Gathering

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I tapped my pen impatiently against the long wooden table in our meeting room

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I tapped my pen impatiently against the long wooden table in our meeting room. Some employees from another company have their presentation projected on the white wall. All lights were off except for the massive window against the wall that showed the city view.

The presentation lacks so much organization, fails to set objectives, speech is sloppy, and too much of their personal life is mentioned. No business is ever gonna make a deal with them if they continue to do this bullshit.

I looked over at Zack and Victor to see them bored out of their mind, well maybe just Victor. But I can tell Zack is not liking this.

"Stop, the meeting is over." Zack stood up, causing his chair to push back.

"B-But sir! We haven't gotten to our main point yet!" The employee yelled out.

"I don't wanna see anymore. You had all the time during this whole meeting to get to your point. But instead you wasted your time by saying things not even related to the deal you offered us." Zack slammed his hand on the table, causing our employees and the other company's employees to flinch in fear. "Get out now or none of you is walking out of here alive." He seethed.

The people all hurdled out the room, frantically pushing one another. As the door shut leaving only us 3 in the room. I slumped down on my chair and rested my head, looking at the plain white ceiling.

"Bunch of idiots." I mumbled.

"I'm gonna get something to drink, do you want anything?" Victor asked. Both me and Zack shook our heads, I listened to their footsteps leave the room. Now I'm the only one in the room.

I wonder what Astra and Arlen are doing? I pulled out my phone and looked at the cameras in our houses. The cameras are for protection and security purposes just in case something gets stolen and broken into.

Through one of the outdoor cameras I see some movement in the pool in our backyard. I was the one to design the pool. It was an indoor pool but instead of walls it is replaced with many pillars connected by arcs, showing a massive view into nature under every arc. Something like the pools during the Roman Era.

A head popped out of the water as I watched it move forward and tackled another figure. I turned the volume on louder and heard Astra giggling along with Arlen bubbling underwater.

I watched Astra leave the pool to wrap a towel around herself. My body started to get hot just seeing her in a white 2-piece strapped bikini. So that's what Roy means...

Arlen sat down on the lounge chair right under the big shady cantilever umbrella. I watched as he pulled Astra down on his lap. What if I was in Arlen's  position, I wished I stayed at home.

Turning off my phone, I stood up and left the meeting room. Keith was screaming through the phone while Roy typed angrily on his computer, and Leo was quite like usual. An idea struck me.

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