Harry potter

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The office had a unique outlook. There were two office desks , one backed the wall where Arianna's desk was, and the other was in front of it facing the right wall. The main wall which faced the city was made of glass and filled the room with so much light. While the left and right walls were wooded lined with paintings just like the ones in Travis' room just as confusing and strange.
"I'm guessing the paintings were Travis' idea" I pointed out. Travis gave a proud shrug while Jasper shook his head in defeat.
The floor was lined with a soft maroon rug that filled every corner of the room.
"But the rug was my idea." Jasper boasted. "maroon is my favorite color. What's your favorite your favorite color Arianna".
Arianna blushed.
"I'll get you some paintings too, custom made just for you. So what do you like flowers? Puppies?". Travis jumped in. Travis being caring was normal but Jasper? Arianna grew suspicious.
"Okay what is going on?"
Travis looked to jasper before speaking up.
"I guess it can't be helped. Since your birthday is coming soon, Jasper and I made a deal with who would pull the best surprise. But then you turned up and I think we were the ones been surprised"
"In summary we were trying to look for what you might like, I prefer to look online but I guess preferences are limited to person"
Arianna had totally forgotten. With everything going on that tiny detail had slipped out but the fact that even though she wasn't with them, they had remembered something as small as that means they must have been thinking of her.
"Are you crying?" Travis asked. He always asked the most obvious questions.
"No, your ugly paintings are making my eye tear" I lied
"Hey!" Travis cried "this was a limited edition"
"I understand what you mean" Jasper confessed. Travis made a sound like his heart was breaking.
Arianna was happy to be back. Although she wished it was under normal circumstances. But for this moment she just wanted to forget about the conspiracy and enjoy the moment with the closest friends she ever had. But as usual, the universe had other plans in store for her.
"Excuse me, I was asked to deliver this" a young guy stood at the door way he was about Arianna's age. He had nerdy glasses that hung on his nose blocking his green eyes, and thick black hair.
"Harry?" Arianna recognized him immediately. He has gone to the same college with Arianna and were quite close. He was a as his glasses suggested a nerd and Arianna loved to call him harry potter which he hated.
"Arianna?" Arianna nodded at him. They hadn't seen each other since she mysteriously eloped and definitely didn't expect to see him here. He walked towards her and gave her a sweet hug and pat on her head. It was a weird habit of his.
"it's so good to see you again. How long has it been? About three?" Arianna said after pulling from the hug.
"yes, you just disappeared without a word. No one knew where you had gone"
"that's was a whole point" Arianna muttered under her breath." I guess that's what teenagers do at some point" she said more audibly.
"I see you still have your sense of humor"
"And I see you still don't appreciate it"
"We should catch up, are you free after work today?" Harry said inspecting his watch
Arianna didn't want to be splashed in the face with a blast from her past. Especially a boy she might or might not have had a crush on. But regardless she nodded yes.
"Great! I'll see you by six" he handed the package he was holding to Jasper who was closest and left.
"An old friend of yours?" Travis asked his eyes trailing him till he was out of sight. Arianna was suddenly aware that there were other people in the room. for that moment, she felt only her and harry existed.
"Yeah, we attended the same college" the word friend played in Arianna's head. Was she really meant to call them that?
"Well, happy first day Arianna" Jasper had unwrapped the package to reveal a golden table sign. It had Arianna's name in italics with secretary beneath. It was beautiful. They all filled out the office as Jasper placed it on Arianna's desk and they stood to admire it.
"My first official desk"
"I can't think of anyone who will better fill it" Travis encouraged.
"Be ready to work your ass off" Jasper added.
"Yeah I plan to" Arianna replied with a smile.
Arianna didn't know the first thing about being a secretary, and the more she learnt the more she wanted to throw in the towel. She had to go through million proposals to determine which should be placed at top priority. She had to manage not one, but two schedules. Despite Jasper and Travis having the same dream, it turns out their jobs ran in opposite directions.
Jasper was what Arianna called a car artist even though there was a professional name for it, she thought that sounded cooler. He designed the car models, proposed colors, and basically everything about the outlook of the cars.
Travis on the other hand had a more tasking and complicated role. He was a car engineer which meant unlike Jasper, he handled the interior engines. And since he took a 'leave' he had his work cut out for him. He always seemed on edge making Arianna's job more difficult because she had to continue her job as a therapist when the time came for it.
But that wasn't the end of Arianna's trouble, since Travis started having episodes again. That meant the person responsible was at it again and Arianna had to look into that.
"Arianna I asked for the files on engine parts an hour ago, where is it?"
"It has been sitting at your desk for an hour now" Arianna's feet were aching. She badly wanted to throw off her flats but the tiles were freezing because of the air conditioning.
"You need to chill out Travis, your not going to get anything done if you try to do them all at once" Jasper had lost his waist coat along with another button of his shirt. He looked exhausted, but made it look like a good thing.
"Agh! But everything keeps piling up. How do I have so much to do? Are there not like a hundred people working here?" Travis took a deep breath and slumped on his seat.
"Don't worry it gets better with time" Jasper encouraged. Arianna arrives with a fresh pile of designs and rested them on Jasper's desk "I think" he finished.
"How is your day going Arianna?" Travis asked desperate for a break. When Arianna saw she had gotten an opportunity for idle chatter, she gladly took it. Since Jasper was inspecting designs by the glass she slumped into his seat.
"It would have been better if you hadn't suddenly developed short term memory" Arianna complained.
"Sorry about that, the stress is really getting to me"
"No kidding" Arianna checked her watch and saw it was already thirty minutes past their closing time. "How about a break? I hear there is a bar downstairs. We are already working overtime and I'm not getting paid for it"
"That's sounds like heaven right now" Jasper confessed walking over and settling files on his desk.
"I'm so in" Travis joined
Just then there was a knock on the door and Harry peeped in.
"Arianna hope you are still up for tonight, I made reservations" Arianna had totally forgotten. She guessed Travis' short term memory was contagious.
"Oh definitely! Sorry boys but you will have to hit the bar alone, I have plans"
Arianna packed her possessions, blew Jasper and Travis good bye air kisses and followed Harry out of the company silently praying this was going to be a casual reunion.

Sorry Arianna the reunion was the previous chapter😌🎉

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