I woke up early but two hours ago, here I am still stunned by my coffee. I was able to get dressed and my face was ready but my heart was not ready yet. I don't think my heart can see Alvin after our conversation yesterday.
In just a few minutes, when I haven't calmed myself down I'll be really late. First day, late?What kind of secretary are me then? Maybe Alvin will be ahead of me and get to the company if I don't get ready myself to leave, I'm sure he'll be angry with me again.I don't want to increase his anger, instead of emote here I should make a way to make up for him. That's right, maybe that way he'll at least reduce his anger at me and gradually forgive me. A week later, he softened again.I first went through the one we used to buy his favorite chocolate. He also needs it too because it makes the body hyper when we eat sweets. After that I went straight to the company to start my day."Good morning," I greet the employees I pass.When I arrived at Marketing Financial where Alvin's office was, a group approached me."Hi, you're Sir Alvin's new secretary, right?" a woman asked in the middle, I nodded."Wow, you are so beautiful. You can't be mistaken for Sir's secretary in that face, the thing is for you to be his wife!""Thank you..." I'm embarrassed to say."Are you single?" a man on the side asked."Shh! You'll get in trouble when Sir hears you.""But it's like I've seen you before!""By the way, what's your name?" a woman in the middle asked again."Samantha," I answered sparingly. "Is Sir there yet?""Yup, it looked like he hadn't come home last night. Go to him but knock first..."Worrying overwhelmed me and also immediately erased my shock at what I heard. Is he like that often? Is he sleeping here? It's been fourth time since I knock on his door but he did not answer so I slowly opened the door and then entered his office.Alvin's face greeted me while sleeping peacefully. I just quietly watched him and realized that even though a lot changed in him, he's still the same Alvin that I know when he's sleeping. I really do miss him."I'm really sorry for hurting you, Love. If I could just turn back time, I would. You mean everything to me so I think that night happened well for your good. I mean, look at you now... I'm so proud of you, Alvin..."I slowly laid down next to him the chocolate I bought and then kissed him on the forehead before coming out. It's still early, I'll just take his schedule this week so that I can study as well.Now that I'm back, you won't have any more trouble. If the replacement for the pain I caused you before is this, I will accept it wholeheartedly as long as you are okay. This time, I will take care of you. I will endure all your punishment as long as you just leave me by your side."Where the hell are you, Miss Montefalco?!" a loud voice echoed the building in a blast."Sir is awake...""Sir is looking for you, Samantha..."I quickly got up from my seat and then hurried to Alvin's office. A glaring eye opened up to me after entering, was he angry?"Do you know what time it is?! Why didn't you woke me up!" He hit the table hard causing me to jump in panic. "I have a business meeting with the Yoto! Are you stupid or you're just dumb enough to not wake me up?! Are you really a secretary?!""But Alvin...""Shut up!" he exclaimed. "You were able to give me those useless chocolates but you couldn't wake me up?! What's your game, Miss Montefalco? You're job was to know my schedule and tell me, not to buy me chocolates! If Mr. Yoto declined our partnership, you'll pay for this!""Uhh, Sir?" A woman who asked me earlier came."What?!""Mr. Yoto called earlier and postponed your meeting? He said he had an emergency so he won't able to attend," she explained.Alvin was stunned because of that, his anger seemed to lessen and he calmed down then went back to sitting. He's back, serious."You may leave..." He ordered so we both went out. "Where are you going, Miss Montefalco?"I stopped and looked at him. "Leaving?""I didn't tell you... shit, I was referring to her," he pointed the woman earlier. "Stay here..."I followed what he wanted and closed the door. I just remained standing while he's thinking, my eyes turned to the trashcan under his table to see the box of chocolate I just bought earlier. He threw it away."Come here..."I approached."Why... Why didn't you say anything?" confusion eat my mind. "Why did you... I was mad for nothing and you let me?!"Ohh, he's talking about earlier."If you just said it early, I wouldn't...""It's okay, there's nothing to worry about, Sir. Though I was about to explain earlier but you cut me off," I explained sincerely.He just stared at me."Anyway," I changed the topic. "You're going to sign some papers later after I checked them all, you have a schedule in the afternoon about the Fundraising Campaign.""Oh, okay. Thank you..."Without saying goodbye, I left his office.While eating, I still can't get the chocolates I bought out of my mind. It's a pity if he just threw it away, he can give it back to me. I know he's angry but he doesn't have to do that anymore. There are many people who are hungry and then he...""Sirs' secretary seems to be thinking deeply?" it's the woman earlier, she sit next to me. "I'm Carmilla by the way, Mila for short. As for earlier, you