Encounter

chapter 17

For the next five days i kept myself locked in the workroom completing prototypes. P'Mark would bring snacks and drinks into the room for breaks. The only time i ever left the room was to eat lunch or sometimes even dinner. I would come straight back after finishing.

Beam was also busy with quizes. But he would make sure to call me every night before going to bed.

Right now we were sitting in the workroom waiting for his manager to come. I was really nervous. I couldn't stop fidgeting. 

"Hey it's going to be ok. Your prototypes are really good." He assured me. 

It calmed me a little since he's one of the top designers in the country and he's saying my designs are really good. But i was still a little nervous.

Just then p'Mark's phone rang.

"Oh it's her. She must be here already. I'll go get her. Wait here." He went out of the room. 

Around a minute later, i could hear footsteps coming towards the room. 

A woman who looked like she was in her early thirties came in with p'Mark.

"You must be Forth." She smiled.

I smiled and nodded.

"I've heard a lot about you from Mark. It's nice to finally meet you. My name is Ria Intochor. You can just call me Ria." She extended her hand. 

I shook it.

"So can i see your prototypes?" She asked cheerfully.

I pointed to them. 

She went and observed them closely.  After a few minutes she stepped back with her jaw hanging.

"Didn't you say he's just a beginner?" She turned to p'Mark.

"He is. These are his very first prototypes." P'Mark sighed exasperatedly.

She turned to me with surprise written all over her face.

"Did you have any prior training before this?" She asked me.

I shook my head.

"You found a prodigy." She said to p'Mark.

"Yup. A very rare gem." He smiled at me.

I blushed at the compliments. 

"Thank god you found him before he went to anyone else. This is going to be big for us."

"Actually he did go to other people." 

"What? He did? Does that mean his designs have already been released by another company?"

"No. They all rejected him without even looking at his designs."

She frowned. "Why would they do that?"

"Because he's mute. "It's bad for their reputation."." He rolled his eyes.

Ria clicked her tongue. "Bastards."

She turned to me and smiled. "Don't worry we'll make sure you get the fame you deserve. Leave it to us."

I smiled widely and nodded.

"The others will be here shortly. Are these all the designs you came up with?" she asked me.

I shook my head. I went to my room and took the drawing tablet. I had drawn all the designs and saved them in it.

I showed them to her.

She scrolled through them with her eyebrows raised. "You can design children's clothes even?"