Crossing The CEO

Chapter 5: Maize

"Don't worry, Ema, you'll learn to understand him," Sandy assured her as she noticed the confusion on Ema's face just as soon as she walked out of Mr Hendrix's office.

Ema nodded in accordance.

"I know that. Everything will fall in place as time goes on," Ema assured her or more so herself.

"Okay, good. Follow me and I'll give you a brief tour of this building and then I'll explain all the necessary do's and don'ts," Sandy told her, and Ema nodded as they walked away together.

Sandy showed a few places and where each department was situated. Ema made sure to jot down notes as Sandy explained everything to her even though Sandy was a bit fast. Ema managed to catch up to her somehow.

"This is Mr Sullivan. He's in charge of keeping tab on the employees that work here. You're going to get your ID in a few days' time, so when the time comes, you're to get it from him. He'll call you to let you know, okay?" Sandy told her, and Ema immediately nodded as she took one look at the man who stretched out his hand for a handshake. Ema accepted it with a smile.

"Mr Sullivan, this is Emerson Smith. She's Mr Hendrix's new P.A.," Sandy explained, and Ema watched the man's eyes slowly widen with raised eyebrows as he drew his hand back from the handshake.

He asked a strange question. "New P.A.? So you're up for this job?" She couldn't quite understand why everyone kept asking that exact question. She saw nothing hard in the position. All she needed to do was attend to his needs and keep track of his schedules.

"Yes. Yes, I am," she answered proudly without restraining her smile.

"Do you have any idea what happened to the last P.A.? She..."

"Okay, that's enough, Mr Sullivan." Sandy interrupted him, which made Ema more confused and suspicious.

What was with that question and why wouldn't Sandy let him talk?

"What exactly happened to his last P.A.?" Ema couldn't help but ask Sandy as they walked out of the room.

"Nothing really. He was just trying to scare you."

"Really? It didn't seem like that to me."

"Okay, fine," Sandy stated as she came to a stop and turned to Ema.

Sandy sighed.

"The last P.A. resigned. She couldn't handle the task so she left. That's all. There's nothing serious there."

"Really?" Ema asked as she suddenly fell into dark thoughts. If the person before her could resign due to so much pressure, she wondered just how tough this position was.

"Yes, so forget about it. You're two different people. You look like a hardworking person and I know you can do this," Sandy encouraged her, and Ema smiled as she didn't expect that from her.

"Okay, this is your desk," Sandy told her as they stood outside Mr Hendrix's office but a bit farther to the left.

"Now, Mr Hendrix loves his coffee. Don't ever forget how to use the coffee maker I showed you downstairs. You should also not forget how he likes it. He hates repetition and excessive chattering."

"Well, he definitely made that clear to me," Ema explained to her.

"He did? Then that's good. I'm glad you understand your mistake," Sandy pointed out before handing a notebook over to her.

"This here contains the Mr Hendrix's schedules. Make sure to go over them and find out what he has to do next. If you don't understand anything then I'd be happy to explain it to you. My desk is just a bit farther from yours," Sandy explained as she pointed to an empty seat among the rows of tables a bit further from Ema's.