Fired

I’m running through my apartment screaming, with my long brown hair flying around. I don’t want to look back, but I do. There he is, he opens his mouth wide with his razor sharp fangs and bites down on my neck blood rushes everywhere. My scream echoes through the empty walls.

I wake up startled, I look around and realize i’m in my bed.

“Oh thank god, just a nightmare.” I sigh putting my hand over my chest.

“Blaise!!” I hear Lilian’s voice call out through my door. She my friend that I met from work a few years ago, she has short blond hair and green eyes.

“Blaise! Get your lazy ass up!” Lilian yells.

“I’m coming, i’m co-“ I say before getting cut off by a yawn. I unlock my door and open it, Lilian rushes in. She looks me up and down.

“Why aren’t you dressed?! We have to go to work in fifteen minutes!” My eyes go wide, I look down at my watch. Crap! She’s right! How could I be late to my dream job? I run into my room and come back out with a slanted skirt, a half buttoned button-up shirt on and mitch-match shoes.

“Girl, your a mess!” Lilian says shoving coffees into my hands. She buttons my shirt and tidies my skirt.

“I don’t know what I would do without you, Lil.” I say sighing.

“You’re gonna find out if you make me late to work.” She says crossing her arms.

“Ok, ok. Come on.” I say running out the door.

When we get to work we are both a wheezing and panting mess, I look at her smiling.

“Haha, we ran...thirteen blocks with....five minutes to.....spare.” I say proudly in between gasps of air.

“I....hate you.” She says looking disappointed, while walking into the elevator.

“Hey! Calm down, I won’t be late tomorrow!” I say crossing my heart with my finger. Just as the elevator door is about to close, someone sticks their hand in front of it. A tall, silver-haired, handsome man in a suit walks in. My heart beat is going a million miles an hour as he stands next to me.

“Um 32, please.” He says in a deep sexy voice.

“Oh, we’re going there, too!” I say in a fan-girlish voice. I look over at Lilian embarrassed, she holds back a laugh.

“You have a crush on him.” She mouths to me. I shake my head vigorously.

“Are you, uh, ok?” The handsome man asks.

“Oh! Um, yeah. I’m good!” I say quickly. Lilian starts to laugh. When we get to our floor, I basically run out of the elevator, straight to my desk. I sit down harshly and dig my face into my hands.

“Hey! Blaise your here! Finally!” My coworker, Alice, says waking up to my desk.

“Hey, Alice.” I muffled with my hands still over my face.

“The president wanted to see you as soon as you got here, it sounded kinda urgent.” I sit up in my chair. Oh god! What happened? Am I in trouble? Did one of my stories not please him? I get out of my chair and walk nervously up to the presidents office.

I knock on the door with my sweaty hands.

“Come in!” I hear a booming voice say through the door. I open the door walk over to the desk and sit down.

“You wanted to see me?” I say gulping.

“Oh yes, Blaise.” The president said with a dissatisfied tone.

“What for?” I say quickly and eagerly.

“Yeah, I wanted to ask you something. How was that report on the new local children’s hospital?” He asks. New local children’s hospital? What new loca- OH MY GOD!!!! I forgot to interview the nurses and kids about the quality of the new hospital!!

“Oh my god! I am so sorry, Mr. President! If you want, I will go down there right now a get you a story!” I suggest.

“You know what I want?” The president asks.

“What? I’ll do anything!” I say.

“I want you out of this building, right now! You’re fired!” He yells.

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