Marie

​​​The whole night my stepmom was screaming... It was disgusting as hell, I didn't sleep at all, I woke up at 6 and cook breakfast for myself, and decided to head to the office to get some peace. When I come to the office only cleaning staff has arrived, it was 7:00 only, I went to my desk, after putting my bag on the desk, I decided to have some rest, and I lay down my head on the desk, I know it's uncomfortable but better than hearing her screaming.

It gives me some calmness, and rejuvenate me, I get up from my chair and went to Mr. Romano's cabin, saw the mess on his desk, I clean the desk, After coming out, I checked today's work once again, then I remembered that the files are in Romano's office, I got up and went to collect it.

 When I turn to walk away from his cabin, my heel broke and I was about to fall, but I didn't land on the floor, instead my whole body felt a shock... I open my eyes and was lost in the eyes in front of me, I had never seen something beautiful like them, and want to dive into them. But suddenly a ringtone brings me back to reality I was ogling Mr. Romano. I get and went out of the cabin, however. I was feeling humiliated as well as awkward, how... My heel can break? I went directly to the bathroom and take off my heel. 

It has a clear mark of cutting... How... Fuck that old bitch, because I humiliate her and her date she cut my expensive heel... I will not leave her, why? Why I have to tolerate her... But no... Not anymore I will do something... But right now... I have found a way because I can't walk in this whole day, and absolutely not barefoot. 

I don't know what I have done, that I am paying for other's sin. I had never done anything wrong, or even think bad for anyone, but from childhood, I am the one who gets suffered, my father didn't accept me, my mother was raising me but had no time for her daughter... Then she also left me alone, I become a maid to my step-parents... But once I started having a normal life, my stepmom again come into my life.

The only person I liked... Leave it, I shouldn't even think about him. Suddenly my phone starts ringing, I saw it was Mr. Romano, shit... I need to go, I can't sit here and cry over my miserable life. I received his call and told him I will be there in five minutes. As I went back to the office I saw him sitting on the couch and eating his breakfast, I had somehow fixed my heel with quick glue, hope it will let me walk around till office hours. 

Mr. Romano said he needs another coffee, I bent to take the coffee, and due to give extra pressure on my heel, it again broke and I spill the whole coffee over my dress. No... Not anymore, how much humiliation I have to take today, I am not a club, or never made a mistake in my whole 3 years of working for Mr. Giovanni but today, I feel I am going to suffer. He asked me to change, but I feel disgusting when he says to wear me one of the dresses he had in his office bedroom closest... Does he think I will ever wear his whore's dress? 

But maybe he sensed it, and clarified that those are sample dresses from his sponsors, I said no, usually I have one or two pairs of dress in my desk cabinets, but the last week one of our client's kid had spilled his juice over my dress, and that was the last pair of dress I had here, after that I forget to bring my dress back. I have no other choice because of the coffee, my body is visible to Mr. Romano, I feel him staring at me but he removes his eyes away... God, I know... I am not of his standard he like tall and hot woman where I am short and curvy. 

I went into his bedroom, the whole room smells like his cologne, woody, and dress. I look into his closet to find a dress that can fit me and not exposed my body, I found a pair of black shirts and brown trousers, I take off my dress quickly and clean myself and wear the dress. When I come out of the room I saw Mr. Romano wasn't alone, there was a man who was showing something to Mr. Romano, he asked me to come forward and choose one of the shoes, I denied it but when he make face, I decided to accept that... But then that man commented by saying me Mr. Romano's woman... I don't want to get humiliated anymore, that's why I correct that man before Mr. Romano. 

He didn't bother but show me his heels they all were beautiful but I like the black one, but when I saw its price tag, it has 500...god, how anyone can wear expensive heels... I can't afford this... No... No... Not all, but Mr. Romano asked that man to leave and made me choose one of the heels.

"Marie, we don't have the whole day to talk about your heels. Right? So wear it, because I don't think you will like to walk barefoot in the office?" He said, I shake my head in no and wear the heel, I don't know how but it was exactly my size. Did he knows... My size? But how?

