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"Hey, Johanna," I greet her.
"Hello, Tobias," She smiles, looking up from her paperwork.
"I have someone for you to meet," I tell her.
"Who's it?" She asks, looking back at her papers.
"Just meet her, alright?" I sigh and walk out and back to my office.
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ᴀᴠʏᴀɴɴᴀ
And so, I went to meet Johanna Reyes.
"Good Morning, Ms Reyes," I greet.
"Good morning. Call me Johanna," She smiles. "Take a seat."
I sit down and smile at her.
She is a beautiful woman, I notice. I never really looked at the Amity people properly.
"What's your name?" She asks.
"Avyanna. Avyanna Gill," I reply.
She straightens up. "Gill, you said?"
"Yes?" I raise my eyebrows.
She relaxes again. "If I'm not wrong, didn't you escape the city?"
It was my turn to straighten up. "What?"
"You were the one who escaped the city, right? And I'm sure you know which city you're talking about?" She repeats, a smile on her face.
"Well, I-I, you know-"
"Along with some Writt?" She says and I'm surprised and shocked.
"Yeah," I sigh. "It was us. How do you...?"
"I might forget the faces but I never forget the names, Avyanna," She smiles. It was a true smile, I couldn't find anything crooked in it.
"That's nice..." I nod.
"And, with what purpose did you come here?" She asks.
"Ah, yes, that. Actually, I used to work in the Water Supply Department-"
"Used to?" She asks.
"Yeah, I quit...or atleast going to quit," I tell her.
"Okay..." She nods.
"Anyway, there I notice the amount of water wastage in the city. And I've done some research and it's the same with few other departments of electricity. In the past these problems have arrived and are dealt with. I would like it if people were reminded over proper usage,"
"Oh, well, that's a good one for us to deal with. But what do you want me to do?" She asks.
"You have the control of basically everything," I shrug.
"What do you want me to do specifically?" She repeats.
"Speeches. It's a good way to start. Rallies, maybe. Articles in newspapers," I suggest.
She leans forward on her desk, her eyes sparkling. "Let me suggest you something, Avyanna. You are a wonderful speaker. Why don't you give speeches?"
I shrug, "People will listen to you. Who would listen to me?"
"I will fix you some newspapers. Believe me, they will," She smiles at me.
"Thank you, Johanna," I smile gratefully.
"You're welcome. Anything else?" She asks.
"Yes, actually." I stand up. "Which way is Tobias's work?"
"I think he's meeting with someone today. He should be taking a break now." She glances at her watch. "Find him in the break room. Straight and Left."
I nod. "Thanks, Johanna, really."
She smiles at me. "No problem. See you again,"
I leave the office and follow the directions.
'Break Room' said a board over a door in fancy writing.
I wonder if I should knock but it's a break room. Who cares?
I push the door open. Everyone stops and glances at me. 'Everyone' here are around seven maybe. Then they resume their work.
I find Tobias in a corner, laughing with someone and I make my way there.
He looks at me and waves. "How did the meeting go?"
"Went well. Details at home," I say.
"Also, Robin, meet Avyanna," He looks at the man he was laughing with earlier. "And Avyanna, Robin, my friend."
"Hello," I nod.
"Pleasure," He stretches his hand out and I shake it.
"Tobias? I'll see you later, yeah?" I nod and leave.
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ᴛᴏʙɪᴀꜱ
After meeting Avyanna in the break, I walk to Johanna.
"Johanna," I nod at her.
"Yeah," She replies, frowning at something on her computer.
"How did the meeting go?" I ask.
"Went well. She's brilliant," She answers, her eyes still there.
"Okay," I nod.
"She's your girlfriend?" She asks me suddenly.
"How is that related to anything?" I roll my eyes.
"So, we're only talking business nowadays, huh?" She looks up and smiles at me.
"Yes," I sigh. "Yes, she's my girlfriend,"
She smiles, "That's nice. As I said, she's brilliant."
I shrug. "She is,"
She looks back at her computer and types away.
That's the thing I like about Johanna. She's not a person who would make a big deal out of anything. She takes information as it is and it always helps us both. Enough to make me her vice president. To-be vice president. I'm still transferring to another building.
"I'll see you later, then, Tobias," She says.
"Sure," I go out.
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ᴛᴏʙɪᴀꜱ
Back at home, Avyanna explains her meeting to me.
It's pretty cool, to be honest.
Going and talking, I mean. And I tell her that.
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