Apart

Paul

"Get up, you are going to be late" Sally closed my bedroom door after screaming but if she had entered the room she would have known I had been up since six in the morning, I had been preparing myself for the meeting, even though Sally set it up for me to know get some knowledge about starting a business but what she doesn't know is that I am going to pitch my business idea to him hopefully I'll be able to get him to invest in it. I am confident about myself but there is always an inner voice saying "You can't do it" I have done everything to shove that voice in the back of my head, my presentation is finally complete it was done 2 days ago but I am going through it again and again I do not want to make a mistake in front of a legend.

 I have been stressing myself a lot for the past week I hope I can achieve everything I want to. I hop into the shower, it was an embarrassingly long shower I was standing under the shower with just one thought I want him to invest I want to start my own business, I want to do things on my own, I want to prove to others but more importantly myself that I am not just a spoiled brat I can build things on my own. I put on a sharp suit and head out, but I could go my whole family is sitting and staring at me "What" I ask, "Nothing, you look....serious" I can see Sally is trying to hold her laughter. My dad walked towards me and removed my tie, I don't get it but if I wanted Enzo to think I was serious about this I had to look my best, is he trying to sabotage me? if he is then why do I think he would be happy with my decision, he took my hand and stood in front of the mirror he took the tie and said "How you wore it was wrong if you want to impress this friend of Sally you have to look your best. "Dad.." he cuts me off before I can say anything "I know you are not just going in for knowledge" I look at him " How did you know that" My voice is low only my dad could hear me, I see Sally and my mother to eves drops but they couldn't hear anything. Before I knew it he was tying my tie around my neck, we never had this moment in the past in fact when I was younger my Dad used to be busy working, he was very new to the business and he did everything so he could provide us with everything we have. I almost shed a tear when I had such a memorable moment with him but before I dropped my tears I took a look at my mom through the mirror she was by the time she mentioned in her tears and Sally was taking a video of us I looked at her and smiled. "Go get him, if you change your mind you can always come work for me" my dad whispers to my ears. I appreciate his confidence in me I hope I do ace this.

Before I could go my way my mom stopped me still tears in her eyes she kissed me on the forehead. Thankfully I was out of the house I took my car and placed my laptop beside me I didn't want to take the risk of falling down the seat and getting damaged I even put the seat belt on it just to be safe. I usually put on some music for my car ride according to my mood but today I don't feel like playing anything. I drove away, and with my stupid luck I caught traffic on the highway, Enzo's office is in the middle of LA which means I am going and truth be told I am going with the traffic I have to drive with them. I hate traffic and where I used to drive around all this time never had to drive in traffic and speed up lucky enough I never had a speeding ticket, but this traffic is making me crazy I checked my phone I saw a notification from Daisy she wants to meet me but I chose not to answer her I have not told her about this meeting or anything that I have planned for. I can't tell her now I want to give her the good news I have to I don't want anything else right now, this step is like bungee jumping either I am going to fall and not get back up or I will pull my back up. It is going to be a roller coaster ride, I see the traffic is moving slowly but at least it is moving it is better than being stuck in one place. 

I finally reach his office, the lobby itself is gigantic, this person has really built something for himself I go to the receptionist and ask her for Enzo at first she looks at me up and down I see one eyebrow rise but she goes through her computer and told me to wait for him he is in a meeting. I do as she says, I look around I see no one sitting with me but just a bunch of magazines all of them are business magazines with his photo on the cover. I go through them just turning pages and not reading a single thing I notice my legs are trembling and my heart is pounding if this is me before meeting him I wonder how will I react when I meet him one-on-one. The meeting went on for long one hour which made it worse for me if the previous meeting hadn't gone well then he might not have been in a good mood "He is ready for you" the receptionist said I stood up and sighed a big one and marched towards his office when I see Rufus getting out of his office, Why is Rufus here? is he making a deal with him? Is he going into another business? Rufus has so much money why would he want to meet a potential investor when he can fund himself all the way? Rufus and I nodded to each other when we crossed our path before entering the room I looked back at him but he was gone, I knocked at the door and heard "Come in" I entered and there was a statue of a horse beside the door I smile and take a seat when Enzo gesture me to sit.