Chapter 2: Fuck ups
Slowly, time ticked by until it was past 9 o'clock at night. Leah was still at her desk, re-reading a business proposal that Maria was supposed to have approved earlier that day. The particular floor she was on was very quiet since all of the employees had left and gone home. Leah exhaled tiredly and dropped the file back onto her desk. She had been working non-stop the whole day. She removed her glasses and massaged her temples.
As she did so, she suddenly felt the temperature around her drop, and she began to hear faint whispers. At first, she thought it was just her imagination, but then the whispers grew louder, and she could hear them more clearly.
They seemed to be coming from all around her, yet she couldn't see anyone. Amongst the whispers, she heard a girls voice calling her name "Leah" but there was no one. Leah's heart began to race, and she felt a shiver run down her spine.
But then, whispers suddenly died down, leaving the place in silence. Leah stood up, gathered her belongings, and quickly left the office, feeling a bit shaken by what had just happened.
She shook her head and convinced herself that she was just imaging those whispers due to her tiredness even though she knew that it was far from that. She had an ability to communicate with dead people since she could remember.
Though most people might see it as a gift to be able to see and communicate with dead people, Leah saw it as a deadly curse on her because she was from a hunters family and hunters were not supposed to have such ability. Despite leaving her life as a hunter after her family's death, Leah still struggled with the thought of being a freak.
She took the elevator, heading towards the parking lot to her car. The drive back home usually took about thirty minutes, but she spent forty five minutes today due to the traffic.
She stepped inside her house and turned on the lights before heading to her bathroom to freshen up. She went straight to bed, to rest since she had already eaten something in the office before heading home.
Living alone without a boyfriend has become a source of satisfaction for her, convincing herself that it's a fulfilling way of life. Despite being approached by men and asked out, she remains uninterested in them, not because of her sexual orientation, but because of her belief that men are fundamentally dishonest and insincere fuck ups.
This conviction was cemented in her mind after a previous heartbreak, leading her to lose faith in love and relationships. As a result, she has chosen to remain single, avoiding the risk of being hurt again.
She picked up her phone and decided to call her best friend, Ami, since they hadn't spoken for some days.
Ami picked up immediately.
"Hi dear. How are you? How was work?" Ami asked her from the other side of the phone.
Leah smiled softly as she replied to Ami's question. "I'm good, Maria was crazy as usual, but work was fine," she said.
Ami was a witch, and Leah had known about her abilities for a while now. However, their friendship had never been strained by this knowledge. In fact, it had only brought them closer together.
Leah and Ami had been the best of friends for the last six years, ever since they had met in college. They had an instant connection from the first time they talked.
"Guess what?" Ami said excitedly.
"You know that i'm not good at guessing." Leah replied.
"Okay, I'll tell you. George proposed." She chimed excitedly.
"Really? When?" Leah asked her, smiling widely.
"This evening. We went on a date to this amazing restaurant and he proposed. Am so excited, Leah." Ami said happily.
"I'm so happy for you Ami. You deserve all the happiness the world can give. You love him right?" Leah asked her.
"Of course. More than anything." Ami replied.
Leah smiled.
"Good. Your happiness is all that matters to me. Just remember I'm planning the wedding with you."
"That's for sure." Ami said. "Okay, I'll call you tomorrow. George just came in. Bye dear."
"Bye." Leah hung up the call and kept her phone on the night stand.
Leah stared at the ceiling with a thoughtful look on her face, before it was replaced with a small smile. Leah's family was known for being hunters, and Ami was aware of this fact. Despite the potential conflict that could arise from their different backgrounds, Ami never judged Leah for her family's profession. Instead, she respected Leah's choices and never let their differences come between them.
Leah's family had been hunters for generations, and it was a way of life that they took very seriously. They hunted all manner of supernatural creatures, from vampires to werewolves, to protect innocent people from harm. Her earlier years wasn't fun, it was a nightmare for her but she had managed to escape from that life after her family's death.
Leah grabbed her big teddy bear and hugged it tightly as her eyes fluttered and she slowly drifted off to sleep.
