Chapter 14: Chapter 14

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Love is like the wind.

You can't see it, but you can feel it.

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Megan's POV

"Ahhhhhhhhhh”we shouted together holding hands and jumping in an imaginary circle.

"I can't believe it”Rita said holding her hair and staring unbelievable at my bed.

"This one cost a fucking 200 dollars”Darlene said lifting a scarf.

"That's nothing compared to this”I said showing her a bag.

"It’s forbidden to call this amount”Darlene said putting it down gently like an egg.

"Bye bye doctor dream, hellooo business woman who will work at the Altamira's holdings when she graduates”Rita said as we high fived.

"Something tells me this”Darlene said motioning to my bed filled with clothes "is not all on the Altamira company"

I and Rita looked at her confused.

"Oh come on! How much do you know about your 'pretty boy' “Darlene asked.

"Umm a little_ and It’s Javier”I said wondering where she was going with all this.

"Well Javier might just be the one who bought all this for you and is trying to be modest by giving credit to his company, I mean what company gives all this as gifts, this can be worth two years of salary”Darlene said.

I thought about it, No way.

"No way, you've never been to the company, you can't tell and why would Javier buy all this for me?”I asked her.

"Because he is head over heels for you, he drives you home, employ you as his personal maid, takes you out, gives you a freaking job as his PA and buys you clothes, if these don't scream love I don't know what does”Darlene said again.

Why do I tell her these things?

"What would you know about love, you are just 12”Rita said

"Yes a 12 year old who is way more romantic than you both combined, Javier likes Meg, Wade likes you”Darlene said.

Before I could put some thought into what Darlene just said, my mum walked in.

I stood up immediately, Rita and Darlene assumed protective stance in front of me.

"I guess the days of greeting are over”my mum said, she looked so thin and tired, I felt pity for her but then I remembered our last encounter and all the pity was gone.

"Why would greet you? You don't deserve it”Darlene said, I swear this girl didn't act her age at all.

"Why you little__”Mum said approaching Darlene who looked ready to fight. I held her back in front of her.

"Mum what do you want?”I asked, fighting the urge to call her by her name, I've emotionally disowned my mother.

"I just want to talk__ alone”she said glaring at Darlene, who glared right back.

I motioned them to give us some privacy.

"We are right outside Meg”Rita said as they left.

"I don't have any money”I said when we were left alone, that was very true, I didn't have a penny to my name.

"I didn't come here for money Meg”she said.

"Then why are you here, am busy please leave you aren't welcome here mum, when I get money I would give you to rent your own apartment, for now just leave me alone”I said my eyes stinging.

"Shut up and listen to me already”she said, I looked at her and kept silent "I came here to apologize"

I scoffed, really? "You are forgiven, leave”forgiven my foot, I can't forgive you, you hate me, remember.

"You don't understand, I have to apologize, else__”she said massaging her wrist.

"Else what?”I asked now interested, was she in danger?

"Else I think your bodyguard or whatever he is, would kill me, am scared Meg”she said.

"Bodyguard? I don't understand you"

"The blond man with the blue eyes”she said.

Pretty boy?

"What happened to the blond man with the blue eyes?”I asked sitting down.

"The last time I came here and we argued__ after I left___"

Megan's mum POV (flashback)

"Stupid girl is this all she had to offer me”I muttered to myself as I stomped out of the poor neighborhood.

"Oww”I half screamed in pain as someone strong grabbed my wrist twisting it. I looked up and saw a very handsome young man that had blond hair and fiery blue eyes, he looked very angry and was trying very hard to control his rage.

"Who are you and what's your problem?”I asked trying to pull my wrist away but his hold was too strong and I feared he would crush my bones.

"How dare you? How dare you talk to someone like that”he said, veins popping out.

"I don't know what you are talking about, please leave me alone”I said tear glistening in my eyes.

"Megan, who do you think you are to talk to her like that”he half screamed, released my wrist and pushed me to the ground.

