Chapter 5

Chapter 5

“So tell me, will you choose beef over chicken? I mean scratch that, that’s not even the main question. Do you think snake is a good pet material?” I had a masculine voice ask behind me.

Immediately I knew who it was: Harry:

Harry was a colleague I’ve gotten to know over the weeks as I started working here. He was a bit weird I might say, but I still liked it. Him working closer to me made me feel at least a bit comfortable as all my other colleagues were all prim or hundreds years older than me.

“Okay, first of, who chooses chicken over beef? Not me actually, secondly. Depends on who you ask?” I said turning around to face him. “And it also depends on the snake species or whatever.” I smiled at him as I leaned against my desk. He had black hair which falls across his face and had on a goofy smile.

“Would you love to keep a snake as a pet”

I pretend to think about his question placing my hand on my chin and looking up at the sky as I swirl around in my chair.

“I doubt, I’m not really a big fan of keeping the devil that close as a pet”

Harry seemed to find this very funny as he couldn’t stop laughing, I stared at him. Just laughing for a little before I joined in with a slight giggles. It was actually quite reliving.

“What’s so funny?”

Just at that instant the laughter ceased, and I was staring into Miss Diaz dark eyes as she stood in front of my desk. Today she was dressed in a white jumpsuit with a black blazers and a customized Zara heels, and her arms were crossed over her chest which caused a rise to her boobs. She caught me staring, and at that moment the realization of my action caused me to bow my head down, but yet still infatuated by the respect and power she possess. Harry has since stopped laughing and had now bowed his head slightly in respect, you would think Miss Diaz is Royalty or something by the way everybody acted whenever she was around, that is what mesmerizes me.

“Just a joke Sidney told, Miss Diaz”. Harry responded.

There were some moments of silence.

“Well, tell me the joke Sidney, I wanna be in”. Miss Diaz said with her eyes fixed on me.

“The thing is, the joke doesn’t really make much sense when taken out of the context” I said awkwardly, scratching the nape of my neck.

“Hmm I see” miss Diaz responded flatly.

“Do you wanna hear a funny joke Harry?”

Harry leaned in intently, and I found myself doing so too

Miss Diaz’s voice went down in whisper “ Sidney can’t drive”

I let out a groan as I face palm.

“What!?, you can’t drive?” Harry said chuckling as he looks at me. “Wow Really?”

“I glanced over at Miss Diaz who leans over my table with satisfied smirk on her lips, her lips which were covered in pink nude was slight curved, I wasn’t sure of what I was doing but I was aware of her eyes on me.

“Anyways” Miss Diaz said stated abruptly changing the subject, “I’ve sent the details of the company’s retreat to your email, everyone has next week Thursday off to prepare, and we would be leaving Friday afternoon, don’t be late.

At the mention of the weekend I quickly thought of how I will be reunited with my best friend May the following night and a jolt of excitement shot through me.

“You good?”

I realized Miss Diaz was no longer standing there and Harry was now staring at my zoned out face.

“Yes, I’m good, so what’s the retreat even all about”? I looked up at Harry as I asked. His eyes were the same color as Miss Diaz but not as beautiful as hers. I instantly felt stupid for imagining that.

“It’s this thing that Miss Diaz and other CEO’s set up at the middle of every summer each year.

She believes it helps us as an organization and is good for bonding and all that stuff. But sometimes Miss Diaz ends up traveling to other business affairs when it’s urgent, allowing us to go along with Alex whites, and as her PA, if she will be traveling you’re going with her and if she isn’t, you both will have to share a cabin at the retreat, oh and it’s a technology -free thing, so we’re forced to sit and talk to each other.

“Harry laughed at this, but I felt my head was spinning, I felt my body start to heat up, but I waved the thought of it away. That isn’t something I should worry myself about now.

I glanced at the clock hanging above the door to Miss Diaz office, it had just reached 5.

“Hey, work hour is over, will you want me to give you a ride, I mean since you can’t do so just yet” Harry said with a smug smile on his face.

“Hah-ha very funny Harry” I said rolling my eyes at him with a tiring smile plastered on my face. “I will love to, but let me get this remaining files to Miss Diaz, and inform her I’m leaving”

I quickly work over to Miss Diaz tinted Glass Door, knocking slight before letting myself in .

As usual, she was seated gracefully on her seat behind her large desk flipping through some papers and looked up as I walked in.

“I’m about to leave for the weekend, will you need anything before I leave” I asked as I stood in front of her, I adjusted my glasses a bit before looking up to meet her eyes.

I watched the way she leaned back on her seat, with an expression I can’t quite place on her face.

“Sidney” she said my name. With what seemed to be a sly smile in full display on her lips, as she looked at me.

“If you’re given the opportunity to choose between money and power, which will you go for?”