The next morning, Leah woke up earlier than usual, so she did some morning work out and stretches before preparing for work. She quickly freshen up and dried her hair. She wore a blue baggy trousers and a blue long sleeve turtle neck top. with marching flat shoes and parked her hair in a simple ponytail style, applied a pink lip bam and wore her glasses.
Leah stared at her reflexion in the mirror and sighed. She wouldn't be wearing these silly glasses if Maria had not asked her to always wear them during work hours and it's not like she was having any problem with her eyesight. The woman just didn't want her assistant to look prettier than her.
At work, the morning went as usual like every other day with Maria being even more crazier. Leah attended four conference meetings with Maria, the meeting with the Yin cooperation took longer than expected, so they finished by eight pm.
While heading back with Maria to her office, Leah wrote down the list of Maria's schedules for the next day while clarifying some of them.
"...I need you to arrange a gown for yourself. You will be accompanying me to an evening ball tomorrow, so I need you to look your best." Maria said after taking her seat behind her desk.
"I will try, Miss Walters," Leah replied, her voice lacking enthusiasm.
"My chauffeur will pick you up by seven pm tomorrow. Do you understand?" Maria asked while rotating the small ball on her table.
"Yes, Miss Walters." Leah replied, pushing her glasses up the bridge of her nose.
"Good." Maria said while handing over some documents to Leah. "Tell Dana to make five copies of these files tomorrow morning. Keep a copy for yourself and give a copy to Mark, he'll know what to do with it, then send one to Mr Yin and then return the remaining copies to me."
"Yes, Miss Walters."
"That would be all for today. You can go home now. I will see you by tomorrow."
"Okay. Good night, Miss Walters." Leah wished her before heading out of building and going home.
The next day, Leah closed really early from work to prepare for the evening ball. Ami came to her house to help her with her make-up and hair styling. Ami spent some time with Leah's hair and makeup but when she was finally done, the result was spectacular. Leah couldn't recognise herself when the makeup was done.
"Wooow!!! You look amazing Leah," Exclaimed Ami, clapping her hands excitedly.
"Thanks." Leah said smiling. Ami dragged Leah from her seat toward her bed, where Leah's gown was already neatly placed.
"Come on.. It's time to put on your dress," she paused, as if remembering something. "Let me get the shoes I bought for you, it's in my car. Put on your dress, I'll be right back." Ami left after saying so.
Leah looked gallant in her dress, even her makeup was perfect. Ami did a really good job with her looks, the makeup was not too heavy and not too light either, it was perfectly balanced.
Leah ran her fingers through her gown, feeling it's silky texture. Ami returned shortly with two pairs of shoes. After staring contemplatively at the shoes and Leah's gown, she finally decided that Leah would wear the silvery shoes since they matched perfectly with her dress.
Leah stared at her reflection in the mirror, her silky silvery gown matched very well with her shoes, the gown exposed some part of her right leg due to the tear from above the right knee to the bottom of the gown. She looked absolutely stunning and sexy for the evening.
"Mamamia. Just look at my friend. You are so going to get laid tonight."
"What? No, come on. That will never happen..."
Ami rolls her eyes.
"Yeah, yeah. You not interested in guys. I know, you've said that like a million time already." She sighed before continuing. "I just hope that one day, you find someone that makes you happy..." She paused before saying. "Promise me that you'll settle down with someone you love."
She held Leah's hands while waiting for an answer.
Leah sighed again.
"Okay, fine. I'll accept the next responsible looking guy that comes my way. You happy now."
"Yeah." Ami hugged her. "You know I love you right?"
"I know. I love you too."
They disengaged from the hug when they heard the sound of a vehicle honking outside the house. Ami went to the window to take a look. "Leah, your ride is here."
"Okay." Leah picked up her bag and Ami followed her to the door.
"Have fun, okay." Ami hugged her one last time when they got to the car.
Leah nodded. "hm," before she got inside and the car zoomed off.
She looked outside the window, staring at the evening scenery while the car drove to towards her destination. She could only hope that the evening will go smoothly.
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