Chapter 4: Scene 4 : The Lost Pages
P.S : The last episode's love track was quite a bit quick. It was a willingly done work. It was written that way, to prove that love can happen in the blink of an eye and it won't take centuries to fall for someone.
Love is an eternal feeling, that's born in a second and it lasts a lifetime.
"Hey Jen.. Good morning.."
Mike waved Jen, as she entered the coffee store.
"You came so early this morning..!!
Why is that so..??"
Queried Mike, walking towards a table to serve the coffee.
"I'm not here for the coffee Mike.
I want you to come with me right now.."
Jen grabbed Mike by his hand.
"But Jen, I'm in the middle of my work right now.
I could lose my job if I don't serve the orders and roam.
Let's go in the evening.."
Mike tried to pull his hand back from Jen's grip.
" You don't have to do this job anymore Mike.."
She looked at him with a spark in her eyes.
Looking at him so lovely.
"But Jen..."
She didn't let him finish his sentence, and shouted, "Mike's quitting the Job..", so as to let the coffee shop owner about it.
She grabbed him into a taxi, and they both headed towards Jen's office.
"Sir, this is Mike I told you about.."
She introduced Mike, to the compay MD.
"Hello young man.., Jenny is quite an introvert.
She seldom talks to anyone.
She does her work well and leaves.
So, when I heard her recommending someone for a job, I was so surprised.
I really wanted to see who's the guy, who caught Jenny's attention so well, that she herself came up with a request to offer a job to him..!!
Now I'm satisfied after seeing you.
You are man worth a girl's attention.
Congrats Michael.., you are appointed as one of the team members of 'Project - C'..."
The MD shook hands with Mike.
"But sir, I don't have any work experience and neither do I have my certificates.
And mainly, I was not even interviewed.
How are you appointing me without any test..??!!"
Asked Mike, out of a mixed feeling of confusion and happiness.
"I believe Jenny.
I don't have to doubt about a person she recommends.
I trust her.
So, show your talent in your work and don't let her down"
Greeted the MD and left off with his secretary in to his chamber.
"So Mr. Mike, congrats..!!
You are now an official job holder..!!"
Jen congratulated Mike with a lot of excitement.
"Thank you so much Jen.
Thanks for believing in me.
Thank you so much for giving me the life, that I thought I can't get ever.
Love you Jen"
Mike was in a overjoyed mood.
He was shedding happy tears.
Wiping them off, he said, "I won't let you down Jen.
I'll prove what I can do" and gave her a handshake.
"Love you Mike..."
She waved him and went off to her cabin for work.
Mike was shown his cabin and his new team crew.
He was a little upset that he was not in Jen's team.
She was the team head of Project - A.
But, he was happy that he was in the same office as her and could see her anytime he want.
The first day was amazing.
Mike won the impression of all the crew in his team and even the MD praised him for his impecable potential and knowledge.
He managed the program code, shrinked it and added more features and brought down the project time from one month to fifteen days.
Life was going like a ship in a calm happy ocean, until a deadly wave turned the story upside down.
It was almost a week since Mike got into his job.
It was a Monday.
Mike was waiting for Jen at the coffee store.
It was their daily routine have a coffee together and then move to the work.
So, as usually, he was waiting for her.
She didn't arrive.
The clock was ticking.
Minutes were passing by.
She was not answering any of his texts and calls.
So, he decided to go check on her for himself.
He got to her apartment.
He was knocking the door.
There was no answer.
He waited for a few minutes.
Still no response.
He then decided to knock the neighbor's door. The flat which was opposite to that of Jen's.
There was a happy and friendly old couple living in there.
"Hello Mike.., what's the matter lad.."
Asked the old man, adjusting his bifocals.
"Hey Mr. Goldberg.., umm.., nothing.., actually.., have you seen Jen come out of her flat today..??"
Even though hesitated, he put out word by word.. and asked him what he wanted to ask.
"Haan..,
I was going for a morning walk.
But it seemed so cold and snowy.
So, I was coming back home.
Then, I've seen her running tensed, with some papers in her hand.
I wished her good morning.
But she didn't seem to notice.
She was sweating in such darn cold.
I felt something's fishy.
But she ran past me by the time I got words out of my mouth.
Is everything ok my boy..??"
Mr. Goldberg gave out everything he knew.
"Nothing Mr. Goldberg.
