My Innocent Girl novel Chapter 5

"Oh yeah? Great. I have such a good friend on my second day itself!"

"Hmm yeah," she looked at her documents. "Actually..."

"What happened?"

"I am leaving this job tomorrow... okay not leaving, I am fired"

"What?" I was shocked.

"Yeah"

"Why!?"

"I made a mistake, Ashley. I missed an appointment entry and being as the unluckiest person, sir asked me about that only"

"Sir? Mr. Brown?"

"Yes. But it is okay, it was my mistake" she smiled sadly.

"Oh no," I became sad. What can I do for her? She is my friend now.

"Anyway, go to your boss' cabin. It is already 8, he is expecting you"

"Oh yeah. Gotta go, bye"

"Bye," she smiled.

She is still smiling. Damn, that hurts.

I went to the first room on the second floor. I knocked and entered.

"Oh, hey Ash," he said. "Sit down"

I sat down across him.

"What's wrong?" he questioned looking at me.

Am I looking tense?

Maybe I really can't lie.

"N-Nothing," I said as I remembered that I may be his PA, but I don't think I have the right to ask him to not fire someone.

"You know you are a terrible liar. Tell me" he closed his file, his full attention on me.

"S-Sir..." I took a deep breath. I don't want to be fired too. "Please don't fire Kate"

He looked shocked and sighed as he sat back. "Why?"

"Because she is a human and she also can make mistakes, sir!"

He stood up. "If you'll work overtime today then I will give her another chance"

"Yes sir!" I smiled. He looked amused. "Great. Tell her then"

Chris

I don't like people who make mistakes at all. But this Ashley is different.

She made me forgive Kate even when I fired her in complete anger. Something about this girl is different. She always speaks her mind, which is really intriguing and interesting. She is a terrible liar, and that too adds to her positive points. I hate only one kind of person. I hate liars. I hate them the most.

Even enemies are better than liars.

She has this selfless personality that she agreed to work overtime for someone she only met a day ago. She is different, and I like different people.

"Mr. Brown! How may I help you?" she asked politely.

"Give me a Live Scribe 3 SmartPen"

She gave him some pen and damn, it looked expensive.

"So that you don't care about saving or writing very beautifully on your papers. Writing on the phone is damn hard. Just take this..." he took a real good paper bundle of like... 10 pages. "And write on them"

I smiled at his generosity. Even the papers look expensive.

"Um... but sir, I don't know how to... I mean, connect" I said.

He sighed. "Give me your phone"

"Here" I gave him and he did a little work and connected them. I was taking it back when he stopped for a moment. I saw that a message came on my phone... and he probably read it.

"Uh... sir?"

"You have a boyfriend?" he questioned.

I was shocked at his straight forward question. "No sir"

He gave my phone back without another word and I shrugged. I don't know what caused him to ask such a question. I took out my phone to check the message.

"From today, no phone during work hours, Ms. Ashley," he said and I immediately kept it back.

How did it go from Ash to Ms. Ashley?

I didn't say anything. I just kept on moving. He also kept on moving without telling or saying anything and it was pretty clear that suddenly after whatever message he has seen, it has affected him. And now he is not comfortable around me.

"Sir" I finally spoke up. "I can explain that message if you just let me see it"