will be patient Sir. It's really hot -headed, especially when there is no good sleep, because his partnership with Mr. yoto so he acted that way..."I smiled. "You don't have to worry about that. I understand his point and it's nothing to me."Seriously, I was used to such situations when I was working in Florida. My former boss is also often angry, I was just surprised because it was Alvin. All I really think about is the chocolates because he wasted it."Samantha? Is it okay if I ask you a personal question?" I was a little nervous at what she said. "Sorry if I was being interfering but you're a Montefalco, right?""Yeah, why?""All I know is that Montefalco is rich, that name is very famous all over Cebu. In your appearance and complexion, you are obviously rich too so why? Why did you decide to work?" she was right, my other relatives are what she talking about."For an experience? I also don't want to rely on my family's money," I answered, half meant true."Is that so? I thought you ran away from home because you will marry a man you don't love like the ones I read in the book?" I laughed a little at what she said."You read too much...""It's possible but I hope not because I think you and Sir are better. You both have an intense aura, I really love the chemistry!""Don't be loud, they might hear you," I rebuke."Hello? I'm not the only one who notices that. Almost all of us support your love story, just a little boss and tenderness there to Sir. Probably, he fall for you.""Doesn't he have a woman he likes now?""I don't know, Sir Alvin was always inside his box. But there is someone who likes him, and she's big-time!" I don't know but I suddenly remembered the woman yesterday.He was looking for Alvin. There's a chance that it must be her, I was suddenly depressed. As far as I remember her appearance, she looked so elegant and rich, she's also beautiful and unlikely to be liked by Alvin. When I returned to Alvin's office, he was talking to someone on his phone."Alright, I'll see you tonight."And the call ended."Uh, here's the paper that you need to sign," I put the mountain of papers on his desk."You're done checking all of these?" he asked incredulously. "Have you eaten?""I finished all that while eating," I replied."Oh.""Is there something wrong?" I asked noticing the change in his behavior."Nothing, I just feel like I'm hungry," he responded while acting like a baby who haven't yet feeding by his mom."You haven't eaten yet?" he nodded helplessly. "Wait here, I'll be back in ten minutes. Do you want coffee or anything?"For the first time since I got back, I saw the smile that used to flutter my heart."Donuts?"On the next day, I hit the 68 button. It felt like a billion years before the doors re-opened on the 68th floor. I ran out of it. My stupid bag just had to fall from my hand due to my rushing so I bent to pick it as quick as I could. I hoped no male was behind me, else he was getting a free view of my big round ass. I continued running to our office door. Like what France says, my office was beside Alvin's office and separated with glass walls and a door.I took out my card from my bag then inserted it into the right hole, hit the buttons of the code for the door to open. I wondered why they changed the lock of the door. *For security purposes, dummy.*Pushed the door open, I scurried into it. The door automatically closed, leaving me to stand before the man of my life himself."Good morning, sir."He raised his head from his table with a blank expression. I stared at him for a while, expecting him to scold me. He didn't utter a word, leading me to a confused state.I furrowed my eyeb
ALVIN'S POINT OF VIEW "Can I leave now?" Samantha Reese asked, obviously looking so stressed out from the day's work.I glanced at the wall clock. It was 2 hours past working hours. It wasn't my fault I had tons of things to do than close so early."Have you planned my schedule for next week?" I raised an eyebrow at her."Uh-Im almost done with it. I'll submit it tomorrow." She said, scratching the back of her neck and avoiding my gaze. I was glad she adjusted to my style of working, or else it was going to be a huge problem if she continued arguing with me."Okay. You've postponed my appointment for tomorrow, right? It has to be a free day for me.""Yes, sir." She nodded, gripping her bag impatiently."Good, you can leave. Ensure you're very early tomorrow. You won't like how things would turn out to be if you come late, again." I warned.She swallowed audibly and nodded."Yes, sir."I paused to think of anything else she needed to do but there was nothing left. She had done a lot
Samantha ReeseI had woken up this morning as early as I could. I couldn't bear to get into trouble with Alvin right now. I had worn a knee-length gray pencil skirt with a black shirt tucked into it and a gray blazer, with a pair of matching white stiletto heels and a white handbag which had fake diamond designs around it. My shoulder-length blonde hair had been dyed into black last night with hair extensions to make it fall all the way down to just above my butt. My thin lips were covered in thick wine lipstick, making my electric blue eyes seem like they were shining brighter than ever.I didn't bother to depend on Georgina for a ride to work but hired a taxi driver to pick me up every morning. With a grin on, I patted myself on the back for achieving my goal of arriving early to work today.I strutted into the company. "Good morning, Sarah." I winked at her.She widened her eyes,obviously shocked to see me at this early hour of the morning. "Sam?" She rubbed her eyes. "It truly