She didn't answer my calls.
I thought she was still sleeping.
So, I came to check on her.
Thank you Mr. Goldberg, everything is alright.
You take care.
Bye sir"
Mike did not feel everything is going well.
Something was happening.
Mike looked for the spare key Jen hides underneath the shoe rack.
He got the key and unlocked Jen's apartment door.
Everything seemed normal.
He went to Jen's bedroom.
There was the thing that he had to notice.
Things were thrown here and there.
It was like a robbery scene.
But the thing that caught Mike's attention was the diary with torn pages, lying on the bed.
It was the same diary that he had given Jen, the first day when she forgot it at the coffee shop after the quarrel.
He felt strange. Because, all he saw that day in her diary was the first page, with Jen's bio.
He didn't turn over the pages because he felt it would be inappropriate to peek at someone's personal diary.
And since she was a stranger to him at that time, he thought it wouldn't be a good idea to go through her diary.
So, he brought back as it is and gave it to Jen.
But now, he felt strange because, the diary was not a normal one.
There was something strange scribbled on it in a language he never saw before.
They were like Egyptian heliographs.
There were two pages missing in between.
"Might be the pages Mr. Goldberg told me Jen was carrying..", he thought.
He didn't touch anything so as to not make any suspicion for Jen that he broke into her apartment after she was gone.
He came out, locked the door and walked down to the cellar.
There he saw Jen coming to the apartment, so frustrated and upset.
"Hey baby..
I've been calling you for so long..
I was afraid and came to check on you.
Where have you been so early in the morning babe..??
Is everything alright..??"
Mike went up to her and held her hand.
She furiously got herself loose, looked at him enraged and just walked right away.
Mike was saddened by her actions.
He understood that she was not gonna come to the office.
So, he alone did proceed to go.
He couldn't concentrate on the work.
He called her a thousand times.
Texted her hundreds of messages.
She didn't respond to none.
The clock struck 5 and Mike immediately ran for Jen's apartment.
He knocked on the door.
There was no answer.
He knocked again.
He turned the door knob.
It was not locked.
The TV was on and Jen was sleeping on the couch in front of it.
The refrigerator at the entrance of the kitchen, that was behind the couch she was sleeping on, was left open.
He went up to Jen, put her head in his lap and caressed her hair.
Jen woke up.
"What is this baby..??
You left the main door unlocked, the TV turned on and the refrigerator door open.
What's wrong Jen..
Are you feeling ill..??
What happened baby..??"
He queried, looking into her eyes, caressing her hair, and an arm around her shoulders.
"Sorry for everything Mike.
I didn't mean to do it.."
She bent her head.
"You know the punishment for saying sorry..??
I'm gonna smack you on the ass with string cheese and make you call me John F Kennedy..."
She giggled hard.
He too finally got a smile on his face after he saw her laughing her heart out.
He held her close to his chest.
"Don't ever be sorry babe. I'm there for you..."
He held one arm around her shoulder and turned off the TV with another hand.
He put the remote aside, closed his eyes, kissed her on the head and hugged her tight.
He tried to set her mood right and at the same time trying to get the information he wanted to know.
"Babe, so how would Egypt be for our honeymoon..??
Anyway, you could manage the language since you had had an idea about it.."
He made his statement and waited for to say her answer.
"Who would go to Egypt for honeymoon Mr. Non-romantic pilgrim..??
Venice would be perfect for a honeymoon.
And by the way, how would I know Egyptian..??
The only languages I knew were English and French, that was taught as a second language in our missionary.."
Mike was surprised to hear that.
He didn't understand how those strange language heliographs came into Jen's diary, when all she knew was English and French..?!
Jen tickled him and hugged him more tight.
He was lost in thought.
He opened his eyes to the sound of the refrigerator door closing.
He opened his eyes to turn around and have a look.
But the moment he opened his eyes, he could see the reflection of what was happening in the background, on the TV screen that he turned off.
His heart stopped to beat for a moment.
He was turned to stone and body had gone numb.
Because, in the reflection on the TV, he saw Jen closing the refrigerator door and walking into the kitchen, while he was holding her in his arms on the couch at the same moment.
He started to shiver.
He held Jen more tight, to make sure it was real and not his hallucination.
As his grip tightened, Jen too held him tight and tickled him on the stomach.
And the Jen walking into the kitchen, looked back and winked at Mike.
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