Chapter 8: Into The Future

*Two Years Later*

My feet carried me bravely through the frenzied crowd of New Yorkers on a Friday morning. Two years ago, I was terrified of walking between them for fear of falling and getting trampled. In a few instances that I did try, I was forcefully pushed to the side against my will. Needless to say, I had come a long way since then and I was now an official New Yorker.

After turning onto an off-street, the crowd died down as most of them were heading to the city center. Finally getting a chance to breathe, I slowed down my pace and watched my reflection as I strolled past the glass displays of the stores.

It was a beautiful day and like usual, I was heading to the office where I intern at. Being a final-year Marketing student, most of my days I spent as an intern since it was part of my syllabus. Firebrand Marketing Incorporated was one of the upcoming marketing startups in New York and despite being strapped for cash as well as struggling to create a name for themselves, the