StarCrossed

chapter 5

Airah

"Miss Ahmad! If you are not in my office in the next five minutes consider yourself unemployed!" He boomed through the phone before ending the call.

I looked at the phone and chucked it into my bag and made for the elevator. It took sometime before it arrived and I ran inside pressing the 14th floor.

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It's been a week since I started working for the monster aka Mr. Kaseem. And in those five days I've seen hell. After he told me he recognised me, he told me to go home and be at his office as 7am.

Immediately I reached home ummee who was in the living room asked me what was wrong because according to her I looked like I've just seen a ghost. So I told her about my unfortunate encounter at work. She prayed for me and told me to pray to my Lord (S.W.T) as well and he will protect me. Abba travelled and he won't be back till next week. I went to bed early that day In order to get up early.

The next day, my luck was really really bad. Ummee woke up late which resulted to me doing the same, we woke up 6:40am. I bathed and got ready in 15 minutes, took an apple and rushed to ummee's car. I left  home just 2 minutes to 7am. By the time of reached the company it was 7:10. I rushed to the elevator only to find out it was undergoing repairs so I had to take the stairs. I made for the stairs like a crazed chicken and climbed to the 15th floor. I was out of breath and sweating like I just ran a kilometer marathon. I reached the office just in time to see the monster stepping out of the elevator. 'what the heck? I thought it was under repair'.

I was brought out my reverie when I heard is footsteps and saw him walling towards the office. I reached the door just as he entered. I sighed deeply and checked my watch. 7:24. I quickly pushed the door and walked in ready to start apologising but was cut short when I heard him say.

Don't waste my time apologising. I can't work with incompetent people miss Ahmad. But luckily for you, I have great plans for you that I want to see into action so you are not fired. Now get out of my office and do what you are hired for.

He finished smoothly and focused on his computer screen while I just nodded and exited the office.

I was fighting back the tears that were trying to break loose. I kept clenching and unclenching my hands. Feeling pure hatred for my boss. So I ran all those stairs just to come up and receive threats and insults. Just wow! He really is a heartless monster. I don't know for how long I can endure this.

I found out during lunch from a colleague of mine that the elevator never broke down just that the CEO a code to be programmed into it so that only he can access for the last floor. So the elevator can only take you to the 14th floor unless you have the code. I didnt know why the monster decided to do that but I had a nagging feeling that it had to do with his threat earlier.

So it became that I take the elevator to the 14th floor then the stairs to the 15th, which was a difficult thing considering the number of time the monster make me to and fro.  I started having leg crams, body aches and headaches.

My usual time for work changed from 8:30 am to 7:15 am. My closing time from 5:30pm to 7:00pm. I started getting the monster his coffee everyday by 8:00pm sharp and he does not take the cafeteria's coffee but the one from across the company. As I said my place of work became like hell.

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The ding of the elevator's door brought me back to the present. I looked up and saw Naseer one of my colleagues at the door of the elevator, immediately he saw me his smile widened.