Standing before a big grey building, about....twenty floors or so, with an huge parking garage, a exterior covered with windows all the way to the fifth floor, and it's overlook is towards the school district, which made it easier for me to take a taxi over here. 

As i'm getting out of the taxi, looking straight to the building across from me, walking to the entrance, trying to keep my composure, I manage my way through everyone, the vast long hallway, the people looking of high authority, even though they're just business workers, all still made me anxious. 

Heading towards the elevator door, I stand put with a guy waiting next to me, i'm not sure if i'll describe him, but his all black suit is very suiting for him.....You see what I did there....Suit and suiting.....No? Okay, I understand, let me focus on this collaboration right? *Gulp*

The doors finally open, and as i'm putting my bag over my shoulder quickly to get into the elevator, the guy rushes past me as soon as I take my first few steps.

Almost dropping my bag right before him, trying to desperately get into the elevator as i'm almost three minutes late, it blocks my view of the walk in, causing me to trip as I get in the elevator, luckily I didn't fall, but I ended up dropping my bag anyways, and the guy didn't even help me, he just chuckled, turning his head to the pictures on the elevator wall.

"Guess some people are just rude here" I say in my head.

As I stand back in the elevator, giving a small smile at the guy when he looks at me, his floor we're on and he leaves which is the floor below me, he's on the seventh floor, so Clever Johnson's office is on the eighth floor. 

Arriving on the floor, I have to walk strictly and calmly down the long green hallway, seeing him eventually, standing at the end of the hallway, looking around on the phone, it seems he's having a heavy conversation considering his on and off walking in and out of the office.

I catch him perfect timing, as he looks towards me, holding his figure up with a smile on his face, as he continues talking. 

I continue to walk over to him, as I put a quick smile on my face as well, holding my bag as he walks back out, waving for me to come in, so, I do. 

I walk in and see a simple brown desk, the desk loaded with books and papers, the windows blocked by long sheer curtains, and him sitting in his chair, ending his conversation with whoever was on the phone.

Putting his phone down quickly, he gestures for me to have a seat, as of course i'm standing by the door like a weirdo.

"Don't be afraid to have a seat darling" He says sweetly. So, I put my bag on my lap, sitting upright and comfortably on the chair, because this meeting i'm having, can be an entire life changer for me.

So, he puts on his big rim glasses and gently opens a book before me, with the title, The Blossoming Program on the front page.

Turning the page through pictures of kids and workers dressed like nurses, he makes it to the middle of the book, rubbing his hands across it while sitting with his hands knuckled together, looking at me saying 

"Okay, I don't want to make this...meeting too long for you, understanding you're in college and all, but since you are the writer of this butterfly poem, of course like I said before, I wish for this to be The Blossoming Program slogan, it' just so fitting for it, and we'll give you complete credit for it as well, even your parents, we could give them a call and we'll let them know what's going on for their newlywed freshman daughter" 

He smiles at me, then gives me a piece of paper and a pen saying "So, just to make sure, are you sure you are willing to give this for the program for highly empowered kids?" 

Holding the pen, constantly pressing the button on the pen in thought, I hope that wasn't bothering him, but just to have something special happen to me for once, to make a difference in the family, so that i'll be special, or make the family great, or....

"Merkley?" He says in an waiting tone.

"Oh, sorry, just thinking all the can come with this" 

"The money that we'll give you?" He says smiling.

"Oh yes, how much will be given for the poem?"

"I've estimated it, you're going to be given $5,000 for it now, but, it could go up later considering how well this slogan does for The Blossoming Program, and how it does with The LRX especially" 

"The LRX?" I answered. 

"Yes, the company responsible for this all, they own The Blossoming Program, I mean, honestly you can get a lot of money for this"

"Yes, I need it, the money that...is"

"Of course, everyone needs money, so, are you willing?"

Only with blind hesitation, I write down the information needed on the paper, then I hand it back to him, with him casually smiling, but, for a bit, it felt like an...I don't know, it just didn't feel the same as the smile before.

