Substitute for The Alpha King
Chapter 47: Awkwardness

Chapter 47

Hannah kept thinking about what Shawn had said to her as she made her way towards the office, she knew that and had Nothing in mind but then he didn't make it any easier for her by requesting that she take a wide guess on what he meant but then she was terrible at guessing and couldn't do a good job at it at all.

"You are late Friday today"

When Hannah settled down in her seat, one of her colleagues walked to ti her and said.

Glancing at the wristwatch, she knew that it was true and since she didn't really seek permission wanted to apologize but then she looked up and saw that it was one of the women who always comes late to work and now she was questioning me about coming to work late, that was unbelievable since she was the last or among the last, everyone knows how notorious she was and no one said anything.

Though the Boss has cautioned her once or twice and other times he had threatened to give her a suspension if she kept coming to work late but then she just won't stop and keeps coming to work late every day. She arched her brow wondering why she was here and questioning her about lateness.

"What is it that you are doing?" Hannah was not going to sit for another bullying at work. She already had enough to deal with at the moment, and there was this thing with Ashley that she hated the most but could not do anything until the right time came. When the right times presented themselves, she was very brutal when she beat her up, she did it without looking back and that was a lot for Ashley to take in. She had done it before and if this colleague was thinking of doing the same thing to her then she wouldn't hesitate to beat her up.

"Nothing, I was wondering why you haven't come to work"

"Oh that is not..." she paused uncertain what to say since she had never had any conversation with them that seemed so personal, she thought that no one woke to talk to her because of Ashley, she didn't mind those things since she has been used to her life by now. She was used to her by now, not even in high school did anyone want to be her friend, it was worse during this time, everyone wanted to be friends with those kids with super-rich dads and she was not one of them she just never was, her father was a wealthy man back home but no one recognizes her since she was just a bastard and no one wants to have anything to do with her. She just couldn't imagine that at all happening again. When she got into college, it was a bit the same, Mike talked to her and they became friends, though she still never had many Friends around, not that anyone looked down on her she was in college, it was not like that but then, she wanted to make good of herself and so she spent most of the days studying and working so hard to pay for her tuition fees.

She didn't have the time to keep many friends except Mike, he was an exception until he started cheating and telling him stories that he was busy, he became full of excuses that she soon began to notice but kept quiet about this since she thought that he was passing so much.

"You don't have to say anything, we are colleagues and sometimes it is best that you talk so that you know what is wrong with someone. I was just concerned Because I know that you are among the first people to arrive at work" "Traffic and I was coming down with a bit of a headache"

"Are you alright? You should have stayed back at home and taken care of yourself, if you miss a day of work, I am pretty sure that you will be able to meet up. You are very focused and know what it is that you are doing unlike some people"

Hannah knew that she was talking about Ashley but then that was the least of her concerns, and she would not be seen Talking about a woman who was not considered relevant to her and hadn't contributed anything to her. Ashley was better off with her step-sister Jessica, and that was something that she knew even in her heart. Staring at her colleague she seemed to be in the mood for gossiping but she wasn't, she doesn't like Ashley, and will not want to have anything to do with her but she will not want to talk about her either. "Thanks but I think that I can handle myself better you know, I hate skipping work if it is something that I can take care of and I think that I can handle it"

"Of course, you can handle anything that you set your mind to"

As Hannah studies the lines On Get Face, she realizes that she isn't just looking for friendship but for other things, and that makes her smile. She just wasn't one of those women who loves to talk about others even if she doesn't like them. She just does not like Ashley but she can never lower to her level, that was really insulting.

"One can handle anything that they set their mind to"

"Not everyone Is like you Hannah, some of us have set our minds not to ever go to work late but then we just keep seeing ourselves doing that same thing over and over again. That is all that makes it seem. as if we love coming to work late"

"What are you talking about?" Hannah was confused she was lost somewhere along the line, one moment they were talking about something and the next she was talking about something else.

"I am talking about myself"

"What about yourself?" She wasn't really interested in knowing about her that much but she did not want to be rude and mean.

"Tell me, Hannah Lockwood, how do you manage to get off from work so late and still meet up early"