Chapter 525: B Town
It was supposed to be a relaxing drive for a sunny day.. Something fun to look at and do while he drove towards the quiet little B-town. And yet, the weather seemed to be mocking him. He glanced at the GPS and grimaced. Despite the horrible weather, the GPS seemed insistent that he should take a short cut. And maybe drive into a ditch along the way.
Shaking his head, he drove slower than a turtle and watched as his estimated time of reaching the destination from two hours to four hours. Sigh. Was this some twisted hint from fate? That he shouldn’t be going here?
He shook his head at his own whimsy. The weather was making him a bit fluffy in the head if he was thinking about things like this. Putting the music on full blast, he ignored the thunder outside and focused on driving. He would stubbornly leave this dark, raging storm behind and consider it as leaving the old dark Gabe behind as well. So that when he arrived in B-town, it would be a totally new him.
Everyone meant to see a new him when they almost twisted his hand to come here, so that is what he was going to be. There was no one here who would be careful about mentioning or rather not mentioning that name. No one who would harangue him to come outside for all sorts of outings so that he would not be a ’hermit’. Atleast this way he would lose the new moniker of ’Crab’ that he’d earned behind.
And specially, he wouldn’t have to suffer from all that dog food from his brothers and their women folk. So, no love in the air to torture him and remind him of Ara... No. He would not take that name! He refused to even think of her. Even though she seemed to always be in his mind. He would not. Definitely not.
Even as he said it himself, a long ago memory of her laughing as she jumped into the pool reared its head, dazing him. Just as his eyes would have glazed over, from her thoughts, a deafening crack split the air, followed by a blinding flash of lightning that illuminated the darkness outside. Instinctively, he slammed on the brakes, his heart pounding in his chest as the car skidded dangerously on the slick road.
Damn it!" he cursed, his knuckles turning white as he gripped the steering wheel. If this was not a reminder to not think of the past, then he didn’t know what was. It was better to look for a rainbow at this moment in time that waste it on the past.
He should spend his time with his eyes and mind focused on the road, while also organizing his thoughts for the next day. He would officially be joining the office the day after tomorrow. So he would begin a search for an assistant tomorrow itself. He wondered if he would get someone as qualified as his previous assistant in this small town, but then shook his head. He didn’t need someone that qualified. He was going to be here not as a director but as a simple manager.
Finally, when it was almost midnight, Gabe’s car pulled into the restaurant. He looked around the place and could only sigh. Looking around here at the peaceful surroundings, no one would have believed him that there was a storm raging in these parts of the town, just a few minutes ago.
With a weary sigh, Gabe stepped out of the car and made his way to the reception area, where a lone figure sat slumped behind the desk.