2 years later.
Todd pressed the intercom in his office and few seconds later the door to his office opened and Jen walked briskly into the office looking all professional and said “boss, you called" Todd who didn’t look up from his paper work said “how is the recruitment going, I need a new PA as soon as possible" Jen cleared her throat quietly and said “the interview is slated for tomorrow and from the list of applicants you vetted, I believe quiet a number of them are qualified for the work” Todd looked up suddenly, his grey eyes looking into her slightly brown ones as he said “I see, well, being qualified won’t cut it this time, I want to host the interview myself" Jen’s eyes widen but she quickly hid her reaction as she said “okay sir, I’ll let the HR department know you’ll be presiding over the interview” with that she walked out of the office and let out her breath, then she grabbed her phone and dialled her friend’s number, as soon as the call connect she said “girl, you’ll better bring your A game tomorrow, boss man is going to preside over the interview and I know you really need this job" the soft voice on the other end said “I see, thanks for the heads up Jen" Next!Next!!Amber watched as one after the other people went in for their interview and come back out looking disappointed or sad, they would go in will a bright countenance and come back feeling down, her blue eyes scanned her environment and she stood up a few times to smoothen her wrinkled blouse, one of the applicant who came out from the CEO’s office looked at her as if she was disgusted by the sight of her, the perky miss, raised her chin and snort her nose at Amber as if to say “why are you even here" Amber looked away from the hostile applicant and the perky miss walked away, it was getting close to her turn and she was feeling more and more anxious, she bit her lower lip severally to keep herself from shaking and she kept talking to herself quietly “you can do this Amber, you’ve got this" Next!! She heard and looked up only to realise she is the next that was being called, she stood up quickly and walked towards the office but missed a step and fell, getting her clothe more messed up, she stood up awkwardly, dusted herself and walked into the office, she heard the faint sound of laughter from other applicants that were left but she dared not look back.Amber walked into a spacious office, with cabinets containing all sorts of book and drawing at both sides, the wall was painted white and most of the furniture there was black, the colour combination made her open her mouth in awe of the person who must have decorated the place or chose the designs, she looked at the man sitting across the table from her and she could tell he was an handsome man, handsome and powerful was a strong combination, all the confidence she had gathered dissipated within two minutes, her awkward self was no match for this powerful man who was currently going through a file in front of him, she heard his sharp voice say “sit" and she sat down fast looking anywhere but at the man in front of her “Miss Amber Curt, why do you think you’re qualified for this work” Todd Anderson asked and looked up into a pair of blue eyes, the picture on her application form had been blurred so as soon as he saw her face his eyes widen from shock which he quickly covered up but luckily for him, she wasn’t even looking at him, he feign ignorance and said “Miss Amber, look up and answer the question" “I, I, I,” she stammered she lost her train of thoughts looking into beautiful grey eyes, she studied his face and couldn’t find any flaw, she was lost in her wishful thinking but remember what was at stake if she doesn’t get the job so she quickly cleared her throat pretending something was stuck in her throat before, she looked up to boost her confidenceas she said “over the last two weeks that I submitted my application for this job, I have taken my time to get familiar with some of the terms used in construction and real estate because I know that it is not only enough to know how to be a good PA but I also need to know how to be a good real estate personnel PA, with that in mind, I visited some on going construction site to learn more about the daily life of construction workers and have also taken time to study Mr Todd’s preferences and style of work" she said and quickly looked down, not able to hold his gaze anymore, Todd nodded and said “huh, I see” then he said you can go now, as she walked out of the office she heard the shout of “next" she walked quietly to one of the offices around there and tap the door lightly.“How did it go” Jen asked as soon as Amber walk in through the door, she was eager to hear how her friend performed, Amber fidgeted on her feet and bit her lower lip as she usually does when she is nervous, Jen studied her friend closely and said “that bad huh" Amber quickly shake her head saying “no, no, no, I mean I think I did okay in there but I might have embarrassed myself” Jen looked her her friend from the top of her head to her toe and exclaimed, her mouth widely opened from the shock “Amb!! Look at your rumpled top, how did you end up with a rumpled top for an interview" “Well, I didn’t plan to wear a rumpled cloth but during the bus ride, there was a woman with a cute baby who spilled water on me, not on purpose though but it got my clothe rumpled and I was running out of time and couldn’t go back home to change" Amber said and took a deep breath “do you think I can still get the job" Amber asked feeling downcast, Jen went to stand beside her friend, the two are of the same
Amber walked briskly out of the hospital, though she as always been a goody two shoe but sometimes she wishes she could also be indifferent to some things and turn a blind eye but she couldn’t, she had to spend almost all her saving for Ann's treatment and there was a high possibility Ann would go back to her gambling as soon as she gets out of the hospital, why couldn’t her foolish sister put make something out of her life and most importantly why was she making her own life more difficult by always bringing debt to her, if only she could say no to her sister but she knows she is the only family member Ann has and she couldn’t say no to her, her phone rang and she picked up, “Hello, Amber Curt speaking” she said and listened while the person on the other side of the phone talked” Amber beamed, her bright smile made her blue eyes lit up as she said “thank you" and hung up, she twirled around and laughed hysterically like a man person, some people passing by almost mistook her one but
