"Laurice, the new employee is coming." Madam Rhima said.

"Yes, Madam Rhima. Today?" I asked her.

"Yeah! Just wait for him". And Madam left.

"Him, so he is a man?" Here I am again talking to myself.

I am Laurice Valderama. Almost also a new employee here in the company. I am a hardworking one and dedicated too, so I am a bit uplifting to others when it comes to performance.

It is necessary! I need to do some effort at work. My age? Fine, I won't keep it a secret, I am 27 years old. Cannot stand it anymore.

Description? I am just petite. I am only 5'3 in height. Stop wondering anymore, what can I do? This is God's gift and I am happy with it. I am pretty! Coming from me? Because they chase me! Yes, boys are chasing me! True! But if you ask me if I am taken - of course - NO !!! I DO NOT HAVE A BOYFRIEND! Why? I also do not know the reason why.

There are many who flirt with me but I do not want to mind them. I don’t feel going out with them. Why, at the age of 27 I still have the right to be choosy, right?

"Ms. Valderama, meet Mr. Zivie. He will be working with you. You already know the things you should teach him. Mr. Zivie, if you want to know something, just ask Ms. Valderama. " Madam Rhuma came in suddenly, I was still having a moment.

Then she left immediately.

"Hi there, I'm Laurice. You can call me Riz if you want". Does this turtle really have to be turned around?

I cannot even see his face. Who is he?

Then he slowly turned around. WOW! Who is this creature that I am facing now?

He is damn good-looking! He is tall. He is physique is just like of a model. His face is almost perfect for an actor. Jaw-dropping!

"I really do not know why I have to do this? This is insane!" And his voice is angry but thrilling to listen to.

Laurice Valderama do not nag on him if you do not want to be fired. Punish that one! Arrogant to speak right away being just a new comer?

"Mister, you are lucky and you are hired here. Only a few are given the chance to work in such a good company". I explained as the madman sat in a shivel chair and fiddled with my belongings.

"I wlll just sit here and go out at exactly five in the afternoon." he confronted me again - the handsome one.

"No, you are working with my supervision. No pain, no gain! We are the same employees here so we will work fairly, Mister?" Me pretending to forgot his name.

"It is Zivie!" He simply said and went back to moving the things in front of him.

Why did they hire someone like thim? He looks lazy! Looks like he just used a charm to be accepted here. My workmates are all looking at him. As if praising him like a King! Especially the girls. Peek here at our table. They are all over reacting about him.

In fact, I also got star struck with this one - we are all star strucked with him!

This guy just messed up my day. Everything I ordered him, he refused to do so. How many more days will we be together like this?

I did not realize the passage of time. I have to be with this jerk for a week.

We have been working together for days. The tiger is getting a little kinder.

"Where are you from? I do not see you in the afternoon when I go home" one day I asked him.

"Just there!". He is really elusive.

"Why are you like that? Maybe you do not have the inspiration to work so you are naughty". I pretended but I glanced at his face.

“Do I need inspiration to work?”. He returned my question and glanced at me.

I recovered immediately. Look in another direction.

"Of course! Like me, I am inspired by my parents. Because I am an orphan. I have no siblings. I have no family. My relatives are all in Australia. So I have to work to survive. ”I focused my eyes on the computer in front of me.

But I look at him on his monitor. He was looking at the scanner.

"Wow! You are so independent". He said it emotionless but at least he was talking to me.

"I do not have anything else to expect but myself. That is why people with the whole family should cherish that. Because I, that is what I want but it is vague. I am sorry! Sometimes I am really melo-dramatic. "I stood up to avoid our emotional conversation.

"It is lunch time. Happy lunch!" After I said that, I left and went to the comfort room.

When it comes to my parents - in their absence - I am still emotional. They died in a car accident when I was 17. I have been alone for 10 years. And every time I remember them - here I am still in tears.

I can feel that I am all alone. No one to turn to. No to tell my problems and worries. No one to hug when I feel down. I am all by myself for a decade now.