THE CEO'S CHILDRENEN

Lía Ontiveros reviewed the accounts over and over again, as if deep down she was hoping that a miracle would happen, and she had been wrong, but it was not so, everything was clear, her parents had left a millionaire debt and not even the inherited assets could be enough to face the creditors.

She sighed helplessly, getting up from the gnawed armchair with much more force than she intended, due to the impulse used, the seat fell backwards making a resounding noise when hitting the shiny wooden floor; however, she ignored it, not even bothering to pick it up. 

She began to walk from one side to the other, at the same time she put her hands to her hair in a gesture of desperation, while she thought of a solution to pay and cover the expenses, she looked at the small office, whose walls were covered with wooden shelves where rested several collections of books of different genres, classic, contemporary and modern authors, she was saddened by the decision she had to make, she had no other alternative.

Considering the value of the house, which amounted to one million three hundred thousand dollars and the debt of seven hundred thousand dollars of mortgage, plus funeral expenses and various loans, the sum amounted to two million dollars, selling all the valuable goods, there was still a shortfall of seven hundred thousand dollars, he was unemployed and with no one to turn to because when you fall into disgrace and the only thing that accompanies you are debts, friends and family flee to your right, and so she was, with no one, practically alone in the world, for a moment sadness invaded her, tears threatened to flow, but she held them back, she had to be strong because that is what her parents would have wanted, and she owed it to them.

She left her father's office, reached the living room and saw the newspaper under the door, she grabbed it, despite this, she did not open it, she put it under her arm and walked to the kitchen, she put it on the counter while looking for something in the fridge to feed herself, after rummaging for several minutes, she only got a couple of eggs, a piece of hard cheese, some tomatoes, some parsley leaves and half a litter of milk, she took out everything she found and put it on the counter next to the kitchen.

She began to chop the tomato and parsley into pieces, she looked for a frying pan, but when she went to turn on the stove, the gas had gone out, she sighed helplessly, she could not believe her bad luck, from the moment they called her to inform her about the death of her parents, her life was falling into decline, becoming a disaster, nothing went as planned.

She looked in the kitchen dispensers and found a piece of bread, although a little hard, nevertheless, her hunger was intense, her stomach apparently had a concert, and she needed to put something in her mouth; otherwise she ran the risk of fainting, besides, not feeding herself caused her a horrible mood.

He poured the milk in a big glass, took the hard bread and moistened it, immediately he put it in his mouth, feeling delight in eating something as simple as that, but as they say, necessity has a dog's face and in the face of adversity the little things are more valued.

After eating that simple food to appease the rumbling in his stomach, he took the newspaper and began to review the ads because he needed to look for a job, not only to cover his basic needs such as food, water and electricity, but also enough to create a plan to pay off debts and find a new place to live; She stopped looking in the newspaper for a couple of minutes and walked around the space feeling sad to be forced to get rid of the place where she grew up and was so happy with her parents, this time, she could not avoid the tears running down her face, however, after a brief moment she wiped them away with haste.

Again he fixed his attention on the classified section, specifically on what was related to jobs, he took the pencil he had located behind his ear and began to underline the most important ads, until he found one that caught his attention.

Looking for young woman between 20 and 25 years old, single and without any love or family relationship, good “looking, healthy, open” minded, daring and outgoing, to work in important mission, go to Edifice Estebans Véliz, presidency, we offer contract for one year, extraordinary pay and all food expenses, medical covered. We guarantee confidentiality.

Lia, seeing the ad, found it incredible, everything was too good, for a moment, she thought about what kind of job it could be to guarantee such good benefits Could it be a prostitute? she wondered frowning, she smiled at the thought”.

“You're crazy, Lía! Estebans Véliz is one of the most serious companies in the country; it is not going to lend itself to any illegal affair that will ruin its reputation”.

Finally, after a battle with herself, she decided, she went to take a shower, she looked for her only elegant garment, a tight beige dress, brown heels, she left her beautiful "light brown" hair loose in waves, she made up highlighting the green colour of her eyes, she only applied some compact powders on her face without adding lipstick, her earrings and a small gold chain, both gifts from her parents on her last birthday, she couldn't help a little moan of frustration coming out of her mouth because every little object, even looking at herself in the mirror reminded her of them, it was hard to go on with so much pain, although she had to do it.

She looked at herself in the mirror once again, she felt strange because she was jeans, blouses and sneakers, at twenty “two she was a backpacker, a free soul, she travelled entire countries with only a backpack of luggage behind her back, and wearing barely what was necessary, she gave another sigh similar to a sob and raised a prayer to heaven, she took a purse that had been her mother's, she added her things, without any order, grabbed the keys and left the house”.

She had to walk a couple of blocks to get to the public transportation, but unfortunately the lack of habit in using those clothes caused that as soon as she walked the first block, her left shoe started to hit her.

“Damn!“ he exclaimed as he checked himself and noticed a blister on his foot. Now the only thing I need is to see a bird fly by and throw its droppings at me, she cried in annoyance and as if the heavens had said amen, a bird flew by and dropped its droppings on the girl's arm, who looked at the animal's mischief in disbelief. 

“This is unbelievable, and there are still people capable of saying that this is luck! This is bird poop, very disgusting, she said loudly and angrily, while people looked at her with curiosity as if she had gone crazy, however, she paid no attention to them, looked in her purse, as she always carried toilet paper, took some and cleaned herself”. 

She continued walking, already a little discouraged, however, her expression changed when she arrived at the bus stop, just at the same moment when the bus parked, she could not help but smile a big smile.

“She got on the bus, and it was full, so she was standing, practically like a sardine in a can, tightly packed, although, to her relief, all those around her were women, which she was grateful for because sometimes, they were men, and they had no qualms to lay their sex on women”.

After thirty minutes of walking, he arrived at his destination, got off rushing, fixed his clothes and continued on his way to the luxurious building, with light blue crystals, which looked imposing, regal, standing out among all as a symbol of money and power, before continuing the walk to his destination, he bought a coffee in one of the nearby cafes because to start his day with energy, he needed a good dose of caffeine.

With determination, she walked towards the interior, but the construction exerted so much fascination in her, to the point of not being able to stop looking at it, that's why her eyes were set above, until suddenly colliding with a hard body, who held her to prevent her from falling, before starting to stammer an apology, she remained silent with her mouth open, as she observed the man and the coffee stain left on his suit and shirt.

“Excuse me...”

Her brain suffered a reset, when she looked at his face, it was completely blank, the words she was about to pronounce were forgotten when she saw a beautiful male specimen, tall, blond hair, with intense blue eyes, square jaw and thick lips, with a stern expression, but drawing a grimace that exposed perfect white teeth, while in the girl's chest, her heart was pounding and her face was pale from the impression.

“Do you experience visual problems for not seeing where you are walking?” asked the man in a thick voice, causing Lia whole body to shudder.

There is no man who, clothed with absolute power to dispose of all human affairs, is not a victim of pride and injustice.. Platón.