Love Is Blind

Chapter 1 - Belle

I flick the sticky note stuck to my desktop screen and read the bold words pounding their way off the tiny piece of paper. Gulping down an unsteady breath I let my eyes graze over every hard edged work.

FROM THE OFFICE OF BLAKE WOODWORK

URGENT: Meet me in my office at 10AM sharp.

- Blake

Re-reading the note once more, I fall into my chair and allow myself the misery of slowly hitting my already throbbing head against the desk.

Oh how could I have done this? Why me? Why me of all people?

Slowly I lift my head up and straighten my back in my seat, swivelling to stare out the window not before I take a glance at my clock. 9:30AM I have at least a good half an hour to mope around before I face the consequences of what I've just stupidly done.

Let's rewind to how I came to sitting here with a urgent message from my boss and a pounding headache that is trying to crack through my skull.

***

"Love is blind," I shout to my best friend Jenny, as I hold my beer glass in the air shakily, "love is blind I tell you."

Wait a minute nope, I need to go further back in this day.

***

Fast walking into my office, I jump into my chair and grab the closest piece of paper I can find to quickly jot down the notes flying around in my mind. Sighing a relieved breath I put the note away in my bag. I'll keep that to look over later.

Now I can breathe and start my day without any issues, I'll most likely have another burst of ideas later after my morning cup of coffee but right now it's time to work.

Clicking to check my calendar for the day, I groan under my breath while lifting my eyes to the ceiling. A meeting really and at 9AM of all times, I'm just not in the mood to sit around with the board of directors and listen to them talk nonsense about things that have no relation to the entire aim of this company. It's the only part I hate about my job.

Being the Head of IT, is really my dream job, seriously it is. The only problem is that I never thought 10 years later I would still be here solving minor issues for the company and handling small projects for their clients. It's lost the thrill it used to give me.

I remember when I was 19 and saw the acceptance letter from PROJECTION.
Projecting Your Vision Into This World.

It was brand new, launched by Blake Woodwork 20 year old entrepreneur. He was everything I looked up to and wanted to be, he was my age and doing something that he was passionate about not letting anyone step in his way. Me being the optimist I am, thought that getting this job would entail me to work closely with him so that I could seek wisdom and maybe start my own business within a few years with enough experience under my belt.

However as it is very clear that is not what happened, instead I worked my way from the bottom to the top. I started by shadowing another employee in IT and built my way from there showing my knowledge of design and coding I was able to achieve the highest position possible being the Head of IT within only 5 years of working at Projection. It's a great accomplishment yet I know I was made to do more.