Mystery : Cozy Mystery: Forsaken (shocking, mystery, thriller, cozy, short stories) (suspense, short reads, detective, murder) by Athena Dorsey
Authors: Athena Dorsey
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about life in general. And now that she had seen him shaken because of work, she decided that it was the perfect time for her to tell him the truth. She wasn’t going to allow him to drink too much since from the look of things; Dr. Greene seemed like the kind of person who was running away from responsibility.
“Look, I am not giving you any more drinks. I think you are running away from something. And even though my boss would kill me for telling you this because it denies him money, I think the best thing for you to do is to stop drinking and figure out how you are going to get this whole invention working. And even though I have been selling these frothy drinks for a while now, I think I am qualified to give you advice about it. And you want to know what the advice is all about?”
“What?”
“Alcohol helps you forget about your problems, but it has never solved them. Not even once. You look like you have a problem. So I suggest that you make a point of solving them rather than wallowing in here in self-pity and hoping that the universe will hear your plea and get you all sorted out.
“You have a big brain, use it to find the solutions you are looking for at the time. And you won't find them here.”
And with that, Tori took the bottle from him and just stared at him without even blinking. It seemed as though she had been pissed off altogether and she wasn’t going to allow the drinking to go on. And it seemed as though Dr. Greene was listening to her for once. He had been known to be a very stubborn doctor, and that was a fact that he knew jolly too well.
Dr. Greene wanted to protest since he thought that his right as a free drinker was being violated. But from the look of things, his right to being a top notch scientist was being upheld and for a moment, he found himself in a dilemma. At that moment, Dr. Greene stole a glance at Tori and then right back at the empty glass that he was having. He wasn’t that drunk, at least not as much as he had wanted.
“Well, I guess you are right. Whatever it was that had me all disturbed is now past me. I have to embrace the outcome and make sure that I am pursuing it to the bitter end.”
“Now that’s more like it.”
“Now that I have realized my mistakes, can I just walk away with the bottle that you are hiding from me? I already paid for it.”
“Sure. But not today. Come back after a week. And then you will have to tell me if you have progressed with your experiment. I will only give you the bottle if I am convinced that you have made some progress.”
“What if I just choose to lie to you?”
“Well, I think it would all be in vain since, from the look of things, the most important thing at this time would be to ensure that I take a good look at you. I may not be a scientist like you, but trust me when I tell you that I am a pretty damn good judge of character my friend.”
There was absolutely no way that Dr. Greene was going to change Tori’s mind. She was the kind of girl who always puts her foot down, and no matter how hard one tried to change her mind, it just wasn’t going to be possible. And now that Dr. Greene was drunk, especially after he had promised that he was going to do just that, it seemed as though there was nothing that could be done to get the bottle back.
“Ok Tori, I give up. You can keep the bottle.”
Tori didn’t even bother responding to him, but the cute smile was enough for him to know that she was having the time of his life. And that said, he decided to go back home. But as he tried to stand, Dr. Greene realized that his head was winding to the point that he almost fell. So he immediately sat down and tried to clear his head for a moment. It appeared as though he discovered that he had way too much to drink.
“I think I had way too much to drink Tori. Can you call the cab for me please?”
“You were already too drunk about an hour ago. I don’t know why I hadn’t thought of
“Look, I am not giving you any more drinks. I think you are running away from something. And even though my boss would kill me for telling you this because it denies him money, I think the best thing for you to do is to stop drinking and figure out how you are going to get this whole invention working. And even though I have been selling these frothy drinks for a while now, I think I am qualified to give you advice about it. And you want to know what the advice is all about?”
“What?”
“Alcohol helps you forget about your problems, but it has never solved them. Not even once. You look like you have a problem. So I suggest that you make a point of solving them rather than wallowing in here in self-pity and hoping that the universe will hear your plea and get you all sorted out.
“You have a big brain, use it to find the solutions you are looking for at the time. And you won't find them here.”
And with that, Tori took the bottle from him and just stared at him without even blinking. It seemed as though she had been pissed off altogether and she wasn’t going to allow the drinking to go on. And it seemed as though Dr. Greene was listening to her for once. He had been known to be a very stubborn doctor, and that was a fact that he knew jolly too well.
Dr. Greene wanted to protest since he thought that his right as a free drinker was being violated. But from the look of things, his right to being a top notch scientist was being upheld and for a moment, he found himself in a dilemma. At that moment, Dr. Greene stole a glance at Tori and then right back at the empty glass that he was having. He wasn’t that drunk, at least not as much as he had wanted.
“Well, I guess you are right. Whatever it was that had me all disturbed is now past me. I have to embrace the outcome and make sure that I am pursuing it to the bitter end.”
“Now that’s more like it.”
“Now that I have realized my mistakes, can I just walk away with the bottle that you are hiding from me? I already paid for it.”
“Sure. But not today. Come back after a week. And then you will have to tell me if you have progressed with your experiment. I will only give you the bottle if I am convinced that you have made some progress.”
“What if I just choose to lie to you?”
“Well, I think it would all be in vain since, from the look of things, the most important thing at this time would be to ensure that I take a good look at you. I may not be a scientist like you, but trust me when I tell you that I am a pretty damn good judge of character my friend.”
There was absolutely no way that Dr. Greene was going to change Tori’s mind. She was the kind of girl who always puts her foot down, and no matter how hard one tried to change her mind, it just wasn’t going to be possible. And now that Dr. Greene was drunk, especially after he had promised that he was going to do just that, it seemed as though there was nothing that could be done to get the bottle back.
“Ok Tori, I give up. You can keep the bottle.”
Tori didn’t even bother responding to him, but the cute smile was enough for him to know that she was having the time of his life. And that said, he decided to go back home. But as he tried to stand, Dr. Greene realized that his head was winding to the point that he almost fell. So he immediately sat down and tried to clear his head for a moment. It appeared as though he discovered that he had way too much to drink.
“I think I had way too much to drink Tori. Can you call the cab for me please?”
“You were already too drunk about an hour ago. I don’t know why I hadn’t thought of
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