(Present)
“You’re snatch has spoiled you fucking slut! Get out of my family’s life.” Screeched a pale-skinned lady wearing a Gucci gold floral jacquard, and matching flashy golden heel. Golden curls spilled out of the woman’s hair like a gold waterfall, as if to emphasize her wealth with the vibrant and luscious color. The woman’s luminous golden eyes were filled with vanity and disgust. She gushed out with vanity, and grace to match with it. One that would make you forgive her vanity, not including her splendid slender body, and wonderful complexion. Everything about her was gold. From her clothes to her make up. She had solved all her problems recently with gold. Now it was a part of her.
“Please Mrs. Cupiditas, don’t kick me to the curb…! I’ve been framed! It’s true! I faithfully fulfilled my duties as your secretary! Based on all the previous wor-” Another, slightly inferior in looks, woman with secretary clothes was begging on her knees. She had luscious black hair with emerald green eyes. Her eyes that were once filled with charm and a touch of flirtiness, was now filled with sadness and despair. Her white dress shirt was covered with mud that Mrs. Cupiditas ordered the servants to throw at her. Her knee length skirt was slightly torn. Her jade skin was covered in bruises in the hard to see without stripping her.
“Fuck off you bitch! I don’t need to hear your lies! You think you’re needed!? You’re expendable goods around these parts! You can be used and thrown into a ditch in a second!” The golden woman interrupted.
SLAM
The door was slammed shut. There was no question that Mrs. Cupiditas had ended the conversation as she domineeringly climbed into her husband’s Ferrari. The woman who was left behind curled up into the fetal position and started to sob. Where was the justice system that claimed the suspect to be innocent until proven guilty? She wasn’t a mistress. She was the victim, but she didn’t have ability to prove it.
She remembered that it started from when she was going into the company for an interview
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(Past)
“Hello, welcome to Golden World, how may I help you?” A woman who seemed out of place amongst all the other receptionists was sitting on that chair. The other people around her seemed to almost bow down to her in worship by their subconscious body language. A golden Halo wrapped around her. One that made all the other people believe she was the god of reception. The woman didn’t mind that the person before her was gawking, she had long gotten used to it.
“Uh… I’m here for an interview…” The black haired beauty who was only slightly inferior to the angel in front of her timidly whispered.
“I see, and what is your name?” The angel before her tapped lightly on the keyboard like feathers tickling a baby.
“My name is Cathryn Infortunatus” The black haired beauty replied
“I see your name. Okay Cathryn, it looks like you're applying for the reception job. I look forward to working with you. By the way, my name is Angel Goodwind. Good luck at the interview.”
That was their first meeting. Cathryn was only momentarily enraptured by the looks of Angel at the time. That was the budding of their friendship.”
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(Present)
Cathryn got up from the fetal position and sauntered to her car. She was exhausted from emotional strain and was reliving memories.She had became great friends with Angel since that day. She had found that Angel’s personality was just as beautiful on the inside as the out. How did it ever reach a point where she had a foreign name crawling out of her mouth like a bad aftertaste? Cathryn was remembering back to the day when they were both promoted from reception work.
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(Past)
“Angel!! Guess what!”(CI)
“Don’t tell me… oh… is it John and Tom got together?!”(AG)
“Nope… they still won’t make our fantasies come true… Guess!”(CI)
“Is it… that purse we were window shopping earlier came out with a 2-for-1 deal?!”(AG)
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“Oh my god, YES!.” Cathryn was no longer able to conceal her excitement
*Ring Ring RIng*
Angel picked up the phone.
“Yes… right away sir!” (AG)
“The manager said that the CEO wanted to meet me!!”(AG)
The two girls grabbed each other’s hands and squealed excitedly.
“Let's go check the bags after I work ends! I’ll hear the good news then!” Angel was excited at the new possibilities. From the employees, they always heard how cool the boss was. How he was like the perfect single guy depicted in almost every shoujo manga. He had a cool temperament. He was rich. He was handsome. He even has a backstory that have rumours flying around like he used to be part of a Mafia until he turned it into the Golden World Business Center.
…
A while later, Angel came down with a sickly pale face. She had a strained smile and said “Sorry Cat, can we take a look at the purses another day?”
“Sure.” Cathryn knew better than to pry right now, she planned to wait until work was over and go somewhere with Angel to ask in private.
