Ten seconds. There are only ten seconds left. Breathe, try to concentrate and don't think about bad things. I kept the pencil in my bag and took the sheet. It was an exam that would help me a lot for my final grades, I was at the end of the race and I couldn't afford to go wrong. When the clock made that strange sound that time was over, everyone got up to deliver the exams. I stood up, hooked my bag on my shoulder and walked to the desk. I left the exam on top of the others and went out. "America," Agatha, my best friend, calls me. "Will you go to tonight's play?" that's what she asked me. I sighed deeply and tried to think about whether or not it was worth leaving today; I had been sending some job applications and I was eager to wait for answers. Although honestly, it had already been a few months since that. I think I would have to find some part-time to pay the rest of the rent for my apartment. "I don't know, Agatha," I held my temple in circles with my fingers. "I'm not for p
Yes, this one is not. We'll see how this one looks like. No! It definitely doesn't match me, I'm going to try this one... not either! Actually, I don't know what to wear to go to that interview, I was fring a lot of clothes in my wardrobe. Maybe Agatha was right about my clothes, but what mattered to me was how I felt and that's why I didn't care if other people didn't like it, but this time she had to look good for that interview, she had waited a long time for an opportunity as she is and I didn't want to spoil everything. I needed the money, in case my apartment needed a good remodeling and with my expenses I have been seeing them with difficulty lately. I went to a website to see the possible combinations in clothes, but it was difficult for me, I only kept casual clothes. I remembered Agatha. I went to W******p, I saw that Agatha had already put a state with Peter. It never changes! She was only with him for a moment and she already thought she was in love. Anyway, I have to
When I got home I dropped on the couch, my head hurt a little all day today. I looked at my cell phone and realized that it was one in the afternoon. I had lost my morning classes for going to the job interview. I stood up and went to the kitchen, took the four pieces of pizza out of the fridge and put them in the oven. That would be my lunch. After lunch I took a quick bath, put on worn pants, a short shirt and white sneakers. I tied my hair in a scruffy bun and left the house. "America!" I heard a voice behind me. I turned around, just to make sure it was Tommy. "Hey, wait," when he got to me he gasped a little, he had run in the middle of the hallway. I forgot to mention that Tommy lived in the same building as me, in the apartment in the background. "I'm in a hurry," I told him, going to the elevator. "Agatha told me that you had a job interview," she said, following me. When we arrived at the elevator, we both went inside, I pressed the button on floor one and the doors closed
When I got home, I went straight to the kitchen to prepare something to eat. I had a few days when I didn't cook, I just had a good time ordering fast food and, although I knew it wasn't healthy, I had no other choice. I opened the fridge just to make sure I had almost nothing anymore. Great, I would have to shop again. I left the kitchen and went to my room, took off the clothes I was wearing and put on my pajamas. I took some money from my drawer and left my apartment. Living alone was a little tired, I obviously had my freedoms but more responsibilities. In the hallway I found Agatha, getting out of the elevator. "America, she was just coming to your house," she was wearing a short dress that adhered to her body and high-heeled ankle boots. "I'm going to the supermarket on the corner, will you join me?" "Okay, did you know Tommy is having a party in his apartment today?" We both went into the elevator. "I didn't know." "Well, I wanted to see if you can go with me." Agatha sway
"Please, Tommy, leave me alone." She struggled a bit with his arm.“I didn't mean to do it, excuse me, I know it wasn't right, but it's not for you to leave the party either. Come on! You've barely been in for maybe twenty minutes”he took my forearm."Oh, so you didn't want to do it." Yes of course. Do you think I'm stupid? “ I stopped facing him “ now I remember when you told me things about this Morgan guy. Actually , I'm thinking that you only used it as a mirror of your reputation, being someone else who wants to fuck every woman who crosses your path.“How do you think”he frowned”don't you ever compare me to that guy again”he squeezed my wrists very hard."You're hurting me, Tommy, can't you see?" I dug my nails into his forearm." I'm sorry!" she released me immediately, "but that's what happens when you provoke jealousy in me , really, America, you do things in me that no other woman achieves. "“I'm sure that's what you tell everyone when you fuck them for the first time”I cro
The next morning the sound of my cell phone wakes me up. I grunted disapprovingly and shifted on the bed. I felt too sleepy to even open my eyes. But the cell phone would not stop ringing. God, if he didn't answer they would keep insisting. It is better to turn it off. I pulled my hand out of the tangles in my sheet and fumbled for the phone on the nightstand until I found it. I was going to turn it off in one fell swoop, but I lazily opened one eye and the screen said Morgan Company. The dream left me so fast that it surprised me.They were calling me! I sat on the bed a little nervously and cleared my throat so that my voice wouldn't sound scratchy from just getting up, and I answered:"Good morning, America Ferg ?"“That's how it is.“I am the secretary Vicky Lee and we are calling you from the Morgan company, they have told me that I would have to call you to make an appointment today at 8 in the morning. Do you think you can come?“Today? I looked at the clock on my nightstand: i
