37 No scope for mistakes

At Lina's house..

Lina told her friend, Tina, everything that had happened at the shopping mall . Tina decided to give Lina a visit.

Tina sat on a chair as she watched Lina sway walk, wearing a pair of high-heeled sandals. "Haha! Practice, practice and more practice," laughed Tina as she looked at Lina taking small baby steps, like a toddler.

"I swear, I have already begin to feel muscle spasms and back pain. This footwear is hurting me too much. It feels like my back is broken already," sighed Lina as she massaged her lower back from both the sides.

"Haha! Watching you do this.. is so much fun," laughed Tina. "Hey! You are forgetting something.. Smile! Haha! Isn't this what the lady told you to do?" mocked Tina.

"Yes, she asked me to always have a smile on my face.. till the day I get married. She said no one smiles after marriage," answered Lina, as she slowly sat on the chair, and massaged her back and her lower legs.

"She seems to be an intelligent woman. I would love to learn from her. Hey! Do me a favor.. whenever she tells you stuff like that.. please share with me," smiled Tina.

"Sure! I will share them with you. But, I don't think they are going to benefit you in anyway," remarked Lina as she bent down to adjust her sandals. "This woman talks about a lot of stuff.. in a very complicated way," sighed Lina.

"Are you saying.. that I'm stupid?" doubted Tina with a raised eyebrow.

"No! Come on! I, myself, fail to understand a lot of things that she says," shared Lina.

"So, are you going to wear these high-heels all day long?" asked Tina.

"The lady said that I am allowed to wear only the high-heeled footwear in the office. Flat shoes are forbidden. She even threw away my old sports shoes so that I don't wear them again," sighed Lina as she stood on her feet and stretched her back a little. "She said.. men like girls who wear high heels. I don't have an option.. I have to get used to them," continued Lina.

Tina chuckled, as a thought entered her brain. "Girl! I don't understand.. if the lady is so particular about these high-heeled sandals, why didn't she search for a girl who was already used to it?" doubted Tina.

"That's exactly what I have been thinking too. Why did she offer me the job?" thought Lina.

"Maybe, you should give the lady a phone call, and ask her about this," suggested Tina.

"I can't! That lady is so edgy.. even the smallest of mistakes gets on her nerves. I can't afford to loose this job. What if she asks me to return the money that she has already given me as advance?" doubted Lina.

"Hmm.." Tina had no answer.

"I have taken all this as a part of my destiny.. and am going to move on with the flow." said Lina as she signaled a taxi to stop. "I need to visit Ning's house now. She has called someone to teach me everything related to the office work," said Lina as she took the taxi and headed towards Aunt Ning's mansion.

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Half an hour later, at Aunt Ning's mansion..

Lina sat in the lobby of Ning's mansion, as Jimmy, a spectacled man, with frowsy hair and a dress suit, shared all the information related to the office on his laptop. Aunt Ning, sat at a little distance away from them, carefully watching over the training of her only ray of hope.

Jimmy, who worked at Wang Fashion House, was in aunt Ning's good books. As Jimmy continued to teach, his words were soon interrupted by Lina. "Ahmm! Can you help me in getting some information? I need some information regarding a man," Lina whispered to the spectacled man.

"You can ask Mrs. Ning," proposed Jimmy.

"She won't tell me anything," whispered Lina.

"If she didn't tell you something.. I can't tell you that, either. I am just an employee, and can't afford to loose my job," smiled Jimmy as he expressed his helplessness.

"Fine! Don't tell me anything!" groaned Lina in irritation.

"Can we get back to the work at hand?" said Jimmy as he requested Lina to pay attention to the laptop and then, continued with his presentation.

Lina's training included everything that concerned the mystery man. Whether it is related to his work, his food tastes, his fitness routine, his favorite coffee.. Lina needed to know and learn everything.

After a few hours of presentation, the training continued inside the mansion's kitchen, with Aunt Ning and her maid teaching Lina how to make the perfect coffee.

"Lina, pay attention," ordered Ning, as the maid demonstrated the art of coffee making. "The man.. likes to drink only this type of coffee. He likes his coffee ready, as soon as he wakes up," continued Ning.

Lina took a sip of the coffee, that the maid had just prepared. "Nice!" smiled Lina, savoring the wonderful flavor.

"Your turn now! Make it exactly like this one.." ordered Ning.

As Lina prepared the coffee, aunt Ning briefed her about the food that the man likes to have. "The meal program is different everyday. For example, today being Wednesday, the man had eggs in the breakfast. Preparing the breakfast will be your task too. This would really help you in getting close to him," said Ning as she handed over a printout to Lina. It had the complete meal program.

Lina rolled up her eyes in irritation. She had never heard of anyone who lived like this. 'What type of man has a meal program? Maybe, it's just one of the things of the super-rich!' she thought.