Chasing the Future
New Job - New Friends - Old Feelings (Jack POV)
TW for a mention of vomiting.
The next morning, I got up quickly, excited for my new job. I put on my suit, kissed Alex goodbye and played a bit with Mari before I left. The dog, Danny licked my hand, as if he wanted to wish me good luck for today.
I was a bit nervous when I entered the building of my company but when I got on my floor I was sent to my cubicle. I got out my laptop and set up my notebook and some pens. I pinned up a picture of me, Alex and Mari in our garden. Just as I was finished, I heard a female voice calling over.
“Hey you!” I turned around to see an attractive blonde, ice blue eyes, slim but with curves in the right places which were put into the right light by the blue costume she was wearing.
“Yes?” I replied.
“You are the new one here, right? What’s your name?” she asked curiously.
“Yes I am new and I am Jack Gaskarth. And you are…?”
“Oh sorry, I am Alyssa Marbler, your closest colleague. We will be working together a lot,” she replied, shooting me a blinding smile. Someone else spoke up.
“Alyssa, already preparing the new one to hook up with him later?” a young male joked, coming into my sight from Alyssa’s right side. She slapped him lightly on the hand and shushed him while smiling broadly.
“Sorry guys, I’m already taken,” I said with a grin as I wiggled my ring-clad finger at them. Excited ‘Ooh’s and ‘Aah’s escaped their mouths and we all ended up laughing.
Alyssa and the guy, who introduced himself as Martin showed me around that day and I had to write a few e-mails to some up-and-coming bands’ managers.
When it was 5 pm, we were allowed to go and they asked me if I wanted to go for a drink at some bar and I said yes. I was a bit nervous about the alcohol but I didn’t want to get weird looks on the first day already so we left.
At the bar, I ordered a non-alcoholic drink but the others had ordered a shot for me behind my back. I tried to decline but it didn’t work.
“Come on Jack, just one shot!” Alyssa exclaimed.
“No, really, thank you… We have to work tomorrow and all that,” I mumbled but they didn’t let me be.
“Jack, don’t be a loser. Come on, just this one drink won’t do anything. You’ll be as fresh as a breeze tomorrow!” Martin tried to persuade me. And I gave in. One shot wouldn’t kill.
We hooked our arms together, counted to three and tossed our drinks back. It burned in my throat as I slammed my glass onto the counter. What a familiar feeling. I had missed this so much. But I didn’t have long to ponder the old feelings as a sharp pain on my right side just beneath my ribs began to torture me. I clutched my belly, not able to stand upright anymore.
“Jack? What is it?” Alyssa asked worriedly, touching my back. I felt a sudden urge of nausea and ran to the bathroom. My upper right side of the abdomen still hurt horribly.
I stumbled out after I had vomited. I decided to play it cool and act like nothing happened. I tried my best not to look like I felt like I was stabbed; it worked okayishly.
“Jack, are you okay? Do you need an ambulance?” Alyssa asked. I managed to smile and said that I would be okay. But in that moment, the pain got really bad and I doubled over. Everything went black.
The next morning, I got up quickly, excited for my new job. I put on my suit, kissed Alex goodbye and played a bit with Mari before I left. The dog, Danny licked my hand, as if he wanted to wish me good luck for today.
I was a bit nervous when I entered the building of my company but when I got on my floor I was sent to my cubicle. I got out my laptop and set up my notebook and some pens. I pinned up a picture of me, Alex and Mari in our garden. Just as I was finished, I heard a female voice calling over.
“Hey you!” I turned around to see an attractive blonde, ice blue eyes, slim but with curves in the right places which were put into the right light by the blue costume she was wearing.
“Yes?” I replied.
“You are the new one here, right? What’s your name?” she asked curiously.
“Yes I am new and I am Jack Gaskarth. And you are…?”
“Oh sorry, I am Alyssa Marbler, your closest colleague. We will be working together a lot,” she replied, shooting me a blinding smile. Someone else spoke up.
“Alyssa, already preparing the new one to hook up with him later?” a young male joked, coming into my sight from Alyssa’s right side. She slapped him lightly on the hand and shushed him while smiling broadly.
“Sorry guys, I’m already taken,” I said with a grin as I wiggled my ring-clad finger at them. Excited ‘Ooh’s and ‘Aah’s escaped their mouths and we all ended up laughing.
Alyssa and the guy, who introduced himself as Martin showed me around that day and I had to write a few e-mails to some up-and-coming bands’ managers.
When it was 5 pm, we were allowed to go and they asked me if I wanted to go for a drink at some bar and I said yes. I was a bit nervous about the alcohol but I didn’t want to get weird looks on the first day already so we left.
At the bar, I ordered a non-alcoholic drink but the others had ordered a shot for me behind my back. I tried to decline but it didn’t work.
“Come on Jack, just one shot!” Alyssa exclaimed.
“No, really, thank you… We have to work tomorrow and all that,” I mumbled but they didn’t let me be.
“Jack, don’t be a loser. Come on, just this one drink won’t do anything. You’ll be as fresh as a breeze tomorrow!” Martin tried to persuade me. And I gave in. One shot wouldn’t kill.
We hooked our arms together, counted to three and tossed our drinks back. It burned in my throat as I slammed my glass onto the counter. What a familiar feeling. I had missed this so much. But I didn’t have long to ponder the old feelings as a sharp pain on my right side just beneath my ribs began to torture me. I clutched my belly, not able to stand upright anymore.
“Jack? What is it?” Alyssa asked worriedly, touching my back. I felt a sudden urge of nausea and ran to the bathroom. My upper right side of the abdomen still hurt horribly.
I stumbled out after I had vomited. I decided to play it cool and act like nothing happened. I tried my best not to look like I felt like I was stabbed; it worked okayishly.
“Jack, are you okay? Do you need an ambulance?” Alyssa asked. I managed to smile and said that I would be okay. But in that moment, the pain got really bad and I doubled over. Everything went black.
Notes
What do you think happened? ._.
Please comment, silent readers are kinda not my thing!
I'll have you know that I read the entire first part to this, Chased by the Past, just to get one tiny detail and it left me kinda amazed at how I wrote it? Like some parts left me in tears, my own story???
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-Laura
@Cloud Storm
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2/1/14