Fated Sin

Chapter 1

*Terri*

“Brrrriiiiiinnnnnngggggg"

The alarm started with it's noise this early day. I got out of bed still feeling very sleepy, but I don't have any other job so I guess I have to move fast.

I strip out of my pajamas and get into the shower. The warm water flows into the tub. I turn off the water and soak for a while. Work has not been the same for a few weeks after the news went round like wildfire that the new owner of the company was on his way.

With the level of preparedness we all have, He should be here today or tomorrow from wherever he's coming from.

I'm not much of a ‘male' fan. That's why I'm still single at 26.

Maybe life really begins at 40.

Presently, I get out of the water as it's starting to become tepid. I check the time.

“Oh No"

It's 5:48am already,I have to be at work by 6:30am. I hurriedly pull up my hair into a towel and get dressed.

I put on a pale pink suit and pants. Have to make a good impression on ‘Him' as the accountant of the company.

I let my hair loose, comb it and pack it in a ponytail.

No time for a sensible breakfast anymore as I check my wrist watch and fasten it on my wrist. I take some ‘beheaded' strawberry, Ice and milk and I put it all in a smoothie blender and blended it all.

I poured it in a coffee cup in all rush. I grab my car keys off the table and bag. I lock up the house and get Into the car.

I'm on my way to work...

In 25 mins, I arrived at work. I gave my car keys to Jack to park it on my behalf and breezed into the lobby.

“Good morning ma'am" Casey greets...

She's the receptionist. She's friendly and good at her job, I mean real good. She's also a friend who sometimes looks out for me like my own mum.

“Good morning. How are you?" I asked while walking towards the elevator

“Fine. And have a nice day" I only nodded my reply and thanks at that.

PING

The elevator pinged and opened. I stepped in with two other employees who greeted and I nodded back to.

I heaved a sigh of relief and a breath I didn't know I've been holding.

I got off at the last floor. At least, I know Mr ‘What's his name' hasn't arrived yet. I settle in my seat and take a sip of my smoothie. I go through the files on my table and leave out the none important ones. After some time, I leave for lunch since I had no tangible breakfast.

I have an hurried lunch of hamburger and real coffee. I head back to my office. As soon as I sat down, my telephone rang.

“Yes?"

“The new boss is in the elevator now and PS..." Casey said

“What else?"

“He's a looker" She chuckled and hung up.

I laughed to myself and let myself calm down on the results of all the failed blind dates I've gone to on Casey's orders... I straightened my dress and mildly arrange my table.

I alerted the other office workers and told them to be well behaved. We all pretended not to know he was on his way up.

‘He's a looker' kept replaying over and over in my head... I wondered if Casey would push me on another date...

“Get it outta your head, you numbskull" I said to myself and cleared my head just as the elevator pinged.

A total of five people stepped out all at once. I looked at the middle and my breath caught...

What? How? Why? How come?

I rubbed my eyes and looked again. I know I should be there, ushering him in and introducing myself and every other person in the lobby but I was too numbed to even move.