the fate played

13 - about her

Chris Langford

I was sitting on my office couch and going through various reports on company's status from last 3-4 hours straight. I still had my suspicions around certain employees from finance department, but so far nothing that can catch someone's eyes. I ran a frustrated hand through my face and leaned back and let my head be on the couch's head rest.

I was trying to keep myself busy but the events from 3 days back were going through my head. The way she had her hair lose, talking freely and asking about me. I was angry on that idiot of my best friend to tell her about the blue paint incident and the nickname he gave me. I was not able to justify myself when I asked her about what she likes. And I had this strong urge to ask her to keep going, keep talking even about herself or any random shit she wants.

It felt like my body lost its control and my hands decide to have an abuse on the situation. Those lose strands of her hair around her face, which I tucked in, one on both the side were making me question whether I wanted to have a conversation or just stare at her while she keeps on speaking.

My senses went apeshit when she held my hand in hers and kept it that way for a few minutes. These stupid senses were refusing to let go of her hold and my hands being the bastards they are decided to flip the situation by taking her hand, even for a minute. I was starting to question my sanity around her. My thoughts were on the verge of running wild.

The other days had been normal where she is late then usual, goes early to work. We sit and eat together, watch some movie and head back to each other's usual pattern of the day.

I got the reminder from Harry about dad calling me back home to have a meeting with his lawyer directly. I stacked up the papers and clearing the table, I headed out from the office. I got to my parent's house in some time and straight away showed up to my dad's office room.

This is the same place where I saw her for the first time, the one where our parents decided it's time for us to play doll house but an adult version of the same. I saw my father and some other guy sitting in the room. Turns out my father had already signed the papers and passed on his share of company to me. The only thing left, according to the guy who turns out to be the lawyer, is that my uncle as in Mr.Kevin signs the paper so I can have to whole company to myself.

There were certain legal documents which stated the terms and condition of the transfer of power which needed my uncle's signature as well, but turns out he is busy with something in Paris. I was getting some weird vibes here, as he allows me to make calls on his behalf where he is to be required as the owner of the company. His long absence was starting to get on my head, but again why would he do anything dirty to the company raised on the hard work by his own father? It took us an hour to analyse the all the documents and everything and with that the lawyer guy left.

Now it was just me and dad. My dad was first to speak, "so how are you and Hailey keeping up, your mom was very close on hiring someone to have the tea on it?" I gave a small chuckle oh my dear mother, "yeah it's going good." I was in the same room and my dad has this habit of leaving me in the pothole of puzzles made by him plus again Hailey crossing my thoughts

"Dad, again why Hailey and not Katherine or even anyone else?" Dad gets up and goes to face the window, stands there with hands in the pockets of his slacks, "as I've said previously, she is your perfect match, I've heard certain rumors about her, I don't know whether they are true or not but she out-stood all of it. A tough character if you ask me. I had my eyes on her form the first time I saw her, thinking she'll be a perfect match to you and I was correct from the start. There's not much to her personal history though, I don't know why."