Chapter 4 --- Hell Contract

---2 days later---

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"Hello� Kat picked up.

"Hi, is Kat there? This is Mr. Sapone.�

Kat was surprise that he was the one calling her, �Yes...this is she, good morning Mr. SaPone.�

"Ah...good morning Kat, I wanted to talk to you. Can you make it to the office this morning or tomorrow for your training?� he told her the good news.

She was very excited that she was getting her very first job �Oh�yes sir, I can be there within an hour, will that be too late?�

"Ummm, the time you get here it will be our lunch time, would you like to have lunch with me? We can talk about your position the same time.�

"Yes sir, I don�t mind,� she replied immediately.

"Well, ok see for lunch. Good �bye�

"Good-bye sir� She hung up the phone with a smiling face. She was so excited with her new job. She didn�t realize what she just did. She just said she would have lunch with a man she didn�t really know. She didn�t even know if he was her boss or not.

 >>Knock knock<< 

"Come in� said SaPone.

Kat walks in �Hi sir, sorry I�m late.�

"No Kat you came right on time, please sit.� He said with a smile as he beckoned her to the chair.

He took out some paper work that looked like a contract she has to sign. �Here are contracts and other things you have to sign. Our company will give you a one-year contract before we continue on. Once you sign it, you have to follow all rules and once you break the rules you will have a hard time with this working with our company.� He warned sharply. �There�s only one main rule, once you sign to be on our side, you cannot quit until the contract is over.� He added with a cool face.

She was reading the contract as he was getting up from his chair �All the other rules are just common sense things, the one main rule we carried most is the one I just told you. Are you hungry yet? I am.�

She didn�t finish reading, but she took his word for it. She didn�t want him to wait too long so she just signed it and looked up at him and said �Umm...ok, I�ll just read the rest later, let�s go to lunch.� She got up from her chair with a smile on her face. When she looked at him, he looked happy when she signed the contract without reading the rest of the rules.

He wanted to eat at a nice French restaurant so they went to a fancy one. It was only the two of them there together. She looked around and wondered if anyone else in the office was going to join them.

"Will anybody be joining us?� She asked him.

He looked at her with a provocative smile. �No, only me and you for lunch, would you like to order something or you want me to order for you?�

"Umm you can, thank you,� she replied.

As he was placing their order with the waitress, Kat was wondering why it was only him and her in the entire restaurant. After he was finished, he looked at Kat and was studying her face.

She felt awkward, so she tried to make conversation, �So, Mr. SaPone what is my position?�

He looked at her and deliberately ignoring her question, he asked, �How old are you Kat?�

She hesitated to reply because he had just ignored the whole reason why she was here in the first place, �Ummm... I just turned 21� she answered and added, �Umm when do I get to know what I do?�

He looked at her with a cool look, �My�you�re in such a hurry to work, you should enjoy being young and let old folks work for you� he said it like old folks are just workaholics while the young ones party.

      Kat looked at him annoyed and tried to reply as coolly as she could, �Look Mr. SaPone, I don�t know where you came from, but not all old folks are workaholic and not all young people like me party all the time.� She continued to address his previous comments, �Money is not easy to find, and it�s hard work. When old folks like my parents earn it, we try to save it, and I don�t think I want to bother with that money and spend it like it�s nothing. Sorry but money is hard to earn� Kat repeated.

With his smart mouth and past experience with women he continued questioning her, �So you think money is everything. To the point where you would do whatever to help out your parents and sacrifice yourself for money?�

She looked at him confused, thinking �what on earth is he talking about,� she never once said that. She only said it was hard to earn and once you earn it, just save it up.

"What are you talking about? I didn�t� say anything about money was everything! I just said it was hard to earn and not all young people use old folks� money.� He was going to say something, but she went on with what she had to say, �And no, I will not sacrifice myself for money, no one can take my pride from me.� She said that with satisfaction on her face. She was going to add more, but the waitress came with their lunch.

Once the waitress was done serving, he was already talking, �So you carry your pride huh�. Have you ever put your pride down for anyone?� he said coolly as he was drinking his wine with the meal.

She ignored his questions and went back to the subject of her new position, �When will I know my job description?� She spoke impatiently.

He looked at her and continued with his conversation, �Don�t ignore my question Kat. And once we get back to the office you will find out what you have to do, until then you will sit with me and entertain me.� He practically commanded her.

She felt like she was an object whose purpose was to entertain a man who looked like he was emotionless or care about the feelings of others. Kat was the type of person who didn�t like getting demands from other people, she was ready to get up from her chair and leave the restaurant.

A man�s voice interjected her thoughts and said with coolness, �If you are thinking about leaving, think again. I guess you didn�t finish reading your contract little lady. Part of your job is to entertain me while I am in America doing business. And by sitting here and talking to me, this is your job! And don�t mess it up.�

She looked at the man in front of her with disgust. She knew she should have read that damn contract before she signed it. No wonder he was smiling when she signed it without reading it. She couldn�t believe this was happening to her; she felt like she just signed a commitment to go to Hell.

"Excuse me Sir, what did you just say? What do you mean it�s a part of my job?� Kat spoke with a confused look.

Tik said demandingly, �Mr. Ly is your boss while I am in Thailand and traveling around other places for business. And when I come back to America, you are my little helper. I will call you various times, so make sure to always have that cell phone of yours on.� With his cool and smiling face, he added �Oh yeah, maybe you might have to travel around with me if I need extra help, and I hope you know you signed to be an international assistant and you made a one year commitment with our company, you cannot let us down.�

She studied Tik�s face and was wondering if he was human or not and why was he so crazy about work and having her entertaining him. She does have her own life, if he forgot she was human also. With a shocking and confusing look on her face, Kat spoke, �Excuse me Sir. But I do have other things to do, I can�t just travel being a �little helper� all the time� she said angrily.

"Well, that�s just too bad. You already committed yourself to one year traveling if necessary. It was in the paper you signed. Next time, read what you sign.� He said it with a smirk in his face.

She didn�t want to say anything else, she already regretted signing a contract without reading it. Usually she always read before she signed anything, this was the first time she didn�t read it because she didn�t want him to wait long. �Dammit� she said to herself, �what else could go wrong???�

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