I came to a room where there were several doors. Administration, accounting, marketing, logistics, design... secretary. Perfect! What I was looking for. I knocked on the door three times softly. I got no answers, maybe I should have hit harder. I repeated the taps, this time harder. "Come in," they said from the other side of the door. I took one last look at my body, making sure that at least the wet clothes I was wearing were okay. I went inside. I opened the door, leaving just enough room to stick my head out. " Vicky Lee?" I asked with a little insecurity. "That's right, if I'm not mistaken you're America Ferg ." He placed his head on the laptop on his desk. "Exactly, it's me," I smiled. "Perfect, please come in and make yourself comfortable." I struggled to enter, I was sorry that he saw me in these looks being my first day the first thing he would think of me is that I'm sure I'm one of those immature girls. I'm lost, but I still entered. Vicky continued typing on he
“Is seriously?Dalton stood up, buttoning a button on his jacket.“That's how it is. Tell Vicky to take you to one of the cubicles and bring you up to date. Even though you'll be on probation for a week, we'll pay you “he walked around the desk, walking towards me” Now I have a meeting, very important people are waiting for me, America “Dalton positioned himself in front of me . I insist, this man smelled very good”It will take a while for you to start working for the position you applied for.“How? I frowned."Like I told you: you'll have a trial week." Vicky has a lot of work so I want you to take care of me.He didn't understand a thing Dalton was saying.“I don't understand."Whenever I need something, I'll call you." He winked at me before turning around and leaving the office.What has happened? I went out after him in search of Vicky, I found her in the corridor with some folders in her hand."America, how did it go ?""Well, I have a trial week. He told me to give me a cubicle
“Yes, I'm fine and thank you, although I know it's out of interest, but you're still saving my life”we continue walking along the forest path”what's your name Tom... “That's right, what's relevant about that? ?”He raised his hands in peace. "Nothing, I'm just telling you, by the way, are we almost there?" I inspected my side and it was still hurting a lot. “Don't worry, we're almost there, I hope there's no one at the surveillance post”he loaded his gun in front of me . "What are you going to do?" I didn't like seeing those things near me , I was afraid that a stray bullet would come out and hit me. “Don't worry, girl, a man like me must have his precautions”he went ahead, he could already see the boat tied to a smaller dock, it seemed that there was a dock only for small boats. I immediately felt that someone was heading towards us. "Hey, Tom," I tugged at his shirt, "I think someone's coming." "Hide behind those boards," he ordered nervously, immediately I got behind a handf
It was very dark, I could hardly see the palm of my hand and those guys were coming after me , worst of all, I was running without any particular direction, I just knew I had to run away from those guys without caring about anything. There were dry leaves and many branches, I dodged everything in front of me, the surface was uneven, so much so that I had to run barefoot. I kept running as fast as I could, but my strength was running out too. In an unexpected movement I bumped into something and started to roll downhill, colliding with whatever object was in front of me, I could even feel that my ribs collided with a very thick branch which made me change direction. I kept rolling until I fell on the edge of a kind of stream. My body was sore, I touched my side and I felt a strong pain, most likely I fractured or something, but at least I couldn't hear the voices of those guys who would come for me anymore . I had to move from the point, knowing those people they would surely come f
The guys handed me over to the boss, who took me by the hair making me get into a boat."Let go of me, you idiot ! " I tried to get away, but it was useless. My scalp was starting to hurt already. I heard some gunshots that made me turn to where Nick and Nate were, I was so scared for them. Fear that they would do something to them or hurt them."Come on, get on!" The boss pushed me down to my knees inside the boat. He then got on with two more men who held me by the arms."Beth!" “I heard Nick call me, I looked down the pier and there he was running towards me , other guys were behind."Nick!" I started to yell at him but one of the guys covered my mouth."Beth!" He was so close.The boss started the boat, moving us away from the dock. I tried to break free and I tried to scream but I couldn't. A few tears rolled down my cheeks. I was scared. Fear because I don't know what would happen to me. Scared of these guys.In the distance I saw that Nick jumped into the water and tried to swi
