HIS TRUE BEAUTY

***THE NEXT DAY **

I walked into the company, I was the most punctual as always, but this time I had something on my mind.

I glance towards her desk.

I guess she is yet to come.

“Good morning Mr Bruno!!”

Someone cuts into my thoughts.

I looked, it was Jessi, a close friend of Beauty.

I nodded at her and she smiled back.

“Good morning, Mr cutie!”

That’s Charlotte, our main custom designer, she always fangirling so I had known better to ignore her and avoid any drama.

I drew a deep breath and went through the typed works yesterday and found out some errors from Beauty’s works.

“I guess I have to make some corrections”.

I murmured tiredly, rubbing my eyes, I decided to get a cup of coffee before starting with the work.

Staying up all night was beginning to affect my work today.

“Beauty!”

I heard someone say.

My heart paused at that instant. I looked up and found her.

Beauty walked into the company, her friend Jessi went to tease her as always.

Our eyes met, my heart skipped again then she looked away.

Immediate I faced my work but still my eyes seem to keep going back to her.

I don’t understand why anyone in their right senses would call her ugly.

She’s really attractive , maybe I am the only one seeing that.

I waved off the thought of her and went for the coffee.

After getting the coffee, I stole a glance at her again.

I was about to return to my office when someone called me out.

“Sir Bruno!”

I was starled for a second, I turned and found one of the newly recruited models.

I sighed with an eye roll, knowing her reason for being here.

“What is it, this time Angela?”

I asked.

“Did you send this to me?”

She showed me her phone’s screen, with wet eyes.

I glanced at it back to her.

“Yes.. yes.. I did”.

I scratched my ear a bit embarrassed.

“Why.. but I really do love you Sir Bruno! I love everything about you, I took all that is in me to confess my feelings for you and they are real and true, I love the way you talk gently, I love your handsomeness, I love the way you walk, I want to be the reason for your smile, please accept my love”.

She burst into tears, she created a scene and that made me uncomfortable.

Many were whispering others laughing at her.

“I’m sorry Angela, I appreciate your love for me but I can’t return those feelings, I don’t want a relationship with you, let’s not talk about it here”.

I said softly unsure how to reject her and not make her sad.

“Please sir Bruno, please”.

Angela was really shameless, and desperate too, the least of things she would care about is what people thinks of her.

She don’t care about the publicity or anything else, so she continued her confession and crying.

She went on her knees this time.

“I couldn’t sleep last night… I was thinking about you”.

I got pissed, really pissed.

“This is an office Angela!! can you stop this child play!”

She looked shocked that I was able to raise my voice so was everyone in that room.

I saw Beauty’s expression, I cursed inside. She must think I am some monster. I looked down at Angela swimming in tears.

“I am sorry for shouting at you Angela, I.. really can’t return your feelings”.

I turned around and went into my office.

**AUTHORESS’S POV**

Jessi and Beauty watched the scene curiously.

“I can’t believe he apologised for shouting at her”.

Beauty murmurs.

Jessi sighed.

“Yeah that man is driving me crazy how can a man like that be a total green flag. Poor Angela, I warned her against it, Bruno is just too handsome, you can’t help but fall in love with him, and his alsome personality , he is really a heart breaker.

I wonder if God will create a woman specially for him

he even turned lot of female celebrities down, even Nuliana Gomez, Angela is really crushing hard, but I am rooting for my best though”.

Jessi whispered and playfully hit Beauty’s arm.

“Ouch!!!!”

Beauty cried out sharply flexing her arm.

She started sobbing loudly.

“Oh my gosh! Beauty, did it hurt that much?”

Jessi asked concerned.

“Don’t worry, I am fine “.

Beauty replied without looking up then few minutes later.

She got up from her chair and walked towards the restroom.

Jessi watched her worried, she wondered if it does hurt but she lied about it.

So she followed her immediately, she got to the restroom and entered only to see Beauty crying on a toilet seat.

