The Belle Behind The Mask

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g bags and coffee in the other- to get my boss's watch from the repair shop. I'd almost forgotten about Mr stick up his but

with a tourist. How did I know? Hat, shorts, sunglasses, a s

tupid yet pricy enough to pay my salary for nearly a year wristwatch and

all pool and were now dripping down my face, damp armpits, and even my grey-rimmed glasses fogging up a

me go through this. I'd taken the job

role required being at the beck and call of the CEO-

and down steep hills just to get his favorite coffee, and the ridiculous likes- or maybe she did, and I wasn't listening. The whole

eded somebody to clean up his dirty laundry and who

just as much as slaves and all that I could do was rant a

ssistant and had to binge the entire season of What's wrong with Assistant Nicki to

ew times and got rejected. The reason was 'underqualified', which was true. I'd ditched college to go to a vocational beauty school instead, and while I

didn't seem like a bad idea at that time for someone as desperate as I w

uck up, intimidating, cold, self-absorbed, lacked self-awareness, and most impor

bus and finally sunk on a chair to collect myself, wipe

er didn't leave me another errand. I heaved a sigh of relief when I found no outstanding me

uld breathe even if it wa

boy downing a drink to make me remember that I'd not had breakfast and that my coffee was not wi

this day ge

e chimed loudly. I hurriedly picked up the call after seeing

His voice is a

inutes isn't exactly the way out. Alexander hates excuses, as well as expects you to own up to your shit wi

im, he'd have fired nearly fiftee

him being mean w

of traffic and you know tomorrow is Christm

on't care if you have to walk,

bruptly before I cou

d to get to the

onestly, it took the light at the end of the tunnel- which is the big picture, which is my dream to work

y for me, which is a bummer because Christma

not giving a shit and calling it quits. I didn't want to do that. La B

oney to start my own company which I plan on making when I

killer facial mask for older people idea. There's nothing like it in the beauty world. That part of the industry is too invested in the younger gener

f, I decided it was Alexander's way which meant, r

the receptionist and possibly one of my two work friends

gave her a tired eye

is feisty at the moment. He probab

ere we g