"Marie!" I heard my name and I look at him, "Sorry, Mr. Romano, what happened?" I said, "I want to talk to you about the notes you had sent me for meetings," He said. "Okay, sir let me bring my I pad," I said and went out of his cabin.

I grab my files and my pad and was about to get into the cabin but the waiter from the office cafeteria walk towards my desk, "Hello, Marie," He says, "Hey! Good morning," I said, with a smile, "Here Mr. Romano's order, a black coffee, and a latte," He said and placed the tray on my table.

"Thank you, I will bring them to Mr. Romano, have a nice day," I said and he went back to the elevator. I get the coffee first and take it to Mr. Romano's cabin. "Sir, your coffee," I said put the tray on his table, and I went out to bring the files and iPad and went back to his cabin. "Here your Latte," He said and point to the Latte in the tray, "I am okay, Mr. Romano..." I was saying but he cut me, "For fuck shake can you not say no for once?" He said with a hint of anger in his voice.

"Sorry, I said and take that latte and take a sip, and truly I needed that, I hadn't had anything from the morning, but my situation was getting worse and worse, if it wasn't Mr. Romano was my boss, I would have hugged him... But no, thinking something like this is wrong... Very very wrong. "Sir, what you wanted to talk about?" I ask him, "Here, these points, please explain them about them," he said and show me his laptop.

I look at them, and explain to him everything about those points I had made, "I hope you get it?" I ask him, "Hmm...yeah! I did," He said, "Now I am going to arrange the projector, and other things, our clients will be here soon." I said and get up from the chair, but stop and turn to him, "Thank you for the Latte." I said and walk out of his cabin. I placed files in front of all chairs, and then test that projector is working perfectly. 

I saw it's 9:30 time for clients to come, I went back to my desk and called on reception. "Hey! Julie." I said, "Hey! Marie, How I can help you?" she asks, "There will be some clients to meet Mr. Romano make sure to show the direction, and greet them." I said, "Okay boss lady, And don't forget about tomorrow's party," She said and I roll my eyes. "Talk to you later, I have work to do," I said and cut the call. 

After that, I call our team who is going to present the presentation and dealing with the team. I heard the elevator door opens and I saw the team coming, "Hey! Marie," I heard "Hello guys let's go to the conference room, I will go and ask Mr. Romano to join us." I said. As they all went towards the elevator, the door opens again. And the team of our client come, I went near them, "Hello! And welcome to Romano's industry...I am Marie Dante, Mr. Romano's secretary please follow me this way." I said and lead them to the conference room, "here" I said and open the door, "Team, meet our client, sir I will be back soon after informing Mr. Romano." I said and walk out of the room and went back toward Mr. Romano's cabin. 

His office door was slightly open and because the door was made of glass I can see Mr. Romano's one of the friend is here, they all are same of Mr. Romano's age. And all of them are fu*ckers none of them believe in the relationships. I was about to knock but stops when I heard my name. "What about your fierce little secretary. I didn't see her today." His friend says, "I don't know where she is, and I will suggest you not to care about her too." Mr. Romano says, "Till now she has not come under your control? there is something in that girl, Isn't it?" His friend says and I roll my eyes fu*ker. "You are mad... she is not of my type... have you ever looked at her carefully? There is nothing in her that attracts me towards her." This line of Mr. Romano like someone kicked in my guts, What do I even think? So many girls come here, all of them are models or celebrities. When he doesn't like them, what am I in front of them all, and what has he done to help me today, I started to feel special? I must not forget that who I am? 

I held myself, and went back a few steps without making a sound, and walk forward and make sure my heels deliberately making a sound that both of them could understand that I am coming. I knock on the door, They both look at me, "Mr. Romano, your client is here," I said and I know his friend's eyes are roaming over my body, and I want to tell him fu*k off but I show as I didn't even acknowledge his presence, And then I walk away from there, back to the conference room, I have no intension to hear more comments on me.