DAMIEN
"Mr. Holt, A Mr.Jackson is here to see you." My secretary announced through the intercom.
"Send him in" I tell her and wait for the presence of my best-friend. Tyrese and I go way back. We both attended the same schools from elementary level to college. He was my partner in crime. We broke a lot of hearts in our time but both retired after settling down to get married. Tyrese and his wife had moved to the country side and I lost touch with him after that. He attended my wedding with his wife and little girl but that was the last time I saw him.
I was so excited a few days ago when he called me and asked to see me. I am normally a busy man, I have an empire to run, but for him I'd do anything. That man saved me once and I'll be repaying him for the rest of my life. He stepped into my office wearing a brown suit looking all business like. So typical of him. He looked stressed though. We are both the same age but if you were to see us right now, you wouldn't believe. Age did not do him well at all. He was presently sporting what looked to be a beer belly, not too big but noticeable. He also started greying at the temples and he had bags under his eyes.
"Hey man" he greeted giving me a man hug. He took a seat on one of the sofas in my office and I sat opposite him. My Secretary brought us some coffee and left once again.
"What's good? Haven't heard from you in a bit." I said as a conversation starter. He looked as if his mind was elsewhere and I was starting to get a bit worried as I watched him bounced his leg up and down.
"Are you okay man?" I asked when I saw he was almost ready to burst in tears.
"I need a favor man." He said. He stood and started pacing the room and pulling at his hair strands. The rate he was going he would be bald before forty. I stood and tapped his shoulder to halt his pacing.
"Anything man. Name it." I said and we both sat again.
"It's Elle man." Elle was his daughter. I think.
"Ever since her mom died she has been out of control. She parties almost every night and come home at mornings. Her temper is atrocious. It's no surprise we haven't gotten any response from any colleges yet. She's had two assault charges this week alone."
"I'm so sorry for your loss. I didn't know Diane had died. But why not get Elle a psychiatrist?" I asked.
"It's okay, yes she was sick for a while but she passed away eight months ago. And yes, I did get her a psychiatrist. She was one of the victims of the assault. I really can't handle her man and I can't afford it."
"How much is it?" I asked.
"No no no. That's not why i'm here. I'm here to ask if you can let her work for you a bit so she can see how hard life really is so she wouldn't screw up and get her shit together. She is an adult now, she has a whole life ahead of her. Plus the officer said one more complaint and she goes behind bars as she is of age."
"So let me get this straight. You want me to hire her? You said so yourself she has a terrible temper. That is not a good work ethic. She also has no degree."
"Please" he begged. "I'm down to my last resort. I don't know what else to do."
"I-I can't. I would love to help but you know I can't handle that kinda stuff."
"Please D. I'll make it up to you, I promise." I sighed and ran my hands through my hair.
"Fine, I'll start her off with something simple. Have her come here tomorrow at 9 sharp."
"Thanks man, I owe you one" he said and hugged me. I can see how relieved he looks right now. It's just a few months anyway, then she'll be off to college and out of my hair. He shook my hand one last time before leaving my office.
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"Mr. Holt, is the young lady no longer coming?" My secretary Mira asked and I am just now noticing that Elle hasn't showed up as yet. I checked the time and saw it was already nine thirty. I decided to call Tyrese and see if he changed his mind about her working for me.
"Hey. How is it going?" he asked when he answered the phone.
"Is Elle no longer coming?"
"Yes, she left here since morning."
"Tyrese, you know how I feel about punctuality and she has yet to show up. I'm trying to be patient here."
"I know how you can get. We were dorm mates remember? Just don't give her any special treatment will ya. Treat her as you would to any employee." My office phone then rang with Mira telling me Elle has finally arrived.
"She just got here." I told Tyrese and I heard him curse under his breath.
"I'll talk to you later." I told him and hung up.
"Send her in" I told Mira and the door opened shortly after revealing a tiny girl no more than 5'2''. Her hair was in a bun and she wore leggings and a tee shirt. It was obvious she put no effort into her dressing because her top and bottom didn't even go well together. To make matters worst she wore flip flops instead of proper shoes. This girl was trying to test me and she didn't even start working as yet. What she didn't know is that I would send her small ass to work with the janitor if she pushed me hard enough.
