(Chapter 1)
Troy scowled in frustration as he looked around in his room. Where is it he thought to himself. He flings his bed sheets onto the floor. Troy knew he could just call his phone to see where it is using the landline, he turned to hear a buzzing sound coming from his backpack that was across the room. He rolled his blue eyes, there is was.
He opens his bag to see his phone, at 7% and answered the call "Hey Jake what's up?"
"What's up? What took you so long to pick up?" Jake, Troy's friend since high school questioned
"I'm sorry I misplaced my phone again" he replied, Troy looked around his bedroom, he'll clean it up later
"God Troy what are we going to do with you" he chuckled "Say you want to go to the local club tomorrow?"
"Let me guess, you want me to come along and find out you set me up on blind date with one of Gia's friends?" He guessed, that past couple of times he's gone out with Jake or his wife Gia for that matter to a club or out for dinner there seemed to be someone with them. Last time it was a pretty girl with long light brown hair that Jake worked with at the local soccer club. Jake never told him she was here or planned to brining a plus one. But he did. The girl was nice and they got on well but Troy had a feeling she was only here because Jake wanted her to hook up with him.
"No no its nothing like that this time trust me" Jake told him, he kinder didn't trust him but he was his best friend, he can't say no to not hanging out, there is nothing better for Troy to do anyway
"Okay I'll come" he confirmed, Troy could hear Jake let off a faint Yes, she just rolled his eyes again and smiled
"I'll meet you at 7:00pm tomorrow alright? I have to go Gia wants me to help her out" he hung up. Troy put his phone on charge and looked around, dam he really needs to stop messing up his room like this just trying to find his dam phone. Without a moment to lose he starts picking up his bed sheets and making his bed again.
He knew he couldn't really trust Jake, Troy rocks up at the local Harwood Country club to see Jake talking to a blond hair girl who dress only went just below her butt who wasn't his wife. As he sat down at the table Jake notice her and said his goodbyes to the mystery chick of that night.
"You're not cheating on Gia, aren't you?" Troy gave him a look and he laughed
"Dude Gia is my dream girl, why would I cheat on her, we also been married straight out of high school" he still remembers that day, Jake has been with Gia since grade ten, Emma another girl he's friends with kinder guessed they would be married before the age of 21
"That girl is kinder hot and what she was wearing I kinder guessed she wanted in's" Troy smirked, He continued to laugh
"Once you find the one, you can't really feel love for anyone else" he smiles, a waitress placed Jakes drink order to him, he said thanks and she walked off.
"I'm not in that much of a hurry Jake" Troy said looking at him
"Troy you're 24 years old and you still live with your parents, when are you going to hurry?" he questioned him
"I like my current state of mind, let me get a good paying job then ask me about what I am going to do with my love life" he stated, Jake just stirred his drink with a straw
"Okay whatever works for you, it's better to get in when your still young, you know that" he joked
"Yea I know I know, trust me I got it all planned out"
"You sure?" Jake raised an eyebrow "you know I'm always here if you need to talk"
"I think I am, I promise after I move out of home I'll start taking this whole love stuff more serious" Troy smiled.
Troy got home around 10:00pm. He knew his parents would be asleep by now so he quietly made it to his room trying not to run into anything that could smash and makes his parents think there is a robber in the house. He slipped into his room and changed into his night wear and tuned his light off.
Emma, a girl the same age as Troy knocked on his family house. Troy went to greet her and he jumped into his arms. She has excitement in her eyes as the two sat down in the living room
"So, what's with the jumping up and down?" He asked her
"You never guess what!" She smiled trying to keep the excitement in "I been asking be a photographer at a really top class interview"
"Congrats Emma!" He exclaimed, he knew she was waiting for this day, it's her big break that could get her noticed more
"I want you to come with me, as support, I can't ask Noah he's super busy" she said "please?"
"Do I have too?" He told her
"Pease Troy" she begged "for me?"
Emma gave him puppy eyes, she knew that always worked on him, he looked at her sighed crossing his arms
"Who's being interviewed anyway?" he questioned
"Orion Sutherland, you know that big CEO whose enterprise is in the center of that fancy part of town?" she said, Orion Sutherland, that rings a bell Troy though, "He's the one who been keeping all the business secrets and this is one of the only interview he said yes too"
"Okay I'll be there" he agreed "just for you Em"
"Thank you!" She cheered "it's next Friday so I'll meet you here, is that okay?"
"That's fine"
Troy looked into his bedroom mirror, soon he relies it was Friday, the day he promised that he would go to that high-class interview with Emma. he rolled his eyes at himself, he knew he wasn't going to enjoy it.
After his shower, he pulls out the most uptight but till casual looking clothing he has. As he finished brushing his hair and tied his leather jacket around his waist he heard the doorbell ring as he walked down the stairs.
Emma was waiting in the driver's seat of her car, she rolled the window down to greet him
"Took you long enough" she said jokingly, Troy opened the car door and sat in the seat next to her. Emma turned the radio on as the girly pop music filled the car. "You don't like it?"
"No, it's fine" Troy half lied, she gave him a smile as she started humming along to the cheesy songs.
They made it, just in time. Emma hopped out of the car, flatted her tight black down as he opened the boot up and took her photography gear out.
"Need a hand?" Troy asked, she looked at him and giggled
"Yes, if I carry all of this stuff, in heels I'm going to fall and break something" Emma gave him a stand to carry as they made it into the hotel lobby the interview was taking place. It was originally going to take place in the enterprises Tower but had a last minute change for unknown reasons. The lobby was filled with peopled all dressed professionally, a middle-aged lady dressed in a tight black dress and her dark hair up tight walked over to Emma.
"Miss Goodall so glad you made it on time, I'll show you were our team is currently arr" she greeted her taking a glance up at Troy "oh is this your boyfriend?"
"No,no this is Troy Burrows, he's a really good friend of mine and said he'll come for support" Emma clarified.
"Oh, gosh my apologies, I'm Mrs Zander, you can call me Jenny if you like, I'm the head reporter for this interview" she introduced herself and shakes Troy's hand "we should back on track" Mrs Zander starts walking and the two friends start following her to a meeting room, there were people getting everything set up. Emma placed her stuff down as she walked around, the room was bigger than she thought. She looks back to Troy and tries to keep a smile
"I'm not sure i can do this" she stuttered, Troy half smiled and pulled her into his arms
"You're one of the best photographers I know, you're going to do great" she looks up at him and smile
"Thank you, Troy, I know I can always count on you" she cooled, the door of the open wide as a security worker walked into the room
"There he is, let's go people"