C34 My Worries and Her Worries Are Almost The Same 1/2

*sigh

Luck doesn't seem to go my way these days. It's as if I'm cursed to be alone my entire life.

"Another failure, huh?"

One of my female colleagues standing next to me felt the heavy weight of my sigh and spoke up to somehow soothe my aching heart.

"Yes… I don't think fate has anything in for me this year as well."

"I feel you. Guys these days-"

"Yes! That guy!... Why won't the miss notice me more!? She plans to reward that guy just by being here while I'm suffering because he's here!"

"Uu-uh? huh? What are we talking about again?"

Startled by my unprecedented whine, a confused expression drew her face.

From how she reacted, it was clear that the two of us weren't actually on the same page.

Still, her intentions were already transparent to me.

"That guy! He's just her brother right? Why does he latch on her so much? Doesn't he have anything better to do? Wait… do you think that this is the miss' way of rewarding us? Is the suffering I feel inside me due to this guy's presence my punishment?! The miss is cruel! This is not what I want!"

"I'm sorry, I-I have no idea what you're talking about right now-Ahh I-I'll go over there for a bit to check on something, please excuse me."

The female hurriedly walked away to the other corner of the room after excusing herself.

I chased after her and asked her for her opinion.

"What about you? Do you have any idea why the miss left this guy here? His face? It's punishment just by looking at it right!?"

"I don't think so. He looks pretty handsome to me, although he does have some weird fetishes... I think you two would suit each other perfectly though."

She said while leaning on one of the shelves, pretending to check on it.

"Wha-That guy? That's ridiculous! His stupid and weird! I wouldn't like him even if it meant the end of the world!"

"I heard that!"

I really hate that guy and that's the end of it. What this girl was saying was out of the question. That guy and me?

Ha!

"... Anyway, we have to finish this sooner so we can open shop and make him busy to shut him up. The work he gives us are far too meticulous."

"I heard that too!"

Ignoring the voice coming from the other side of the room we continued our jobs as he had ordered. We were told to check the remaining stocks in the stockroom.

No matter how I hate him, he's still of a higher position than me so I have to follow his orders.

"Why is he so early anyway?"

"I don't know. He was already here before I even entered the store."

I found him lying on the floor this morning when I went in through the back door. I think he slept here because he couldn't get in if I came first. I 'wouldn't' let him in is the right term.

"Did he sleep here?"

"I think he did-"

*vroom *vroom

"We should go."

After hearing a familiar engine outside, the three of us early birds in the store made our way outside as quick as water spraying out of a can.

It was the miss' limousine. To her, being late means you quit the job and nobody wants to be jobless these days.

The car was parked at the side of the road in front of the store. The window at the driver's seat lowered just enough for the miss' head to be seen while her body hidden by the dark tint.

Then she joyfully said:

"Okay! Who wants to go on a road trip with me?"

She was abnormally taller than usual, her head almost bumped the ceiling of the car. It looked like she was slightly standing on the car's seat.

I ignored the strange scene and together with my colleague we asked:

"Where to, miss?" x2

We stood side by side with me in the middle, my colleague on my left while the guy I hate on the right.

I looked at him after noticing that he wasn't in the slightest interested in asking where they were going and just pronounced:

"I'll go wherever my little sister goes!"

"Okay big brother, hop on! We need one more-wait... Where's the other one?"

She asked after realizing that one of her employees was not present.

"She's still tired from yesterday's sales miss, so I think she's still sleeping."

I said to the miss.

That girl was a hard worker after all, she needs lots of rest in order to fully function in doing her job.

"Ah.. I see... That girl, her skills in advertising are top notch. She's essential here at the store to boost our sales so she's out of the question... What about you? Do you want to come?"

"Me!?"

The miss asked the girl beside me, and to her surprise, she jolted as she answered. She probably didn't expect to be chosen because I was here and I'm closer to the miss personally.

"Yes, you... huh?"

The miss really doesn't care about me anymore. She even chose another person when I'm here in front of her.

"...Why are you tearing up?"

I looked down to the ground in dejection not noticing that tears were already building up in my eyes.

I reasoned while fanning my self with my right hand after realizing that both the girl next to me and the miss' stares were on me.

"Huh? Ahh! no-no! This is nothing. It's just very hot today, don't you think so?"

*sigh

A deep sigh came out of the my colleague's as she said:

"I'm very sorry miss, but I think my head aches so I really can't go with you. Arisa is free though."

"Me!? I-I-I-I t-t-..."

Surprised by her considerate response, I was lost in words, but the miss quickly intercepted with worry of my colleague's condition.

"You're sick? Should we take you to the hospital?-Oh wait, no. We're in a hurry so go there by yourself... Ari go sit at the back with big brother."

It was an obvious lie but I didn't expect her to do it so bluntly with a straight face especially in front of the miss. She really hates being lied to.

One time she had someone locked up in jail at their basement just because she read her emails-Oh wait... that was me.

"Miss!? but... I might cause trouble if I were to go with."

I said while slowly slipping my left hand to the car's door handle.

"Really? Then that would be great! We needed more people for the thing we're going to do later, good thing we went by here before going."

"Now I'm really worried about where you're headed. Be careful all of you. Come back safely."

I was also really worried about where we're headed and what we're planning to do but my head was filled with excitement so the thought was completely overwhelmed and ended up being forgotten.

"Thanks Ami."

I whispered to Ami before opening the door and entering the car.

My colleague's name was Ami. A beautiful, pure hearted black haired girl close to my age. Back when we were still at school, she was deemed 'The Madonna of the Poor'. As what is said, she is from a poor family. She was nicknamed 'The Madonna' because her beauty did not lose to anyone at school inside and out. She was kind, essentially to everyone, which made every boy fall in love with her. Although they fell in love with her, they did no such moves to her which led her to her longing for a match in love.

That's about the gist of how much I appreciate what she did today for me.

"Uhm, miss?"

"Yes?"

"Where did your brother go? Was he not supposed to be here with me?"

He silently disappeared earlier so I thought he already went inside the car. That guy is always causing weird troubles.

"I think he's at the trunk. I heard him open it earlier."

"You meant the trunk miss!? I'm very sorry! I shouldn't have ridden here. This is your spot after all!"

I said while prostrating my self on the floor of the car. Although there's a tinted glass window keeping the miss and me from seeing each other, I still kneeled in apology with full sincerity.

I'm very rude! This spot is where the miss always sits when she travels. A lowly me sitting on her precious seat!

"Ahh. No-no. You can sit there. My place is here now starting today."

The tinted window slowly went down and there were three people at the front. The miss sitting on the lap of a small blonde girl who was holding the wheel and another girl which was taller, was sleeping next to them.

"Miss!? What is the meaning of this?!"

"These are my new friends! The unconscious girl is Char and this girl is... I never got her name but she's the driver. Alfred finally had to go so... "

"Sup? Buckle up. We're going up! Watch me rap! Ahhhh! The radio's getting in my head!"

"Hahaha! You suck at rapping!"

The miss seemed to be in a great mood right now but...

"A tiny driver? A sleeping girl?"

I saw a familiar sleeping girl-No... An unconscious familiar looking head next to the miss' seat. Her bluish white her was what caught my attention.

That bluish white her was from the other day. I remember her mainly because she was thought to have been dead because of her disappearance during the accident that night.