My Addiction by Ida Gonzalez (summer reading list TXT) 📗

"As Ricardo Arjona says, tell me no, thinking about a yes and leave the other to me..." she let out a loud laugh, I just rolled my eyes and denied. 

"You're bad blonde, really" I say as I put my bag away in my locker.

 "Ah please friend don't forget to pick up Kathy today please, I don't want her riding the bus alone it's dangerous you know that" I exaggerate I know, but how do I explain to them Katherine is my world.

"I slapped my forehead with my hand, I swear that Isa's mother let her fall many times to the floor when she was a child, and from the sixth floor.

 "Ok Isa, now let me change, the restaurant will be open soon.

" I pass Isa to be able to get into the changing rooms when she gives me a tremendous spank, I turn to look at her with wide eyes and she just guffaws. "God! Isa you are crazy woman!"

 "But you want me madly Paula" Now I'm the one who bursts out laughing, see what I mean? She's out of her mind, poor whoever is with her, she'll drive him crazy.

  After putting on my uniform, Marcos, the owner of the restaurant, arrived, greeting me kindly, the truth is that he is very nice to all the employees, there is no complaint about him as a boss, at least, the rest is another story.

"Good morning, Girls are you ready for a new day?" with that smile very characteristic of him.

  "Yes sir" we all replied. While Isa and I look at each other and she raises her eyebrows several times, and I shake my head.

"Any problems Paula?" questions Marcos turning to me, I bite my lip denying, glaring at my crazy friend, if she doesn't get me in trouble she's not Isabela.

 "Well walking then" she starts clapping her hands as she always does every morning before opening the restaurant.

 Marcos is a little taller than me, he is quite attractive to tell the truth but a womanizer by the way, there is no woman who can resist him, well that's what they say about him, I don't know for sure, suddenly he turns again and fixes his eyes on me.

"Good morning Paula" He greets showing his perfect teeth in a smile from ear to ear.

 "Hi, Marcos how did you wake up?" she greets politely.

"Better to see you" he replies and I roll my eyes, denying. 

"Don't start Marcos" I say. It's always the same with him when he gets flirty.

"What?" he smiles "I just love seeing you every day Paula, you look beautiful today" he holds my hand as I walk past him.

"You are my motivation every day to come to the restaurant" I get out of his grip making a hand gesture downplaying it and turn around... "I better get to work" I answer seriously, I don't like his usual flirting.

 "Paula, don't forget you have a double shift today," he shouts at me.

 "Noo Marcos, I'm not forgetting" I roll my eyes and make my way to the restaurant's lounge.

 Today the restaurant is full, it's going to be a very tiring day apparently, serving customer after customer the hours are flying by.

 Isabela after a moment says goodbye telling me that her shift is over and she will pick Katy up at school, she will go with Santiago to pick her up and leave her with Sara. Mmm this woman already fell for that man, I'm sure, I just hope he doesn't make her suffer because she is not alone, she has me to defend her.

 "Text me when you have left Katy at Sara's please Isa."

"You sound like a mother hen Paula."

Jokes Isa, I know I'm pushy about Katherine, but since mom died and I'm in charge of her, she's my responsibility and I don't neglect her for a second.

"It's a joke tontis you relax Paula I will do it, I love you friend" leaves a kiss and leaves the restaurant, I sigh, I do not know if Isa is the one who should take care of Kathy or the other way around. 

I go to the kitchen to have lunch with the other girls, we are not many but I only deal with some of them, I don't really get along with Natalia, she doesn't like me and her reasons are jealousy, jealousy of Marcos, apparently she is in love with him, and he is after me, even though I made my position clear to him. He is my boss and I am his employee, an hour break is what I have to have lunch and rest my little feet, and as if I had called him with my mind, the aforementioned appears.

"Paula I need to talk to you beautiful, come to my office" Natalia looks up to murder me with her eyes, it's always the same when Marcos is near me.

 "really Marcos? I'm on my lunch break, I still have ten minutes left" he doesn't listen to me he walks indicating me to follow him, Oops that makes me furious, I hope he doesn't come out with one of his nonsense again, I get up reluctantly and go after him, he keeps the door open for me to pass.

 "What do you want Marcos?" I spit with my arms crossed as soon as I enter his office.

 "You" he mockingly replies.

 "What do you want? I have to finish lunch to go back to work" he is my boss I know, but when he gets heavy I can't stand him, and the respect I have for him ends, because he also crosses that line, he comes closer to me extending his arm to caress my cheek, I turn my face away, I don't like that kind of approach with him.  

 "Paula when will you give me a chance to go out with me?"

 "Marcos don't start please really, we've already talked about this a thousand times."

 "Don't start what?" now he speaks with an annoying tone of voice, sometimes I even feel a little scared when he gets into this mode.

"Paula don't you realize that I am dying for you, you are the only woman who rejects me, don't you find me attractive, I can give you many things Paula for you, for Katy think of her in her future" I hate when they want to use my sister as a pretext to get close to me, as if she were a dog or something like that.

 "Marcos I appreciate you, you are a good man, but I don't see you as something sentimental only as my boss I have already told you many times" It's the truth I have tried to make him understand in a good way that I only have affection and respect for him but nothing more, I don't like him, I am not attracted to him.