"You've been so busy with work since you started working for Alvin. Now it's Saturday, get your lazy ass up!" Georgina yelled into my ear, pulling me up by my shirt."Georgina, I've got to sleep." I groaned, flipping over to bury my face in my fluffy pillow.Ever since she brought me home the other night, she wanted to live with me and I didn't want to reject her so she became my alarm buddy…"Girl, you're crazy. You've done nothing but sleep all day long. It's 2pm!" She shouted and slugged me.My eyes popped open at that. I turned to her. "Seriously? How's that even possible?"Not believing her, I shifted to reach for my phone on the nightstand. I checked the time and it was indeed 2:14pm."I've missed you, bitch. Let's party or do something fun!" She squealed, hopping off the bed. "Be ready in half an hour. I already made breakfast-lunch." She squirmed."You made food?" It was my turn to squirm. "I wouldn't be a victim of food poisoning so we'd rather order something than eat the g
"Sam," Alvin called. "The Manager of Friz and co.' will be here in a few minutes. I hope everything is ready?""Uh- yeah, sure." I scratched my arm, dropping the files on his table. "I'll send the remaining part of it to your email."He hummed a response. His fingers drummed on his laptop keys really fast, forming the beat of a song. Seriously? He hadn't said a thing about last Saturday. He was really going to ignore it? I felt his gaze on me soI raised my head to stare at him."What do you want?" He questioned crankily."Nothing." I shook my head."If it's about last Saturday, don't think I care. Hearing such words from people isn't a new thing to me." He explained. Unconsciously, a smirk played on my lips, forming a frown on his face. "It doesn't mean you should say it all the time, and in public. Gossipers are always around, ready to feed the internet with even the slightest mistake people like us make so your words could be manipulated and ruin my image. Be careful. You'd pay for
"You can leave now, Samantha." Alvin said with a dismissive wave of his hand.I glanced at my wristwatch and it was three hours past my closing hour, if I even had one. "Thank you so much Alvin, for releasing me at such an early hour of the day." I said sarcastically with a fake smile.I don't really get him today. He's acting weird to me.He raised his head from his laptop, leaned back in his chair and intertwined his fingers. "Oh, really?" He scoffed. "Why don't you wait till it's not so early and do some more work."My eyes widened at that. I wore a grin at him, shaking my head. "No, thank you. I'll be leaving now." I nodded then turned around and took my leave. A frown returned on my face as I shut the door. "Stupid man." I hissed.A young man beside me, who I hadn't noticed until now, chuckled at me. I flinched at the notice of his presence. "Hi," I waved awkwardly, walking away."We all know he's terrible." He said behind me but I ignored him and continued walking away. I got in
"I balanced it all into one file, Alvin…" I walked up to Alvin and dropped the big file on his table, picking my phone from the top of the file.He glanced at them then raised his head to me with a positive nod. "That's good." He rose to his feet. "Do I have an appointment with anyone again today?""Uh..." I raised my phone to my face and opened his schedule for today on my phone. "Yes, you have an appointment in twenty minutes with..." my eyes widened at that. "Amanada Hart." Gosh, I had totally forgotten about his date with Amanda.He will meet her."Okay, and you're coming with me." He reminded me, picked his jacket from his chair and wore it, and turned around the table.My eyes widened. "May I know why I have to go with you?" I asked out of curiosity.He snapped his head in my direction with an icy stare. "Amanda is a friend of mine and she'd constantly pester me. She wouldn't believe that I have to leave for other important things so you'd be there, incessantly reminding me and
I blinked multiple times with my jaw gaped. "Your girlfriend?" A frown appeared on my face.I'm your ex-girlfriend, Alvin."Yes, Sam." He said through a fake smile. "This is my Mom and she has been dying to meet you."I frowned at him. "But...""It's so nice to finally meet you. I never believed Alvin already got back with you. I didn't believe him a bit when he told me that you guys broke up, not to mention believing she's a really beautiful one like you. I'm Trisha." She smiled with the small of her teeth in view.She didn't know? When it was patently obvious that his Mom wasn't looking, Alvin glared at me; a glare that warned me to go along with the flow. That didn't stop me from feeling pissed off by his lie."Trisha?" Why did that name sound so familiar? "That name sounds familiar and you look very familiar." I squinted my eyes, trying to remember where I had seen her or heard her name."I'm the owner of Risha's products; Risha's perfume, shoes, magazines..." she said proudly a