Rosalie Garcia you can do this, I know you can, I said to myself, falling back on the car seat for the tenth time in seconds,my car was parked outside the most luxurious building in the I had seen in a while
Looking at the time boldly written on my phone, I have just two minutes before I become officially late for work, stepping out, I exhale again in the yogic way before taking my first stride forward, you can do this rosalie.
Ringing the front bell, it chimes, but yet no response. It's 6 o'clock already, ringing again, as my fist forms a hard ball , never felt this anxious in like forever, i hear hinges unlock, same with the door, the breath of fresh air feels my nostrils, smells different too, something minty , I imagined a butler opening the door but with the silence, and weird creeks, no one is here .
It must be automatic
Walking into the lobby the ties were sparkling white, if i weren't stepping on them i would have assumed they were animated, for a moment my face was the only contrasting color, as everything I had blended in so well.
Is he or she allergic to dark colors?, or just obsessed with white so much he made a snow-like apartment, weird, my eyes glued to every object, In search of something contrasting.
glancing around, there's a stairway, before me, white as well, it might be leading to the bosses room, just behind the handrail, white couch sat majestically, few empty vases as well, and those that were not empty had white flowers,never have i ever,and i emphasize the ever seen a place is spotless.
creepy
“Hello, is anyone here?” I called out, my palm sweaty, from the marathon my heart had been running since I stepped out of my car. For a moment it felt like my heart beat had overshadowed my hearing, as I began to hyperventilate, Where is this place?, where am I?Who is this strange being ?.
I caught sight of the glass swan figurine, alone by the corner of a sofa. In a split second it looked like it deflected the light surrounding it,blinking a little more as I took subconscious movements towards it, now it looks like a split rainbow .
“You must be rosalie garcia, daughter of amelia, and oliver garcia” I hear a voice behind me, turning swiftly, I lose my footing, a pair of eyes held mine as I make a butt plant, the sound of shattering glass overwhelms me, as I scamper for refuge.
“Shit shit shit”
“I am sorry”
Looking behind the once whole swan figurine, are now scattered shades of what it used to be
“ clumsy, pick them up, and place them in a trash , north from where you are seating”
I didn't make an effort to see his face as I gathered the broken glass, “ good” he whispered as he stepped back, then i see a sharp piece under his flip-flops,my eyes trailed up his body, he had a flip flop on, his toes neatly cut and manicured, the hem of his trousers rested on his ankle, they were white and almost blending with the surrounding.
Taking a slow glance at his upper body,still dressed in white I got the sight of a contrasting color resting gently on his broad shoulders, “hey, clumsy” he said, my timid face on the floor as I picked the pieces from beneath my feet .
“There was a sharp piece close t-to you” i faltered,
He tucked his hands effortlessly into his pocket, then brings a hand stretching towards me, which i hesitantly took “uhm hi” I stuttered, my head facing the solid white floor in embarrassment as floundered to keep still, “sorry for the figurine’’
No response
“ working for me, there are some requirements you must meet, you will need more than your cv to meet them if you are this clumsy, and your pay was placed that high so you could meet my needs, without reason to back out “ he said sternly, as i timorously stare at his feet.
Stop doing that
My heart drums within me, I had to fall on my first day, damn you rose, Damn you, “seat” he said, raising my head hurriedly in search of a chair or something, I take my seat immediately,
“how timid” I hear a whisper or maybe it’s just in my head
He sits just opposite me, his hands clutching the arm of a chair, as he drums with his feet, my mind wanders away, with those uneven beats.
“ rose”
“ Rose, did you get all I had just said ?”
“ i will try to meet up” i said,
“ i bet you are familiar with the rules, if there are any objection now is your time to lay them down to make adjustment because anything after that, i might not be so nice to listen ” he said,
“ nothing sir, i am at your service” i said.
i should definitely think that over
“ deal?”
“deal”
He continues to tap his feet, you can do this rose, he’s just a normal man, and on a normal day at work, taking a deep breath, “sir” I stare at him, his eyes were as hypnotizing as a spell, they were as gray as the last ashes in a fire, his hair resting on his shoulder, as he stares at me.
He said “Yes Rose,”
“Uh..uhmm, is there anything I could do for the day?” I said, finally letting out air, as I shuddered in my seat,damn you rose, damn you, I should know what to do?, or god let this day be over already.
Standing up while straightening his shirt, “ baby steps” he replies with a hoarse voice, I catch a glimpse of his smirk, how rude?, picking up my phone I text Jauna,
‘ save me!’
She doesn’t reply
She should be online, looking around, for a possible escape root, there were severe glasses yet just one noticeable door, “ baby steps?” I thought as I recalled what he had said earlier, that’s not an answer
Ding!
My phone chimes, hurriedly clicking on Jauna message
‘ What's wrong!’
‘ everything’ I replied as fast, proceeding to type everything I had just experienced I feel a gently tap on my shoulder
Shit!
“ I won’t kill you” he mutter as my phone come crashing on the floor, he had appeared behind me, without a sound, “ here’s a tablet, and a file, everything you need to know about places we would be and things we would do, when and how” he said effortlessly handing me files,
His facial expression gave nothing away, as he stared blankly at me, while I hold my chest, taking the file from him hands, I place them on my thighs.
“ if there is any thing extra, it would be assigned to you” he said then ascended the stairs, staring at the paperwork before me then a broken screen too,
“ sigh
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Rosalie pov If I had seen an Acromantula , I wouldn't be as dazed as seeing Mr white guy in a different color, not just the usual color a guy like him could yank out of a closet with a sharp grin and a big ol ' I will just go with this' kinda look. He was actually seated, hands and legs crossed on a drafting chair, dressed in a a blue T-shirt!, batting my eyelashes hurriedly at the odd body seated calmly before me, he looked back at me, with a bumped eyebrow. “ take a seat rose” pulling me out of dilemma I locate the nearest seat, my feet had imitated a jello in seconds, beside me sat jose, who shared a similar dazed looked,popping my eyes wide open at him, he responded with a shrugged shoulder equally frightened by the new change. But if I may ask why the change though? " Now shall we begin '' How can i just act like nothing just happened looking back at asher, he gave nothing away, like he hadn't just muted everyo