“Beauty, I am sorry, I didn’t know…”.

“He friend zoned me!”

Beauty yelled and started crying like a child.

“Huh?”

“Sir Bruno, friend zoned me!”

Jessi paused confused, her brain cells freezed trying to get what her friend was trying to say, then finally understanding what she was saying .

She was amused at first, but then watching her cry in that manner, she was touched and went to her.

She hugged her tightly and pecked her forehead.

“Hey, don’t kill yourself for him, you will get over it just like I did”.

She whispered.

“I know Jessi I am trying so hard not be blinded by my feelings and face reality yet it hurts, it hurts so much”.

Jessi chuckled sadly.

“Hey look Bea, one thing I know is, Bruno maybe handsome, nice etc but you deserve more than that, if he doesn’t want you, don’t force it or else you will get hurt in the end. You are beautiful, Beauty. You are just the only one that can’t see it”.

Beauty rolled her eyes.

“I understand that you want me to feel good about myself, Jessi but I am not fucking blind, I can see myself, literally all of me on the mirror reflection and I know what I look like”.

Jessi just smiled back

“Maybe you should look at you from my view instead”.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

“Consoling Beauty takes alot of energy , jeez all this is because of that handsome heartbreaker”.

She thought then suddenly a thought crossed my mind.

“We are not even show if he is attracted to women”.

“Jessi not again with your gay fetishes”.

“Well, Isn’t it obvious, that’s why he is soo good looking..”.

“What are you saying, that’s not a good reason to assume that”.

Beauty replied.

“Well… really? Howw sure are you? Ever seen him with a girlfriend?

“No..”

“Any rumors about him being spotted with a girl?”

“No but I heard him talking to one on the phone, I guess.. Don’t say such things about Bruno, he won’t indulge in such”.

Beauty being little bit homophobic this time, replied with a frown.

“Come on come to think of it, our queen of seduction Kathy can’t get him, then is either he is impotent or gay, let’s spy on him”.

Jessi said excitedly.

“What! Can we change the topic now Jessi”.

“Best You and I will make good detectives, our mission is to find out if his crotch is working and If he is gay”.

“Okay that’s it, I am out of here”

Beauty covered her ears and turned to go but Jessi held her back.

“Don’t act virgin, you’ve been with him, I think he trusts you, get into his house, find some excuse to get there, then early in the morning check it out”.

Beauty slapped my forehead in frustration.

“Jessi you are nuts, why don’t you do that”.

“I am helping you best…, but I know you will not agree to it easily, I will try and do this myself”.

She sneered.

“Good, carry on”.

Beauty replied sarcastically.

“And you are doing it with me?”

Just then we overheard voices from the restroom opposite which is the male restroom.

That was Bruno’s voice, we paid attention and remained still.

“Is that not Matt talking with Bruno?”

Beauty asked her in a whisper.

They listened more attentively.

Matt always act feminine, he was obviously gay and proud of it.

“They will make a fine couple, two hotties”.

Jessi whispered.

Beauty gave her a look that speaks volumes.

“Ok darling I will meet with you tonight”.

Matt voice replied , he sounds flirty, with his high pitch pronouciation.

Hearing him say that the two gasped same time and looked at eachother.

“Do they share same bathroom?”Beauty asked disgusted.

“Also they took quite long in that bathroom”Jessi replied with a long grin on her face, imagining weird scenes.

“Jessi! Ewwww, stop your immoral thoughts, that’s gross!”

Beauty snapped and hit her shoulder.

Jessi chuckled.

“I told you, he is one of them, so bad , we lost mr perfect to the ass people.”

Beauty arched her brows.

“It might not mean anything, I mean we are in the same bathroom, we are not lesbians, we maybe exaggerating this, they’re co workers they can use same..”

“Shhhhh”Jessi suddenly snapped at her, they both freezed and listened quietly.

“Is that not a moan that I just heard?”

Jessi said putting my finger on Beauty’s lips.