I took a taxi as usual, but first I took a sidelong glance at the car that was there, you couldn't see anything so its windows were tinted, but I had never seen Nate or Nivk have a car like this."Please take me to the Miller company," I ordered the driver while my eyes were still on the car, but well I guess it must be someone who also lives nearby.The taxi had started and we had already been on the road for perhaps ten minutes, I checked the inside of my bag to make sure that I had nothing left, the vigilance was a key factor so that I was not well for the rest of the day because of what today would be quite a challenge to stand.I turned my neck back and to my surprise the car I had seen outside the building was also behind me. That if I looked even more suspicious.“Please pick up the pace”I touched the driver's shoulder while I continued with my neck turned backwards”what happens is that I'm a little late and my boss will be very angry.Immediately the driver accelerated even mo
“Please, get out of here, seriously”he grabbed his hair to the point that it messed up”damn it, but I'm starting to hate my life, I'm starting to hate everyone”his tears kept falling, you could tell how badly he felt it was past “Don't feel like that, I don't like seeing you like this”I tried to reassure him, it really hurt me to see Nick in that state, no one deserves to be unhappy in the things they like the most”it's just a prize rhythm, we both know that you work hard and that the work you have been doing all this time is good, not because they have not rewarded you they make you less, look at me”I cradled his face, putting it in front of mine, take a deep breath, Beth, you have to make him feel supported, enough of so much pain knowing that you want it”You have me !”I didn't know what I was doing, but this time I had to bring out what was in my heart. Having this content all the time was killing me. "What are you talking about?" He frowned, puzzled at what I had said, but at le
TWO WEEKS LATER NATE Things were going as planned, the economic situation in my company was the best, profits and good business were definitely my thing, but there was something more important than that and it was the girl who has captivated my heart , that girl that when I see her shakes my whole floor. I had never felt a feeling like the one I feel for Beth, it was something pure and sincere, but there is something that bothers me, on the one hand I feel that something happens to her every time she sees Nick and that makes me very angry, on the other hand this that damn document that I made with dumb Nick, the document that stated that we would fight for Beth's virginity, I bet if she found out what we did she'd blow both of us away for the way we were messing with her, but at the beginning I didn't say that I would fall in love with her, but well. What's done is done and I'm winning that bet. “Young Nate”there was a knock on the door, it was my butler Alfred”did I want to ask yo
"I only went through a few things, it seems normal to me," she shrugged, leaving the bags on the table. At that, his sight shifted to my apartment. I felt a little sorry because it sure wasn't a big deal. I imagine Nate will have a super big mansion with a lot of employees. This wouldn't even serve as a closet. "I like your apartment," he tells me. "It's all rustic, comfortable and cozy," he smiled lopsidedly."You don't have to pretend," I made it clear.He looked at me with a frown."I'm telling you the truth, I like it.""If you say so..." I shrugged. Sometimes my "yes you say it" meant "I don't believe you".“It's the truth. I brought some fast food, a little of everything. There's a family pizza, two burgers and fries, I also brought juice. I didn't know what flavor you preferred so I brought several “he showed me the bottles of juice”I brought a bag of popcorn and a few movies for us to watch”he had three discs with some movie."What are they about?" I took them.“Well, I didn't
“Please, don't do that, it's a bit disgusting”I separated from him, something I never liked was a guy with vices, usually whenever they go out to drink they do things behind women's backs and I also didn't like it feel the breath of alcohol every time he spoke. “Dammit! Understand that you are only mine”he collided with some objects in the room, he was very drunk.” Since you came to my company and sat in front of me I knew you would be mine”he assured with great certainty. “You have no idea what you 're talking about, Nicholas, you're just drunk and when people are like that they talk incoherently, so please go back the way you came, don't you see what time it is? I don't want to get in trouble with my neighbors over these numbers as a teenager. "I'm not going, Elizabeth!" He hit the wall with great force which scared me a little. "I've been stupid all this time behind you." He came staggering from one side to the other. "I seriously order you to stop being With Nate, he 's a fucki
"Shhh, don't say anything," that voice I knew so well whispered in my ear. It was Nick, what the hell was he doing here and what did he gain from it?"Hmm," I tried to get away.I 'll let you go, but don't yell," he begged.I just nodded for him to let me go. When he finally released me I turned to him completely annoyed. Nicholas scoured me from head to toe, but this time I only looked angry."What the hell is wrong with you, Nicholas?" I snapped."What the hell is wrong with you?" Why are you in your underwear in the middle of the woods with Nate? What are you playing at, Elizabeth? His tone was cold."Let's see, first of all…" I remembered what Nate had told me a while ago. "I'm not in office hours, Mr. Miller, and the contract I signed didn't say anything about my love life." So I don't understand why he gets like this,” I let him know as seriously as possible. Nicholas would know my ability to pretend he and I never had anything. He's just my boss and I'm his secretary.Nicholas