Reggie Rockwitz
"Reggie's over here, I'm actually on the team, and I'm in for the morning meeting, that's too much to ask, I really need a place to stay, so you can put an extra person in your room, just for about a week"?
Godamamm did I say it in the right tone or am I an invader of his privacy I could have stayed in a hotel but that would have been too expensive.
"Are you carrying too much luggage because the apartment has only two rooms and the space is almost full?"
Jinx casually said "No, it's not like I just have a bag that can fit anywhere." "Yeah that's fine, I'll text you the address,
is Joyce in Davis"?
"No, just me and two others."
"She must be back, you go back, I will come back late at night."
"Thank you, I mean it's good that you treated me so well."
"OK, see you soon". He says
Anyone who replies "ok" to a compliment is another weirdo
"I got the address I told Jojo, I'm leaving."
"Wait, Joyce's at the office, you'd better go with her, you don't have the keys," Joe said
"Oh. she's here, I thought she was gone, I'm waiting here."
There was a beanbag, I pulled it aside and soaked my sweaty body in it My butt has never felt anything so soft.
I scoured social media, checked,, and didn't hear from anyone for 933 days To be honest, I'm not too surprised, I just downloaded 3 volumes of Modern love Tokyo, because I love Japanese cinema, love their literature, and poetry, it contains many unusual meanings that make my conscience flutter.
Maybe there was still time for Joyce to drop by so I stepped out of the greenpale and started looking for shops selling hiking bags The street is quiet and perfectly clean, I wonder how that has changed. I guess this was the first time my small town's cleanliness caught my eye.
None of the stores had big bags so I went ahead and bought an American Tourister college backpack for $12.5, it was a resale market so I bought it cheap.
After that, I went back to Greenpale and told Jojo to tell Joyce that I was coming in the evening because I wanted to get some stuff from my old place.
Then I took a taxi and headed east to get my stuff, I lost 7 dollars for that cab, you kidding me, I ran out of cash Damn, no one accepts digital payments to avoid taxes.
My things were still beside the tree, I packed all my sweaty clothes into my new backpack and my stomach started rumbling. For the first time in my life, I decided to go to a restaurant alone I'm very shy but now I need to act like an adult.
When I walked in, the aroma of Indian flavors took over my whole soul I just needed to find myself a perfect spot near the window but it was taken, so I took the next one.
The interior of the restaurant is covered in polished wood for a classic look I tilted my head to the left, and the window seat was occupied only by my uncle Mack.
What the hell is going on with this sequence of events?
He saw me face to face, he took a deep breath to throw a few words out of his mouth but the words never came out.
I stood up and sat next to him face to face like a man
"When did you came back from the trip?"
He looked at my face for 15 seconds and said amusedly"I met someone here this afternoon."
"What did you do with your beard? What is that mustache? You look like 144p Pablo Escobar."
Hehehehe-
again he doesn't react.
"Are you mad at me? uncle?Again he chose to be silent,
then he spoke in complete surprise. "You never stopped calling me uncle since you learnt to speak."
uh... I was silent
"I raised you as my own son, I fed you, educated you. You haven't even to felt to say goodbye to this old man. when I got a call from Lisa saying you were at home but to get your things it made me proud that my son had finally came out of the cave and started hunting.
"I don't know what you do or what you became in a day, but whatever you are be a good one."
I said "I've done my job pretty well so far and I hope I would be a better dad in the future like you"
He is smiling,
I made him laugh for the first time
"What does master like to eat?" The
Waiter said
"I want a butter chicken and 5 naans and it will be delicious."
I said"What do you want to turn on".
He said he is about to leave for home.
"Good luck on you, come home often to show me my result of parenting." He said
"Hopefully I will, bye dad".
"bye son".
And then he left, that was the first time I called him dad.
I never want to go back to his house again because I still haven't decided on my future. And what the hell am I doing now? Collect money from the old man who organized this illegal racing.
I ate for almost an hour watching the first episode of Modern Love Tokyo, it wasn't as good as I expected, but the visuals and art show
makes me happy from the bottom of my heart.
The sun was slowly setting, I grabbed my bag and ordered an uber,
and drove back to greenpale When I walked in, there was only Alfred and no one else. So I went to him to ask if Joyce had finished the job.
He said "I don't know, let's see if she's there in the office" So I went upstairs and this weird, crazy old man appeared in front of me again.
It's less intimidating now because I've gained confidence here. Jojo called me from afar
"hey!"
He was standing near a cubicle in a huge office, bigger than Davis,, and even had a living room, and a coffee machine.
"It's very comfortable here," I said as I sat down on the sophisticated couch. Since half of the walls are transparent I have a great view of the mountains and our small town from here
"Does this coffee maker works"?.
The strange old man approached me and started the engine.Joyce is working on the PC.
"We're just installing some necessary software and securing the system so we're safe from the police," Joe said
"Well, so we also need to increase cybersecurity, I never thought of that."Joyce said, "we've prepared your system, come check it out."
"Oh, it's Linux but I don't know how to make it work". I said
"This is a custom program called TGR.exe (token generator) I will register the Racers willing to participate, then the data will be displayed on your computer, take the client money, count in the machine,, and click "generate token". Give the bill to the customer and keep the second copy in the first drawer."
"Oh, that's a monologue, how many times have rehearsed it," I asked
She started giggling.
"That's enough for today, let's close this place and open tomorrow because registration for the drag race is about to start," Joe said
"Get your stuff, do you know how to drive?" Joyce asked me
Oh my gosh, why did I never think of learning to drive, it would have multiplied my manhood tenfold.
"No sorry,," I said feeling miserable on my life
"It's okay, I let you both down,," Jojo said
I sat next to Jojo and Joyce in the back seat. I also felt very guilty fighting Jojo, he helped me settle down a lot.
It's a five-story building, with an elegant balcony When we entered the room, Joyce was unlocking and I asked her
"You asked me if I knew how to drive?" Why is it out of the blue?
"Jinx owns a Subaru Forester and the keys are with me, so I thought we'll head out straight there.""Oh, it's tempting to own"
Joyce's face looks Asian and she always wears large glasses that cover half of her face, however, she is not attractive to me in any way so perhaps it is not right to share an apartment with her I would be in great awkwardness if it was Mayo.
"Are you hungry, can I order something to eat?" I said"Yes, I want ravioli, Margerretta,, and two cans of scotch."
Well, she said it without hesitation and I started to like her straightforward attitude I ordered 2 Margerretta pizzas, ravioli bread,, and 3 cans of scotch because I needed his company and I am also a prolific man, now I need to start drinking to reduce my stress levels mine.
Her apartment was so clean that there wasn't a single piece of paper on the floor, and it was beautifully decorated with minimal accessories.
She has changed and now she has a white shirt and purple shorts, I must say that looks very cute. "Can I wash some of my clothes, they need to be cleaned before they make your clean environment toxic."
She is laughing and like me but more feminine hyena
"Of course, and you can take a shower if you want."
I feel so ashamed because I will smell so bad in that clothes in the morning and my skin is ruined. "I dashed into the bathroom and showered for the first time in the most beautiful bathroom I've ever seen in my life, the water touching my skin after months. great relief."