Weekend Eve

[REX99]

Preface

To all those who share my love and respect to the English language and who do not mind reading rather longish short stories

Weekend Eve

It was an auspicious morning , the smell of freshly ground coffee brewing filled the air , Swim , took a deep breath of the aromatic whiff and stretched his arms , he was awakened by a serene soft harp playing in the background of chirping birds and the sound of waterfalls , a tune that he downloaded earlier last week . He glanced at his watch and realized that there is not much time for the morning jog , he got to head out before rush hour , before the fluid traffic turns into a gridlock and turns the freeway into a gigantic parking lot .

He took a first sip of his coffee , fresh , mellow with a hint of nuts and spice that he especially ordered its beans online , all to satiate his refined taste buds .
He put on his shirt and pants, tied his necktie : I kind of feel like four in hand instead of my usual Windsor , after all , it’s the day before the weekend !
Thursdays always excited him and filled him with energy , because it doesn’t matter how much he will get juiced there is a weekend awaiting him , He revved the engine of his SUV and waited for a couple of seconds , placing his travel mug into the cup holder and slowly backed the car down the driveway and made his way to the freeway , it was a smooth ride , country music was blasting through the state-of –the –art sound system , it was a rock band who decided to compose a country album , and it was a huge success , it’s all about change he thought . He merged smoothly and kept an eye on the road .

Soon he reached his office , the secretary received him with a smarmy and an unctuous smile , he knew very well that smile would disappear abruptly as soon as he walks into his office instead of fading like honest smiles do , he knew that his secretary was a widow ,mothering two children , coming to work every day , overworked and underpaid ,living paycheck to paycheck , struggling to no avail , to break the relentless chains of misery that choke her during the last days of every month until pay day , nonchalantly he shrugged as he looked through the vast window of his office at the city skyline , took another sip of his coffee that he poured from his travel mug to a porcelain cup , he always hated drinking coffee out of the plastic slot instead he liked the gliding dark beverage slipping to his mouth : Ah ..yes , that coffee is good , it would take my secretary a month of work to purchase half a pound of it , but gosh it’s a delicious coffee !

After feeling the buzz of the caffeine he picked up the phone and uttered one sentence over the receiver : Are they in yet ? His secretary replied in her sharp and nasally voice Yes sir , they are waiting for you in the board room

He wore his jacket and slammed the door , when he entered the board room , the board members stood on their feet , he greeted them with a lopsided unscrupulous smile , as he sat , so did they , he commanded authoritatively Alright , lets have it The members started briefing him one by one , an intern prepared a presentation to accentuate some report by a member who enthusiastically was beckoning with his hands trying to fully explain his genius idea to increase production , while Swim sat absent mindedly thinking of his date later on today , he met her at the gym that he used to work out in everyday , she was on the treadmill , sporting a pony tail with a pair Bose earphones dangling , she moved with grace and agility , for months he toiled to initiate a conversation with her with not much success eventually he was able to make small talk about protein , nutrition and supplements with her but he noticed that she was taking only one earphone out to talk to him , not giving him the due attention , it all changed when he strategically parked his Masarati near the glass façade of the gym one day , afterwards she gave him full , undivided attention , until he asked her out on a date which will be this week end .
His train of thoughts came to a halt when the intern finished his presentation by saying : It will be a problem …. Swim was wandering in his thoughts that he missed the whole thing , so he replied : well …we gotta deal with it then , that is it for today , thank you very much”

That evening he worked out intensively , shaved and wore some cologne , he went to his garage , he chose a Rolls Royce for the special evening , nothing exudes power and influence , or attract smiles and turn heads like this car , with its handmade interior and regal exterior , squinty headlights that shine in full glory through the darkness of the night .

He drove in medium speed , the V12 engine of the fancy coupe was distinctively silent , so he put on classical music , Beethoven’s fifth , he smiled when he listened to the signature opening notes of that symphony because he always thought that they symbolize fate knocking on the door .
He reached the designated place as the symphony reached its crescendo that ended its’ final movement .
She was waiting for him , he liked to be fashionably late .

The conversation started awkwardly , his fondness of books didn’t appeal to her , and it was confirmed by her statement of reading only Fitness magazine and Cosmopolitan , he discovered that her taste in music didn’t go beyond Justin Beiber’s mediocre compositions he tried to discuss the world events with her until it was clear that she had no idea what is going on in the world , and he came to the bleak realization that she is a careless person that lives in a world of her own making that is exclusive to friends gossip and Instagram pouty selfies .
We’re a match made in hell !” he thought . He ended the date by asking her what he knew would be refused :
do you wanna come to the Opera tomorrow ?

A time wasted on a shallow person , but was he any better , ? he thought about that before heading home , he called his accountant and commanded : give my secretary a raise ….. and he hung up .


By : Rex 2015

[Just Miracle]

Impressive!

A deep point approached smartly. Beautiful usage of vocabulary.
Brilliant opening and closing.


I would love to read more for you.

Regards

[REX99]

Impressive!

A deep point approached smartly. Beautiful usage of vocabulary.
Brilliant opening and closing.


I would love to read more for you.

Regards

Thank you so much for taking time to read all of the short story


I am grateful for the nice words , There will be more to come , I am looking forward for your next article

Regards

[THE SHED]

I like your simplicity in putting the stages in sequence; you have captured a close to some of the reality trails,
Good on you Mate and I am sure I will enjoy your next short story so keep writing