The CEO and Me.

the lady grip, and pulled the cart out of thei

Before the doors closed, my dark eyes met pen

under. She glared at me in so much anger someone would have thought that I

! Do you have any idea w

head and spoke way too fast. But by the way she was moving

ust about to write something when, out of the corner of my eye, I saw her th

being too impatient to

art to head for the stairs. As I turned, there were people talking amongst

News of the deaf girl that made a racket in the presence of a very impo

how he held himself standing ahead of the three men, I wou

*

ning staff had different hours compared to regular employees, since some teams too

'clock, which worked well for

I grabbed my lunch and headed for my usual spot. I had been eating

roof

But then again, I never really stumbled upon anyone in the whole rooftop, very rarely I'd spot someone smoking along the wall or

room the size of my apartment, and that was always locked. I had no

the ladder. It wasn't much, around ten steps before

that lone room

sy city. Even though the building wasn't the t

ere I wondered how people didn't feel suffocated living in the middle of such high buildings. They were

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nce I had lived my whole life in a sma

le spot of heaven. Sitting with crossed legs, I let out a deep sigh. The tall buildings and far away scenery of water, the people t

this whole wide world. Sometimes we get so lost in our problems and

wasn't here anymore, that the world would keep tur

ldn't stop turning because a student failed his exam or because a

and children who were being slaughtered everyday in the four cor

so insig

heard if I hadn't lost my hearing five years ago. Horns honking, engines rev

id about people down there with all that noise. I took my smal

ages in my head tangible. But after the accident, everything went from bad to worse and I could no lo

ouldn't afford yet; the money I'd use to buy some real drawing too

k, to look at the real thing. The Blue sky contrasted harshly with the gray building

ught looking at the blue sky I

of handsome features. The face of the man from earlier didn't leave my mind as I took a bite out of my peanut butter and jelly sandw

go grocer

. But when I remembered what had happened earlier, I felt a deep sens

to complain, though. He didn't look arrogant to me. Cold and frigid, yes. Bu

e, I hoped

it out. It was a message, from Jim's school. Since they knew about my hearing, they only c

rel! He skipped on

t notified when he skipped the first few classes. I gathered my things and

nal issues with my balance. I'd experience rare moments of vertigo that left the world spin

by like usual, I kept my mind from wandering again and finished everything I h

e ladies of the cleaning staff were nice, chatty among themselves. I was normally kept out of that loop for obvious reas

oolittle said, "did

had just opened her mouth to reply when her eyes flickered away from me to the door over my should

ponsible for the cleaning crews of this building, looking at me in an a

ing its way out of my chest. Jane passed me by as she walked in, bumping my shoulder while doing so. I rolled my eyes and wal

ffices. She only appeared once every week or so to make sure we were doing our j

er green eyes at me. With her five inch heels she was much tal

from the comp

ed man, perhaps?

ne. She said you angered a very important person", sh

n't that serious. Sadie didn't really have any authority to sack me, a

anyone. She just blew it out of proportions', I wrote a

till, I'm not taking any chances of it happening again. I'm going to make adjustment

wasn't in trouble, but a little ner

her lips as I nodded, then walked away, but not before muttering someth

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