Blackmailed For Love

The next day came too soon but I didn’t mind, I was too happy to have this job to care about the restless sleep I got, and surprisingly the other two who regularly interrupted my sleep slept without any fuss.

I was too anxious to start my new job so today I reached the K & K law firm with fifteen minutes to spare.

In one hand I was holding the bag with the clothes I had borrowed yesterday from Kaden’s sister’s boutique and in another I had a small purse with the hotdog from last night and enough money that would take me back to the diner near our apartment building where I would spend last six hours of the day to do my day to day paying job so my family won't go hungry.

I will return the clothes and ask him for the dry cleaning bill, I just hoped it wouldn't be as costly as the clothes were.

When I reached the receptionist I showed her my appointment letter that I had gotten yesterday from Mr Mackenzie after submitting my papers.

She gave me a polite smile and told me to wait for Mrs Frank to escort me to the twenty fifth floor where I'd spent my days holed up in the back office.

"You are too young to be applying for such a boring job."

Mrs Frank, the middle aged lady who was the assistant to the floor manager said conversationally as we entered the elevator.

I shrugged.

"I don’t mind.I am not much for loud places and other things that people my age find exciting."

Because I never got the chance to enjoy them.

She assessed me with a contemplative gaze and nodded thoughtfully as she said, "I suppose there’s not much to enjoy when family depends on such small shoulders."

I stiffened and as if she sensed it, she tutted and said, "Calm down, Missy, I was saying it from experience.I have been working since I was fifteen and had to do all the work to support my two younger sisters."

I licked my lips and nodded.

She said, "Well, there couldn’t be a much better place than the back file room for a beauty like you, the men in these offices might be working for law but they aren’t so lawful themselves."

"I met Mr Mackenzie, he seemed like a nice person." I said.

She scoffed.

"That one is nothing in comparison to the one I work for."

"The other K?"

"yes, Mr Kri—"

Before she could finish the elevator doors pinged open and she said, "That's us.Come along then."

turned down the hallways no one in particular

thing when most of them looked beyond my twenty two years.I looked like a fresh faced rabbit coming out

"You don't go there."

down the short hallway that

I asked, more like out

said, "It’s the devil’s temporary

me as I asked, "And the permanent one is

permanent one is on the thirty third floor.He comes here only to check on his

mean the

"That one."

agreed and then we came to the end of the corridor we were walking in.She pointed at the last

you.And if you need any assistance because you can’t

open the door and instantly we both stepped back when

files and papers and other documents

there is a landline.You press 251 for me.And 001 for the reception.If you need to order lunch or anything else, you can contact 101 where the cafeteria and restaurant is.Or you can go there too during your lunch break if you like to

you, Mrs Frank."

"Don’t mention it."

you’d need it.Stay away from any mischief, this one is not as easily amused as Mr Kaden and

I nodded.

"Of course."

that went in

very first

long time to sort through the paper and cramp the ones

cable and connect the phone so I

files in alphabetical order in the one shelf that I had emptied that I almost jumped up in fright when a hand landed

up file clutched

hand in mid air when

"Mr McKenzie!" I gasped.

eyes lightened with amusement as he held up his hands and said, "I am not going to kill you, remember I

arm down by my side and said, "I just...you took me

He nodded.

"I can tell."

at the files now lining behind me in

have already made a difference in

to me

just wanted to check

and as I started to feel awkward standing there, I picked up the other remaining