《The Wedding Plan》Chapter 15
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They got out of Crain and walked to a café on the corner of the street where the company building was. It was a surprisingly quiet and comfortable space to be in, such a different environment from the busy streets. All the noises seemed to be locked outside.
The decoration was in earthy tones and had lots of green plants that make it look like a miniature jungle. In the air floated around the smell of coffee beans mixed with the smell of freshly baked cookies. The atmosphere of the place involved everyone in a calm state of mind and opening their appetites for something sweet.
Even though the shop was very close to the company, Eleanor had never stepped foot in it. She didn't even know it existed. Somehow Sebastian did and could not have taken her to a better place for a much-needed break.
'The smell is amazing,' she said as she felt the smell of freshly grounded coffee and pastries.
'They bake everything here. You should try something.'
'What do you recommend?'
'Let's order a plate of chocolate chip cookies.'
'Are you a kid? How old are you? Five?' she mocked.
'Don't you dare to underestimate the power of chocolate chip cookies. No one is immune to them. No one.'
'Alright. Fine by me. I won't fight you on that.'
They ordered the cookies, a latte for Eleanor, and plain black coffee for Sebastian; to replace the one he threw in the trash and then sat on one of the brown leather couches.
'These are delicious,' she said as the still warm cookie melted in her mouth. She could feel the salt of the butter, the bitterness of the dark chocolate, the sweetness of the sugar and a hint of vanilla, all coming together.
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'Told you so.'
Sebastian grabbed one too and started to eat, but there was still something bothering him.
'Why are you working so hard? I mean, I'm not complaining, some people do the complete opposite, but I feel that you are overexerting yourself. Do you feel like you have something to prove?' he asked and after took a sip of his drink as he waited for her answer.
She took her eyes off the latte and admired Sebastian, as his deduction was very much on point.
'Something like that.'
'Such a vague answer,' he sighed.
'I want to prove to myself and my parents that I can build a career on my own, without their help.'
'Parent issues, then?'
'No, not really. Actually,' — she inhaled deeply — 'they are amazing parents. Which makes me feel extremely guilty for thinking like this. They never engraved this pressure on me, I placed it upon on myself. But I always felt that if I didn't do something, I'd forever be in their shadow. They are very successful in the company that they work at. This is what you get when you have overachieving parents and are surrounded by people that excel at everything and you are just average, I guess.'
'You will do great things on your own, I'm sure of it. And I understand your worries, but that doesn't mean you have to kill yourself by working so hard.'
'I won't. It's just that,' — she took a sip before continuing — 'if I don't work hard enough, I'll always be just the intern. I'll never be taken seriously. To be good at my job and to be seen as a competent person, it's everything I want.'
'You already are all that, Eleanor. You are the only one that doesn't see it. Just try to enjoy life a little more first,' he said without his usual smirk. He was worried about her. 'Work isn't everything. What about your hobbies?'
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'Hmm,' — she looked at her mug as if the answer was going to be at the bottom of her coffee — 'to be honest, I don't even remember what hobbies I used to have. If any at all. I was only good at studying and reading.'
'I'm sorry to say this, but that's just sad.'
'Thanks,' she said sarcastically. 'What about you? You don't seem to do anything else besides work, so I don't get why you are telling me that.'
'Wrong. I exercise a lot. It's my hobby, it helps me with stress. Lately, I've been boxing. You should go see me some time,' he said as his devilish smile returned.
'Yeah, maybe.' She hid her face with her mug as she sipped a little more.
Sebastian chuckled and finished his coffee.
'But,' — she hesitated and quickly glanced at him, — 'have you ever felt like a fraud?' she asked with a depressed look on her face. 'That's how I feel sometimes. But I suppose you probably never do.'
'You are wrong, you know? In the beginning, when my father handed everything to me, I felt like a fraud. I didn't build anything. It was given to me.'
'And now? How do you feel about that?'
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His family were only one of the numbers of casualties that the world government recorded when the global catastrophy happen. Jacob lived all by himself, supporting his daily needs working as call center agent on one of the online shopping companies of the world, Zalada. Despite of his earnings,he didnt have the chance to get a ticket to the new planet.Brought down by his miserable fate, Jacob speak out to his hearts content.jacob: I guess this is it, even the gods of heavens have forsaken me.Claimed by jacob as he made his way out from the crowd. He slowly raises his head as he watched the dark grey clouds from the sky, giving out a weary smile as tears flows on both sides of his eyes.Jacob looks very miserable, as he walks away from the sideline crying in silence. He gripped his hands tightly until his fingers dugged deeply on his palms leaking out traces of blood.An unbearable pain of dying man with out any other choices hits jacobs awareness.Not far from him were hundreds and hundreds of earth people who were crying out for help just like him.Thunder came up and lightning strike the ground near them.Even the Heavens above them cannot help it but be angry with those uncanny officials of the world, saving themselves from the great tragedy. Yet whose to blame for it, that's the reality of life.Jacob walked and walk until he reached the nearby fissure. A gigantic crack because of the dying planet. Underneath were composition of melting lava and boiling magma ready to devour the land of earth. Jacob unable to see his future on the current world, jumped out ,letting himself be free from his miserable fate. As he falls down to the great fire of the earths core, he closed his eyes and wished for a new beginning.Jacob: If heavens would grant me a second life, ill promise to make it even better, ill promise that i will live it to the fullest that everyone will acknowledge the importance of worlds nature. However, i guess its not possible, if not, i wished i live in a new world. Jacob tears floated mid air as his body falls directly down to the fire blazing inferno of the earths core.sfx: Crisp!!!Like a burned paper, jacobs body fell down.Jacob could feel the heat flowing from his body, from his skin, to his flesh, to his bones and finally down to his soul. It was a surge of unbearable pain and heat, that as much as jacob wants to shout he wasnt able to , that even if he wants to move away he wasnt able to. It was a never ending torture for jacob, a literal hell of torture.Darkness covered him up. Jacob Springer died.It is said that once a person is dead, time flows in an imaginary long period. A soul is said to be affected by it, so as once consciousness, and ofcourse memory.Jacobs memory of his past rush out to his consciousness, like he is watching a preview of his past life. He wants to correct it but he can't. He can't even talk nor move. A paralized audience watching a cinematic movie, that's what Jacob is like. For a long period of time Jacob watch the movie of his life. Until darkness once again covered him up. The second death.This time, like a paralityc person, Jacob was covered in darkness. He wants to shout but he can't. He wants to move but he cannot. Time passed, and he finally lost his consciousness in the dark.The last death.It is said that in the world of darkness there is light. In death, there is life.After a very long time of being dead in the dark, a surge of distressing call of nature, rose up on the sleeping Jacob.He wants to pee, and because of it he was able to open his eyes. Light welcomed him up, a vast universe filled with light appears right in his naked eyes.Then a strong force tapped his back and his consciousness was sent flying to the vast universe.This time, a new world appear right before his naked eyes. A world different from the dead earth that Jacob knows.Then once again Jacob felt something that had bumped into him and he felt dizzy and went asleep.Time passed by and finally Jacob Springer woke up. Unable to understand what happened Jacob springer asked.Jacob: Where am i? What happened to me? Arent I dead already.Asked by jacob. Never did he know that his wish before his death was granted by the heavens. 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