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(Present)
It was that day that Angel acted a little weird. It had hurt Cathryn’s heart when Angel refused to talk to her about it. Cathryn hadn’t realized at the time, but laughably realized, that back then, she had already fallen in love with Angel. IT was at a lesser level than love, but it wasn't too far from there.
Cathryn remembered that they were both promoted after that day. Angel had became a high ranking manager, while Cathryn became her secretary. Why was Angel’s face to strained? It seemed like it was tinged with pain.
A year after the promotion, Cathryn realized that she was in love with Angel. She was ready to go make the confession.
Cathryn reminisce about it as she started up her car.
……
“Angel...?”(CI)
“Yeah, Cat?”(AG)
“There’s something I want to tell you...”(CI)
“Oh, me too…! But you go first.” (AG)
“No, you go first.”(CI)
After a little arguing back and forth, Angel’s excitement exploded out.
“Okay, so you know how the boss promoted me like a year ago?”(AG)
“Mhm.” Cathryn nodded
“So the truth is… he was my boyfriend back in highschool!” Angel was excited, but Cathryn got a bad feeling. A stone had dropped into her stomach,but she still asked.
”So what happened after you two met?” Cathryn did her best to act excited for her friend.
“We were split apart before because of our parents, but he finally fulfilled his promise, to become rich then come back for me!!!!” Angel squealed out in excitement.
Cathryn was dumbfounded for the moment, then came to the conclusion…
“We’re getting Married!!”(AG)
Cathryn was heartbroken inside and could barely force a smile. Her smile was every bit as strained as Angel’s was back then.
“So what did you want to tell me?”
“It's nothing…”
“Oh come on, don't play hard to get, just tell me”
Hard. To. Get. Those words hit cathryn’s heart like a hammer.
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(Present)
Perhaps, if at that time, if Cathryn had collected the broken shards and left Angel’s life, none of the stuff that came after would have happened. Cathryn passed a car. She remembered that 5 years later, her love for Angel hadn't died at all. The shattered heart priced itself back together and started running again. She was satisfied with just being at Angel’s side.
Unfortunately, Angel’s husband, Souki Cupiditas, caught onto Cathryn’s feelings. He was a possessive man who held grudges. He had rapedCathryn and threatened her. (Sorry I don't do rape novels yet.) Despite telling Angel, Angel refused to believe in it.
From that day on, Angel began treating her more coldly. The day after, Angel started calling her Cathryn instead of cat. A week after, she stopped using Cathryn’s name all together. Cathryn still felt the passion for Angel, and continued on as usual. Shuddering whenever she came across Souki.
Soon, Angel started wearing gold. “Souki said I looked nice in gold.” She would say to other coworkers.
Cathryn remembered the last time that Angel called out her name before this kicking away.
……
“Look, Cathryn… it's been a while since I talked to you.” Angel was gold in every aspect but her skin now. The angelic feeling left, and was replaced by a fallen angel, one who was dragged down to hell by the weight of the gold it was wearing.
“Can't you just admit that you were sleeping with Souki? I already know the truth. Souki told me you were materialistic, but I don't want to believe it.”
Angel seemed to momentarily regain a wisp of the golden halo.
“Angel… I’m sorry, Mrs. Cupiditas, but I don't want to lie to you.”
Angel descended down to hell.
“You know? Souki told me. He said how you forced him to take pill, and raped him. How you were unhappy that I married him, and wanted to use him as a stepping stone to riches. If you would just be honest, this could all be over, we could be friends again! I could buy you all the riches you want! I just want you to be my friend again!”
“Mrs. Cupiditas, I was raped, and that hasn't changed. I don't like you marrying him because of his wealth…
There were words I wanted to tell you that day, so long ago…
Angel, I love you…”
“Get out of my sight, Ms. Infortunatus. Had you told that to me that day, maybe I would believe you. But you're lying to me. You disgust me. I don't know how I could be friends with you. You're fired.”
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(Present)
Later that day, Cathryn had gone to the parking lot to beg Angel. She was beaten by security, and covered in mud thrown by the kids nearby. Angel had paid them to do so as naturally as breathing.
There was no place for her in Angel’s heart anymore. Cathryn’s heart had withered away from all of that.
As she was driving, Cathryn's eyes blurred. She used the clean part of her sleeve to wipe away her tears.
CRASH!
Cathryn never woke up again.
Don't drive distracted.