This story is the second I've attempted and I've tried a bit of a different genre this time. It's my goal to create at least one story in each of the genre's that I'm interested in, at least until I can get some positive feedback from each.
All character's are imaginary, and over the age of 18... No animals, aliens, robots, ghosts, large or small machinery to distract from the story line, etc., etc.
I accept full responsibility for all grammatical and spelling errors, omissions and general 'goof-ups!' Sigh!
My goals in writing are two-fold; to entertain, and to learn how to improve my efforts. In that light, all 'constructive' criticism is welcomed. And of course, if you enjoy the story, I'd certainly like to hear about that as well.
*
Eight months of hell, that's what it's been! I don't know now why I ever accepted that job offer through the university when I graduated, other than the fact that I was a referral from the Dean's Office, an extremely rare gesture from Brender University.
To give you a little background, and why I ended up in this mess, let me explain.
My name is Scott Belger, and I'm currently employed by the marketing branch of Skyler Enterprises, one of the largest high-tech distributors in the country. Largely unknown because of the nature of its merchandise, it's well-known among insiders as being extremely sound financially, and very generous to well-performing employees.
Their employment practices are very discrete, and as a result of my peculiar skill, I'd apparently gained their attention, and with a reference from the University staff, I was hired, sight unseen.
You see, I'd been orphaned at a very early age, and was passed from foster home to foster home until I was about to graduate from high school. For some reason, I found school pretty much a breeze, but managed to really excel in mathematics. I completed all the high school math requirements by the second half of my sophomore year, and was allowed to complete whatever college math courses I chose for the rest of my high school years.
I chose them all, of course, excelling in them as well. Not bragging, because I realized I had a gift, and had simply decided to run it through to its natural end. Of course that left me with a bit of a math vacuum in college when I was finally admitted under a scholarship, but Brender University had sought me out under the advice of Warren Skyler, the founder, CEO and President of Skyler Industries. How he had come across my name or scholastic record I had no clue, but I was grateful for the opportunity to expand my education, and fortunately the university had filled up that math vacuum with highly advanced courses in statistical analysis.
Now, my dilemma... The manager of our department, Carolyn Montague, is the proverbial "Witch (Bitch) From Hell!" Her reputation as a 'man-hater' is legendary, and for some reason, she took an instant dislike to me from the first day I was assigned to her department eight months ago.
To complicate matters even more, she is 'knock-out gorgeous' and knew it. She dressed for effect each day at the office, wearing the least amount of clothing necessary not to be considered obscene, but exposing as many of her physical attributes as she could to ensure that all attention remained focused on her.
At about 5'8", she has classically beautiful facial features; strikingly dark brown eyes, full red lips and long black hair that she occasionally pulls up into a bun. To complement this, she has a figure that could bring a deceased monk back to life. Her daily displays of these 'attributes' are continually an object of discussion around the office, but never when she is present of course.
As the apparent object of her disdain, it seemed that I was both blessed and cursed in my day to day interactions with her. Dressed each day in either a very close-fitting business suit or dress, she virtually always wore a blouse that contained a deeply plunging neckline, revealing generous stretches of her creamy white tit flesh.
And, I could almost predict when I would be summoned to her office, because she almost never sent for me unless she was wearing a skirt, which would extend only to mid-thigh. This of course, would expose a vast expanse of shapely leg, oftentimes riding up her thighs until I could just catch a glimpse of her panties. Between my total lack of a social life, and the prick-teasing displays of my man-hating manager, I was beginning to feel the strain of some serious sexual frustration.
The reason for my lack of a social life was the 'extra-curricular' workload that my manager tasked me with each week. 'On the side,' as she called it, I was required to produce extraordinary 'statistical trending' reports for her to present to the corporate officers each week. Since my reports tended to be quite accurate, and the feedback from the officers so positive, she quickly took full credit for the work, and my 'free time' became my second, unpaid job.
As if this weren't enough, she made it a point of degrading me in front of the office staff at every opportunity it seemed. I had been warned by the friendlier elements in the office that my predecessor had been discharged under accusations of sexual harassment by Ms. Montague, but from their perspective, it was she that had been doing the harassing. No matter though, Human Resources had taken her word over his. With that warning in mind, I could only surmise why she had targeted me for her sexual taunting.
The straw that nearly broke the proverbial camel's back however came nearly eight months after my employment in this office. Once again, Ms. Montague had called me into her office Monday morning for instructions relating to my after hours research and reporting efforts. That day she seemed to be in a particularly 'bitchy' mood, and as she passed through the outer office, she merely nodded in my direction and barked out, "Boy! Into my office... NOW!"
I was not in a particularly good mood either, but swallowing my pride, I dropped the work that I'd been doing, and followed her through her office door. The rest of the office staff tried not to show too much interest in my fate, but I could feel their eyes boring into my back as I closed the office door behind me.