Orpheus

Chapter 3: He laughed

(Win's Point of View)

"Hey!"

That's loud! I am a bit annoyed by that reprimanding tone. I turned my back to the voice that spoke those. As I look around, a familiar face greets me.

"Oh my Lord!" These were the words that came out of my mouth as I stare at the figure in front of me. Trust me, I am more than in awe. Who wouldn't be? He's such a sight to see in the morning. He's half naked, with his whole chest protruded as if it's inviting me to rest my head on them.

Get a hold of yourself, Metawin! He's just a man, who happens to be a living work of art! Breathe. Breathe. You can do this, Metawin!

I honestly can sense myself gawking at his shirtless body. I am in shock. I am thrilled to see his chiseled chest that I would not forget for years. As I move my eyes downwards, I cannot help but gasp at the sight of his pelvic bones showing, with at least an inch of his underpants peeping out of his pajamas. God! This is so lustful of me!

His laugh is the next thing I hear. He's enjoying my flabbergasted face, I know. He's now laughing so loud that his eyes now project crystal-like tears. All a result of how stupid I probably looked as I scoured his whole body like a hungry wolf waiting to devour its prey.

"Am I that attractive to you?" He says while simultaneously letting out giggles, still because I looked stupid. I would bet on that.

"Huh?" I don't know what to say, so I pretended to not understand what he just said.

"Oh come on, you've been devouring me with your eyes. Don't worry though, I understand." As he ceaselessly giggles as he was saying these words, instead of feeling offended, I wondered if he was the same person I've been observing for a long time now.

"What happened to the sad you?" I asked him. Then he fell silent, back to that familiar despondent state he's been channeling for weeks now.

He's staring at me blankly. Then, he turns his back on me and without any sound he enters his unit again.

"Hey! Hey! I'm Win! Wouldn't you want to at least introduce yourself?" My throat hurts as I exerted too much effort from making him hear me. Did I say anything wrong? Now, I am more puzzled than ever. It's like I hit something in him, making him feel uncomfortable.

(Bright's Point of View)

It's the longest one minute of my life.

I laughed. I laughed. I freaking laughed.

I can't believe what just happened there. I'm feeling the heat traveling its way up to my face. He made me laugh. That comes as a surprise to me. I haven't been laughing for quite a while now. I can sense my body reacting to our encounter. The titillating feel of our exchange lingers longer than I've expected. Why did I laugh? Why was I continuously giggling during those few minutes with him?

It is maybe because of how funny he looked when he saw me shirtless. There's not been anyone whom I encountered who had that same lustful expression. And now, recalling his face, I am beginning to let out a few giggles again. But I have to stop myself. I don't have the rest of the day to think about that man.

His name's Win.

Well, I don't have any intentions of getting to know him. Not at the point when I don't necessarily need to add names to his very short list of friends. Sorry. I can't.

Synth Studio - 10 in the morning -

(Neutral Point of View)

Bright's been busy since nine in the morning. They were able to record the one track to be synchronized with the video parts of the film. The recording surprisingly finished earlier than what they've expected. He's now placing the track to the part of the video, but he understands that his team needs to do multitasking. There has to be someone who's working on the other two tracks as he's placing the first one. So he called Lara.

"Are the newly-hired ready to work?" He asked Lara.

"They're asked to report at 9:30, so they're probably here by now." She replied.

"Okay. Ask them to go in. Thanks, Lara!" Bright requested.

"Anytime, Bright." She answered back with enthusiasm.

Bright hears the door's pull and thud. He then feels the presence of two men. Without looking at them, he instructs, "How much do you know about Apple Logic Pro X?" Then, he looks at them.

Bright's insides were tickled as he looked at the same man who slobbered over his body this morning. He motions himself back to the present time to mask his amazement. Then, he said, "Again? You? Are you stalking me?"

Win clears his throat and answers, "I got hired just yesterday. I didn't even know that you work here." Then, Win flashed his smile which Bright thought is more than just a smile. The top row of Win's teeth is showing, and it captured Bright's attention. He has bunny-like teeth. More than that though, Bright also noticed that faint curve on his lips, matching his eyes that sparkles with such glee. The crease below his eyes are multiplied, indicative of how thrilled he is. His face is in a state of bliss, that is a fact.

"Okay, then. Tell me what you know about the software." Bright instructed.

"May we introduce ourselves?" Win asked.

Bright felt a little ashamed by what Win said. He forgot to introduce himself to them. This is so not him. He normally is very accommodating to newly-hired employees. He always believes that a good working relationship begins with making each other comfortable. Through that, they'll be able to forge a harmonious relationship within the workplace. Bright hates tension when it comes to work. Because he's very passionate with music, he normally would want every work opportunity to be as smooth-flowing as possible.

"Bright. Call me Bright." He extended his hand to the other employee because he feels a little bit awkward with how Win looks at him. His smile never fades. To his surprise though, Win grabbed his hand and gripped it firmly while saying, "I'm Win. I don't actually know if your heard me this mor - -"

"Nice meeting you, Win." Bright interrupted Win. He doesn't like the other employee to feel awkward too with how Win exudes such thrill in shaking his hand.

"And you are?" Bright asked the other employee.

"First, you can call me First." The other employee stated.

Bright listened to the two of them as they expressed how much they knew about the software they're going to use. To say that he's impressed is such a weak term. The two new employees are experts when it comes to the manipulation of the software. He's not going to have a hard time instructing them.