Chapter 3 (Mr. CEO)

"Are you done with your important meeting gentlemen or should I vacant the meeting room for you?" Sandra barged in out of nowhere with her sarcastic smile that was enough for the two boys  to realize that they would face a lot of inconvenience if they don't start working right away.

She left after seeing them get back to work.

"God, she's scary", Stefen whispered.

"Don't be so mean. It's not her choice to be rude; her position demands her to be rude or else no one would take her seriously and they'd try to take advantage of her." Jack said faking innocence all over his face.

This guy is unbelievable.

Being intern in one of the best and biggest companies in the country is surely not an easy job. You've to keep on working and walking and sometimes you even have to go extra miles and make coffee for the so called high- post's homo sapiens. It was a torment for them and they got Sandra as their bonus gift.

"Stefen, the CEO wants you in his room right now", an employee informed Stefen and went his own path.

Stefen completed the last sentence of his report and walked towards the elevator to go and meet the CEO.

"May I come in sir?" he said it out loud standing behind the CEO's office door.

"Come in" he got the reply. "Hey Stef, how's your day going?"

William Wills, the man sitting in the most comfortable position with his back leaning on the chair asked him. He crossed 50 just few years back. He was tall yet chubby and one of the most influencing and successful businessmen in the country. 

"I'm good sir. Thank you" he replied.

"Oh come on it's just the two of us, you can call me dad", he said it with a wide smile.

"Wouldn't that seem like I'm trying to take advantage of having my dad as the CEO?", he replied with the smile equal to his.

"So what, it's the truth. They can even check the DNA reports" he said it as the room was now filled with his laughter's echo.

"I can never win in any conversation with you dad", he sighed and went forward to hug him.

Mr. William had been more like a friend than a father to Stefen, with whom he can share anything without any second thought in his mind. He had been his biggest support after his mom left both of them. She died when Stefen was just 12. His parents did a love marriage. They found each other at their mid-twenties and got married after dating for a year. His dad was shattered when his mom died but he didn't let himself be devastated since he was still a father of a 12 years old.

His dad didn't get married again. He didn't even think of seeing anyone. When Stefen asked him the reason for it, he simply said it was because he knew that there was no one else in this world to whom he can love and who can love him in the same way his mother did. Though physically he has already lost his wife but she will always be in his heart: young and alive. He's also the biggest reason why Stefen's 22 yet single. He makes him believe in true love and destiny.

Coming back to his department after meeting his dad, it was the longest waiting hour for him. It was the first time after he started his internship that he was waiting for lunch-break and it was after a very long time that he was waiting to see someone.

Since it was Jasmine's first day at work she got really tired and was starving and finally, the god heard her prayer, it was 12:30.

"You're going for lunch or not?" Alice stood tall in front of her desk and asked her with a smile and tired face.

"I wouldn't miss it for the world," she replied packing all her stuffs and leaving it neatly on her desk.

I'm not the Miss Cleanliness type of girl but I like to maintain a good reputation in workplace. Who knows they might even officially hire me after my internship is over because I was a hygienic person. I know that nothing as such ever happens but what's wrong in dreaming right... she cleaned her desk feeling proud of her thoughts.

"We've got to hurry then, the canteen gets crowded too soon with hungry zombies' aka hungry employees who can do anything to have the food first" Alice said in a panicked voice.

"Aye aye captain, but let's go to the washroom first."

They reached the canteen and it was humongous. The building was designed perfectly. Canteen was in the middle level for all the employees to reach without any inconvenience. The floors were made of white marbles and it was sparkling. Jazz was a foodie so she got all energized when she saw the canteen and the delicious and sweet smell its air had.

But the next thing she saw left her eyes and mouth wide open and shocked all the pieces of her soul.