Accused And Fired

POV: Selina
It felt so strange to be walking down the hallway like this. I wanted to find out what is going on, but I have no friends I could talk to, I don’t know anybody here except Simon and his mom.
Yeah, Simon!
I could find out what is going on from him. I hastened my steps and went to his office to question him. But I found it completely empty and my heart started beating even faster. Am I in trouble, what the hell is going on here?
Simon is not here to answer my questions, and I can’t even go and ask his mother. She could implicate me and make me look bad too. I decided to go and ask the interns under me. I’m sure they would know what is going on, they were here before me, you know.
“Jeez, what happened here?
Did someone die? I asked them as soon as I entered their working space. They all tuned to stare at each other, wondering why I’m asking them. I guess it’s a bit weird that I’m asking about something that everyone knows already. No one bothered to respond to my question and I decided not to embarrass myself and asking again.
I did my job nonetheless, I interacted with the interns like I’m supposed to and I picked up their designs and headed to my office. But I was stopped by one of the interns just before ingot into the elevator. She pulled me aside, pulling me to a hidden corner with no cameras around. She kept looking around as if it was a crime to be seen talking to me,
“You shouldn’t be here, Miss Selina. You could get in trouble.” She told me sadly, looking so troubled that I actually thought she was being over dramatic.
“Mr Wilson has been transferred to China and they said he’s never coming back here because he is an accomplice to a fraudster. There is a rumor that someone is stealing our designs and selling it out to our competitors.
The authorities have been alerted, the investigation is currently in progress. But I heard some people whispering in the hallway and they are saying that you or Mrs Wilson will be arrested for this crime. I don’t think you should be around here when the cops get here. I’d suggest you run as fast as you can.” She told me eagerly. Too eagerly if you ask me.
“Why are you telling me this, what makes you think I’m innocent of all these accusations?” I asked her, squinting my eyes to stare at her suspiciously. She must have sensed that I wasn’t buying her pretense to care about me. So she put off the nice caring attitude and simple smirked at me,
“You are right, Selina, I don’t give a fuck if you are innocent or guilty. I just need you out of the way so I can easily slip in and replace you as the assistant manager. I wouldn’t mind screwing Mr Felix too,” she responded, her face brightening up with a beautiful smile.
“How can someone so beautiful be so evil?” I thought in my heart as I glared daggers at the bitch standing in front of me.
“Well, you can screw him anytime you want, he is single and available to anyone who wants him. I am not running away because have not done anything wrong. You can go ahead and plot your hostile takeover elsewhere. Just stay the fuck away from me else I’ll make you regret it.” I warned her sternly before walking out on her.
“Leave now before you get arrested, Selina,” she called out after me, sounding so mean and angry. If she thought I would run away and leave everything behind, then she is actually more stupid than she looks. I can’t believe she wants my job after just a few weeks interning at FY Glams.
I turned around and headed back to the tenth floor to pay Mrs Wilson a visit. I don’t know if that bitch was telling the truth about the investigation and Simon getting shipped to China because of it. But if indeed she was telling the truth, then I need to find out what is going on from Mrs Wilson. And why the hell is my name coming up in her investigation, what did I do?
“You shouldn’t be her, Miss Selina, I was instructed not to let you come in.
Wait!
Miss Selina!
You can’t go in, wait!” her new Secretary called out to me, trying to stop me from going in to see her boss. I wonder what happened to her old secretary that she trusts do much. I could have asked the new girl, but I was not in the mood to be toyed with, so I simply ignored her and went into her bosses office. I pushed the door opened and I banged it shut so hard that the room vibrated from the force I used.
“I said I wasn’t interested in anything you are doing, Mrs Wilson. Why the hell am I being investigated, and where the fuck is Simon?
I was clear when I told you two to fuck off and not get me involved in your shady deals. What did you do, and why am I connected to whatever it is that you did. How did my name come up in your investigation?” I asked her furiously, my eyes glaring daggers at her. If eyes could kill she’ll be dead already.
“You shouldn’t be here, Selina. Do not complicate things for yourself by barging in here and accusing me falsely like you always do. We are both under investigation by the company. So I suggest you go to your office and let the investigators do their job and find out who is stealing the damn designs!” she let out sternly. She was working when I got in here and she still focused on her work, refusing to look at me.
“You are joking right?
I mean, this has got to be one hell of a joke, right?” I asked angrily.
“Well, it’s not funny, Mrs Wilson, it’s certainly not funny. Why are you doing this, I thought you were supposed to mind your business and leave me alone, why are you doing this?” I yelled at her. I was so close to tears right now, why is she doing this to me?
“Simon promised you were going to leave me alone as long as I keep my mouth shut and mind my business. I never said a word about my discoveries, so why am I being investigated?” I yelled at her, banging my fist on her table. She still ignored me and just focused on her work.
“You know what?
I can’t speak with you right now, I can’t stand the sight of you. Where is Simon?
Where is your son, I want to speak with him,” I told her firmly.
“Where is Simon, goddam it!” I screamed in anger when she still wouldn’t speak with me.
“Don’t you fucking mention my sons name, you whore!
He has been transferred to China and its all your fault. You have no right to ask about him or mention his name. Now get out of my office before I get security to throw you out!” she threatened angrily.
I was taken aback by her outburst, I look, I looked at her closely and noticed she had tears in her eyes. I wasn’t expecting to see that, I squinted my eyes in thought and wondered what on earth would be making this scary, annoying lady cry. Could it be because of her son, is she missing him already?
I’ve been so fixed on my own issues that I seem to have forgotten about her plight. It didn’t even cross my mind that she would be missing him as well. I wonder if she was informed by the board of directors before they had her son transferred to China.
I took a good look at her after her outburst and I could see that she is tired and stressed out. It seems like she has exhausted her means to get her son back, but it wasn’t working like she planned. I’m guessing she has tried all her contacts and connection, and yet her son was sent away and her shady deal has been exposed too.
“How did she fail to cover her tracks, how did this happen?” I thought within me.
“Make this go away, Mrs Wilson. I don’t want to be investigated and I don’t want to lose my job either. If you let them question me, I promise you, I will tell them everything I know. I won’t leave out a single detail.” I warned her firmly. She scoffed and sat down on her seat, ignoring me. It seems she has resigned herself to fate, and it doesn’t look good at all.
“You should never have come to work here, you should never had accepted that invitation.” She let out sadly as I walked out of her office angrily. I stopped by the door and trained to look at pitifully. I could swear that I saw a tear drop flowing down her cheeks and that scared the shit out of me.