HIS MEMORY

Chapter 3

"Where do you think you are going ?." A feeble voice came from behind me as I try to escape without anyone noticing me.

Well, it was clearly not working for me clearly. I slowly turn around to look at Sofia glaring at me suspiciously and I now that I think about it, it seemed like she more often gave me that look like I was some kind of a criminal. And why the hell is the kitchen staff up and running so damn early.

Sofia just stood there right in front of me with a frying pan in her hand and immediately my little escape came to an end. For the first time in life, I try to do something rebellious and exciting and then this happens to me. This is just so embarrassing.

"Where are you going this early Lydia?." She asks me on more time and this time she makes sure to move her pan up and down making me even more nerves than I should be. I, on the other hand, was just holding on to my laptop bag close to my chest and slowly breathing in and out.

"Nowhere," I reply back to her trying to keep a straight face and also making sure to not panic in front of her. But it almost felt like she could see right through me and this was not good for me in any way.

"Then why are you all dressed up at 7 in the morning?." She inquired with me again and this time I was blank. This damn question caught me off guard.

I immediately blew up my own cover. I mean, of course, she is going to question me. Who is dressed up in a sundress and a denim jacket with boots on 7 in the morning?, I immediately roll my eyes and again look at her trying to keep my cool.

"Well, that's t because I was about to go for a run," I explained to her and to me frankly, It sounded like a great excuse, a brilliant plan. I'm not gonna lie I was really proud of myself this time but Sofia's expression did not change one bit and I was really hoping she didn't see through my lies.

"You are going for a run in a dress?." She questioned me again giving me a "don't lie to me Lydia" look. And that was it for me I couldn't lie to her anymore and even get caught which is even worse.

No more, I can not lie to her and who am I kidding. It never really works with her anyways. I was about to tell her the truth but suddenly out of nowhere her eyes just got large almost like she saw a ghost.

"Are you running away?." She asked me literally sprinting towards me still holding on to the pan in her hand almost scaring me to death. But her comment freaks me out the most. What does she mean by that?, I thought to myself.

"What?." I asked her surprised by her sudden outburst. I was so damn stunned right now.

"Oh my god, what will happen to your father if he realizes you have left home, Lydia ?. Do you want him to have a heart attack?. Is that what you want?." What the hell is she talking about?.

"Why the hell would I do that? and where would I go Sofia ?."

"I don't know you tell me."

"I am not going anywhere. "I said giving her a "are you kidding me?" look. She really was a piece of work, truly.

"And why would I leave this beautiful house?, I like it here," I said pouting at her while looking around my beautiful house or the mansion I lived in.

"THEN WHERE ARE YOU GOING?." She screams at me again but this time it looked like Sofia was losing it. And on the other hand, she was so f*****g loud I almost thought she was going to wake everyone up.

This just gave me a heart attack.

"Shhhhhhhhh," I said yanking her closer to me and shutting her up.

"You are going to wake everyone and for the last time, I am not running away from home. It's too much work and you know how I feel about working Sofia." I said to her making her shut her mouth immediately. She knew all of this too well too. Sofia slowly calmed down and backed away from me giving me my personal space back.

"So why are you up so early and all ready for the day?."

"I was going to the cafe." I finally told her the validity which only made her more confused.

"Is the staff already there?"

"They will be there, they open up fast and if no one opened I have my keys so I'm good," I said to her showing her the keys to my cafe.

"Hmmm okay, you almost gave me a heart attack Lydia."

"I didn't do s**t. You over-exaggerated as always." I said deeply offended by her comment.

"Don't backtalk to me, young lady." She said to me making me back away from her. She can be very scary when she really wants to. Damn woman.

"Will you eat breakfast there?." She asked me concerned, she is so sweet.

"Yeah, Carter will make something for me, don't worry Sofia I promise to I will eat," I said walking away from her to the main door making sure no one saw me going out.

"And what if your father asks me about you?."

"Tell him I am still sleeping," I said taking my car keys from the table right next to the door.

"And also I don't want to see him right now, there is too much thinking to be done and less time to do it all, so bye-bye I love you," I said and instantly rushed to the door trying to open the massive door as slow as possible, making sure I don't make a loud noise.

"What does that even mean ?." Sofia asked as I was about to leave. I slowly turn to look at her with a small smile on my face.

"I will be going to the office next week," I said and immediately ran out of the house leaving her there without an explanation. I was pretty sure Sofia was stunned. She wouldn't have thought I would have ever said something like that ever in my entire life.

"WHAT ?." I heard her scream out loud from inside the house from behind me as I run towards my car. I don't reply to her because I don't really know what I should say to her. Or even what explanation should give her for my decision. And instead of all that I decide to get in my beautiful black and sexy Mercedes and get the hell out of this place, and go to a place where I knew I could be completely free and relaxed and write my book in peace.

