The Ruby Obsession

Ava sighed as she sat back on her desk and stared at the blank computer screen

"It's like I'm from the stone age and I'm wondering what this shining thing is" She muttered to herself, apart from playing video games and checking her emails which had no new mails she had no use of the computer whatsoever

Maybe she didn't have any Electronic work but she had a lot of errand to run. It's like she wasn't even an investigative journalist but a butler always available when the bell rings

"Ava"

She snapped from her thoughts as she looked over her desk to the blonde woman seated at the desk just in front of her.

"Could you check the printer please, I think it's stuck" The lady said with a smile Ava found most irritating

"Also once you get the printer working Help me copy these" She dropped a huge pile of paper works on Ava's desk and turned back to her computer

"Oh sure" Ava muttered half hearted

I'm not your AI assistant she wanted to yell instead which she did in her mind.

She glanced over to where Desmond, the only person in the company that took her as human sat at the corner of the spacious office

"You got this" he mouthed

" No I don't" she whispered but stood,carrying the stack of papers she moved to where the printer was

She was literally everybody's servant,

Ava please get Me coffee...Ava could you send this E-mail....Ava could you order lunch...Ava this Ava that!!!

No one ever said

"Ava I've got a big lead onto something"

Everybody humiliated her knowingly or unknowingly and it was all because of her selfish, narcissist and inconsistent boss

OH GREAT SPEAK OF THE DEVIL

"Ava darling" Her boss was a short man with apparently no taste in fashion, he wore a pink flare trousers, yellow jacket over a black mesh singlet. He talked, walked like a crazy gay guy in a hair salon. He was the human definition of unprofessional and lazy...who could blame him anyway after all he's just a spoilt brat who got a news bureau from his rich daddy

Ava forced an insincere smile as he approached her

"What's my henchman doing trying to fix a printer" he said with a disgusted smile

Ava tried to avoid him as she tried to figure out the exact place to hit the printer with her heels to get it working.When she found a nice spot, she hit it with all the annoyance in her heart. It gave a loud thud attracting her colleagues attention

"Are you destroying company's property in front of me?" Her boss Mr Blackwood said, his tone flat

"No I'm just trying to get it working"

She turned it on

"See...it works perfectly" she glared at him then transfered it to the paperwork

"Now...to copy these paperwork"...she took one look at the document in her hand, her eyebrows rose and her eyes stung

"This is my tip" she whispered, she looked at her boss, eyes piercing, he moved a step backwards

"How could you do this to me" she yelled

All the clicking and tapping stopped. Everyone looked up surprised

"Hey... did you just yell at me?"

"I..I mean, tell me...tell me what you have against me, tell me I'm willing to change, is it coz I'm catholic and your Buddhist?or coz I'm Canadian and your Spanish..."

" What nonsense are you spilling" her boss yelled dramatically

"This..." She paused holding herself from tearing up, she threw the papers at his feet

"I told you about the tip of the drug dealers how...how could you not let me cover this"

She turned her face to the side ruffling her dark brown hair

"Ah...is that why you're getting all worked up, I mean the person who called you anonymously called a journalist in the company not you specifically, you just happened to be there, isn't this a company stop being so selfish"

Ava muted she couldn't believe her ears

"If you act out like this I might send you on leave for a month"

"Fine!!, send me, I'll go, I'll happily leave"she shouted

"Fine go...go,leave!!!" He yelled

She paused blinked taken aback, she wasn't sure what happened but she was going to follow till the end. She walked over to her desk and took her bag

"I'll send someone to bring your stuff but Ava if you don't have a big lead that might as well settle every one here for a life time, you can as well take you CV to another company...I'm firing you, do you get it?" He shouted

She gritted her teeth and walked out chin up primarily avoiding Desmond's confused and questioning stare

* * * * * * *

"Don't"

He moved backwards, A sly smile played on his lips

"I don't kill people"

"Then please don't kill me"

The tension in the air rose, the sun was setting fast and the golden light added colour to his eyes, Ethan's dark hair a classic and neat side part with a sleek flat top didn't help to soften the look in his eyes

"No...you're an animal, some animals are meant to be pampered and treasured but you're just a bush rat to be hunted and killed as game"

"I didn't take Ruby"

"My grandfather says otherwise"

" You can't trust your grandfather" the bald man said

Ethan threw his head back in a throaty laugh. In a different situation or maybe if this was the Empire Magazine which he featured in, it would have really been an attractive pose.

"I don't trust my grandfather...but I trust that he doesn't joke with his ruby" Ethan said pulling the trigger and pointing the gun to the man's head

"Vincent Walker is only using you" the man said, panic setting in, he was tied to the ground about to see a grim reaper

"To that I'm aware" Ethan's voice had always been soft...too calm it sends chills down your spine. He was always so coordinated

*I'll tell you what you don't know so please..."

"Shoot him" Ethan said.

A loud gunshot was heard, the man on the ground lay mute,head bleeding out

"Clean him up" Ethan said as he threw the gun and walked out

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ETHAN WALKER: NEW YORK MOST ELIGIBLE BACHELOR.The headline to Empire magazine read.

Ethan looked at his picture at the front cover of the magazine and scoffed, he threw it on the desk and leaned back on his comfortable chair. He closed his eyes, he could Smell blood ..his hand vibrated and his chest tightened...blood... pleas...screams...death...

A knock on the door woke him from his nightmare, he breathed heavily as he cleaned bids of sweat from his handsome and multimillion dollar face

The COO walked in, Mr Bryant had a relationship dating far long with Ethan Walker the CEO of eagles logistics, he was a thin man of thirty with a cute innocent face and blue eyes. He was the only one who Ethan knew was as innocent as his looks.

"You never wait for me to call you in before you enter " Ethan sighed

"That's how you know it's me "Bryant smiled

"Are you here to tell me something or to Snoop around? "

"Did you have those dreams again? "

"Nightmares... It doesn't have to be night to call them that "

"Maybe you should really try seeing a doctor "Bryant said concerned etched in his voice

"What is it "Ethan said changing the subject.Bryant sighed

"Your secretary quit"

"Again?"

"Yes... She's the fourth quitting in a year, dude why are you so impossible? "

"Quit then...and leave me miserable "

"You're already miserable as it is" Bryant cleared his throat

"Did you see the news about those drug traffickers... I think it's getting into something else "

"Why would I care about that...Just get me a new secretary" Ethan said hastily

"I wonder what fairy god mother can be able to fulfill your wishes"Bryant said with a scoff standing up

"I will try finding" he said and walked out

"Fairy god mother"Ethan muttered

If his secretary could be a fairy godmother he was eager to have one

Would she be able to Grant me my wish without quitting? He thought to himself

"My fairy godmother...where exactly are you ..you're keeping me waiting Tor too long" he muttered as his eyes closed