Chapter 3. The Birth of a Tyrant

- AAH?! W-what happened? – with a sharp jerk, I get out of bed holding my head.

"Am I in my room?"

"Is it just a dream?" Fuuh... It's just a dream, I say, smiling.

I began to look around my surroundings. I'm lying on my old battered bed, dressed, um... a suit from work? Did I go out drinking yesterday? It looks like the whole head is splitting, damn you. I'll have to stroke it quickly, it's all in folds, I won't go to work like this, will I? So what time is it now? I'll look it up on my phone.

- HOW IS IT ALREADY 9 O'CLOCK? I'M TOO LATE! SHIT! I shout, looking at my phone.

In a panic, I get out of bed and fly out of the house like a bullet. "The devil didn't eat, didn't iron the suit, didn't even go to the shower! I hate my life!"I was running at full speed to work and at the same time cursed her, as well as all my colleagues together with the boss. I flew into the building like a bullet, and ran to the elevator.

*CRACK*

I shouted along with the woman.

Damn, here we go again, what a lousy luck! So also with Angela, the kindest of our campaign. She is my only ray of light in this darkness called work. She is the only one who has always been friendly with me, asked me in a good way to help finish the report for her, to bring her a cup of coffee in a friendly way, to replace her with a work... "she made me do her job!" Damn it's not like that! I don't think so! She is the only one who communicates well with me "But who said that she doesn't judge me behind my back?"Oh-she's the most beautiful woman in the office" But also when compared to other women she looks below average. So what did I find in her? Why do I listen to her do I really love her that much? Or is it not love? God, how much have I fallen?" - I will introduce the monologue by myself.

All these thoughts came to me in a few seconds. I froze as if rooted to the spot at these thoughts, because indeed she also manipulated me, I became the main errand boy for her. Besides, because of her kind attitude to me, I carried out her assignments with triple returns, and she was the only one who asked me to do her work for her! Even the others didn't do that!

- And in the end, she's even worse than the others, - I whispered to myself.

- Alex? I'm sorry, aren't you going to help me?

*POV Angela*

"Damn my tender ass" I thought angrily.

This idiot bumped into me, just fine! This idiot does everything, literally everything I ask him to do. And all this because of the good attitude towards him, after I saw him so depressed, I really thought to talk to him a little. But when I saw how spineless he was, I started talking to him more often, and thus manipulating him. What a fool! When I jokingly asked him to make a report for me, HE REALLY VOLUNTEERED TO DO IT! So even with the stars in his eyes, it turns out he is so easy to manipulate.

As time went on, I asked him to do more and more of my work for me. I even asked to take over for me on weekends, and in the evenings! At this time, while this loser was doing my job, I was walking and having fun with my girlfriends and guys. When I told them this story, everyone laughed like they weren't themselves. My boyfriend even wanted to beat him up because he was trying to hit on me. But I assured him that I would never trade him for this loser, let him still work for me until... and then I can give him to my boyfriend and his friends.

- Alex? I'm sorry, aren't you going to help me? – I turn with a smile to this cormorant.

He started apologizing and asking me for forgiveness, as befits his place. He holds out his hand to me with an apologetic smile, and I reach for his hand to get up, for this offense I'm driving him to death! But then a chill went through my whole body, his smile disappeared, and he took his hand away. He looked at me as if I were an empty place, as if I was already dead to him. I don't understand why I started bursting with anger for this look, I already wanted to say everything about him that I think he's a loser, that he hasn't achieved anything, and how my boyfriend will break all his legs and arms for looking at me like that. But instead of threats and insults, only a squeak came out of me, my heart began to beat furiously, and I felt warmth from the waist down. I no longer saw his contemptuous look... but a DEMON! LOOKING DOWN ON ME!

*Alex's POV*

I don't know what came over me, but I suddenly felt complete control over my emotions. I looked at my first love. And I could see through her face that all my thoughts were right about her, she looked at me as her rebellious slave.

- Ha... and this had its share of truth–" I said in a whisper, mocking myself.

And at that moment my heart began to throb. I frowned slightly, feeling some discomfort in the area of the heart. But before I could think about it, I was distracted by a certain squeak, and I was surprised to see a wet puddle under the frightened Angela. I shook my head, not understanding her behavior, decided to leave so that others would not think anything about me. I felt not a pleasant feeling inside me, but I can survive it.

I took the elevator to the 5th floor, leaving it, I went to my workplace wondering what was happening to me. Along the way, my colleagues looked at me with a grin and gloating, and for good reason. I heard a loud scream through the speaker... looks like someone snitched on me.

- ALEX JONES! COME TO MY OFFICE IMMEDIATELY! - the boss shouted at me through the speakers at full volume.

- What's Alex? I managed to mess up again.

- Come on, Patrick, he already gets from the boss every day! And yes, Alex, don't forget to bring me coffee after that.

- Alex was unlucky, the boss is especially angry today.

- I envy your fearlessness Alex, the boss can't stand you anyway, and you still dared to be late! Now it's going to be hilarious hahaha!

Every time I walked past my colleagues into the boss's office, I felt like I was in a circus, only I was the clown in this circus. But now it's not like that, I only feel an increasing pulsation and discomfort in my heart, along with increasing anger, and my teeth involuntarily clenched.

- HE SHOWED UP, HE DIDN'T GET DUSTY! - the boss shouted at me when I first entered the office.

- DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT LOSSES WE ARE SUFFERING BECAUSE OF YOU!

"Shut up! I thought softly as I listened to his endless loud screams. And I felt the rage growing inside me along with the pulsation in my heart.

- YOU CAN'T EVEN FINISH THAT MISERABLE WEEKLY REPORT!

"Shut up! SHUT UP! SHUT UP!"

"YOU'RE THE MOST USELESS EMPLOYEE I'VE EVER SEEN!" DAMN TRASH!

"Shut up! SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP!"

- YOU'RE A FUCKING STREET KID WITHOUT A FAMILY! – He shouted out of breath.

* SILENCE*

When I came to my senses, I saw a shocking picture in front of me! My right hand had penetrated my boss's head and dark red tentacles were reaching out from it. In a few seconds, they engulfed my former boss, and disappeared along with the pulsation in my heart. Before I knew it, I lost consciousness...