I knew she was really really alarmed at what I had just said to her but I have done a lot of thinking about it and I am ready to go back and work with my dad. I want to improve my relationship with him and have a great life with and not be childish about it. But it doesn't mean I'm going to let go of my dreams and desires, no. Writing will always be my passion and I am going to make sure I finish this book and publish it as fast as possible.

It's one for my dad and one for my mom. The two people I love the most in my entire life.

Right now I am heading to my cute little cafe that I and my friend Meira started two years ago. It was something we wanted to do together and it's called "Verena house". It was named after mom, that was her name. Verena Shyie Robbins. My dad was a little taken aback by this but I know he liked it.

It's one of the most successful businesses in New York and that is all because Meira is really good when it comes to handling business and also good with finances and also good with talking to people, while I did the marketing for Verena and this once little cafe within two years turned into something else entirely.

Celebrities to make an appearance some time which is great for our business and it also attracts more and more people to our place, making us even more money. Which is one of the coolest things about New York? Dad is quite proud of me because of this and it truly makes me happy to know some times I can make him happy too.

While other times things are different and it's okay really. I can't always try to please him. The fact that I didn't want to work with dad did put me in a financial crisis for a while and that was the sole reason for this cafe. I wanted to have a source of income until I started to make money from my book and even if I did start making money from it I wouldn't let go of this place. This is my child and I a going to always hold on to it and make it something even more amazing than it is already.

Within 45 minutes, I reached my Cafe and I could already see it was open. This was the very first time I have ever come here this early. I have never really done this before, even though I am a morning person I can't really get dressed and go out. It's too much work I don't want to do.

I normally or always come here late, or in the evening or mostly at night but never this early. I immediately parked my car where I normally park it, which was right in front of the Cafe, take my laptop bag and get out of the car and the moment I got out of the car I was instantly hit a cool morning breeze.

It slowly touches my face and that is me feel so fresh, this was really new to me and kinda cool too. I must acknowledge waking up this early and getting outside of the house really did boost me up quickly. This was really very refreshing for me. Now I know why people like doing this more often.

I could already see my staff were all already here and getting started with their work already. This was all always supervised by Meira, I didn't really have a hand in any of this.

I slowly make my way to the cafe and could see some of the staff were inside arranging the chairs, the tables, while some were opening up the windows and rearranging flowers and dusting the place clear, and I must say all of this was really very impressive.

Outside the cafe, I could see the staff unloading supplies from the truck like bread, coffee, and other supplies to the storage room. People were extremely busy and this was good, this was good for the business.

Around me, I could take a glimpse people walking, jogging and running doing all the normal morning routine of course. While some stores were open just like ours as for the other stores, it was still quite early for all of them to open up. By this time I knew I would have a peaceful time to do all of my work. I knew I would be able to work on my book and maybe ever almost complete it. Although people talking around me didn't really bother me much actually, I can handle all of that.

I normally always mind my own business.

And will hopefully get all the work done before I have too officially joined my company and ones I do that I will not be able to do this in peace. 

I immediately walk into my cafe and greet everyone in there.

"Good morning people," I said as I pass by everyone around me and honestly everyone was a little shocked to see me here today this early but never the less they greeted me back and continued working while I make my way towards my usual table.

My eyes look around to find my best friend because I don't see her anywhere. I didn't see her outside and she is not in here too. This did leave me a little upset. She is always here and always on time and this was really odd of her.

 "Where is Meira ?." I asked one of the staff members who was placing a small flowers pot on the table. She turned around to look at me and before answering my question looked around too, just like I did before.

"She was right here a minute ago." She said and I just nodded my head.

"Maybe she is in the storage room. Should I call her ?." She asked me and I immediately shook my head indicating "no".

"It's fine, I just wanted to know," I said to her giving her a small smile and she returned it back to me. Then I slowly made my way towards the end of the room to the very last table in the cafe, This was where I always sat and wrote my book all the time. It would never really be reserved for anyone because this was my own spot and the entire staff knew that and made sure to keep it empty just for me.

For me, it was quite comfortable here and at home in my room. These were the two places I had the luxury to work and was always fortunate to have creative ideas in these places. I guess my mind is always at peace when I am in these places and truly I was more than grateful to have all of this in this life.

The moment I reach my table I instantly take off my jacket and place my laptop on top of the table and get started with my work.

The place I normally sit wasn't all that fancy or it didn't really have a great view either, the view I had all the time was of traffic and nothing else, that was not really a problem for me really. I didn't mind have that as my view, fortunately, it was quite a view for me. Seeing people of New York yelling at each other in traffic was really quite comforting really and also funny in a lot of ways. Cranky people are quite entertaining and perfect for new character ideas. 

Without wasting another minute immediately open up a new page and start typing my new chapter because now I don't have much time.

Also, I had to finish this book as fast as possible or at least get closer to finishing some parts of it.  Because now in just a few days I will have to join my new work which will eventually enable me to write and get it published. I know I won't be able to do much of writing just because of this.

So now whenever I get some free time all I have to do is immediately start writing and hopefully finish it on time and then I will be able to relax, finally.