Amber arrived at the office at 7:00am and went straight to the HR department to learn more about her work duties, she was assigned an office not too far from the CEO, she was to provided him coffee in the morning, get him lunch, attend meeting with him to take note, learn about his work and sit in on some of the meetings he may not be able to attend, she was also to do any other task assigned by the chairman, she rushed to her newly assigned office, dropped her bag and rushed to get coffee, she went to the company’s kitchenette where she met Lauretta, she was a curvy woman but not obese according to the general belief that foodies are always obese, Lauretta was very friendly which makes it easier for Amber to learn of Mr Todd's coffee preference, they chatted for a while and Lauretta told Amber to rush back at 7:25am as Mr Todd will be arriving by 7:30am so Amber grabbed his coffee and rushed back, she was just about going into his office to drop the coffee when Todd stepped out of th
Meeting Petra.At the general Monday meetings, the next week Amber resumed, there was a lady in attendant who Amber had not met before, she was a contract staff and only comes when needed, she handles the painting and some other finishes job for the company, while the chief technical officer gave a run down of the progress of work and the next phase target, Petra who is the strange person to Amber raised her hand to say something, she asked when the screeding on the block of flats will be completed and when the painting can commence, the technical officer answered her and the meeting continued, Amber leaned toward Jen who was sitting beside and asked quietly, “Jen, who is the lady there" she asked as she pointed towards Petra in a concealed way, Jen leaned in and said to her “that’s Petra, I’ll give you full detail after the meeting" Amber nodded and sat upright, after the meeting Petra went into the CEO’s office, though she was a contract staff she was also one of the shareholders. A
Todd walked into his apartment later than his usual time, it was a tough Monday, having to attend meeting, make adjustments to plans and dealing with Petra's shenanigans, he knew she had a bad temper but didn’t bother much since she doesn’t go overboard most times and the work she does is good, he figured since they only work together sometimes, they could do so amicably but when she threw her coffee on Amber today he felt so angry but couldn’t show it for fear that his staffs might think he’s giving preferential treatment, though he had seen her misbehaving before but never in this manner, he walk into the house and the house was quiet, he wonder if Carrie had gone to bed and he had missed saying goodnight to her, he walked towards her room and heard Donna’s soft voice as she concludes her night story “Peter and Kate had a lovely day, and bade farewell to their friends as they all headed to their various houses, the end" Todd opened the door slightly and peeped in, he heard Carrie’s
“do you think it’s possible to dream about someone long before you ever met the person" Todd asked Carl as they both sat relaxing in Todd’s living room, Saturday evening “well, I guess you must have met the person without knowing or perhaps you saw the face in passing other than that I can’t say man, I mean I don’t think it’s possible" Carl said casually but one look at Todd’s serious expression and sat up quickly “did that happen to you man, I mean did you meet someone you like, because if you did that would be a great news, I mean it’s been what, like 2years now and you haven’t even look at any lady twice, now you’ve pique my interest, where did you meet her, where can I find her" Todd had to raise his hand to stop him from ranting “Dude, I only asked you a question, where did you get all these ideas from” “am not buying this crap, I know somethings up, are you going to tell me or not" Carl said not backing down, Todd heaved a sigh and smack his head with his right hand palm “why d
Carl could see the pain in his friend’s eyes and he tried to console him and take his mind of that topic “you know, one day, your wishes are going to come through but will revenge or hurting the person who did this lessen your pain, fir the sake of your daughter move on" there was a long pause before Carl said “now, how about you tell me all about that woman of your dreams" “oh, come on, is that what we’re calling her now, her name is Amber and she is my PA.Monday morning.At 9:00am Carl strolled into Jen’s office and asked without any pre-amble “Jen, who is Amber" Jen paused from surprise at first but said “boss's PA” “yes I know, I mean, where is she, I’ll like to meet her" he said sounding impatient, “follow me” Jen said as she led him straight to Amber’s office, Amber was arranging the shelve placed at one side of her office when the door opened, she squirmed and all the paper in her hands fell to the floor, she apologised and was bending to pack up the paper but Carl shouted “St
When Todd was sober, he asked Carl “see what you’ve caused, this is my office Carl, why would you bring a gossip topic to my office" “I couldn’t resist the temptation, I had to see for myself" Carl said shrugging his shoulder, “well, thanks now leave" Todd said and Carl opened his mouth in shock, he didn’t expect his friend to send him out of his office over this issue but Todd looked serious like a business man heading to seal a deal, Carl shook his head and said “I need to get to work anyway, I’ll deal with you later" he walked out of the office and Todd called Amber to come in, when she got in, he ask her to seat, she sat in the chair Carl had just vacated. Todd raised his brow slightly to show Amber how serious he his with what he was about to say. Todd raised his brow slightly making him look more serious than he does usually just to show Amber how serious he was with what he was about to say “everything Carl, that’s the man you saw in my office, now whatever he might have said,