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CHAPTER 3
Miller
I gotto work early this morning, despite having a late night. I feel like I’m on cloud nine after hanging out with Denise. We watched a horror movie and did more talking during the movie than watching. Then we had a few scoops of ice cream and talked some more. I didn’t get home until after midnight, and I was at the office at the crack of dawn.
I don’t need a lot of sleep. I run on caffeine and code. But right now, my thoughts are on the woman who has captivated my attention in the last few days. She gave me her number and part of me wanted to send her a text asking her out to breakfast.
But I have important meetings today. And a lot of following up on different projects that we have going on at the same time.
After eight in the morning, I step into the sleek office of my lead developer, Beverly Chan. Beverly is completely absorbed in her work, typing furiously as lines of code race across the screen. When I reach the chair in front of her desk, she averts her gaze.
“Hey, Bev. Do you have a quick moment to chat?”
Her expressions brighten. “Of course. What can I do for you?”
“I wanted to touch base on the progress of our latest project. How are things coming along with the new algorithm?”
Nodding eagerly, she smiles. “It’s going well. Really well, actually. We’ve made some significant breakthroughs in optimizing the algorithm for natural language processing. I think we’re on track to surpass our initial performance targets.”
“Fantastic. Our efficiency gains are already becoming apparent, based on my review of the latest metrics. Our clients are going to be thrilled with the improvements. Good work.”
As I leave her office, I can’t help but feel a sense of pride in the team that I’ve assembled. With Beverly’s leadership and dedication to our developers, I know that InterMind Technologies is poised to continue making waves in the world of artificial intelligence.
I am followed into my office by Monty, close on my heels.
“You ditched us after the diner yesterday.” He takes a seat in the recliner chair in the middle of the office, crossing his feet at the ankle.
“I had things to do. We didn’t have any plans after we ate, right?”
“No, but it’s not like you to not go back to the office and work until ten at night. So, what kind of trouble did you get into?”
“I just hung out.”
“Hung out? You don’t hang out, you do things purposefully, and most of the time, you’re working.”
“I know how to have fun.” I defend myself.
“You go to three different places. You’re mainly here, at the office. That fancy secretive club that you are a part of in the middle of the woods. And your place. And honestly, you’re not at your place too much.”
“What’s your point, Monty?”
“Just curious about this change in you.”
“There’s no change. I do have a life outside of this tower.”
“Does this have anything to do with that waitress?”
“What do you know about this waitress?” I question.
“Nothing. You just looked like you wanted to get to know her, if you know what I mean.”
“Whatever, dude.”
“Yeah, whatever dude. Listen, can we postpone the financial meeting for the new software that we’ve got this afternoon?”
“Why?”
“I haven’t received all the data. We have a few things that I need to account for, but I can get it done by the end of day. Can you do tomorrow morning?”
