Chapter 6: Awkward Encounter

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The next day, a nervous but excited Veronica came back to Google headquarters. She stopped at the cafe first to grab herself breakfast since she had none this morning.  She grabbed a banana and a muffin while she waited for a worker to get her coffee order.

"Here you go, Miss." 

Veronica thanked the worker with a smile, before taking her order and walking away. 

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Veronica sat down in the middle of the rows of seats in the hall again. She ate her breakfast while she waited for it the day to start, interns filled up the seats quickly. She saw the two older guys from yesterday walk in and sit down near the middle of the rows of seats, along with the cute glasses guy walk in and sit near the front on an isle seat. 

"Welcome to day two!" called out a guy who was standing at the microphone

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"Welcome to day two!" called out a guy who was standing at the microphone. "I am Sid. Eight-year Googler," he introduced himself. He then pointed at the interns. "You guys are new Googlers. Thus, you are Nooglers!" 

A few interns chuckled expect for Veronica and the cute glasses guy.

"Now this place is all about community and collaboration, so you'll be working in teams from now on." The microphone was snatched away from Sid as Mr. Chetty came back onto the stage.

"You have five minutes. Pick your teams," he simply said before the interns began to stand and make teams with each other. Veronica stayed in her seat and looked around to see which intern she would feel comfortable working with.

Suddenly, a British guy approached her and looked closely at her ID. "Hello, Yale!" he mumbled before looking up at her. "You're coming with me pretty face." He took a hold of her arm and pulled her up.

Veronica became angry at him and quickly twisted his arm around, making him yelp out in pain, bringing all eyes on her and the British guy.

"I have a name, you asshole," she seethed. "And you can't force me to join your pathetic team." She let go off his arm and the guy turned to glare at her. She gave him a sweet smile. "Have a nice day." She gave him a small wave as the guy walked away. She dropped her smile and sat back down.

"Um Mr. Chetty? I don't have a group," Lyle called out. 

"You'll mentor the leftovers. Which it would seem to include your two charity cases. Off you go," he replied before Lyle came over and stood in front of the leftovers.

The leftovers included the two older guys, an Indian/American girl, an Asian boy, the cute glasses guy and Veronica. 

"Let's get our team meeting going, everyone! Team meet time!" Lyle shouted enthusiastically. 

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Lyle had led his team to his choice of room, where they then spread to sit down in front of him. 

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