Happiness
Book 1
You never know what’s behind the most joyful
smile, for it might hide a sad past. Yet on the other hand, this smile brings
hope. Hope spreads, turning into confidence. This confidence turns into
performance, and performance into results.
Robert Harden, small yet efficient employee in a completely
normal business department, went for a jog near the beach with his friend,
James, to get as far as possible from the sinister mood overwhelming in the
company. A lot of projects were to be done due next week, which was both tiring
and stressful. Thus, he chose to calm himself with the skimming breeze striking
the shore, and found it useful as well to rub the sweat off his face.
- “Can’t keep up, James?”
- “There’s … no … bloody way… to…make you…stop.”, he took a
deep breath “How come you never feel bloody tired?”
- “Remaining idle will waste your time. Hard work will bring
you results”
- “Is that your… blasted motto or something?”
- “One of many. Come on, we still got a mile or two”
- “A mile or two?! A flaming mile or two?! I…”
Trying to finish his sentence, James fainted. Robert hurried
to him and knelt beside his head.
- “Are you alright?”
- “I can’t…feel…my…bloody…legs!”
Robert burst out laughing.
- “Get up, I’ll get you to your car and continue home”
- “Well, you do owe me that you bloody machine.”
They both laughed. Robert held his friend by the shoulder and
led him to his car. It was a jet black Mercedes. It was made for races, which
somehow didn’t affect the company’s touch in luxury. James, taking the effort
given in this long jog, could not believe the fact that Robert was going back
home on foot, and so he asked:
- “So, where’s your flaming car?”
- “That’s a long story”
- “Well, I have all the time in the whole bloody world”
Robert gave a sigh.
- “It looks like this jog erased some memories of yours,
hasn’t it?”
- “What do you bloody mean?”
- “Have you forgotten your duty as the CEO of our company?”
- “What are you bloody referring to?”
- “You should be behind your desk in not much time so I guess
you should rest while you still have some”
- “You said it’s a long story, you haven’t mentioned it being
a blasted novel”
Robert turned his back saying: “I shall see you at the
office, then”.
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