And here she was again, with the random out of nowhere questions.

I should be always prepared for this at anytime.

“Money I guess” I said unsure of what just came out of my mouth.

“Are you sure about that?”

“Not really” I responded immediately.

I could hear her giggles fill the room, the amusement in her eyes wasn’t so hidden, she clearly is the most beautiful woman on earth, I will pay any amount to watch her laugh.

“Okay then Sidney, maybe you think about it, and tell me when you sure of your answers.” She was no longer laughing, but her eyes were delighted so was her voice as she spoke.

Miss Diaz was now standing in front of me with her hands placed backwards over her desk, and her legs crossed, she looked at me intently with her lips pursed , her eyes hovered over me, and within a second I melted.

“Your mole, it’s pretty” she said suddenly. I knew she was speaking of the mole which is at my shoulder, since that’s the only visible mole on my body, and thanks to the off shoulder shirt I was on.

Not being sure of what to say, or maybe too stunned to say something. I stood right there flushed, I was evaporating very quickly, I needed to do something.

I cleared my throat slightly. “Will you need anything else Miss Diaz?”

“Uhm.. that will be all, Have a good weekend Sidney” her voice was still

calm as she spoke.

“You to Miss Diaz” I said before turning to my heels.

I was vaguely aware of her stare at the back of my head as I walked out I could almost feels it even, that’s how intense it was.

“You ready?” Harry asked immediately I reappear in his view.

I nodded, and we made our way towards the elevator that leads to the parking lots.

The plan ride wasn’t any fun at all, beside the fact that I just couldn’t wait any longer to be re united with May, there was an annoying kid who kept screaming all through-out the 6 hours ride, oh did I forget to mention how nauseous plan ride makes me feel? Yes I so badly felt like puking the moment i steeped out of those steps.

“Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking, welcome to Detroit, please stay steady with your seat belt on until the fasten seat belt sign is switched off”

I let out a deep breath which I wasn’t aware I’ve been holding back for a long time now, I was wiggling my legs in anticipation and rub my palms together out of excitement. God knows I can’t wait to get my ass of this place.

I stared out of the window as our plane landed, I watched the plane wings rise and fall. I found my self smiling out of excitement that I couldn’t contain any longer.

When the plane finally came to a halt and the fasten seat belt sign was turned off, I quickly shot out of my seat, I recovered my mini luggage as I made my way down. Not quite long I was standing at the Detroit airport glancing around with my eyes scanning for one person.

May was nowhere to be seen, I glanced around furiously, but no sight of her.

Suddenly I heard a long familiar squeal.

I turned around immediately with a smile on my face to be met with the sight of my best friend running and chuckling towards me, she was dressed in a flower shirt jumpsuit with her red curly hair bouncing as she ran towards me .

“May !!!” I squealed in response.

I began running towards her, and in no seconds our bodies coiled and I let myself inhale in her scent, it seemed like we’ve separated for so long, but that was exactly how I felt, and being here again with her gave me a sense comfort as I let everything sink in.

“Come on” May said breaking off from the hug “I parked my car at an illegal spot, I honestly don’t wanna get fined”.

I was laughing as we ran holding each other hands to where May parked her car, trust me, we looked very crazy, two women running and giggling at the airport like two teenage girls.

We got to May’s car and managed to drive out of the airport without attracting to many eyes. The ride to May’s University campus was spent talking about, everything and anything, things we’ve missed. We finally got to May’s room, and she helped me carry out my suitcase as we entered inside.

My roommate went home for the weekend, so we have the whole room to ourselves. May said smiling as she puts back her ID inside the slot. “This is my favorite time in this campus, I’m going to miss this when everyone comes back for the fall semester”

I have visited May’s university before, but that was when it was on full session, it’s nothing to compare to how peaceful the campus is now.

Unlike me, May is already in grad school, studying for her masters degree in Chemical engineering.

“I can’t wait to get back to college,” I said as I let my weight sink into the bed staring up the ceiling.

“ Have you decided on what area you want to concentrate in?” May asked as she sank in the bed next to me.

“I don’t know yet, maybe I should further my literature, or maybe psychology, I’m just so uncertain yet, but I don’t think it’s necessary for me to further my Business degree yeah?”

I turned to look at May who now has her phone in her hand scrolling.

“You still have much time to figure that out sid, so don’t stress on it now”.

I smiled, I guess old habits don’t die young, why stress on it now, when you can still do that later. That’s who May was.

“Oh hope you’re hungry I ordered chicken pizza

I sat up bewildered immediately. “Crunches? “

“Just as you love it darling”

“Ahhh yess!, I moaned out and smiled at May”.

“ You know me so well, I should wife you already”.

Nothing compared to being back to my best friend.