Taming the Devil

On a Friday morning in a self contained apartment.

Ring!....ring!!......ring!!!

She stretch out her hand to put the alarm off but curse midway.

"what the heck!" She quickly hopped out of bed to check the alarm on the table.

"My first day of work starts off badly, I can't believe my alarm has been ringing for thirty minutes. Geez!"

She rushed into the bathroom and had a speed bath, dressed up and left the house hurriedly. She went to the bus station and board a bus.

Finally arriving at the MARS building, she was marveled at the glorious building in front of her. And going in were other job seekers, and judging from their expressions; she couldn't help but pray within her.

"Oh father Lord, please help me!" She gave a small prayer.

Her inner conscience gave a speed walk, but her body gave nice walk instead, into the reception area, and she sat down gently.

"Isabelle Brown!" The receptionist called.

"Yes!" she replied, raising up her hand as she took a walk to the receptionist desk.

The woman at the desk wore a shirt so tight you fear it's going to split into half, and a much red lipstick more necessary for work. She took a rude look at Isabelle, before dropping the pass card on the desk for her to pick.

"The forth floor." She picked the pass without a thank you and left wondering if she has met her before, or somewhere? She took a turn to the elevator and found out there was a queue and decided to use the stairs.

*

"Fourth floor, ah.. finally." She sighed, finally getting to the forth floor just as a girl ran past her. What's going on here? She thought to herself as she walked to the office door. The door was slightly open but still she knocked.

Not hearing any response, she slowly open the door to an empty office with the chair backing the table.

"Get out!" She heard a deep masculine voice, which unexpectedly send shivers down her spine. But how could she get out when she is here for a job? And this is the only office here, if she wasn't mistaken.

"I...I am.."

"Get out now!" the voice commanded again, and this time she couldn't help but look out and look back in. People aren't coming, that's strange. The chair slowly turns revealing the face that makes up every woman fantasies, yet they reveal no emotions. He pause mid sentence as he shamelessly scanned her from head to toe.

"Who sent you here?" he asked.

"I am here to..."

"it's my Aunt again right?, let's not worry about that, let's say I can manage you for now, let's see what you've got. Undress!"

"What?!"

"You can't? Then get out!"

Bang!

The receptionist rushed in unannounced frightening Isabelle while the man behind the desk just sit there calmly like nothing freaks him.

"I am sorry for barging in like that sir, this girl missed her way intentionally." The receptionist quickly said while scoffing at Isabelle.

"She is supposed to go to the fourth for an interview sir."

Isabelle couldn't believe her eyes because the shirt button of the receptionist was opened to her cleavage and she seem to be seducing the man rather than talking to him, with this kind of man who wouldn't do anything to get noticed.

"I counted the floors as..." Isabelle tried to defend herself.

"What did you mean you counted the floors?" the receptionist rudely interrupted.

"There was a queue for the elevator so I took the stairs and cou..."

"Leave us alone." The man coldly interrupted rendering Isabelle speechless.

"Are you deaf" The receptionist shouted at me.

"Yes, I mean..."

"I mean you Lisa, out."

"Sir?" She exclaimed, putting me in a good mood as she is rendered speechless. She then turn around while swinging her butt intentionally and not forgetting to gave Isabelle a stinky eye on her way out.

"I'm sorry sir. I took the wrong turn. I should take my leave now sir." Isabelle quickly apologized as she turn to leave the office.

"Sit down Mrs?"

"Miss Isabelle sir."

"Have your sit and hand over your file Miss Isabelle." There is something about the way her name rolled out of his tongue so romantically but his ethers gave nothing away, it's still as cold as it was when she came in. This makes Isabelle wonder if he ever smiles.

"Are you done staring" he suddenly said Isabelle immediately, she brought out the file in her bag and hand it to him.

"Have it sir."

"Take your sit first." he replied

"Oh.." She took her sit.

"Here sir." she said again He collected it, took a look at it, and then put it in his drawer.

"You are twenty-four." He scoffed.

"According to your file you just graduated and don't have any work experience yet, right?"

"Yes sir..,but I am a fast learner sir, I easily catch up to anything."

"The company will get back during the working days, I don't know if you are aware that you will first intern for three months, depending on your skill and performance you will either be staff or pay off."

"Alright sir, I promise to be in my possible best." she nods her head professionally.

"You may leave now, see you hopefully on Monday."

"Sir, thank you so much sir." She walked out of the office, towards the elevator.

She turned back around to look at the office she had just walked out from. Chilling. No wonder she got exhausted from climbing so much. Who is that? She walked into the elevator, and pressed the bottom to the first floor. And it was quite a shock when she saw the number on the bottom.

Sixth floor?! Ehe gasped in shock. 'i must have missed my counts.' Isabelle exit the building and fortunately for her, not meeting the receptionist.

Getting outside, her phone beep, having qm incoming call.

Ring...ring.... She picked up.

"Hi bestie" Laughs.

"What's up?"

"It was crazy. I unfortunately happened to be interviewed by the wrong person, and the good thing about it is that he is drop dead handsome. I couldn't stop staring at him, long story short I hope the company would send me an email of an offer letter during the weekend so I can resume on Monday."

"I am really looking forward to the email. I hope I get a job here, I would be glad." They both laughed together.

"When are you coming back Alex?"

"I don't know yet Isabelle. This project is taking so long." Alex replied.

"How long do you think will it take you to be down with the project, can you just guess and give a time, I have missed you"

"Perhaps a two or three months, between those two months."

"So you aren't certain?"

"Yes, I really don't know. But I am very sure it will be up to two months."

"Okay, I have got to go. It's drizzling out here."

"Okay, bye."

"Bye." She put the phone back inside her bag and made her way to the bus station where she board a bus home.