Fire and ice

which Jake found amusing but said nothing nonetheless. Since there was n

m and the silence that followed one by one when they got to the first floor, when they got into the elevator and when they finally reached the fifth floor. The place was dead silent. Everyone looked scared, it'l

eeling stupid and condemning herself for not looking up on him yet. She wasn't ready for this

y's

enjoying my discomfort, I could see it in the glimmer in his eyes but I had no confidence to fight back, not yet . I knew I had to gain my confidence back, so I did the one thi

. "Here, I hope you're not part of the 90% of the new generation who hate reading. Seeing as you didn't bother to read up on me", he said getting up from his

ed it towards him. At that point it fe

sk you too, around here I am your

he's petty. "Read through your appointment letter, I have a very important meeting, I'll be back" he said and chuckled seeing how pale I was. I watched his

nd yet glared at me when I tried to be polite, might I add. "Elsie will take you to the various department heads and they'll show you around. That's your job for today" he said

ou are and don't worry your secret is safe with me" I said with a friendly smile. "Are you two family? Not to pry, but apart from his parents nobody acts t

, exhausted. "Oh it's lunch time, but I don't think it's advisable to le

e really bother to check if I went to all the floors or not? In time don't you think I'll get acquainted with this place? Honestly, I think I only know where two departments are and we've been to like

y. "A new face, congratulations are in order eh? I'm Charles, you are?" He asked politely. "I'm Candy, nice

e was just really shy of Charles. "I see that smile, must be quite the crush" Candy teased when. She looked up from her food

t's right in front of him" she shrugged and bit into her chicken. She was

sie explained. "Really? I can bet he doesn't eat in the cafeteria either, so how does he eat?" She asked. Elsie shrugged because she didn't have an answer to her question. The fear of b

could swear he was stifling a laugh. Jerk! She thought angry. She suddenly didn't want to give him the food, but she decided against it, she was a nice person. "I got this for you", she said and stretched out her hand to give him the pa

ed and masked his amused expression with a frown and a raised eyebrow. "If you put it that way" she shrugged. "What did you get for me? " he asked. She did think of telling him to just open the damned packa

she tried to explain but he cut her off. "Candy, in the future, you do only what you're asked to" he said shuffling some papers. "I s

food from his desk. He knew he had hurt her, he was the king of maskin

she plopped herself on to the desk. "Told you " Elsie said vindicated. She ig

e wasn't ready to stay in her office which was

ay. She enjoyed Elsie's company. Apart from the fact that they had a common e

mpany?" Elsie teased. "Very funny, I'll see you tomorrow " she said and p

" She said excitedly and tried the knob. She grinned and entered excitedly. She gasped at the vastness of the books. She loved how silent the room w

but all he hears is silence. He sighed as he got up and took his suit which he had hang the back of his chair. He decided to

s desk and she wasn't there. He sighed as he wondered where she could be. He called her number but she w