He staples it to another sheet of paper and puts in to a folder. 

"My publishing company is going to love this, and i'm very sure The Blossoming Program and the LRX will enjoy it, you are very talented, a very good writer, keep up with the good stories, I will send this to them, so" 

He gets up with his hand stretched out saying "It was a pleasure doing business with you"

So, I get up as well and shake his hand saying simply "Thank you" 

He holds the folder tight and walks from his desk to his bookshelf, filled with books of course, but mostly his from what I can see.

As i'm about to walk out, he says without looking at me, "I might drop by your job for coffee later" Then I playfully reply "Just don't come to the shop late this time"

"You know I have to be the last customer" He says smiling at me.

"Have a good day" "You two" I replied back.

.......

Back at my dorm, nobody here for now I would say because you never know, and take the time to change and sit back to do one of my assignments. 

Not knowing how much time went by, I look up startled by Arseni's sudden arrival. I take my headphones off saying "I didn't even see you or hear you come in?" 

"Sorry, I just wanted to leave you alone since you were studying" 

"Oh, don't worry, it's surprisingly easy" "Nothing's easy in college, I know you needed to focus" 

She grabs for her purse and keys, then says to me "Oh, by the way, where did you go this morning, after class?" 

"To the park, why?" "Oh, it's just that you were wearing a um...really sophisticated outfit" "Oh, well, it's for Arledo's comic series, I dressed up to give him an better expression of one of his female characters, you wouldn't understand"

"I understand, Kierra, he's my twin brother, I know what he does, more than you ever will" She grins at me quickly and heads for the door, until I say to her boldly "Please, can we stay on good terms, i'm sorry, okay"

She stops, then says "For what, you didn't do anything to me, but, i'll accept your apology anyways" She opens the door and says again "Oh, and there is a box for you in the girls lounge room, it has your name on it, might want to check that out"

"Yeah, i'll get it when i'm done"

"Alright" She finally leaves, closing the dorm room shut.

Sitting back and thinking about the lie I told, I never knew a lie could come out so honest.

Pondering now that I've finished my work, suddenly I get a text from Arledo saying:

"Kierra, did you say yes to that man?"

"Clever Johnson, yeah, I made a deal with him, not an satanic one lol, but he's giving my $5,000 for it, and this will be great for my family and all of us, trust me, I may not be the brightest, but we're getting something out of this"

"Kierra, i'm not mad about it, it's just.....You have consequences to face, with Arseni"

"I guess so, but, she's honestly been treating me like shit lately, and it's been getting on my nerves, well, actually, feelings about her, like, how important is Jolena to her?"

"Well, Jolena is her since ninth grade friend, and you're the forgotten kindergarten friend that randomly shows up in one episode of a show just to replace the new friend, which never works by the way"

"So you're saying what now?" 

"That she likes Jolena better than you, it's probably a grudge she has that I don't with you, a girl thing if anything" 

"Oh, that makes sense, well, i'll try to tell her, if I can't, can you?"

"That's your business, Kierra, I didn't claim rights to her personal story, you did"

"I..I know, i'll do it, i'll tell her then"

"Okay, I've got homework to do, catch you later"

"You too"

I sit back on my bed, and get ready for work.

......

Coming back from work, now at night, sad by the way I was treated more like garbage by Raines today for some reason, I enter my dorm hall and notice something.....

"The box??" I walk over to the empty lounge room, and pick up a small white box non labeled box and take it to my room. Of course Arseni isn't here, but it gives me time to open it, so I do, and see a letter inside of the box, a purple letter, with it saying:

 "To Kierra

I know you just got here and all, but.....I don't care about how new you are, everyone knows college standards, everyone in this city does, but....I forgot, you don't have Arkemia, so you wouldn't understand, but my rambling, I hate you, and I need you to understand that deeply, so, take this letter in deeply, because you're going to pay for what you did, and what did you do? Or what will you do.....hm....we'll see" 

From..............

"What the heck is this.....?"

To be continued....