Simon's POV‘Hey baby', the calm voice sounds over the phone as soon as I pick it up‘Sarah!!, where are you', I was out of my chair the very second, crashing a few of the papers on m desk to the floor, I payed them no mind, frantic in the search for my car keysSilence reigned over the phone, punctuated by my repetitive call for her name‘Sarah, baby, say something please’, I checked my phone repeatedly, trying to make sure she was still on the phone‘Found it', in the scattered mess of my desk and drawers, I finally found the infernal keysI check my phone one more time‘Good, she was still on the line’, I think with a little relief‘Sarah, where are you, I would come, just tell me', my voice cracked as I spoke into the phone hoping she heard my desperation.I stop at the door, waiting for her to say something‘Cool your jet's my dear', the calm voice in which she talked put my head on a rollercoaster‘Can you please just tell me where you are, my voice borders on hysterics as I re
Tina's POVSimon brushed past me at the speed of lightning, beating me in m movement towards the door, he was out of the door in seconds slamming the door.My mouth drops open as I stare at the closed door, it’s bang ringing in my ears.What annoyed me the most was the fact that Simon told me to clear his schedule for a weekAfter minutes of gruesome torture over the phone with the secretary of the chairman of Greld company, I was finally able to confirm that the lunch was happeningNow Simon wanted me to call back that annoying secretary that seemed to find it amusing that Simon had employed a female secretaryHe wanted me to call back that condescending secretary that kept asking me of the whereabouts of Wright.He expected me to cancel an appointment that I was only able to confirm after minutes of gruesome torture that felt like hoursI walk over to his desk and dump my notepad on his desk, forcing out an exhale in frustration‘Way to make my first rodeo as a secretary fr
Tina's POVAbout to place the calls, my eyes drifts to the wall clock that showed 1 o’clock, I drop my phone with a sigh, ‘he calls would have to wait, I had to go pick Ajax up' Leaving my comfortable position on the plush armchair, I walk out the door of his office and make my way through to the back entrance away from the prying eyes of reporters I wondered for a second if Simon, in all his haste remembered to keep away from them Seeing as his car was not parked at it’s spot beside the back gate, a little relief spread through me that he was at least sane enough to use the right exit. I blow a huff out at the feeling that still lingered in my heart My heart contradicted between pity for his unfortunate relationship, jealously at the fact that he would probably never act that way towards me, there was also this tiny uncanny feeling of elation atghe fact that he was going through this. To me, this was just a tip of the iceberg when compared to the manner in which he treated me
‘To hell with trying to comfort him', I thought as sudden anger swept at my insidesI was surprised at thus change in emotions, one moment I was wistful, thinking about the shared similarity between him and AjaxThe next I was angry, ‘what gave him the right to look at me with puppy eyes, to carry eyes that looked similar to Ajax's when he wanted something so badly'He just put me through hours of torture canceling appointments that had been arranged months ago‘What the hell is unclear your schedule, does that even make sense?’ I speak the words that had come to my mind beforeHe looks at me for a while, still bearing that beaten look on his face, before going to seat at his deskHe plops down on it with a sigh‘Can you just do as I ask', his pleading voice almost kills my anger and I stand up from my place on the sofa and towards his desk trying to reinforce my annoyance‘I just cancelled five of your appointments, how can I call them back minutes later to tell them it was n
Tina's POV ‘An explanation for what?’, his eyes narrows at my sudden question I decide to let him stew in confusion for a while ‘You said you just tolerate me right’, I watch as his confusion grows at my beating around the bush ‘You didn’t answer me' ‘Of course I said so, don’t quote my words back at me', he rushes out in his defense I nod at his answer taking a deep breath ‘Then why don’t you explain the jewelry box in you drawer’, ‘Why don’t you start with explaining the exact reason you switched out my necklace for one that’s this expensive', his eyes cloud over for a moment ‘Why in the world would you go through my drawer', he settles on being on the offensive side dropping his voice to a growl ‘Answer my question, Simon, answer the question' I was unfazed refusing to stray from my singular mission to free myself from confusion ‘You answer my question first, what audacity gave you the right, the boldness to open my drawer and look through my things’, I want to argue wi
Simon's POVAnnoyance bloomed in my chest as I watched her make calls, not looking once in my direction.It seemed I ceased go exist, seeing as with the sounds I made settling into my chair or the subtle throat clearing sounds I made had no effect on her, she didn’t raise her head in my direction once after settling on that armchairNot minding the fact that she called making calls for meetings gruesome torture, she seemed to fit right into the taskThe sound of her cheery voice as she greeted manager after manager, secretary after secretary did no good for the annoyance in my heart‘How can she look so unbothered when my heart was doing a million back flips in my chest.’‘How can she speak with such excitement rolling of her, when sadness had taken firm root in my chest'Glancing at her again through raised eyes I see that she had leaned back in the chair getting more comfortable has she talked with someoneShe crosses her legs at her knees fiddling with her pen, my eyes ling
Tina's POV‘The nerve of this guy', I almost scoff as I go back to telling him about his appointments for tomorrow‘He expects me to smile at him, when he just said I was nothing to him'‘Really!', the question pops into my head as disbelief seizes my thinkingWhen I finish his eyes are still on me and this time I scoff out loud‘What was he expecting', ‘Did he think we would be friendly after all that just happened, after we just entered an unspoken pact to not care about each other'He said I was nothing to him, I said we were just employer and employeeThat should have solidified our indifferent intentions towards each otherThere was nothing left to be said, no feelings left to be explored, my heart dried up and shriveled in my chest, whatever remnant feelings I had for him scorched to dust by his harsh wordsI expected the same from him, whatever passed through us, whatever little feelings had caused his eyes to change when looking at him or him to feel the need to comf
Tina's POVOur pact held fast more or less and I found it was getting easier to ignore the previously budding feelings in my heartThe days passed in silence, the only words passing between us were my little reminders of each appointment, my questions about which restaurant he would prefer to eat, if he would like me to go get him lunch when he was too busyI carried out my secretarial duties to perfection, ensuring my employer was comfortable and organizedWe kept a straight face towards each other and no talks of Sarah was brought up, it was almost peacefulBut if one looked close enough, they would notice the tension rolling beneath the surface, the open wounds from each heart piercing words thrown at each other festering and causing bitterness to well up in a place that was sure to burst due to over filling one dayEven as I maintained a straight face and told him about meeting after meeting like a humanoid robot I felt my heart full to almost burstingBitterness turned my