CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR
Quickly, I started arranging the clothes into his wardrobe, and then I heard the bedroom door creak open, so I peered out and saw Mr. Gavriel walk in, and I hid inside the wardrobe as I continued peeping.
Then he started unbuttoning his long sleeve as he pulled it off from his body, and I saw his biceps.
“Goodness, that is a really nice chiseled chest,” I said as I gasped because I was loud.
I saw Mr. Gavriel look towards the wardrobe for a long time and then look away as he sat on his bed.
“Thank goodness, I think he did not see me, I would have been doomed,” I said to myself this time quietly.
I kept on peeping at him since my plan was to wait for him to go to bed then I would leave, but as things are going now, I am not sure Mr. Gavriel will go back to bed because I saw him standing in front of the mirror as he stared at his stomach, then he turned back and looked at the wardrobe again while he touched an area of his stomach in a circular motion, then he tore out the treatment patch on it as he looked away from the wardrobe.
When he looked at the wardrobe for the second time, I could not hear my heartbeat for five seconds, and then I looked at the area in his stomach where he had pulled out the treatment patch.
“What the hell is that?” I asked myself because obviously it looked like a partly fresh gunshot wound, and as I tried to look very well from my hiding position, I kicked the basket and it fell down, and immediately Mr. Gavriel turned and looked at the wardrobe for the third time as he walked towards it, and then he opened the wardrobe door.
“What the heck are you doing here?” Mr. Gavriel asked as his eyes looked transfixed at me.
“What have I gotten myself into?” I asked myself that instead of replying to the question he asked me.
“Are you deaf?” Did you not hear what I asked? Okay, I will repeat myself for the second time.
” What the hell are you doing in my room without my permission?” Mr Gavriel asked for the second time as he looked down at me like a prey he wanted to devour.
“I can explain,” I replied calmly. I could feel my shaky hands.
“Oh, so you know how to reduce your voice while talking to someone right, because if I remembered that you actually talked back at me and walked out on me too on your first day of work, well, I think the best thing to do here is to fire you from your job as the secretary, and with that, you would be my full-time house help, I think that is exactly what you want,” Mr. Gavriel said as I kept looking at my feet, but the moment I heard that he would fire me, immediately I fell to my knees and begged him not to do as he pleases.
“I am sorry, Mr. Gavriel, I did not just come to your room with any bad intentions, I came to put the clothes I took earlier in order to wash them, I am so sorry, I would not do that ever again, I would not repeat this mistake, I promise. I just did not want to meet you here because she was already fed up with your insults and misunderstandings, you just insult me even when you do not know anything about me, please, Mr. Gavriel, I really do need this job, I really do need it. Please forgive me. “I cried as I explained myself, but the devil in him did not move him to his tears, he just kept on staring at me as if I was not kneeling before him or not apologizing to him.
“To tell you the truth, I am tired of all these things. this contract, all these insults, and everything in it. I am tired, but I have to endure, so please do not fire me, I beg of you,” I added as the tears freely fell from my eyes.All text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.
“Since you said that you are tired, then I would fire you because I have not started with you and you are already tired, you must be a weakling,” he said arrogantly as he laughed out loud.
“I am sorry, sir, for saying that. I am not tired, I will like to continue the job,” I pleaded. I could not just start a job today and get fired the same day.
“I will forgive you this once, but if this repeats itself again, I will take action in a way you would never expect it,” Mr. Gavriel replied as he picked up a first aid kit and retreated to the couch in his room as he treated himself.
“Finish up what you are doing there and get lost,” he ordered.
“Okay, I will be done in five minutes,” I replied as I hastened up with what I was doing while I kept stealing glances at Mr Gavriel as he treated himself.
“Would you stop staring at me and finish that up quickly before I lose my cool?” Mr. Gavriel said as he kept on cleaning his injury and kept making funny faces that looked so funny to me that I tried to laugh but restrained myself because I did not want to get fired.
Finally, I was through with arranging his clothing in his wardrobe, then I closed the wardrobe and carried the basket along with me so I could keep it back where I saw it.
“Mr. Gavriel, I am through with this, so I am leaving now,” I said as I kept the basket in front of the bathroom door as I saw him looking at me.
“Yes, you may leave now,” he said, and I walked out of his room and closed the door behind me as fast as I could.