BROKEN REFLECTIONS

CHAPTER2

It's been a week since the accident and I still think of her now and then, but that's how crushes work, isn't it? They have their own parts in the brain. They keep interrupting when you are trying to focus, like right now during this crucial, still boring meeting that my father insisted I should attend and I don't like to say no often, so here we are. "So Mr. Bennet, what do you think about this proposal?" OK, that question knocked me out of my thoughts and here I have no idea what's happening, just some picture on the screen and I have already made a mistake in the past to approve something without knowing, so not this time. "I do like the idea but I wanna go through details one more time before approving. So Brendon, why don't you mail me the details and I will get back to you." And yes, this is my father's company and I work here and make these decisions when he is not around. Our company's name is 'Innovachip Dynamics'. and my friend Charles is giving me side eyes as he knows I lost focus and is now just covering it up. Everyone else started leaving the meeting hall as Charles approached me. "nice excuse but, you gotta pay more attention mate". "Yeah yeah, I know but those meetings are so boring and I work better when I am working alone, so, technically I did not lie." he just sighed and said "ok, but tell me how're the things with Scarlet going on? any other dates you got?" all I do not know how to tell him so I just pouted

"hmm, look she is great, like great, but I just can't feel it. You know she doesn't get me going."

To that, I got narrowed eyes. "Hey, look. You keep saying that about every girl we set you up with. I wanna say you are a playboy but I can't even say that because you never sleep with them most of the time. So what's the deal?? What's the thing that can get you going or are you gay?" I just made a face

"To be honest, I don't know yet what I want in a girl and I clearly don't wanna be the ass***e who sleeps and never calls, I am just not that type."

"Ok, I got you but you gotta try and get out in the market. because dreaming about that doctor during important meetings are not gonna cut it."

"HEY, how do you know about her and no, I wasn't dreaming about her"

" Gorge talks and you were."

"No i wasn't and i am gonna kill him"

"leave the poor soul alone, he just cares for you and both of us think that you need to get laid and forget about your no-sleeping kind of rule." while doing air quotes.

"Fine, what's the brilliant plan of you both? just finding any girl on a street and making her sleep with me"

"ooh, no dude you are not that ugly" and to that, I punched him.

"Go back to work," I said annoyingly.

he just started giving me a teasing smile " Yeah and you read that presentation, and Gorge is dropping by in the evening, so come home you will have some fun."

"Sure, but no alcohol for me."

"You bet."

And that's how that conversation got finished. now i am just gonna read about this new chip we are developing and some other work.

I almost finished my work when my head went to Dr. Harper again. I had crushes before but i really wanna do something about this one, and it seems like there was nothing I could do about it, because one thing I could do is go to the hospital again, but I didn't wanna annoy her and neither do I wanna become a stalker who finds all of her social media. but, on the other hand, if I do that she is not gonna know it right so as long as I don't pursue her through it I can stalk her a little bit.

Oh, I am going crazy but the heart wants what it wants. Let's see what your life looks like, Ms. Harper.

hmm, i********: profile what name you might be using let me guess the simple one 'Harperevans' and search. wow in the first go here she is. maybe she is a simple one after all. her profile pic looks like her being in a sundress. and damn pic is so small. Her profile is private with no bio written. I know how to hack into it but that is something I think I should draw the line.

I got to my senses and switched it off. I really am going crazy what was I doing? I should just go to Gorge at this point and get even worse pieces of advice. I know I don't give them any credit, but they do give weird or bad advice all the time. Now I gotta go and meet them and there is definitely going to be alcohol.

I put on a black shirt and jeans and went to Gorge's place. He has a nice place in London. He lives in a 3BHK flat on the 20th floor. When I reached the parking I saw Charles's car. ' So, he's already here'. So I just parked mine and went inside. I wouldn't need a key to enter the building as the concierge knows me now, so he just let me in. I went upstairs and heard someone laughing already and if I had to guess, I would say it was by Lance's. He is part of the group. All of us grew up together and went to the same school and they are the best group of friends one can ask for.

"Hey, you finally came" said lance.

"that's what she says" answered Charles while laughing at his own joke and all of us joined.

"So mister 'I don't wanna drink' care to join?" says Gorge while offering beer.

"Yeah, what do I have to lose anyway," and I took the beer.

"hey!hey!hey! Hey sounds so depressed mate 'Want a doctor to check you up?' said Lance while giving me looks.

"Don't you people have any other work except for my love life?" I asked.

"I like to say 'non-existent one?' says Lance while giving fist bump to Gorge.

" Ha..Ha...Ha... so funny," I said.

After all of the bullying, we started to talk about some business deals we are all part of and some other things from work and we were getting hammered now. i had around 6 beers now; Charles 8, Lance 7, Gorge 10. Gorge is quite a drinker. While talking about all of it we drifted from talking about business to talking about our days in high school and how dorky we were and how we tried to get girls but never got one, to Lance almost calling his ex Cathrine. Yeah stop him but it was fun. And then somehow it all ended on me and all of them were trying to get me to install a dating app. "HEY, YOU NEED TO GET LAID, I HAVE HEARD THERE ARE SO MANY CHICKS OUT THERE," said Charles, while stammering and shouting in my face. and Gorge and Lance joined the chime. and I wasn't in my sense too, so I went to the app store to download one. " there are so many which one should I?" I asked while struggling to keep my eyes open. " the first one" says Lance. "OKAY DONE" that's all i said before drifting off on the floor.