She took in deep breaths while reassuring herself " you can do this Ariel, there's nothing to fear, you've come this far so there's no going back,yes ,no going back "she mustered enough courage and walked straight into the building, she spotted the receptionist and walked to her"good morning,my name is ariel and I'm her for the job interview" she said to the receptionist with a smile "oh, ok then come with me please miss ariel"the receptionist replied and gestured her to follow her lead , as she made her way to the elevator , they both entered and the receptionist pressed a button and the door close while the elevator went up
Soon they both came out of the elevator and walked towards an office stopping at the door the lady turned to her "just go straight in,to the second door" she said with a smile and ariel returned the smile while wondering what second door she was talking about but didn't get the chance to ask cause the lady left almost immediately
She sighed before entering and was surprised to see an empty desk but brushed it aside before looking around and her eyes caught sight of another door,"so this was what she was talking about,an office inside an office,huh" she thought to hherself making her way to the second door, she stared at the door as if there was a monster at the other side waiting to divore her if she opened the door, taking deep breath she summoned enough courage to knock on the door and almost immediately a deep brass voice called out from the other side
"Come in" She pushed open the door slowly and walked inside "sit" came his deep brass voice again she almost drolled as she stared at the man who sat behind the desk, he was handsome, no a perfect creation, a masterpiece to say, from his black hair to his beautiful hazel eyes which she now realize was staring at her
"I'm sorry" she apologized immediately and sat down
"Miss Hemsworth, right!"
"Yes" she replied, he stared at her for a while as her heart was already beating out of her chest"if a product of this company was returned with and accused fault from the other party, what do you think we should do, miss Hemsworth "
She was shocked by his sudden question" wait has the interview started already" she said to herself, staring at him with a shocked expression, before composing herself and with a calm face she answered "I'll suggest we first find where the fault was from,from our company or the other and if truly it was from our company, then I'll kindly accept the blame and fix a new product that is problem free for the other party in order to keep the company's reputation up to standard sir",she was wanting for a response from him but he just stared at her coldly which made her scared "did I say it wrongly, why isn't he saying anything" she said in her head trying to read his expression but got nothing, his face was blank and she subconsciously let out a loud sigh
"And what if the other party is so focused on bringing down the company's reputation by not accepting to your terms" came his voice as he asked another question , she stared at him for a while before speaking up
"in that case I'll let him lay down his own term and if it is acceptable, we'll go by it since the fault came from us so we have to bear the consequences of our carelessness "she concluded
" And what if his terms are not acceptable and the other party files a court case"he fired at her almost immediately ,she gulped down nothing as she gripped the hem of her skirt" is he trying to force me to give up with all this questions"she said to herself suddenly regretting of applying for the job
"Well" she started "if he wants to take the matter to court, it will be a big problem to the company" she halted squeezing her brows " but he will be the one at loss, there must have been an agreement signed between the two parties, though we were at fault,we tried to sort out the matter at which he didn't agree with and went out filing a case against the company, we still have legal evidence which are the document both parties signed and as long there's a proof that all was an accident and someone to testify on our effort to sort the case at first, we can win the case with him going home with nothing"she concluded feeling uncomfortable under his gaze,
he was about to speak when a knock came on the door "come in he ordered" as a young man around his twenties with blonde hair came in "boss it time for your meeting with mr penlinh" he announced, his gaze meeting with that of ariel which he gave out a warn smile and she reciprocated the smile but her one second peace was disturbed as the boss cleared his throat
"what time is it" he asked the blond hair guy"this is 9:00 Sir and you are supposed to be there by 9:30"the blond haired guy stated
"Alright then, let's go"the boss said standing up from his chair and heading to the door, ariel's eyes widened as she stared at him "does that mean I didn't get the job , all my efforts, all gone"she wailed inside almost to the bridge of tears suddenly the boss turned back "I'm Robert Mendez, welcome to Star High" he said before leaving the office and leaving her in a state of shock "did he just say welcome, does that mean... Oh, fuck I got the job , yes"she jumped in happiness as it was short lived when a man around his thirties with thick beards came into the office " here are the files that needs to be sorted out Mrs Hemsworth "he said with a little bow "
"wait what file"she asked looking puzzled" "did the inform you "the man asked looking at her puzzled face" he didn't "she replied unsure of what's going on even though she knows it within her heart, "he didn't even give me time to rest" she mumbled under her breath " what did you say"the man asked making her realize where she was" it's nothing, I'll take that, uh, please where's my office "she asked politely" please come with me miss, as they headed out of the second office to the first and he stopped "here is your office miss" she said to her " oh, well thank you then" he did a quick bow before leaving
" Seriously , now I have to see his face everyday", she sighed in frustration when she suddenly thought of something "what's my post" she asked no one in particular, she was still trying to figure out when the door opened and the man came back "oh, I forgot to inform you of your post" he hesitated seeing the curiosity in her eyes before continuing "well i hope you have a nice day secretary ariel" and with that he left
" Ah, why does everyone here do th.....,wait did he just call me secretary ariel, secretary 'she repeat the word secretary over five time then a huge smile covered her face , "i should get to work" she said diverting her attention to the stack of files on her desk
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Ariel pushed open her door entered her house she met a guy standing and staring at her "you're back, and it's late, did something happen to you" Daniel her boyfriend asked, his eyes filled with love and care as he stroked her hair
"I got the job dan" she announced "wow that's good news"hugging her "I'm proud of you" giving her a light peck on the lips " I made dinner, you hungry?" disengaging from the hug to go to the kitchen "
" nah, I'll pass , I'm really tired and I need a good night sleep against tomorrow, I'm sorry babe"she said making puppy eyes, he heaved out a sigh " fine","good night then" she siad giving him a peck on his right cheek as she made her way to her bedroom
almost Immediately he got a call and he grinned as he saw the caller ID
