Special Chapter: Owen Builds (continuation) 2
Owen's POV
I'm so excited and pschyd to answer her question if I want to be her personal assistant.
Of course, I said 'yes'.
This opportunity comes only once.
"Oh. Kara, that's very unusual of you." Aunt Claire said to Miss Kara, I think she has a deeper meaning to it.
"What's so unusual, Aunt Claire? I need a personal assistant because Luna just vanished without saying any word. I don't know where she is now. And I don't want to know why she left me. Then so be it. I don't need her."
"Oh, that's all you can say to your traitor friend? You're so kind Kara. I'm so proud of you. If I were you, I will pull her hair, smash her face, and kick her---"
"You're too loud, Aunt Claire." Miss Kara seems so ashamed of what Aunt Claire is saying.
I think there's a problem she encountered on her former personal assistant.
"C'mon, Kara. Why are you hiring a young and handsome assistant? Spill the tea," Aunt Claire whispered to Miss Kara's ear but again I overheard it.
"Alright, Aunt Clara--"
"I said Claire!" Aunt Claire shouted.
Clara must be her real name but she preferred a younger sounding name.
"Aright, aright Auntie. I just want a boy for a change. It just so happened that he's good-looking. As you said, if you were me, you will pull her hair, smash her face and kick her, her what?"
"Fingernails. I will kick her fingernails. But why? C'mon. "
Miss Kara is so embarrassed with what her auntie acts. And she can't believe that she is tolerating her unethical behaviour.
"Aunt Claire, we are in front my staff. Please, behave."
"Oh, don't mind him. He should be getting used to your dramas. He's your PERSONAL assistant, isn't it he?"
Miss Kara fell silent. There must be something wrong now.
"Alright, sweetheart, I better go. Take care." Aunt Claire stood up and kiss Miss Kara on her cheek.
"Congratulations, young man. Good luck on your journey." She said and to me so I just nod and half- smiled.
When Aunt Claire exited the office, Miss Kara begun to speak. But with a cracked voice.
There's really something wrong with her.
"Ah, Miss Kara, are you ok?" I asked her wavering.
Because I don't want to meddle with her personal life though I am her personal assistant. Or am I now? She's not confirming it yet.
"Ah, Miss Kara, am I hired?"
"Ah yeah, I'm sorry. You can go now. I'll text you the further details of your work."
So, that's it. She wants me gone already. She doesn't say when I will start my work. No discussing of wages, and no contract signing.
I was about to say goodbye when she grabbed my arm.
I was about to shake it off because she startled me. I'm not used to be touched by women except Cher.
"Can you go out with me?” she asked shyly.
She can't even look at my eyes.
"Where to go, Ms. Kara?"
"Somewhere only happiness exists." She said and clung to my arm and we exited the office.
"But Miss Kara. Isn't it too early? Don't you have work today?" I asked.
"My team is on team building activity. So, officially, my office is close."
We went first to a restaurant.
Just in time, I just ate a piece of bread and a cup of coffee.
After we eat in a restaurant, well, she hardly touch her breakfast.
While I, in just a snap I finished it.
"Hey, where have all the food gone? I'm just having my senti moment here." She asked confusingly.
I just pointed my tummy and smile shyly.
She covered her mouth to laugh. Her eyes are now smiling too.
I'm too hungry and it's not everyday you eat delicious food for free. So, must grab now.
"You can have mine to." She hand me her plate so I took it.
All of a sudden I felt conscious, she's looking at me in the eyes.
"You remind me of someone."
"Who your ex? " I jokingly said.
"Ah yeah, but your sister got in the way, so before he knew that he was my boyfriend, I broke up with him."
Ah? That's so confusing. Maybe it was their classmate she's talking about.
"Got in your way? Cher is kind, she will not do such thing." Then I realize it was a joke. She must be talking about Caleb.
I swallowed the last bite of my food before I could say anything."Was it Caleb ?"
"Yeah," she said then suddenly got sad again. "I wonder where he is right now. If he's with a woman right now, she's so lucky." Miss Kara said looking through the glass window.
I think Miss Kara has a problem with a man.
After I sipped the last drop of my drinks, I told her I'm good.
Then on the parking lot, after we put on our seatbelts, she remember something.
"How old are you?"
"Eighteen. Miss. "
She sighed of great relief. "Great! You can go. I thought you're a minor."
While Miss Kara is driving, I asked her if that I ate earlier was deducted to my wage.
She just laughed sweetly. "Of course not. It's free. I should have pay you today for spending your time time me."
"It's ok, Ms. Kara. A hearty breakfast is good enough for me. By the way, where are we going?"
She stopped at the casino and she parked the car. Before she could take off her seatbelt, I stop her hand from unbuckling it.
"I may be your personal assistant only but I care for my boss."
I think I must explain my side for preventing her to go to the casino.
"My Papa and Mama were murdered because of gambling. It's addictive, it will ruin your life. Ms. Kara. I know that you already knew that. But I guess you need someone to knock out some sense into you."
I was startled when she burst into crying. She held on tightly to the wheel and there she cried and cried.
I waited for her for few minutes before she could finally composed herself.
I took out a handkerchief from my pocket and wipe off her tears.