"She's my daughter we had a little argument”I defended massaging my wrist.

"Little argument?, little argument? She was crying God dammit”he said prancing towards me as I moved back in fear.

He grabbed me by my neck pulling me up and choking me the same time, "Nobody is allowed to talk to Megan or anybody else like that, not even her so called mother"

"I'm__ so_sorry, please__I won't do it again don't kill me”I choked out tears coming out of my eyes.

"If not that you were her mother”he said tightening the grip on my neck, “I would have taught you would never forget in a lifetime ”he released my neck as I collapsed to the floor, my vision blurry.

"Apologize to her, don't come close to her again, I'll be keeping tabs on you. Any little slip”he grabbed my neck again, "I'll twist it"

With that he got up and left, but not before saying, "I'll be back don't let me meet you here"

I coughed out blood, then scrambled my way out of there.

(Flashback and POV over)

I couldn't believe it, pretty boy did all that for me? I looked at my mum who still looked scared and I smiled, call me wicked but this feels great.

My own guardian.

"No problem mum, I forgive you and I'll be sure to let him know you apologized”I said unable to wipe the smile off my face.

"Thanks Meg and I truly am sorry”she said as she got up to leave, I nodded. After she left I jumped up and down in happiness.

Javier is so freaking cool.

Darlene and Rita came back in and I told them she came to apologize leaving out Javier's part, that's our little secret.

The time was already 7am.

"Come on let's get to work, I can't be late on my first day”I said as I sat down facing a mirror. Rita took hold of the heated hair straightener while Darlene took hold of the makeup kit.

In 20 minutes time I looked dazzling, my wavy hair was now as straight as a pin, my usually dry face now had makeup on it, my eyelashes looked longer and darker thanks to mascara, my lip looked pinker and shiny, I told Darlene, I needed light makeup and she gave me just that.

"Thank you guys so much”I said staring at my transformed self.

"No problem, time for the clothes”Rita said excited

After thinking and pondering for the next twenty minutes, we settled for a white top, a black and white stripy skirt, a yellow blazer, yellow heels and a black bag. A nice set.

"How do I look?”I asked spinning around.

"Go knock them out”Rita said. We all hugged and I left.

"Woah”Dylan said as soon he saw me outside.

"I know right, she's fucking amazing”Darlene said standing beside her twin.

I giggled as I ran out, then the problem surfaced, how do I transport my self to the hotel, I didn't have any money for a taxi.

I went to my bike.

"No no no”Darlene screamed. But I ignored her as I mounted on and carefully placed my helmet.

As I drove out, I heard the twins scream, "it just isn't Done!!!"

I arrived the hotel soon, and carefully removed the helmet then arranged my hair and made sure my makeup was still perfect, then I entered.

"Good morning ma'am, welcome to Altamira's”Bianca said not recognizing me through all the 'classy'

I bit down my laughter.

"Meg?!”Conner and Stella said as once, making Bianca retreat and do a double take.

I flipped my hair backwards for effect as I walked pass her and met Conner and Stella.

"Babe what happened?__ oh my God”Stella said amazed. I turned around for them.

"I got promoted”I said through my large smile.

"Oh God am so happy for you Meg”Conner said hugging me.

"Doesn't suit you”Bianca said walking away.

I and Stella gave her retreating figure the middle finger.

"I have to go guys am almost late”I said hurrying away as they wished me luck, I didn't need to go far because as I waited for the elevator to open up, I saw Pretty boy and his secretary inside about to come out but he stopped on seeing me, his mouth opening slightly.

Have you ever felt so happy that you do things without thinking and you don't realize you've done them until a second later? If you have then we are on the same boat, if you haven't then go get yourself a Javier.

Without thinking, I lunged my self on pretty boy hugging him, I didn't realize until I felt him get stiff, heard his secretary gasp and felt my racing heartbeat. I was about to retreat when one of his hands went to my waist, pulling me in more and holding me back.

