Troubled Past 《SNOWBARRY》

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Barry

I adjusted the rear view mirror to face me. A 28 year old guy looked back at me, with emerald green eyes and short brown hair which I had made an effort to tidy up but still ended up in its usual state. I had applied for a job at S.T.A.R Laboratories. One of their bioengineers had moved out of town and I took their spot.

Your going to be fine, you have applied for heaps of jobs when you were a teen, this should be a breeze. I told myself. Why am I talking to myself? I brushed off any dust on my sweater and re-adjusted my collar. My sweaty hands opened the car door and the warm rays of sun hit my skin. I looked up a the massive building I had dreamed of working in ever since I could remember.

I opened the glass doors and the chilled air gave me small goosebumps all up my arms. I walked up to the reception desk.
"Name?" Asked the women at the desk. She had her black hair pulled up into a tight bun and her nails clicking on the keyboard keys made it even more nerve racking.
"Er Barry Allen," I said stuttering.
"Bioengineer?" She asked.
"Yes," I said.
"Over to the doors on the left and I'll send someone to escort you," she said giving me a laminated I.D card with name and details on it and to make it complete there was a cringy photo of me when I was younger that I had sent in ages ago. With an unsettling beep, the two doors opened revealing a guy that looked the same age as me, he had shoulder length dark brown hair, tanned skin and his cheeks were a little chubby.
"Cisco Ramon," he said holding out his hand waiting for me a shake it back.
"Barry Allen," I said shaking his hand. He looked at my chest where my I.D card was.
"Nice photo," he said chuckling a bit.
"It was takin a long time ago," I said embarrassed.
"My photo was worse," said Cisco.
"Anyway I should show you to around," he said wanting to change the subject from our past.

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"That's Wells's office," said Cisco leading me down yet another corridor.
"And finally here is your lab," he said.
"Who is in there?" I asked pointing to a closed door.
"Ahh, Dr Caitlin Snow is in there, she is the CEO of all the bioengineers,"
"So she is basically my boss," I said.
"I don't know why but I feel like I have heard that name before,"
"She is well known around here, if you need me my lab is down the corridor on the right," says Cisco waving goodbye and leaving me behind. I knocked on Dr Snow's door, silently waiting for a reply. I heard rustling of paper and books being snapped shut before I heard voice telling me to enter.
"Good morning," she said. I walked in. The two walls on either side of the room were booksheves filled with various scientific books. A woman with long chestnut hair day at a desk in the middle of the room with a plague stating Dr Caitlin Snow neatly placed on the top of the desk.
"And you are?" She asked examining me closely.
"I'm the new bioengineer, Barry Allen," I said answering her question. She hesitated before replying.
"Ahh I was wondering when you would arrive," she said leaning forward in her chair. I noticed the change in her voice. I looked into her deep brown eyes and instantly recognised who this woman was. It couldn't be. After all these years.
"Just wanting to say hi and thank you for this job opportunity," I said not having a real reason for knocking on her door.

"Your very welcome,"she said. I could tell by the time in her voice that she had recognised who I was as well. I left without saying anything else leaving Caitlin alone to contemplate what just happened.

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