Episode 2 I call George. "George! are you kidding me? " "Hello Candace" "Yeah hello" "What am I kidding about? " "This project. How am I-alone-supposed to paint these walls, man. These don't seem to end " "Okay, okay. I know. Take all your time. Client hasn't given us any deadline" "Yet" "No, he said he needs the work to be done perfectly and you can take your time" "Even if it's forever? " "I don't know that but I guess he was pretty chill, so I think he'll be okay with that too" "What do you mean? " "He said creativity takes time. I say let it then" "But... " "Did I tell you he'll be paying us per hour? " "What? " "Yes. fifty percent to the artist and fifty percent to the company" "Isn't he himself getting into a stupid trap. I mean what kind of a deal is this?" " Why care? he is paying hundred dollars per hour. You get fifty dollars per hour and you get to do what you were dying to do"
"Yeah but, it's a little.... " "You are over thinking, okay. Just do the job" "Okay" I keep the phone back in my pocket and catch Teena and Kabir staring at me. "Let's get going, we have forever ", I say. "You mean we DON'T HAVE FOREVER ", Teena says. "Yeah, Teena", Kabir says. "Nah, Teena", I say staring at Kabir. He doesn't care, he is just lost in Teena's new silver grey highlights. Teena is Asian, her black hair are making those grey highlights look magical. I mean she looks like a witch. Pardon but that's true. I like her brown complexion, she always wears her black jeans and T-shirt everywhere and on every occasion and doesn't give a damn about what others think of her.I love that. Kabir is a teenager. He is after Teena, who only minds her business and has no time for boys. Kabir has all his time for Teena. Kabir comes from same country as Teena. He is thin, tall and fair. He works with us only part time. He goes to night school. "I have emailed George list of the things we'll need here. Till then, let's make a plan", I say. "Okay", replies Teena unzipping her bag pack. She has got all the essentials we need for rough work before starting the actual painting. We sit on the floor, spread the sheets of paper, pour out all the stationary, markers, pencils, erasers etc. we spend an hour figuring out, where to start from, when to paint which portion, who will do what etc. We make a file out of those papers. My phone rings. "It's George", I say. "Say" " Jignesh is at the gate with all the stuff, help him unload" "Okay" " Mr. Carter is also coming. He wants to meet you before you start"
"Who wants to meet me?" "The client" "Okay" We unload the truck and bring all the stuff on the top floor. It takes us 2 hours. We are all tired, order food online. We are now ten people. Nobody has energy to talk, except of course, Kabir. He talks with Teena, which is apparently one way conversation. Teena is absolutely engrossed in eating. Kabir smiles at her occasionally like a fool. We literally spend, an hour eating. It's been hours but there is no sign of the Mr.... Mr... what did George say? anyway let me call him Mr. Client. Where is he? Everyone leaves, now it's just we three again, waiting for Mr. Client. "Why don't you call George and ask? ", Teena suggested. "Yeah, I guess I should do that" I call George, he doesn't pick up. It's lunch time in the office, so may be he is eating. I call him again after an hour. "Hello" "Hello, George. The client isn't here yet. Shall we start? " "No, wait for him" After finding no sign of Mr.Client I call George again. " It's getting late. He isn't here yet" "Just wait okay. he is a big player, might be busy in something " "It's 7 pm" "It's okay Candace. just wait, okay" "But... "
Teena gestures me to keep the phone and calm down. "Okay", I say and hang up the call. Kabir leaves for his night school. We two wait for hours, still no sign of the creature. We order more food and look around but every room is locked and almost everyone is gone. We roam here and there like we are the only ones here. We eat our food and take pictures. This building looks like some historic monument. "I think we should leave, it's 11:30", Teena says. " I guess you are right", I reply. We get down to the lobby where an old man greets us. We bow our heads and move towards the gate. The gate unlocks automatically, we step outside only to hit by the cold wind. The night is windy. I stand there thinking, this place is outside the city, we won't find any public or private transport nearby. I think Teena thinks the same. We exchange a short gaze. "I have called the driver, he'll be here in no time. He'll drop you home", the old man's voice comes from behind. We startle, and breathe a ton of air at once and exhale quickly, upon seeing the man. "I am sorry. Did I scare you? " I and Teena shake our heads simultaneously. We hear the sound of brakes at the same time. We turn around to see the same Mercedes that came to pick us from the company. We get inside without looking at the man and the car pulls away.
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