Chapter 2


    Ca smoothed down her pencil skirt for the fifth time. She had decided to go for something


    professional and not too dressy. Even if she was going to be a receptionist, she was determined to


    give it her all. She looked at herself in the mirror again and smiled. She was satisfied with what she


    saw and she turned to go out.


    She locked her door securely behind her and stood, waiting for a taxi. A guy passed by and


    whistled . Ca ignored him and smiled secretly to herself. She was used to having such effects on


    men, she knew. Her phone rang then and she checked the checked the caller ID. It was Jenny. She


    picked on the first ring.


    " Hey sweetie " Jenny said from the other end.


    " Hi darling" Ca replied. " How are you? Have you gotten there yet? Should I call back?" Jenny


    asked all the questions at once.


    " Hey..... Calm down " Caughed a little before she continued, " I''m good and No, I''m not there


    yet. I''m waiting for a taxi and No, you can''t call me back. Let''s talk now ''cause I''m fucking anxious


    right now " Ca said gratefully" if only you know how anxious I am right now " she added.


    " You''ll be fine honey and don''t hesitate to call me if you need anything, okay?"


    " Hmm" Ca answered


    " And one more thing, you have my blessing to kick the man in the balls if he turns out to be a


    pervert and try anything funny "


    " Sure,, trust me " Ca winked, even though she knew Jenny couldn''t see her. She waved down


    the taxiing in her direction. She got in and upied herself with games on her phone. She tried


    to calm down her nerves but it sure wasn''t working. Her hands started to shake slightly. She hoped


    the interview would go well and that she was wrong about those ridiculous requirements/ conditions


    or whatever. Her new working ce-to-be was not too far and she arrived there in twenty minutes.


    The building looked local and small. For a minute, she thought she got the wrong ce and


    checked her phone for confirmation. She turned out to be right and immediately felt sick. She had


    no choice but to go in and find if it was any better there. To her dismay, it was much more worse


    inside. Everywhere looked untidy and filesy cluttered everywhere. The receptionist''s desk was


    empty, of course, but that was not enough reason for it to look like a haunted ce. In fact, the


    whole ce looked like a haunted house.


    Ca looked horrified, wondering what she had gotten herself into. A man was seated at a desk a


    few steps from the receptionist desk. It looked like a cubicle, where he sat and not a big, air-


    conditioned office.


    " Hello " she greeted. The man, John Sanders looked up and pushed his sses up. He was


    chubby, No, fat to be precise, Ca noticed. The man motioned for her toe over. Ca didn''t


    miss the way his hungry eyes roamed over her body, undressing her with his eyes and letting his


    eyes linger on her hips for like a minute or two. Ca looked disgusted and knew he saw the


    expression on her face. His face cleared and he seemed topose himself but not for long. The


    fat *as didn''t even answer her greetings, Ca thought, feeling like punching his fat head.


    " So you applied for the job of a receptionist, huh?" He asked, checking her out, his eyes stayed


    longer on her cleavage and he gulped., Ca threw him a re, not wanting to be anywhere near


    him. She wanted to be out of this horrible ce, she started to panic.


    " Yes sir " she replied anyway. She brought out her qualifications and reached out to give him but


    he held up his hands to decline.


    " No need for all that " he grinned, showing his brown, rotten teeth. " You''re hired!" He eximed


    gleefully, rubbing his palms together, looking very pleased with himself.


    Oh no, Ca thought in disappointment. What she was praying wouldn''t happen had finally


    happened. This man wanted her not for work purposes but it was obvious that he had other things


    in mind, Ca confirmed her suspicion now.


    She thanked the man and left, promising to resume work the next day. She turned and walked


    towards the door. She paused at the door and turned to look at the man onest time. She was


    right, the man''s eyes was glued to her butt and he quickly tore his gaze away from her, looking


    down at his table and going through useless files. Ca shook her head and went out. Never was


    she going to work here, not even in her dreams.


    She went straight to Jenny''s restaurant to tell her all that happened. Jenny didn''t interrupt her and


    after Ca narrated everything, they both agreed it would be better if she didn''t resume work there.


    " I thought so too. Now I have no choice but to go for the interview of the one I first applied for "


    " Which one? " Jenny was confused.


    " Oh I didn''t tell you about that " Ca narrated everything to her, the job she first applied for, how


    she went but didn''t get to meet the CEO. Jenny was dumbfounded that Ca kept all those that to


    herself. She scolded Ca and Ca apologized.


    She then stood up and looked around,


    " what have you been up to? "


    Jenny told her and they both became engrossed in work. Ca helped her friend and and went to


    take orders from customers with the other attendants. Jenny''s boyfriend, Hunter arrived shortly after


    with his friend, Troy. Hunter went over to where his girl was, hugged her from behind and whispered


    something into her ears. They bothughed and Jenny leaned into his arms. Ca looked away


    from them, her eyes tearing up. They looked so much in love. It made her wonder if she would ever


    be so much in love her friend was. A sigh escaped through her lips and shook off the disturbing


    thought. A discreet cough made here out of her reverie and she looked up, startled.


    " A penny for your thoughts " Troy said, a small smile ying on his lips. " I believe I haven''t


    introduced myself properly yet. I''m Troy " he finished with a friendly smile. He was good looking with


    salt and pepper hair, brown eyes and a tall, lean body.


    Ca found herself smiling in return and extended her hand for a shake. " Ca...... Ca Reeds "


    she smiled. Troy took her outstretched hand and took it in both of his and held it for a while longer.


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    " A beautiful name for a beautifuldy " Troyplimented with a mischievous smile and a wink,


    his eyes twinkling. Ca looked at her toes, blushing and mumbled a '' thank you '' Troy kept her


    company and chatted with her until Jenny and Hunter came to where they were. Troy seemed really


    interested in Ca and she thought he was cool, as a friend though but she could use a distraction


    right now. Troy got her number before he left with Hunter, promising to call her.


    They talked over phone that night and became fast friends.