My mind was drawing a blank. How could this have happened? This city is filled with millions of people and I somehow managed to run into not just a stranger but my new boss.
"Hello Ms. umm… Boss." I stood in the doorway only halfway inside her office.
"Please come in." I hesitantly stepped all the way inside shutting the door behind me knowing she would ask if I didn't.
"Take a seat." I look over at her desk and see two chairs positioned in front of it. I take the one closest to the door.
I sit in silence as she works haunting slow shutting all the blinds closing us off from the rest of the office.
She walks over and sits down in her own chair on the opposite side of the desk. This nice act is about to be dropped now that everyone's line of sight in the office has now been cut off.
"Let me just get a few things straight. I'm your superior in this office. You will address me only as Ms. Dot and will not argue against any task I give you." She spoke quickly but clearly. I nodded and she continued.
"Each and every job you do I expect to be done efficiently and completely. In other words I don't give any second chances." I tried to swallow the lump that was in my throat. I attempted to even my breathing out and keep a calm expression on my face. I didn't want her to feel like her intimidation game was working even though it was.
"Have I made myself clear."
"Yes Ms. Dot very."
"Then I think you're ready for your first job as my intern." I was scared to think what kind of jobs she would be giving me.
"Yes what is it?"
"You are going to trade me your sweater for my coffee stained shirt." I opened my mouth about to protest but had second thoughts about it. I couldn't lose this internship. This was the only office that would except me on such short notice.
She had said she gave no second chances and I was positive that she wasn't bluffing so I stood up removed my sweater and tossed it her way glad to still be wearing a tank top. She unbuttoned her shirt also revealing a tank top underneath. Chicago was to cold during the winter months not to have layers on.
She quickly pulled my blue sweater on as I buttoned up her coffee stained shirt. I instantly felt sticky and my skin was itching for a shower.
"When you walk straight out my door you will find your cubical. There are some boxes full of papers I need you to organize into files. That is all you will need from me today. You can let yourself out." She was already seated at her desk with her eyes glued to her computer screen. I stood up walked across the room and exited without another word.
As soon as the door shut everyone looked up at me and instantly had facial expressions that were trying to refrain from laughing. After they took there look at me they returned to their work. Some continued to take quick glances at me making sure there eyes weren't playing any tricks on them.
I cautiously stepped forward to what had to be my cubical. It was smaller then the rest in the office probably specifically designed for short term workers and interns like me.
It had four boxes with endless amounts of papers in each one. I took a seat and looked at the vast amounts of work I had ahead of me.
I appreciated how the short walls around me did a pretty good job of closing me off from everyone else in the office. They could no longer look at me in my coffee stained shirt.
After sitting in denial for a couple minutes at everything that had already occurred today I snapped myself back into reality. I had to get to work unless I was planning on staying here overnight.
A/N: I hope you're enjoying the story. This is my first time writing an AU ^-^