No Chill

Chapter 3

The meeting got over around 3 pm. The clients had asked a little too many questions but that was how it went every time. Joe was completely calm and responded to each of them as if he'd known them(and of courserevised a dozen times). I was there to finalise the designs and Joe dealt with the magazine stuff. Now we were both tired and headed back to our rooms.

"You're leaving today?" Joe inquired me.

"Yes I am. I realised that there is nothing more to do here plus gotta head back to London then florida." I answered.

When he didn't ask further I decided to make some conversation, maybe push his buttons.

"No nasty comments? Nothing mean Joe?"

He didn't reply, we just kept walking. At this I poked his cheek.

"Joe Joe Joe". I said in a sing song voice all the whilst irritating him further with all the poking.

"Joe? Joe? Josephine? Joseph?." He swatted my hand away from his face.

"What is it!?". He hissed.

"Will you stop doing that? I'm already starting to get a headache because of today's events. Cut some slack Zachary." He said in tired tone.

But I like irritating him.

By the tone of his voice I guessed there maybe more than he is letting on. Just the prank and a meeting can not get him in the dumps. He likes to work, it just does not sit right.

"Alright tell me what happened?". I demanded.

He might try to deny that he doesn't like me but I know everyone loves me at the work space, including him.

"Come on I'm your best bud, you gotta tell me." I push again.

"Ha ha Zachary I'm not sharing my personal life with you, get going." He says as we reach my room.

"Alright just call me if you need to talk about anything." I reply with complete sincerity before he walks away to his room.

After about packing again I'm ready to leave again. I head down to the lobby with my baggage to check out.

While heading out towards the cab I hear someone calling my name. As I turn I notice that it's Joe.

"Bye, meet ya not later." He says with a smile.

"Bye, never." I reply back smiling too.

While riding to the airport my phone buzzes. I take it out to check who message me. It's Kai.

'You back in London yet?'~ kaira

I like to change his name sometimes. It's fun to get reactions.

Not yet ~ awe-ash-om

'I'm here'~ kaira

Whattt!!? What is he doing there.

At this I decide to ring him up. He picks up qt the second ring.

"What are you doing in London? I thought you were on campus plus I'm not staying. I have to leave the next day for Florida. I have to complete my remaining flight training, remember?." I say all of it a little too fast.

"Yeah, about that and that. I know you're leaving the next day. I just wanted to spend a day with you big bro." he replies.

"No mister you don't 'about that' to me. Did you drop-out?  again? I thought you liked history, little sis." I say into the phone absolutely not on board with the nickname he gave me.

"I thought that too but turns out I had interest in painting, Ariadne knows she's chill with it. And I told Ariadne to deal with Anna. You know how she takes this stuff."

Last time when Kai decided on switching to history from literature, Anna was furious. Furious, my friend would be an understatement. She reigned hellfire on Kai. Her wrath is inescapable. That's why no one wants to get on her bad side, not even Ariadne, Kai or me.

"Yeah, listen I gotta go the security check, call you later. And that you're in London, pick me up From the airport."I say.

"Cool", he mutters on the other end. Its then that I pay the cab and head for my flight.

As I take my seat, I realise that this, right here is the view that I most like. Every view from an airplane window is simply breathtaking. All the lights,the city its just way too much mesmerising from up here.

Just few months and I will be soaring high in these clouds.

I smile while thinking about working as a pilot. I knew what I always wanted to be but had to make some alterations with some plans here and there.

As Ariadne likes to put it up 'I'm a free bird and not net ensnare me'. She said this about me when I was just finishing my high school.

I took a no stops flight as I had to be in flight school, Florida in two days.

These three days of travelling are going to be hell for me. Travelling is all fun till you get tired. Then it's all downfall.

I finished up my dinner then closed my eyes for a little while. I thought of not sleeping this time on plane but sleep took its toll on me.

Hey readers,

What do you think of this chapter?

Why do you think Joe is in the 'dumps'?

Why do you think Kai is in London?