LOST LOVE

FIRST DAY

Catherine's pov

It was my first working day.

I walked to my car.

"Cat, this is your first day at the office, "Cerena asked from the gate.
"Yeah, rena," I answered.
"Are you stressed? " she asked, analyzing my face.
"Am I?" I don't know. Well, it is normal to get tensed on the first day.
"You look like you are going for a wrestling match," she said.
"Are you making fun of me?" I was annoyed.
"No,", she said, shutting her mouth.
"Yes, I am stressed," I admitted.
"Don't be. It is not like this is the first time you are going for a  job," sh stated.
"Yeah, but my last job was a year before," I replied.
"Whatever, my dear friend. All the best for your first day. You are going to be the star of this  company," sh said.

I drove to the company in my car. This is the place that is going to change my life, I thought.

The lady I met in the interview was my mentor. Her name is Sara. She is an easy-going woman. She gave me the ID card and showed me my chair. The tag has my name and photo. There are many other staff in the hall. She introduced my name to them, and they smiled. They came to me and introduced themselves. The staff seems nice, and the environment here is pretty comfortable.

I sat on my chair. A guy came and sat in the chair next to mine. He looked at my face for a brief moment.
To make it less awkward, I said hi.
" Hi. I am  Catherine, I said to him.
"So you are Catherine," he said. I didn't understand why he replied like that.
"You know me?" I asked him, confused.
" No. I heard about the newbie coming here. So you are the  one, he asked.
"Oh yeah," I understood now.
"By the way, my name is Henry," he introduced himself. He looks young. I shook his hand. "You can call me whenever you want," he added.
I smiled and looked at the monitor.
"Where is your house? " he asked. Henry is a talkative person.
"It is near from here," I stopped.
"Which is your favorite color?"  He asked
"Red,", I answered.
"Why red? " he asked.
"What? " I was confused.
"Well, usually girls like pink. But you like red. That destroyed my  observation, he said.
"Observation about what?" I asked, facing him.
"Observations about you," he said. This guy is going on and on.

A woman passed us. She gave him a special smile. He reciprocated with a smile like that for her.
So he is a flirt in the office.

A guy came near me and introduced himself.
"Hi, I am Jerry. You are the new appointment here??"He asked.
" Yes. I am  Catherine, I said.
"What a beautiful name for a beautiful girl," he said. That is an old line.
"Thank you," I said, looking into the laptop. I showed no interest in talking to him, but he didn't stop.
"Your smile is beautiful. I have never seen a beautiful smile like  that, he continued. Is he not going to leave me alone? I am scared that I might say something hard on my first day.
"You said this same line to Nina," Henry said. Jerry didn't waste much time on me and left.
"That guy won't stop talking with girls," Henry said, like he was not doing the same thing.
"Okay, I will start my work. "With those words, I focused on the files in my hand.

I looked at my laptop. Sara showed the work to me, and I was engrossed in the duties.
"Do you know how to do this? " Henry asked me. This was the second time he asked me something. I showed him how to solve it, and he praised me. This guy is getting a lot of messages. His phone pings every now and then.

"Come, Catherine, let's have lunch," Sara invited me.
I shut down the laptop and joined her. We went to the nearby restaurant.

We started eating and chatting.
"Your last job was a year before. What happened? " she asked. She had read my certificate during the interview.
"I had an accident. It took a long time to  recover, I said.
"Oh, my god. "Sorry, she said.
"It's fine. Now I am completely  fine, I assured her.
"How long have you been working here? " I asked her.
"It's been 7 years," she answered. She is a picky eater.
"That's a long time," I said while chewing the food.
"Yes,", she hummed.
"Is it hard to work here? " I asked her. I hope not.
"You have to work."The job assigned here has to be done before the deadline. Five minutes late is a big matter in this  office, she said.
" Oh. So the boss is  strict, I smiled.
"He is. He is handsome, charming, and  strict, she said with a knowing smile. A girl sat with us at the table. I remembered her name as Ava. She introduced herself in the morning.

"What are you guys talking about?" She took a bite of her burger.
"We are talking about our boss, "Sara said dramatically.
"So you are warning our newbie," she laughed.
"Warning?"Warning about  what? I was confused.
"Yes Catherine. It is a procedure  here, Ava said.
"What procedure? " I asked her.
"Giving a warning to stay away from the boss," she said.
"Warning to stay away from the boss? " I repeated.
"My poor Catherine. Every new girl here tries to flirt with our hot boss. You know if it is an easy way to climb up the ladder. But they end up with  nothing, Sara explained to me.
"Oh, that's it," I said.
"That's it. Isn't it a big thing? " Ava asked. "He is too hot and handsome. Then why is he staying away from girls?" Ava expressed her opinion.
"Maybe he is in a secret relationship," Sara answered her question.
"Or, is he gay?" Ava asked.
They both laughed.
"You haven't seen him, right? " Sara asked me, to which I answered no. I haven't seen my very handsome boss.
"How can she? He is on a business  trip, Ava said.
"No, he came back from the trip," Sara told both of us.
"Are you interested in him, Sara? You are looking through all his updates. Ava wiggled her eyebrows.
"Ava, I am as old as his mom," she said.
"Age doesn't matter," she said.
"But I have two kids. Perhaps I should arrange my daughter for  him, she said.
"What do you say? " she asked me.
"What should I say?" I asked. I was zoning out.
"Nothing,", they said in unison and laughed.

Henry walked with a girl to the restaurant.

"Hey, look!" Ava called us and pointed to him.
"It is Henry, right?" I said to them.
"You know him?" Sara asked me.
"I met him in the morning," I answered.
"Her chair is beside his," Sara said to Ava.

"Really?", she asked, getting close to me.
" Yeah. Our seats are  close, I said.
"He talked to you right," Ava asked.
"Yeah, very well," I said, remembering our morning interaction.
"He is like that. He talks a lot and works  less, Sara said, smiling.
"Correct!", Ava joined.
"But you told me the boss is strict." I was confused.
"Yes, the boss is strict," she said.
"Then why does Ge always go for loose talk?" I asked.
"That is because Henry is the boss's brother, "Sara said. That was unexpected.
"His mom sent Henry back from France to learn business from his brother," Ava explained.
"So he is favoring his brother?" I asked.
" No. The boss gives him extra work. But it is not an important thing. He knows his brothers  capability, they started laughing.

"Oh," I answered.
"He is a playboy. Many staff in the office tried to flirt with the boss but ended up with  Henry, Sara said.
"Really?", I asked.
" Yep. But that was a waste. Boss always gives priority to one's  ability, Ava explained.

I looked at the side. He was touching her face. I shook my head, and we stood up from our seats.

We paid our bills and walked back to the office.

The remaining time went pretty fast. There are many tasks assigned to me. This was basic work, but it took a lot of time to complete. I took half of it from the office and took the remaining for home.

I drove back to the house. Henry offered a ride for me, but I declined politely. I don't want to mess with work or flirt with him.

The house felt less haunting now. It was a shelter for me. I have a lot of work to complete.

I don't have time to waste. So after a quick shower, I went to my working mode. I bought dinner from outside.

The time went by easily. This is the first time I don't have to push myself to run. The loneliness is not making me worry. The sleepover took me fast.

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