Ari
Morning Sounds
Our house wakes before the city.
Coffee hissing. Ben humming off-key. Court shoes by the door.
Peace doesn't announce itself.
It just stays.
Ben
Detective, Husband,
Marriage didn't soften me.
It sharpened me.
I chased criminals faster knowing someone waited at home, someone I don't ever want to disappointment, gone are days when I only expect to be with my real parents, I put so much effort in finding but life has it own plans for me, here I am with the most loveable people, Justice feels different when it's shared.
I learned compromise from Ari
Ari controls the thermostat.
The best decision I ever made was bringing Ari home with me,
Retirement Is a Myth Gideon thought to himself,
Men like me don't retire.
We redirect.reposition and speak from above
I attend board meetings now. Smile for donors. Correct policy drafts with surgical edits.
Power obeys quiet hands, sometimes I wish people could use the powers in their hands to build something beneficial, but greediness will always have it way into people's hearts, make them do stupid stuff, mess with people lives etc, but here I am watching quietly, I have learnt my lessons through the hard way,
Good Morning Madam, Lena greeted, morning Lena, how you doing, fine ma, thank you for asking,
So what do we have today
About The New Intern
Maya Collins, she is twenty-three, brilliant, terrified.
She idolized you, Spoke too fast. Took notes like oxygen depended on it, are you sure you want her staying?
I breath in relax a little, and asked gently, is she as a person qualified?
Yes ma, she's qualified, graduated from the top university and she was indeed at the top of her class,
I smiled, lena you see sometimes not having friends makes one act that way, do you know why my life used to be so boring, oh wait before you start the story allow me to sit first, we laughed so hard that it felt like years added upon our lives,
I stood up walk to the the window, watching the views
I told her gently, I was once like her, buried myself in what I can use as a weapon in the future, I had no friends, I had no experience in social life, you can say hi to me and watch me reply you with a goodnight, at a time my Uncle advised me to mingle with my school mates, and the only time I tried doing so, I embrace myself in the conversation, the girls group in the school talk alot behind my back but can never do so in my presence cause I gave off a fighter spirit, boys always fight to win me, guess what I see them as biggest distraction, so you might not know her reason for being the way she is but trust me, that girl will go far, cause she's focus,
I need her background information on my desk tomorrow I said slowly turning to face her,