This will be a tiny bit boring, I'm sorry, but I needed an in between chapter! Enjoy! - Arietty
Beth typed at her computer on her desk, hearing the voices at Buzz Wire, but not really listening to them. She was continually sighing, sighing so much people would come over to check on her. She would of course, lie and say she was okay, but then get back to work.
"Hey, Beth." Kathy said from behind her, and Beth smiled weakly.
"Hey, Kath."
"Beth, there's a meeting in one hour, just to let you know." Kathy said, and Beth sighed, once again.
"Okay." Beth said, and got up from her seat, and faced Kathy.
"Which room? "She asked, bored. Kathy shook her head.
"It's at a new location, actually. We're going in the van." Beth nodded, and grabbed her jacket from underneath her desk. She followed Kathy down the halls, and eventually outside. Beth and Kathy got into the white Buzz Wire van, and slammed it shut.
"Where're we going, Pete?" Kathy asked a man in the back, and the man named Pete shrugged.
"Some where in the city, I believe." Kathy rolled her eyes.
"Obviously." She responded, and everyone laughed. All except Beth. Kathy looked concerned.
"Beth, what's wrong?" She asked, and Beth shook her head.
"Just still a little sick." Beth lied, and Kathy nodded. The van started to move, and Beth closed her eyes, her head on the back of the seat.
The ride took generally 25 minutes, and when the van stopped, someone had to prod Beth awake. She woke up, confused, and then exited the van. She found herself looking at a building that was familiar to her. Beth stared up at it in horror; it was Josef's building.
She shook Kathy. "We're not going in there, are we?" Beth asked Kathy, and she shook her head. They were going in the building next to his. Beth sighed in relief, and followed her team indoors.
The lobby had a huge fountain, and millions of pennies were lying at the bottom. Kathy handed Beth a penny.
"Make a wish." Kathy joked, and turned around again. Beth looked at the fountain, and closed her eyes. I wish I could see Josef again. She wished, and tossed the penny forward. It landed in the top most area of the fountain. Pete thumped her on the back.
"Now it will come true!" Pete joked, and Beth forced a small laugh. She walked with her team to the elevator, and someone pressed the eighth floor.
Beth felt the elevator growing smaller as she though of Josef; oh, Josef. The man who had so much power of her life, and he wasn't even aware. Beth sighed, and felt her eyes sting. She blinked back tears, and exited the elevator when it opened.
The Buzz Wire team filed into a conference room, and Beth took a seat next to the wide window, taking in the sunshine that filled her up. She leaned her head against the glass, and closed her eyes, imagining Josef and his naked form.
"Beth?" Kathy called, and Beth looked at her. Kathy smiled, fake. "Beth, sweetie, why don't you just grab the files I placed in your folder, okay?" Beth forced a weak smile, and reached into her folder. All of the paper fell off of the table, and Beth swore. Everyone stopped talking, and looked at her, insulted. Beth blushed, and started to pick up the papers. Suddenly, she caught a glimpse of the outside window. There was a window adjacent to theirs, and there was a man in the room. The man was familiar to Beth. The man was Josef.
Beth gasped, and everyone went quiet again. Kathy stood up.
"Beth, I'm sorry, but if you don't quiet down, I'll have to ask you to leave." Kathy looked concernedly over at her friend, and Beth nodded a muttered a quick apology. She scooped up the papers, and placed them on the table. She then turned her attention to Josef.
Josef was sitting on his couch, his face in his hands. He had no shirt on (to Beth's pleasure) and was stiller than a statue. Beth hoped it was because of her, but knew this was probably not the case. She looked back at the meeting in place, and raised her hand to answer a question. She asked something good, because everyone was looking at her in praise. Beth's cheeks glowed, and Kathy looked slightly envious. Beth smiled at her, and then looked back at her ex-boyfriends room.
Josef was still not moving, and Beth was started to get concerned. Then, Josef looked up, and stood up at the same time. He walked around the couch, and grabbed a piece of paper from the coffee table. He read it, and then threw it on the counter. Beth desperately wanted to know what it was.
He grabbed a flask of blood from the fridge, and took a sip from it. Beth shuddered, remembering the taste. She looked back at the meeting for a second, and then looked back at Josef. She was shocked to see what appeared to be a tear on his cheek.
Beth scooted her chair towards the window more to get a closer look, but Josef was already wiping his face, so Beth couldn't confirm that it had been a tear. She looked eagerly at Josef, and he turned his back to her.
"Beth?" Kathy said, ringing into Beth's ears. Beth looked at her quickly, and Kathy sighed. "I'm sorry, but you'll have to leave this meeting, Beth. Kindly wait outside." Beth felt her face grow hot, and she scooped up her folders, and took on last look at Josef, who was leaning against the kitchen counter, his head in his hands again. Beth closed her eyes, trying to save the memory, and then left the conference room.
Yay, Beth got her wish! Haha, next chapter will be VERY exciting and much more thrilling than this one! Keep reading, for it will be up soon! Review!