As the sun expired in the sky, Lisa sat by herself in a high-end Asian restaurant in downtown Wilmington. As she picked up caviar nigri sushi with metal chopsticks, she felt the idea of loneliness wrap around her. She knew that she could be alone and still love her own company. It made her say to herself she had been worthy of this meal, this time unfettered from the constraints of having to gab to some guy not focused on her mind.
Once she signed the check with her stylus and got up to leave, she walked away but someone stood in her way.
“Hey, I think I know you. Are you Businessgirl?”
“Yes.”
The voice came with a five foot eight inch frame. He had a short beard and brown skin. A burgundy suit and a black turtleneck shirt and gold chain adorned the man.
“I’m sorry, I just wanted to let you know that you’re a terrible person and that your site sucks.” Her eyes widened at the rude remarks. She quickly started to roll past the crass person.
“Hold on, I just marveled at your beauty and couldn’t say anything else,” he said, impeding her course.
“Is everything alright, Miss Conway?” General Manager Ken Chen asked.
“No, we’re okay. Thanks, Ken,” Lisa mentioned. He scampered to another table.
“What do you want?”
“Like I said, I just wanted to apologize. Your beauty is so radiant. Where are you going after this?”
“That’s none of your concern.”
“I’m making it my concern. Allow me to introduce myself, properly. I’m Garmin Devlin. You need a real one and that’s someone you’re standing in front of right now.”
“So am I a terrible person?”
“No.”
“What business do you want with me?”
“I want to know what you hate, okay?”
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