Corporate Girlfriend

HER

iled contentedly. Even in my

ins, and almost immediately, sunlight filtere

my front and snuggled

shine!!!” A chirpy si

the curtains,” I mum

I guessed. “You need to

utes,” I mutt

hed at me. I frown

said about an hou

“What's the time?” I asked and attempte

uess,” came

rgency and horror, before they flew to the tiny bedside alarm clock, an

shit

rriedly untangled the shee

the brunette who stood a few meters away from

to brush them across the front of her nightshirt - super dramatic if

marched into my closet. “And where the hell

face, and I snatched it before hurrying my as

. It will save me more time in situations like this, not t

-new outfit and tugged on my black stiletto heels while tr

ipping

le in the corner, scooped up my

are?” I asked, making sure to raise my voice

st night when you were working on that report,

rt? I can't remember working on any repo... My

F PEANUTS!!!!

ental f

on that report, the very one that I am supposed t

ke it to work early? Or what could

lanced on the coffee table. I snatched them up and threw them into my purse. I immediately grabbed the neat sta

essed the papers to my chest. I comple

I yelled t

ho was standing behind me with a cup of hot, stea

n the coffee in one go, the hot coffee lightly scalding my tongue. I gra

this,” I sai

do to help. God knows you need caffeine to help you through your day at the

meaning of her words, b

,” I said instead, and bent at the waist

of the door, slammin

*

wn a middle-aged woman who was exiti

marble. An attractive brunette was seated behind the large reception desk topped w

the receptionist and h

d mumbled silent prayers under my breath. Luckily, th

he number for the top executive suite. The elevato

Oh my God! It's already 9 a.m. I quickly scanned my emails for the tenth time thi

which is nearly impossible… Or he is already

ed on my skin, and I rub

y boss raining fire and brimstone on me and subsequently firing my ass and I shuddere

psycho. Taking out a compact mirror from my bag, I dabbed some powder on my sweaty fac

gown and let out a small s

e rapidly rising numb

do this. God, why am

hale. Exha

eet chime, the doors opening to reveal a large office a

y co-workers and alert him of my late arrival. When I eventually do face him, I'd prefer to do it on my t

my breath, and as I ne

yl! You'r

in exasperation. “Shh!” I shushed Mia, who was standing a few meters away from

eria, I should have walked faster. My wide eyes scanned the entire space, eyeing the cameras m

to me. “Why are we whispering?” she mouthed at

er look at the cameras and exhaled tiredly. How do I expla

e lang

e shaking my head subtly. Mia was just staring at me with perplexity written all over her

e asked with her lips pursed in concer

deflated. Se

eye lang

I cleared my throat loudly once more an

and then the CCTV s before starin

derstand-now kind of way, but Mia is now full-blown gaping at me l

em…” her wide eyes runs down my form, wit

language. Mia isn't going to grab my message quickly, and the mor

eam?” Mia continued to ramble on. “You didn't

nched and promptly withdraws into her shell. Guilt gripped hold of me for snapping at h

ally appreciate the concern but am fine. I'm really fine, but if I don't get my ass in there—

er face. “But why would you get dismissed?” she retorted, and

exclaimed loudly. “You're lat

but if I don't get away from Mia right now, am

everything later, but

ut

the marble floor softly. I paused for a moment to collect

y invented

it together, Cheryl. You ain

m not s

mps prickled my skin. Jesus Christ! This place should really come with a warning label or something because although I have worked here fo

n my office door. The plan is pretty simple. Go to my office and regrou

gany wood that was my office door, my

est, I slide shaky fingers across the flat sc