Chapter 1
When things go south you will feel devastated, lost and scared. It was winter, when I found out that my neighbor Jennifer is never coming back. She died a few months back. The last time I saw her we talked about the recipe of blueberry cake. She used to be a good friend, a good mentor. After I graduated from college, I got placed in a small firm that would help me earn enough to make my living. I moved to the city and got a place near my office. My grandpa used to say that it was very easy to isolate yourself in a city, so I thought I would find some friends I could hangout with. Jennifer was one of them. She was smart, charming and nature loving. I used to work from nine till five and come back home very tired. Jennifer used to live next door and she used to bring me cookies and coffee every evening. The coffee used to be best coffee in that city. She was a neuroscientist who graduated from MIT. Her work seemed pretty complicated and exciting. Jennifer’s dream was to unlock the full potential of human brain. I still remember the last time when we talked about work, she said she was close to her dream. I felt lonely and sad when I lost one of my good friends. I wish I knew what happened to her at least. I took a day off from my work to get some peace of mind. When I got back to office next day I got into so much trouble. Our CEO of the company came for a visit the other day and he wanted the list of people who took leave without prior notice. Sadly, I was one of them. We all got suspended for a month for not following the rules of our company.
When things go south you will feel devastated, lost and scared. It was winter, when I found out that my neighbor Jennifer is never coming back. She died a few months back. The last time I saw her we talked about the recipe of blueberry cake. She used to be a good friend, a good mentor. After I graduated from college, I got placed in a small firm that would help me earn enough to make my living. I moved to the city and got a place near my office. My grandpa used to say that it was very easy to isolate yourself in a city, so I thought I would find some friends I could hangout with. Jennifer was one of them. She was smart, charming and nature loving. I used to work from nine till five and come back home very tired. Jennifer used to live next door and she used to bring me cookies and coffee every evening. The coffee used to be best coffee in that city. She was a neuroscientist who graduated from MIT. Her work seemed pretty complicated and exciting. Jennifer’s dream was to unlock the full potential of human brain. I still remember the last time when we talked about work, she said she was close to her dream. I felt lonely and sad when I lost one of my good friends. I wish I knew what happened to her at least. I took a day off from my work to get some peace of mind. When I got back to office next day I got into so much trouble. Our CEO of the company came for a visit the other day and he wanted the list of people who took leave without prior notice. Sadly, I was one of them. We all got suspended for a month for not following the rules of our company.
Nice writing. A real life story like feel. Wish you all the best.
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