Carlos did not answer Bob's call. But left a message after several days.
„Don't worry Dude, I know it's not your fault. But it sucks."
Yes. Carlos was not in the mood to talk with Bob. And don't need help from Bob. Because who needed him, was Bob at the very beginning and until now.
Bob packed his stuff and booked a flight to Alabama. Who knows, maybe Carlos wanted to start with him a new firm, maybe he has a new idea to do something else.
As he arrived at Carlos's place, he saw some new people around his house partying. Bob was surprised what that all could be. Carlos was not there. But grandma told him he should at the town with some friends.
Bob knew where he could be sticking around. And find him also out. But again drunken impossible to communicate at all. Bob brought him home. And asked what this party at your place is?
„My sister is getting married"
Oh, ok. Bob didn't know that Lisa was in town. Lisa was Bob's, first love. What never went well. And again the situation now was also not good to mention.
„Are you even invited?" said Lisa at the first glance.
What should that suppose to mean? Invited? She always had only herself around and again.
„No, I came to talk with Carlos. It's business."
„Oh, I thought Carlos don't work with you anymore?"
Hah, Bob doesn't want to talk more. As he just had to apologize more. That was not good.
„Tell me about your new boy" he tried to change the subject.
„There is no one new. We met ten years ago."
Oh, how time flies. But Lisa was still the same! Unbelievable. Yeah so, Bob lost his object to talk, as Carlos slept on the couch and don't even look at him. Bob was trying to remember why he thought Lisa was so fascinated. It was because she was always confident. Bob knew he likes people who are confident like Carlos. So was Lisa. It was not about smartness or accuracy. It was about curiosity and management. Lisa had a balance and was confident to move forward and dream new dreams. So was she still. Bob also met Stive. He was handsome quiet and smart. But courageous? He was not sure about that. But thought that he hopes Lisa to be happy with him.
Stive told him that he took part in the Afghanistan war and lost recently several friends. The tragedy held him a long time. Bob never lost his friends on a battlefield but thought that would be difficult to handle.
The conversation with Stive gave him a lesson in life. The time is now. Not tomorrow not in the past. We live with what we have. So don't get caught on things too long which doesn't mean anything to you.