I hurried to get to the elevator as ‘Justin’
chased me. He kept calling me by a different name but I continued ignoring him.
It wasn’t me after all. It was all but a miracle when the elevator door opened
as I approached. I went in and pressed the ‘ground’ button, closing the door,
leaving Justin behind. He sprinted, but he did not make it. The door shut and I
smiled in relief. I had enough humiliation so I decided to call it a day.
What a
waste!
I said to myself. I thought of going home and not pushing through the
application. Maybe, they’d call me back
when they realize that I have not gone to the interview yet. I hoped.
Somehow. On the contrary, I thought of it – everything that had happened on
that day – as a blessing. I couldn’t figure out how to work with a psycho like
Justin. He scared the hell out of me when he dragged me to his office.
Seriously, I almost fainted earlier. The thought of him suddenly kissing me
felt like hell.
Or maybe I was overreacting. I must admit, he
kissed nice. Okay. He was good. I mean, the kiss was good – but not him. What
kind of a good guy who would kiss a girl out-of-the-blue? The enrage I felt
earlier poured over me again, and I thought of punching the walls of the
elevator, but then I just kept it to myself. I could feel the CCTV staring at
me like I was a criminal on the loose.
The voice prompt had said that I was already
on the ground floor. I rushed out of the elevator as soon as the door opened. I
hurriedly went out of the hotel. On my way, I bumped into a tall guy wearing a
gray suit. I was about to apologize to him when, on my earshot, I saw Justin.
Instead, I gave the guy an apologetic smile. I saw his expression full of
surprise. I thought he would say something when he opened his mouth halfway,
but no words came out. I suddenly felt an adrenalin rush when I could already
hear Justin calling out.
“Hey! Wait up!” Justin yelled.
I ran as fast as I can. I know I looked
horrible, running out of the hotel but I don’t have a choice. I have to get rid
of him, as soon as possible.
“Benedict,” I heard him say. “What are you
doing here? I thought you’re supposed to be in client meeting now?”
I didn’t hear the other things they talked
about because I already got inside the cab waiting outside the hotel. I looked
at both guys as they looked at me. I told the cab driver to drive away.
Fortunately, the driver politely followed what I just told him. As the cab was
getting away, I looked again to the guys’ direction. My jaw dropped when I
realized that they were brothers, judging from the way they look and the
features of their faces.
It was a good thing
that I got rid of them already. I would never set foot to that hotel again,
ever – or maybe soon enough for them to forget me.
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