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Chapter 13 - Stay

Another urgent meeting is going to be held in the office. Last night, I asked my human assistant to prepare the documents and my stuffs in the library room. I'm not going to take my sleep unless I can decide how we will run well the ongoing new product for our perfume brand. Although I already went to the scent factory to inspect how are the workers doing well their respective jobs, yet I insist it will be better if we put some other ingredients that will make the consumers go surprise when they found out that they are using perfumes that has some flower petals inside it. In short, if we put some petals as part of the new label inside the perfume, it will give intoxicating scent that lasts for more than 72 hours. It is my other target plan since a lot of consumers nowadays spend money to buy their own perfumes and cannot live without putting fragrance on themselves as part of their on-the-go activities. Though it takes a lot of expenses as part of the trial and error hypothesis, yet I expect a great positive outlook for this new project that in less than a month, humans are fully convince how effective the new perfume product is from CLuna company.

I told my office secretary to prepare the conference room for the officials will come and will hear my new proposal to them. Even if they are the one who put me to the highest position, yet I still feel an applicant in front of the officials who undergoes a panel interview. I hop in to my car and ready for the drive when my human assistant called me, "Son, don't forget your other phone. I do notice someone called you from The Gallery Show". When I heard this, I got to remember I gave my business card to one of its staff. "Okay let me handle this. Thanks granny". In spite the grand family of Luna left him the huge part of their properties, he remains to be the butler. And when he adapted me and treated me as his own son, the said family who notice my potential teach me on how to manage the company. Unknowingly, I never realize this event will come. During their retirement, it was one of their problems who will inherit the business since no one of their 3 daughters got the interest to take in charge of their company even if it is the reason behind of their wealth and fame. I answered the call and on the other line, I notice I didn't recognize the voice. Seems like another staff talk on me this time. "Is this David Theaus speaking?". "Yes, this is me speaking". "Sir, this is Nellie Dydore one of the staff in The Gallery Show". "Hmm…okay and?" "I come to call you because one of our staff told me that you're looking for the artist behind the paintings that you saw last time you went". Upon hearing these, I hope she wouldn't mean it was her behind the paintings. "The artist behind the masterpiece you are interested to, is glad to see you personally. Her name is Chiara Katerina Wuldumbore". Hearing those words, I feel a leap of joy in Ryker's. I adjusted my suit and keep my voice deep, hiding my excitement. "I'm happy to hear this. When will I'm going to see her?". "You can see her at any time. She is busy with her little business farm. But don't worry you can approach her at any moment of this week". I come to realize that somehow there is something she is engaged to do at aside from the gallery and the farm. "Okay, I'll see her one of these days. But if you're referring it today if I could, I am not yet sure if I could. But kindly leave the address so that I can easily reach her". "Okay, Mr. David I'll leave you a message for that". Looking in my watch, I switch the engine to start it. "I really need to go and thanks. There is a meeting I need to attend in our company". "Thanks too, Mr. David. It's a pleasure to hear you".

The steering wheel becomes alive as I put it to life while I handle the dashboard. I passed by the noisy streets and just in time, I arrived in the company. The chilly morning brought the month of October a quiet reason to bring a fur coat and a muffler. Since vampires are used to chilly days and nights, I adapt it still in the human world. Though at most of the time, I need to act humanly as some sort to survive in this world. Hearing those buzzing hush of those workers around the company is really a pain in the neck on me. Yet the good thing on it is that I deal it professionally. That is, never threat your workers more than about the business matters. If I notice they are eager to know my background, one stern of cold look means they should not mess around. I wish I could control them but no way for me. My power though mighty and powerful, I never took the chance to use it over on those people around me. Keeping a well-equipped secret is better than losing the one you are up to for your life. I went up to my office directly after I got up to the elevator. Opening the sliding exclusive door, all my things are well-arranged just as I put where it was yesterday. I opened on those files, trying to help myself I won't forget any important lines from the presentation I would going to make. I look on the clock displayed on the wall near beside my window. I positioned myself to look on the view outside that perhaps gives you a calm experience that at least, ease my worries a bit. As I notice in just 20 mins from now the meeting shall start, I get back on my table and took all the files and hold it one by one – making sure I never missed anything.

Just as a few feet away on my table, I heard someone knocks on my door. I let someone in and realized it was my office secretary. "Sir David, may I have you a min.? there is an important thing I'm going to tell you with regards to the conference meeting". I put the papers back on its place and I reply, "Yes, go on what is it about?". "Sir, one of the board of trustees Mr. Zummir cannot attend the said meeting because he needed to run his wife to the hospital. She is now in pain to labor their first child. He asks your permission if it will be okay to you if the said meeting will be resume this afternoon after lunch". I sit back on my chair, put off my eyeglasses and tuck it on my suit's pocket. "Have you called the other trustees? Or does the other trustees called you and ask if the meeting will soon start?". My office secretary give me a doubtful look. "I never receive any notifications coming from them if they will come on time, on their way to the office nor ask your permission if they cannot attend the said agenda you had, Sir". I click my pen and started to write something as a note to my secretary. "I'll be back in an hour here. If they will ask you where am I…. tell them that I am going to look for a business partner for this new project soon we will open for the public". When I was done jotting some few notes, I give it to him and told him a last word before he will go out in my office. "Please do not forget to tell all the board of trustees to be on time this afternoon after lunch. And make sure you will follow all those instructions that I'm giving you". I raised on my chair and order him he is free to leave my office.

When I notice my office secretary already close the door, I called back Nelly. Just a one dial of her phone and she answered it rightly, smooth and poise this time. "Nelly, I am going to see her. Not less than an hour, I'll be there. I hope she stay for a while and glad to hear some of her thoughts on her painting". I put back my keys on my pocket, and ready to leave my office. "Pleasure to meet you personally, Sir. She will be glad to hear you too". I hurriedly go to my car and hop in. This time, I'm much sure about. While I'm in the road, I don't know how to imagine myself to face her. But I'm determined whatever it will be, it will be for sure a nicer memorable encounter…

Those earlier moments that I feel is incomparable. The way she looks on me is purely similar from the first time she saw me. And now I finally look on her, totally different. She grows to be much more beautiful more than then. I started to feel we have our first cross paths this time.t I keep my focus to my pure intention though half of the story of it is about the never-end story between me and hers. I wanted to tell her everything but Ryker stop me from doing so, never to spoil the moment we had now for her. "I want to stay here for more, aren't we?", Ryker's pleading voice to me and my only reply is, "We are to stay here, never to go away".….