Redemption
He quickly fastened his tie and looked in the mirror and sighed. His illness was already making him lose a massive amount of weight. He felt insecure for once in his life. I look like a little boy playing dress up. He went from being a charmer that could pick up any woman to a sickly looking man that needed to eat more. The only person that truly accepted him no matter what was Ariadne, but even she hasn't been returning his calls. She needs more time. He reassured himself, hoping that Ariadne wouldn't be the type of person to break up with him over an illness, or could she? He took off his jacket and decided to go with a more casual look for work.
"Ariadne you're being selfish. You should just call him back." April quietly told her.
"How am I being selfish? I need some time to process this."
"So you're going to ignore his phone calls? His terminally ill and he might take it the wrong way. What if he doesn't have anyone to talk to about how he feels? Has he even called you today?"
"I understand April, but…" she felt ringing in her ears. Arthur hasn't called today. She felt immediate fear for his safety and health. What if he already passed away? "I have to go!" she yelled and left her favorite eatery.
"Eames what the hell are you doing in my office?!" a surprised Arthur said when he saw Eames sitting in his desk.
"Well, um… Cobb said this is going to be my new office." Eames nervously said.
"Well how about you stop being such a sarcastic a-"
"Arthur I need to see you in my office right now." Cobb interrupted. Arthur followed Cobb back to his office, but managed to see Eames mouth the words "thanks" as he was leaving.
Arthur sat in Cobb's office, infuriated. He knew what his friend would do next, and he wouldn't be surprised if it was paperwork to send him on a medical leave.
"If it's paper work for my medical leave, I'm not doing it."
Cobb sighed in frustration. "You're going to do it Arthur. Look at you. You look sick; everyone here knows what's going on. Why are you being so stubborn about this?"
"I'm not signing it. I'm fine and I can work."
"No you can't. Sign the paperwork."
Arthur clenched his jaw and sat in his office for 15 minutes to finish the paperwork. After he finished he handed it back to him and angrily said, "I hope you know what you're doing Cobb." Then he stormed out, ignoring the fact that he forgot to call Ariadne.
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