SAM IN WONDERLAND

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It was one of those days that was perfectly planned out with all possible cons eliminated and pros magnified. Sam was the meticulous type who never left anything to chance. "it's all about the grind" he thought as he strode out of the house.

It's been his ritual for years now to focus on only his development and grind and eschew every form of distraction, no matter how attractive. He even had it framed and hung above his bed "focus on the cash, despise the yash".

That served as his everyday motivation to always go out there every morning and grind his butt off to better his life. Sam came from a poor background where his parents had to farm day and night to give him the best they could so he wouldn't have to suffer like them. He always thought himself as one who had a good foundation in hardwork and knew its fruits and benefits.

As a freelance digital marketer, Sam has worked with numerous people and companies, both on site and remote and prides himself on his ability to maintain focus irrespective of the level of distraction. Particularly fed up with girls throwing themselves at him because he was 'a veritable bachelor'. "veritable indeed" he chuckled at the thought.

As he stepped out of the house, he felt the warm bright late morning sun on his face. At first, he cringed, as he's been indoors for 3 days working on another project. The lawn was littered with leaves that filtered onto the road. A product of laziness and exhaustion that culminated with the smell of a rotten grape that breezed through his nose as he started towards his destination. Weirdly, these unkempt scenes are one of the reasons he prefers 'street grinding', to 'house grinding'.

Upon getting to the office, he was surprised to see that it was a Beehive of activities with no one seeming to notice his existence after he'd been there for about 10 minutes. There were groups of people crowding round tables in the large hall that were separated into sections by glass walls. Sam was confused on where to begin or who to confront. There was no reception and no obvious indication of superiority in how they related.

That's when he decided to approach just anybody so he can get his business here done with and get to other things as no time could be lost in his calendar.

"Hi" he called on one of the ladies

"Hi" she replied in a questioning tone

"I'm Sam. I was invited for a marketing job, but I can't seem to find the right person to meet"

"okay Sam. I'm Alice and you've met the right person" she replied smiling

Sam mistakening the sentence and smile for flirtation replied

"oh, I'm sorry, I meant I want to see your boss"

"okay then, please sit over there" pointing at a seat by the centre of the hall.

Before Sam could utter his appreciation, Alice had walked away. "poor lady" he thought "I'm sorry I can't be caught up in that web". After like 30 mins without any sign of Alice or her boss with people giving him the odd look here and there, Sam decided to take another step. He asked another person for their boss and was embarrassed to be told that he had already met her.

Embarrassed, Sam was led to Alice's office where he met her busy with files and her laptop.

*"oh Sam" she called out in a merry voice "have you met my boss yet?"

"umm.. I'm sorry for what happened earlier. I didn't mean to undermine you" Sam apologized.

"it's okay. No offense taken" Alice replied.

For the first time, Sam noticed how beautiful she was. She had dreamy grey eyes, dimpled cheeks that seem to glow anytime she smiled - and she did smile alot - and her blonde hair clipped behind her head gave her an air of authority that Sam rarely noticed in other women.

Sam couldn't make out most of what she had said all through but, he definitely made out the sentence "let's discuss business over brunch" still accompanied by the parting of her lips that was perfectly fitted beneath her pointed nose. There was no way Sam was turning down the opportunity even if he wanted to.

Over brunch she was a whole vibe. From talking business, they diverted into other topics ranging from hobbies to likes and dislikes and career plans. Sam couldn't remember the last time a woman drew his interest like this and was completely immersed in the flow.

She was smart, intelligent, witty and seemed to take genuine interest in his affairs and not necessarily the vanity of his looks and status.

Then out of nowhere she asked if he wanted to get out of there. He asked if she was going to the office to which she replied in the negative and told him she wanted to go home as she was exhausted. At that moment every vein in Sam's body came alive. The day was getting even better. "I'm about to go to wonderland with Alice" he thought as they left the restaurant.

Getting home Sam confused just sat around the living room not knowing what to do. How he would've used some practice at that moment. She respected Alice too much to just jump on her even when all his body told him to do so. But he did not have to as Alice took the initiative and led him by hand to the bedroom.

Hours later and Sam was still lying there exhausted and admiring this beautiful woman. Just that morning, he had only been thinking about his grind, now look at him being grinded. And for the first time in a long while, he dared to be happy with a woman beside him.

"perhaps I've met the right person" he chuckled as he went back to sleep.

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