Surprise and verbal insults

Today I woke up with a different kind of positive energy. After crying my eyes out yesterday, I feel better and a heavy burden has been lifted off my shoulder. As I'm preparing to go to work, I receive a call and I'm told we won't be working today but we will be having a meeting and we can go in our casual clothes.

I wear black male sweatpants and a black baggy hoodie with black nike sneakers. I walk out of my room ad it's quiet which means mum is still asleep. I make myself a banana smoothie and drive off to work.

As I park my car at East Park Mall, I look at Chicago's and wonder what's going on because it's too quiet and there's no sign of my co-workers except the door bouncers. They smile widely flashing me with their sparkling white teeth and give me a nod.

I look around and the place is sparkling clean as always. This place never ceases to amaze me. I've been working here for about a year now and it always looks amazing. The food looks and tastes extraordinary and the arrangement of the furniture is incomparable. It might be a bar and grill but it's definitely a place you want to come back to .

"Shay" I look to where the voice came from and I see Martin standing by the board room door. Martin is my co-worker and he's handsome but he's into men which no one knows except Yazmine and I , he's also the brother I never had. He's fair in complexion and aged 22. I walk towards him and hug him to which he hugs me back tightly while kissing my cheeks.

"Hi big bro"

"Hey little sis" he pulls my nose and I start laughing as he does this all the because my nose is small.

"So what's happening today?" I ask

"I'm not sure, I was just told that there's someone very important that we have to meet."

"Oh okay , so where's the meeting taking place ?"

"Board room, let's go take our seats , they'll be here in ten minutes" he takes my hand and we enter the board room. I see all my colleagues and I say hi to everyone. We take our seats and I decide to take text Yazz as martin also starts to talk on the phone.

I start scrolling through my instagram to check out what I've been missing for the past two days. Martin starts telling me about his weekend with on of his men and I put my head on his shoulder savoring the moment. It's so good when you have a shoulder to lean on.

"Good morning" I sit up when our manager walks in with another man in a black crisp suit.

"This is the lawyer to the late Mr Castillo and he's here because we will be meeting the new owner of this place who happens to be the son to the the late Castillo."

Martin and I look at each other wondering who this could be. I hope the new owner is like the late Mr Castillo. Though he never worked here, each time he visited, he would treat everyone equally and with respect. A minute later, the door opens and the man that walks in makes my eyes go wide as saucers and my mouth is wide open but I quickly compose myself putting a straight face on.

The man that walks in is non other than Luca . I pull myself together and try to concentrate on whatever is about to happen.

"I'm Luca Castillo junior . I'm not my father because I'm the exact opposite of him. If you are slow, lazy, incompetent, latecomers then you are free to walk out of the door because I don't need slackers" he looks around the table and when he sees me he adds, " also, I don't need bitches throwing themselves at me ." I stiffen. He has a hard face on and everyone notices him glaring at me. Martin notices and squeezes my palm. Why does he want to embarrass me over nothing.

How in the world did this happen? Of all people, why should Luca be the heir? As if my troubles weren't already enough he had to insult me in the presence of others.

I remind myself the goal I made last night. I sigh . This is going to be a very long day. When the Manager starts talking, Luca doesn't look interested . He keeps typing on his phone with his brows furrowed. He looks up and his eyes meet mine. I feel uncomfortable , my palms are sweaty and I rub them on my sweats. His gaze is studying my every move. I feel so undressed under his watch. I look everywhere but him and he returns his attention to his phone.

When the meeting is over, the three men walk out and people start talking , it's like everyone was holding their breath. Others give me dirty looks when others look at me with pity.

"What are you all looking at?" Martin's voice booms and everyone quiets down and scurry off. He hugs me tightly and asks why Luca behaved the way he did.

"You can come home later and I will tell you everything." He seems to be lost in thought before he tells me we can go to my place together because he's free.

I start typing on my phone asking mum if she needs anything and i bump into a wall . I look up to find Luca staring at me with eyes full of hatred.

"Aren't you supposed to watch where you are going whore ?" He spat at me which caused heads to look at us.

"Woah , did you call my sister a bitch?" Martin asked as he stood in front of me glaring back at Luca. They are of the same height and are both built up.

"Oh so you are the brother to this little whore? Then you must be a family of bitches" before Martin can do anything, I hold him back before wiping a tear that dropped. How could he say that? My parents must be turning around in their graves right now.

"Im sorry Mr Castillo, I'll never do it again" my eyes are stinging as some people start laughing.

"Good because next time this happens, you'll be sorry" he glares at me. He is about to walk out when Martin tells him " you are lucky she stopped me because next time , you'll be sorry not the other way round."

Martin pulls me outside and when I'm sitted in the car, he goes to the driver's seat and drives out of the car park.

We spent the whole, afternoon talking and eating as well as watching movies. I told him everything about what transpired between Luca and I. He was so angry that mum came to see what was going on.

If I thought my life had changed on Saturday, I didn't know what I was talking about because the next news I heard is not what I was prepared for.