Arabella :
It had been two months already since I'd started started working for my bosses, it had consisted of the same routines as the first day.
I'd come in to work with them since I was still living with them at the penthouse, I'll fetch coffee from Stella's desk considering they'd barred me from going anywhere without one of them.
I'd arrange their files, book restaurants for meetings, take notes then answer a bunch of calls and so on.
I wasn't unhappy, in fact I was on the contrary really ecstatic at where I'd found myself.
Getting paid higher than every other employee in the company had made me comfortable enough to do whatever I wanted.
I wasn't going to be in lack even if I got a place and a car, that was how comfortable I had gotten within the space of two months.
The first thing I chose to do was send a whole lot to the orphanage, it was the entire reason I got a job in the first place and above everything else I was happy to be of use to the very place I was raised.
Meanwhile, no matter how happy I thought I was about my life I still couldn't seem to get my mates to accept me, they still thought I was ignorant to the fact that they were my mates hence the reason they were always guarded around me.
Sometimes I would hear them arguing about the way they were acting, sometimes Valley seemed to be the voice of reasoning cause he never failed to remind them the importance of a mate.
I totally understood their reasons for refusing to accept me cause if I was in their shoes I wouldn't accept me either, but I was hoping that they would at least tell me the real reason why we were in this situation.
Call me unreasonable or stupid and shallow minded and I still won't change my mind about wanting them to take charge, I had no idea exactly what they wanted in a mate and I also knew that I wasn't it cause if I was I'd probably be with child by now, or at least close to that, I'm sure you catch my drift.
For so long I'd been alone and I had actually become quite used to it, but that didn't mean that I didn't want them to want me.
Stella had spent every waking moment telling me how her mate was the best man in the universe and lord knows how jealous I got when she would talk non stop about him.
I had chosen not to tell her about our bosses been my mates, my instincts kept telling me she knew about it already and for reasons best known to her she had refused telling me what she knew.
I wasn't going to tell her I knew already, and I was going to keep playing ignorant, I couldn't get their attention for diverse reasons and now that I was actually thinking about it I have no idea how I was thinking they were going to accept me.
Especially with a woman like the one currently in their office who also happens to be the reason they asked me to go to the cafeteria for lunch where I am currently sitting alone with absolutely no clue what I'm supposed to do.
It was days like this that I appreciated Stella's presence in my life but unfortunately she had gone to represent the bosses at a meeting with a new resort they were aiming at purchasing.
For some reason the owner seemed to be obsessed with having me over instead of my bosses, hence the reason they sent Stella over there, something about Her being capable of breaking some balls if it came down to it.
I was about going to the ladies room but was interrupted by the blaring of my ring tone, catching the attention of everyone in the quiet room. I smiled awkwardly and ran out of the room so I could answer whoever it was.
Once I stepped foot in the fresh air with a slight smell of rain in the air, I pulled out the still ringing phone and pressed the answer button.
"Hey Bella, please hand over the phone to Mr Storm, none of them seem to be taking my calls and it's really urgent"
Stella's breathless voice sang into my ears.
"I'll have to rush back to the office Stella, some lady came in to see them and I was asked to excuse them"
I replied feeling my voice almost shake at the end of my sentence.
"Wait, what do you mean they asked you to excuse them, where are you Bella? "
She inquired.
"I'm outside the cafeteria Stella, just give me a couple of minutes to get to them, what do I tell them was so urgent anyways?"
I asked because lord knows i didn't understand anything Stella said the first time.
"Just tell them Mr Romano has agreed to sell, but he has demanded a meeting by three pm today so he can talk more about our proposal, I need to know if they are available for it"
Stella replied but her voice suddenly sounded like she was irritated by something.
"They are actually available through out the day, but I'll go check if they planned on taking the rest of the day off"
I replied feeling my mood lighting up cause I knew they would leave that woman so they could talk shop with Mr Romano.
" Alright Bella, I'll be waiting for a feedback ASAP. "
She replied and hanged up, taking that as my queue to get a move on, I started rushing into the office building and into the elevator.
Once in the elevator I started feeling a really searing pain that caused me to let out a scream into the empty box that now seemed to be sucking the breath out of me.
Slowly but surely the pain had decreased by the time I made it to our floor, it was still there but it had become a dull ache that I was soothing by rubbing my Tommy through my velvet knee length dress.
Once I got to the door as if on queue Stella started calling again, remembering the urgency of her errand I quickly pushed the office door open and badged in.
Except now I wish I didn't.
Cause there stood Storm reluctantly holding the woman's hand while River hugged her side and Valley, surprisingly Valley was hugging her other side.
I was so shocked, surprised and totally disappointed, but above all that emotion, I was hurt.
I knew I wasn't the kind of woman they wished for in a mate but at least I deserved a bit better than what they were doing.
Clueless as to how much time had passed with us staring at each other and me fighting desperately to reign in my tears, I didn't know what to say to this so I simply stood frozen in my spot till I heard my phone ringing once again.
I looked at it and realized it was Stella, I breathed in a sigh before looking over at Valley who quickly pulled away while the rest Jumped apart as though they were burnt.
Quickly I turned to Valley who seemed closest and sadly he seemed to be the only person I could talk to at this moment.
"Stella requests that you call her, the people for the echo resort project are demanding a meeting by three pm today"
I finished with a loud sniff, then raised my eyes to the ceiling so I could blink back the tears that so wanted to swallow me whole.
"Bella We -"
River began but I had to leave cause a second more in their presence was going to be disastrous for me.
"Excuse me Sirs"
I whispered as Loud as I could manage, then turned around and started walking away.
Time and time again, the universe was punishing me for things I didn't know.
I deserved better but how was I going to get that better in a world where everyone and everything was bent on ruining my life
Slowly I started walking out of the building and into the rain that had suddenly started pouring.
Of course it would rain cause even the skies knew that I was hurting and no amount of tears were enough to make up for the way I was feeling right now.
I have no idea how long I'd sat in the bench in the park under the heavy rain, I was exhausted, weak and really cold. I tried to get up but realized that I couldn't so I decided to sit down on the bench and hope to God that someone would find me.
I had probably passed out or I was close to it but I felt someone lift me off the bench whispering words I could only catch in mumbles.
"We are Sorry -, deserve This Bella". Before I totally surrendered to the darkness that'd surrounded my life with hope for a better tomorrow.