Chapter 13: Holding Her Tears

On the other hand, it was fortunate since it gave her time to collect her thoughts and quiet her demons. She took off her coat and draped it over the chair before placing it on the desk, and then she slowly counted to ten before placing her bag on the desk. She realized that she was removing her earrings without knowing and placing them on the ground next to her purse. Evonne took her time tying her hair up into a bun, and then she took off her glasses. Throughout this entire process, she was cackling to herself like a madwoman. Finally, she yells out in a loud voice, “A bitch is going to die today.” Did she say she had time to calm her demons? Well, that didn’t work at all. “Say your last prayers, baby girl.” Those were the first words that came out of her mouth as she stormed into Seth’s office. Any other day she’d enjoy the looks on their faces, but clearly, not today. “I did warn you, right!” Wherever she got the insane strength to push Seth out of her way, she does not know. But somehow, she had him stumbling away from her. She guesses she could give the fact that he was trying to cover up some credit. How she reached her, what's her name? She also did not know. But the next thing she did was bang her head against the wall, adding a right hook right in her gut, and stepping back, enjoying her work. Suddenly, Seth wrapped his arms around her and lifted her off, carrying her away as she screamed and kicked as if her life depended on it. “CALM DOWN!!! CALM THE HELL DOWN, WOMAN!!” He hollered in her face, shaking her, trying to get his point across. All he really managed, though, was unraveling her bun. “WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!” He asked immediately. “You have the guts to ask me what’s wrong with me? YOU HAVE THE GUTS TO ASK ME WHAT’S-” She couldn’t even finish the sentence from the fury she was feeling that was traveling through her head. “Take your bag and go. You have today’s off.” He told her in a forcibly calm way. “You can’t treat me like this, Seth. I cannot be disrespected in any goddamn way where I go because of the way you treat me!!! You know, I thought something had actually happened between us yesterday, but clearly, I was the stupid one!!! You know what, Seth...I so want to quit, but I’m not that far-crazed yet. Hopefully, your whole staff doesn’t already know of this stupid affair you have going on right in front of me. I’m transferring to another department. I’m going to the finance department. AND YOU AND YOUR LITTLE BITCH CAN SUCK YOUR DICK!! YOU BETTER WATCH YOUR BACK MISS SECRETARY. DO NOT SAY YOU WEREN’T WARNED!!” After gathering all of her possessions, she rushed out of the room. She wished she had something to bang on, like a door or something. However, she was unable to smash through that ridiculous glass door. As she grabbed the flower vase from the secretary’s desk and tossed it straight at the entrance, she flashed a nefarious grin on her face. Oh, my Gawd! Had she developed a psychotic personality? “I was not a psycho, though, right? I mean, clearly, it was Seth who was making me like this,” she said to herself.  She couldn’t wait for Toby to arrive and get her mind off all this. She rubbed her temples as the elevator finally dinged open, and she stepped back out into the lobby. She went straight to the receptionist’s desk and saw her straighten up once she saw her. That pleased her a bit, but for now, she might as well make friends. She needed some company and office gossip buddy, anyway. “You can relax.” She managed to smile a bit to try and ease her. On second thoughts, she didn’t feel like getting chummy with anyone in this foul mood she was in. “Where’s the HR department?” she asked abruptly. She gave her a polite, professional smile and then signaled someone over. “Please lead Mrs. Cohen to the HR department.” She noted that she clearly said her name, which was most likely a signal to those around her not to step on hot coals, but she noticed that this cheerful guy that had come didn’t even falter. Hmm...impressive. “Good afternoon, Mrs. Cohen, my name is Johnnie, and I’ll be your office guy for the day.” He gave her a charming smile and shot her a wink. Try harder, boy, she said in her mind. Evonne smiled at him and simply nodded, not wanting to give him the impression that she wanted pointless banter. “Well, how are you finding the company so far? Your husband is holding the forte pretty well, isn’t he?” he queried. She came to a full stop and turned to face him, and they were actually more or less the same height. “Any other day, any other day, she’d appreciate this...” She tried putting whatever it was that was happening in words as she tried using her hands to explain. “But not today, eemm...” She signaled him to remind her of his name. “Johnnie,” He answered quickly. “Yes, John, today hasn’t been the best day of my life, so I would really appreciate it if you could just keep your voice down. Yes? Thanks.” It came out all at once. She then resumed walking as if she knew where the office was and waited for him to catch up and show her the way. “Take me to the human resource manager’s office.” Johnnie nodded his head and took her through curious eyes and into the last office. He knocked twice, then invited himself in.  “This is for you, Mrs. Cohen.” The large man who was working behind the desk gave a fleeting glance upward before muttering something into his phone before hanging up. He stood up, smoothed up his shirt, and ran his fingers through his bushy beard before beginning to speak. “Mrs. Cohen, what do I have to thank for this pleasure?” He greeted her in a hearty and happy manner before rushing around to the side of the room and pulling a chair out for her. She asks, “Actually, I needed to know what positions are open in the financial department,” which indicates that she is looking for this information.