Unavoidable confrontation.

Anna rushed to work, being 3 minutes late.

"How was your day off? Did you have fun?" Someone asked her as soon as she stepped towards the clock to scan her chip into the system.

Too close, he is too close.

"It was good to rest a bit, sir," Anna replied and forced a smile on her lips.

"Good. Meet me in my office once you are finished by the end of your shift, will you? Take your sheets from today with you for a regular check," Dean asked her and walked over to the first table, to watch over her colleagues too.

It can't be dodged any longer, she realized. Maybe he will finally tell her what he wants.

She was clumsy and had to examine a few samples twice, because she forgot to write down the complete sheet of results. She finished almost 30 minutes after the next shift started, she had no time to clean her workplace and sort out her thoughts. She had to walk through the whole laboratory nervous as hell.

There was a long pause after she knocked on his door, but before she could knock again, he replied.

"Come in," His loud voice rezoned behind the closed door, so she did. She closed after herself and walked over his desk to hand him her sheets.

"You finished sooner than I expected. Are you finally getting familiar with this kind of job?" He asked as if he was mocking her.

It creeped her out. He wasn't bad looking, but there were too many red flags. His face just didn't match these bad vibes she got from him. And she had to rely on her instinct a lot, considering the neighborhood where she lived.

It was something about his facial expressions, they just didn't seem to be right.

"Yes. Thank you again for this opportunity sir. I appreciate it deeply," She said and sat in the chair he pointed at.

"Are you eating enough? You look skinnier," He said like it was interjectional and quickly added: "Would you join me for dinner tonight? My treat,"

Anna tried so hard to come up with an excuse. Any excuse. But she was so tired of this. Her patience was broken and stained with fear.

"What do you want from me?" She asked quietly and watched how his mask dropped for a second.

"Don't be too bold, you will ruin all the fun," He replied, wrote something on a piece of paper and handed it to her. It was an address.

"I'm not certified, there might be dire consequences..," Anna tried to get around his plan, but he batted in.

"Come here," He spoke. His patience was depleted "I own you, don't you realize that? You are mine - "

"I can't, I love another," She cried out quietly "I'm sorry but I'm not able to fulfill your wishes, please don't insist on such things,"

"Come here," He hissed and stood up, ready to walk around the table.

"I'm truly sorry," She shook her head, as she also jumped up and quickly got out of that room.

"If you won't come, don't bother coming to work tomorrow!" He shouted standing between the doors, absolutely furious.

"Are you threatening me?" She turned around to face him, scared and humiliated in front of everyone who paid attention to these two.

"Yes! And you know I can - " he started but she came a bit closer and returned that piece of paper by shoving it into his hand. 

"Just stop this nonsense you spoiled bastard! I can find the way out myself!" She whispered so no one else would hear that and walked away to the locker room, shaken to her bones. She was so angry. So desperate. What if he really didn't bluff? Is he able to get rid of her this quickly?