Yeah, I am her personal assistant.
She took a deep breath and started the engine.
We went into a condo and I think this is where she lives.
I just followed her whenever she goes until she stopped at the room 4003, she got the card key and led me inside.
Oh, I am now her TOO PERSONAL assistant.
I don't know if I will continue to follow her or should I start go on running away.
She put off her blazer and toss it to the couch.
She sat down on the couch and offered me a seat beside her so I did.
"Ugh! I hate my life." She shouted.
I just silently sat down beside her.
"You know, you're the first and the only man who entered my house. Not even my ex for five years never had the chance to go here. That's why he went to my personal assistant's place instead. "
Oh I see, that was the back story.
"Thank you, Owen. You saved me. When I found out that my boyfriend and my personal assistant were having an affair, I divert my pain and hatred to casino. Yeah, I'm an addict to it." She admitted.
That was the longest words she said the entire day.
"I know that you're just need a job for the whole two months. And you will leave me, right?"
"I was about to say it on my interview but you dismissed me earlier, Miss Kara "
"Well, in two months time, being my personal assistant, you should prevent me from going to casino. Alright? And you will accompany me to my prospects. That's all your work is. But since we're in real estate business, you can also be my broker. And since it's still early and we have nothing else to do, I'll say the further details of your work so I won't have to text it."
And that's what we did the whole afternoon and when it's dinner time, we eat again in a restaurant. Oh, I love my job.
After we eat, she stop at a night bar.
I took a deep breath, I don't want to stop her. I don't want her to think that I'm taking my personal assistant job too far.
"Just for today, sweetheart. I'll celebrate my moving on--"
Alright. I'm her personal guard now.
I lived at the back of a nightclub but I've never experienced to be inside. So, this is what the bar looks like.
It stinks, the smell of smoke and alcohol never apealed to my smell and taste. The atmosphere is suffocating. How could Miss Kara stand the gut-retching smell and sight here?
I just sat at the corner of the bar while she was dancing, having good time with the beat while holding a glass of alcohol.
Then when she's tipsy, she sat beside me. Oh, before I forget she should stop now before she get intoxicated. I don't know how to drive.
So I drag her out of the bar good thing she didn't oppose and silently followed me.
We stayed in the car for half an hour for her to abate the tipsiness she's feeling.
Until she grabbed my collar and clung to my nape and kissed me so wildly.
Why? What's going on? I want to stop her but my body, and my hands don't cooperate. Only my lips.
It's a once in a lifetime experience to be kissed by a beautiful woman.
Might as well seized the moment.
I'm a man too. I never thought that I'll be having this kind of experience that my doormates were bragging to each other whenever they have a bragging session at the dorm.
They were enticing me to sometimes experience what it feels to be a man.
And here, Miss Kara... She's driving me crazy. I thought no woman will ever break my focus.
Finally, my hands came back to its sense. I pushed her lightly. She must back off me before I would reciprocate her kisses in wilder manner.
Good thing she stopped and lay her back to the seat. She closed her eyes, I think she's sleepy
She's not moving so I waited for her for another few minutes.
Finally, she moved and readied herself to drive.
"I'm sorry. If you want to quit the job, you may do so."
Quit my job? barely on my first day. I need this job. The real job of being a personal assistant.
"If you will pay my wage the whole two months. Only then I will quit."
"Ok, I'll prepare the cheque tomorrow. "
Oh, no. She's firing me already on my first day.
"What did I do? It's unfair. I just want a job, Ms. Kara."
She just started the engine then drive silently. She didn't respond to my complaint.
Oh, goodness. What will I tell my dormmates if they ask me if I got hired. Yeah, I am, tall and proud. But if they ask more when will I start my job, then I'll say today and just got fired.
Yeah, that's weird.
Miss Kara asked me where she will drop me off.
"Just drop me off on the bus station. Miss Kara."
"No, the exact drop off ."
Ok, she's my boss. "Three blocks from the univ."
When we got to my dormitory my dormmates were too excited for my coming. Goodness. Boys will be boys.
This is the reason why I don't want her to drop me off in the exact place.
"Goodbye, Miss Kara. Thank you for dropping me off. Take care."
She just smiled and wave a cute goodbye to my doormates and they look like puppies.
When I got inside, a lot of questions were piling up until Rey notice a red stain on my collar.
Oh, dang. I forgot about it.
Yeah, they did not stop pestering me.
The next day, I was awaken by my dormmates.
They were pretty excited about something.
It's someone, rather.
Miss Kara is waiting on the sofa and were surrounded by the boys.
At least they gave her a cup of coffee.
I'm so embarrassed with my thin shirt, boxer shorts, and unruly hair.
"Good morning, Miss Kara. How may I help you?" I asked shyly.
"Just as I thought, you're not working today? Absent on your second day?"
Oh, I thought she fired me yesterday. That's why I stay late studying. But the truth, I can't sleep thinking about Ms. Kara.
Though I'm embarrassed because she bothered to fetch me here on my dorm, I prepared myself as quickly as I can.
It took me thirty minutes to fix myself and ready to go.
When we got to her car and was about to start up the engine, "about what happened yesterday --"
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