This car

"Ms.Green? Are you okay?" - Unknown.

A woman, in her mid thirties, standing still as if mid sentence and time just forgot to proceed. Her eyes fixed on something an entire world away.

"Ms.Green, should I come back later?" - Unknown

"Oh, um, I am sorry. What were you saying?" - Green

"Just confirming when you would like to reschedule the meeting with the Walton account? They understand you're on holiday, but they are eager to go to trial. Our PR team also agrees its best to resolve this before the holidays."

She has always wanted a winter wedding. She loved the silence that would fall onto a field of snow. How she could hear everything because there was nothing. She looked forward to disappearing in one of those fields.

"Right. Tell the Walton's I will schedule a meeting as I touched down. Tell them I will call them from the plane. And yes we will bill them for the inflight wifi." - Green

"Yes ma'am of course. I will message them now. And... Ms.Green?" - Unknown

"Mm?" - Green

"Congratulations again, please do try and forget about work for a bit." - Unknown

"Thank you, 'Bec. I will be sure to. Demir and I are so excited to finally get -" Green

"Oh sorry Ms.Green, the Walton account is calling." - 'Bec

"Right. You take care of that, I am off." - Green

'Bec waives to Ms.Green as she pushes through a door into a small office littered with paperwork that could itself be furniture. 'Bec as been known to rest her head on a few of Waltons accounts.

The brief silence of Ms.Green's office gave her a moment of peace. She smiled as she grabbed her purse, and a few case files she would not bring on her honeymoon.
As she approached the elevator she thought of how the next time she enters this building she would now br Mrs-

"Green!" - Unknown

She was startled, but recognized the voice. Innocent enough, but often hand in hand with further burden. That would be the front desk.

"Yes, Jeremy. Please leave any messages with with 'Bec. She knows how to reach me." - Green

"Yes, Ms.Green. There was a call for you. A gentleman looking for a meeting, it seemed urgent. " - Jeremy

"If its a non account then he can wait until I get back." - Green

"Yes ma'am, of course. Just wanted to be sure. Please have a good time off and congratulations again." - Jeremy

The elevator doors began to close and she realized one thing. Grabbing the elevator doors.

"Jeremy. Who was it? What was his name?" - Green

Jeremy paused in slight astonishment, realizing he had not opened with such vital information.

"When I told him you were going on leave he said congratulations. And I told him to call back after your break. But I think he misunderstood me, I said you get back in September. He just said August something and hung up. " - Jeremy

She stood in shock. Almost confused. As the doors of the elevator began to close, Jeremy said.
"Enjoy Aruba, I hear its beautiful this time of ..." - Jeremy

"No", she thought to herself. Jeremy was not the best receptionist the company has hired. He has misplaced messages, forgets important court dates and never remembers that Rebecca is allergic to seafood when ordering food.

She shakes her head with the timing of the elevator doors opening. "Ding" she thinks to herself. Leaving all doubt behind her, to find another floor.

"'See you Ms.Green!" - Security

"See you Fred!" - Green

As she pushed through the doors out onto the city, she could feel the weight fall from her shoulders. "Finally" She thought to herself.

She checked her phone for the weather in Aruba.
Clear skies, balmy.
"Demir will be happy. He was worried about rain-" - Green

As she looked up to find her car she saw something, someone, she had not seen since...

"What do you mean 'call it'?
"You are going to start a whole new life"
"Its just law school. Its not another planet"
"I know but you wont have the time. You need to dedicate"
"We can make this work, I can ask my father for money to come visit"
"I dont know anything about being a lawyer. But I do know if you want to get to where you told me... You will need to give everything"
"We can make this work"
"Maybe, but theres also friends, love, experiences to be had where you are going"
"Come with me"
"I did not get into a big school like you did. I have to go where they accept me"
"Can we please just think about"

He kissed her.

"Go and live the best part of your life. Be the lawyer. Conquer the world. Or defend it. Just don't forget about me though, yeah? I may need a public defender one day."
"You couldn't afford me"

She began to cry.

"Yeah... I know."
"Please don't . I love-"
"I thought you hated the summer?"
"I do, but I love you"
"I love you too"

Papers began to scatter from her hand, catching the wind. Her keys and phone soon followed, unfortunately caught by gravity.

"Hello Ms.Bigtime. Or is it Mrs.Bigtime?" - August

"August" - Green

"You can still call me Auggy" - August


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