"What's the breakfast hug for?”He asked not letting go of me, his voice hoarse as if forcing himself to speak and his breath tickling me in the nicest way possible.

The Elevator had already closed up and for some reason his secretary sealed us in.

"For being my guardian angel and for being the nicest boss ever”I said.

We backed away from each other but his hand didn't leave my waist and we were staring into each other eyes.

"I thought you wouldn't come”he said not breaking eye contact.

"And miss this, Never”I managed to say, I don't think he knew the effect of what his eyes where doing to me.

He smiled, making me smile.

He let go of me, sadly. And looked away.

"You look beautiful, this look totally suIt’s you”he said stepping out of the elevator and making me blush red like a tomato.

Did we just have a moment in that Elevator? What about Kristen? What about Sam?

I sat in the front seat with the driver, pretty boy and secretary sat at the back going through papers. I kept glancing at him through the mirror and sometimes I caught him staring back.

When we were getting closer, I started becoming nervous, I know nothing about business, I might disgrace myself, disappoint Javier.

I looked back at him, he was peering into a note with full on concentration, l looked away, how can someone be so handsome?, l looked back, looked away, looked back again, looked away again, looked__

"What is it Megan?”Pretty boy asked looking up from his notes.

"Umm I don't know if you've noticed or if you know that__”I covered a side of my mouth so his secretary won't hear me, "Am an undergraduate and I know nothing about working in a firm as a PA, I only know about mopping and dusting"

He chuckled "isn't it too late to back out now?"

"Am not backing out, am just informing you who hired me and seem to know what you are doing”I said.

"Right I know what am doing, you deliver newspapers, you sell and work in a chicken shop, you work part-time in a hotel__"

"I deliver pizzas Wednesday and Friday and I work night shifts in a petroleum station”I completed it for him.

"Five?”He asked surprised. I nodded smiling instead of frowning.

"Any way if someone who manages to do 5 jobs has no business experience then I don't know who does”he said.

"Those are small jobs, not a firm”I said as we parked in front of the mighty firm with the golden logo.

"There are just little difference, that is outside, this is inside, that is in the open world, this is in building, it still revolves around people, money, bargaining and manipulating”Pretty boy said explaining and hooking me.

He held my shoulder, "Megan there is nothing you cannot do, many people in this building have fake degrees based on riches and bribery, you don't have a degree but you have the knowledge, the power and beauty to face anything head on, I believe in you, you should to, the sky is your limit and you are one knock out PA”he said to me.

Don't shed happy tears, Meg.

"Thank you Javier”I said double sincerely, if that speech didn't boost my liver, nothing on earth can.

"So over here is my secretary, Regina Harper, Regina, Megan Hart”pretty boy introduced while entering the building.

"Nice to met you”we said at once shaking hands and smiling. She seemed nice.

"She will be your coach and teach you everything you need to know, all messages, documents and notes will be passed through you to reach me”he said, then he turned to face me, startling me in the process. “Remember the story of Jesus? "

I nodded, "remember when he told the disciples 'I am the way the truth and the life, without me, you can't met the father (God)'?”He asked me.

I nodded again, vaguely remembering that verse. "So in this case you are Jesus and am God, without you, no one can see, meet or talk to me"

I nodded, "Does this mean we are one?”I asked dumbly.

He thought for a minute “Yes"

Cue to the shivers.

We finally entered the building, everyone stood still staring at us, then started greeting one by one and coming to introduce their self.

"Good morning Mr Altamira, we've been expecting you. Am Joseph Lynch”a short brown haired man introduced.

"Nice to meet you Mr Lynch”Pretty boy said wanting to move on but Mr Lynch stopped us.

"Sir won't you introduce the beautiful lady, we would like to know her.

I looked up and saw him giving me weird looks, I smiled at him to be polite and pretty boy caught my eyes then he looked angry as he turned back to the man.

"Mr Lynch, you are fired!"

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