After 6 years…
You had now finished your course and were already running part of your parents’ business. You had moved on, or so it seemed to be… You took a normal adult life now, but something would slowly change everything…
***
There was this day when you were tired, exhausted from working and it was pretty late already. Unfortunately you still had to check some papers and close new deals before going back home.
And there was this one deal that caught your attention all of a sudden. You started reading it. It seemed quite valuable but what really caught your attention was the name of the owner of the company. It was “Austin”. But not some random Austin… It was Austin Carlile.
You widened your eyes and rested back on your chair. Could it be the Austin you fell for or just simply another Austin Carlile, for pure coincidence? You had no idea, and your mind was already flying to your past. But you were sure of something: you’d close and accept the deal. Soon you’d have a meeting with the owners of the companies of the deals you had accepted. And then you could finally find everything out, make things clear…
***
You arrived home and your parents were having dinner.
'You're late. What happened?' your dad asked you as you sat down.
'I still had some deals to close. When will be the meeting?' you explained and asked while you started eating.
'This Friday…' he answered.
'At what time?' you asked. Your father widened his eyes and then frowned slightly.
'Wow, you're really interested in this meeting… for all I know you hate those meetings. What's happening?' he asked.
'Nothing… I just saw some pretty good deals today, it'll be good for the business…' you lied.
'Oh, yeah I see… Uhm, it'll be Friday in the morning, by 10 am I guess…' he finally answered and you nodded.
***
Friday finally arrived. You couldn’t stop thinking about what you’ve seen and you’d finally clear things up.
You dressed up properly, had breakfast, arranged everything, and then headed to the meeting.
As usual, all the owners were already there when you arrived. You entered in that horrible room with a huge table and so many chairs, a board and a lot of papers. You hated that room… All the meeting took place in there. You glanced fast at all the owners’ faces but couldn’t notice anything so you just sat down after greeting everyone.
The meeting started at the supposed time. Everyone was talking and just trying to present their products, just as new ideas, and what they had to offer. But you noticed this one guy who wouldn’t talk too much, so you took time in slowly looking at him. You noticed he was really alike to Austin. You couldn’t look straight at him because he was definitely trying to avoid your gaze…
You had to admit you were kinda satisfied with the meeting when it was over. But not with the way that man ignored you. So when you got out of that room you followed him outside, but unfortunately he just disappeared.
You sighed in frustration and went back home again. You had lunch and then went for a short walk in your front garden.
Those thoughts were still bothering you. But right there and then you noticed, through the sunlight nearly blinding your sight and through the trees, a car parked in the street. A car that never had been there, or that at least you’ve never seen around. You thought it was strange so you walked a bit closer to the gates and saw a man walking slowly around, looking down. He seemed to be deeply into his thoughts.
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Against It All {Austin Carlile fanfiction}
Teen FictionAlice Green is a simple girl living in a quiet town. She has what everyone would ask for except something; parental love.. The only thing her parents care about is money and that makes her hate them. But, there's someone in her life who would always...