The songs of my life

Cigarette - Offonoff

Today it happened I had some free time, it's unusual, I'm busy on Fridays but I decided to write something in advance and I complete another chapter, so I hope you enjoy it...btw, this is a special song to me, so I was waiting for the best moment to use it, please play it (if you want) when you see *.

Tuesday arrives, she thinks that she'd feel better after more days but that isn't the true, she doesn't have the energy to do anything, when she arrives to the office, she notices there's another desk next to hers.

"Good morning". She greets. They respond back.

"Did you hear?" Élise shakes her head. "There's a new member, it means you won't be the newest anymore". Jul smiles, he's noticed Élise is different since a few days ago.

"I had no idea". Élise says without looking at him. Then a person enters to the office, Marissa stands up.

"Let me present to you Maé Lavigne, the new member of the group. Everybody claps", Élise is complete lost in her thoughts, she claps but never looks at her.

"This is your desk". Marissa points at the only available desk, next to Élise. After everybody's presentation, Maé sits.

"Be ready, in 10 minutes is the meeting". Marissa says. For the first time Élise doesn't want to see Cat, she knows she's going to be cold with her, or worst, indifferent.

"What's the meeting about?" Maé asks Élise, and for the first time Élise looks at her, she's around her age, long brown hair, she's got a piercing on her nose, she looks stylish, that doesn't surprise her, she knew many people like her in her university, design is about style and being fashionable.

"Every Tuesday there's a meeting where they assign who will lead the future projects, also, we check the advances of some of them". Élise responds. "I recommend to you to go with your tablet or laptop, you will have to write some details they say, with that information we can do our work better". She adds extra information she learnt with the months she's been there, no one told her about that, but she doesn't want to be like the rest of the team.

They go to the meeting room. "How much time you've been working here?" Maé asks Élise as they're walking. "About 4 months, I don't have much time like the rest of the team".

The teams A, the chefs' leaders, B, the fairies, C the design team enters and greet Mrs. Andino. Maé sits next to Élise. "Can I take this home?" Maé asks Élise talking about the tablet. "Yes, you can...although in the beginning they don't leave you much work, it's little by little". They talk in low voice before the meeting starts.

Before the meeting starts Marissa present her new member, Maé presents herself to everybody, then they turn off the light to see the presentation with the future events, Élise takes some notes on her tablet as usual, she notices Maé is a little confused about where and what to write so she helps her. Élise was right, Cat is indifferent with her, she knows they won't talk anymore, maybe she needs to put her feet on the ground, it was something unrealistic since the beginning, she knew Cat lives in a different world, and she was just a child to her.

The meeting ends and Mrs. Andino stands up and leaves the room, the rest goes to their desks, during the day Élise explains things to Maé here and there, at one pm everybody stand up to have something to eat, but not Élise.

"Aren't you coming?" Marissa asks Élise.

"I'm not hungry, I'll just grab a coffee" she says, Marissa looks at Maé waiting for an answer, "I'll stay too" she gently says, the rest goes out.

Élise and Maé goes to the lunch area to have some coffee, when Maé opens the fridge, she's amazed for the quantity and different types of desserts, "are these for us?"