"Nice" She commented looking around the room while popping her gum and my jaw ticked. I'm what you call a person with a short fuse. I get angry very easily and right now this little girl was testing me, She shows up to my office half an hour late, dressed like she doesn't care and popping that damn gum and it's getting to me. She didn't even apologize for her tardiness.
She walked over and propped her ass on my desk. Oh now I get it. She wants me to fire her. Well she is not far from getting fired anyway.
"I give you til the count of three to get your scrawny little black ass off my desk. 1.....2" and I didn't even get to three because she quickly stood up. She sat in the chair in front of my desk with her legs crossed.
"What time were you suppose to get here?" I asked her while trying to keep my anger under control.
"9. Why?"
"What time did you get here?" I asked again.
"I woke up late" was her response.
"Your dad said you left early."
"I got stuck in traffic" her lies came one after the other. I got to eye level with her and she leaned back in her chair from my stare.
"Little girl, I'm not your father. If I tell you to do something. You do you it. Understood?" I asked her firmly. She rolled her eyes and popped her gum one more time. I grabbed her cheeks roughly with my thumb and fore finger and squeezed. She whimpered a bit but I could careless if she was in pain right now. She was beyond disrespectful.
"Role your eyes at me one more time little girl. Just one more time." I told her and she stared at me but said nothing. If she wants to act like a kid, then i'll treat her like one. I have a two year old daughter and she dare not roll her eyes at me. "There is a garbage bin near my desk. Spit the gum out and come back here." She did as I asked then rudely sat back in the chair.
"Now, on to business. Today is your first day here but don't expect anybody to go easy on you. I will be sending you to work with the customer service team and I expect you to be on your best behavior. This is not a kindergarten so i'm expecting you to leave your childish behavior at home."
"Excuse me?" she interrupted.
"Little girl, two things you should know about me. 1. Do not interrupt me when I'm speaking. 2.Don't waste my time."
"Well, there are Two things you should know about me also. 1. My name is Elle. 2. I don't like you."
"Are you really stupid or are you trying to be? Don't make me get angry with you. That's when you would truly hate me."
This little girl had the nerve to scoff at me, she really had no idea what she was in for.
"Damien-"
"It's Mr.Holt to you"
"Whatever. I guess my dad didn't explain anything to you. But i'm not the kinda girl that is gonna sit here and watch you tell me what to do and treat me like a child."
I chuckled. "Well then, I guess your dad didn't tell you about me either. But I'm not the kinda guy that's gonna sit here and let some kid talk to me how she feels. I'm old enough to be your father and you will talk to me with respect. I don't care how you feel about me. I am a married man and I have a daughter. Your feelings mean naught to me. You are here as a favor to your father not because I need you here."
She swung her hand at me and I grabbed it. It's only her first day and she is already causing trouble. She swung the other hand and I grabbed it as well. She then kneed me in the balls. Honestly, I was not expecting that and it hurt like a bitch but I masked the pain and grabbed her roughly in the throat and squeezed.
"Let today be the last time you put your hands or feet any where on me. As I've told you before, I am not your father, I am not going to be easy on you."
"Let me go" She said while trying to release my grip on her throat I squeezed her harder and I heard her mutter a soft apology. Only then did I release her.
"Grab your stuff. I'm going to take you to your work station."
"Dressed like this?" She asked pointing at her outfit.
"You did show up for work dressed like that"
"Because I didn't want you to hire me."
"Well too bad. Now Let's go"
"Can I at least go change?"
"Hell no, get your ass over here. I got things to do. If you can show up for work like this then you can work like this."
She followed behind me grumbling about how much she hated me the whole way as I took her to the floor below and showed her where she would be working. Her embarrassment was clear as day but I could careless. She wanted to mess with me and now she got what she deserved.
I introduced Elle to her supervisor and went back to my office. I sighed as I took a seat and got back to my work.
"Troubled teen?" Mira asked as she came to place some files on my desk.
"Yup" I responded.
"Don't Forget you have to return your mother's call."
"Alright Mira. I didn't forget" I told her and she left me to my quiet office once again.
It was around 2 in the afternoon when Luke, Elle's supervisor came to my office baring a complaint about Elle. I rolled my eyes and clenched my fists. That Damn girl is killing me. I sent for her and she came to my office shortly after.
"Am I fired now?" She asked.
"From the company? Yes." She started grinning from ear to ear.
"From me? No! You wanna be deliberate? So can I. My daughter needs a nanny."
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