"Surely you understand everything right? Or do I have to repeat it to you?" I hear him in an aggressive tone from the ear communicator.
"Yes... I understand it... I am to deliver a persuasive speech to convince the group of men to invest in the company by presenting it in an easily digestible manner but it should highlight the strengths of the company..." I said rolling my eyes...
"Excellent... since I'll just be telling you what to say... you don't need to memorize... I mean you aren't really the best person to memorizing..."
His words definitely take me back... I didn't like being bound to a script when I perform in stage... I didn't want any limitations on what to say... I wanted to say what I wanted to say with little to know script... although it works all the time... I guess I'll just have to follow what he says...
But something inside me just feels frustrated.. like I don't want him forcing what I'll say...
"Okay got it? It's going to start soon... you should go ahead and go to the presentation room. Right now." He said to me.
I hear a knock from my door. I told them to come in. I hear the door slightly opening to reveal that it was Ms. Fletcher.
"Mr. Quinones... Let's go to the presentation room." She said in a soft-toned voice. I nodded and followed her to the presentation room...
As I opened the door, I hear the soft chatter of men in suits.. staring at me as I entered the room along with my secretary... I walked confidentially.. and coldly like Louie usually does... not batting an eye to the people in the room as they stared at me.
But behind that crowd lurks Louie's father... waiting for my presentation with curious eyes... not even a bit of good luck from him.. what father is he...
I opened up the laptop to see the presentation is already in the projector... Ms. Fletcher giving me a little nudge on my back wishing me luck. At least she wished me luck... not like my no good... father...
"Start with a greeting..." Louie whispered into the communicator.
"Good morning gentlemen. I am Louie Quinones... the chief executive officer of the company... thank you, everyone, for being here..." I greeted them.
They all looked at me... staring daggers into my soul... like they were curious to see me fail... or were they curious about how would I present it...
The following segments went well smoothly... I was able to introduce the company and it's valued perfectly with Louie's guidance... I got a few smiles as to not make the presentation boring... and with the carefully made but well-designed PowerPoint presentation. It caught their attention really well.
But... the worst has yet to come... Louie's voice cut of suddenly... WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED... WHY DID THE COMMUNICATOR CUT OFF. WAIT! IT'S LOW BATTERY! DAMN IT! YOU SHOULD REMEMBER TO CHARGE IT!
"Hmmm?" Louie's father signaled me to continue...
Fuck... I... this is the part where we... present why you should invest in our company... but... damn it... this is the moment that I need Louie the most and then he just suddenly disappears!
"I..um.." I stutter and stumble over my words... I can hear and see it in the men's eyes that they got what they want... seeing me a nervous wreck... Damn it! I'm not gonna let them have this...
And then they all stop... like they were made of ice... they stopped from blinking and moving at all... like a bunch of statues... what the fuck just happened?I turn around to see Ms. Fletcher also frozen in place... what's going? Could have I triggered some kind of anomaly that made them all stop in place.
And then as I turn around to see them again.. I see Sungah standing in front of me... wearing a big bright smile.
"Don't worry... they aren't really in any danger... I just time stopped them... although I don't think it'll last for long... It's harder to freeze a group of people like this." She said to retain her smile although I can see the struggle in her face.
"Why are you suddenly here? Also, wasn't the least bit concerned for any of them.. except maybe Ms. Fletcher." I said to her.
"I'm here because the ear communicator kinda just poof... like it stopped working... I think Louie forgot to charge it... beforehand.. so ya... here." She hands me her ruby necklace. "Isn't this your necklace that can charm men? You know the only thing that makes you useful..." I squint at her.
"You see... with the power of this necklace... you are able to seduce any man you can see your eyes on... as long as they don't know about the power of the necklace... So use it on all the men you are presenting... they will all be agreeable and will agree to sign the contract.""You mean being a total slut to get favors right?" I giggled
"How rude! You know if it wasn't for Greg asking me to help you. I wouldn't have let you borrow it." She turns around getting all pouty.
"Wait? So it was Greg's idea for you to give me the necklace?"
"Yes... you should really thank him you know... he told me that in case you fucked up. Which pretty sure you would... I would teleport here and time stop everyone to give my necklace... I was against it at first but Greg offered to bake me his strawberry shortcake so I accepted!" She giggled.
Greg... did that for me? He's a really good friend... he's actually looking out for me...
"Thank you." I grabbed the necklace and wore it.
"Just press on the ruby and it will emit a gas whoever inhales it will be attracted to you..." She explains.
"But wouldn't that work? Since I'm like technically physically a guy?" I said to her.
"Not really... it should work regardless of gender... so better use it got it?" She nudged me as she walked away and suddenly as a bubble disappear...
They definitely have my back... don't they... I'm really happy...