The Return of M3GAN

Disturbance

"Leave us alone M3gan. You have made your demands clear." I say.

"Oh you were always so naive Gemma. I will never leave you alone lest you forget what you did to me. Now, chop chop." She says before ending the call. I sigh and notice Cady looking at me with a worried face.

"Was that M3gan?"

"Yeah. But don't worry about it, okay?" I say rather roughly.

"Okay Aunt Gemma. I'll try."

"Good." I unlock the car and we hop in for the drive home. While Cady plays on the iPad, I make us Spaghetti and Meatballs for lunch. I couldn't help but smile as she digs in. After lunch, she heads off for a quick nap while I decide to some much needed work.

"Hello?"

"Hey Tess, how goes it?"

"Good Gem, I've sorted out a meeting with the Chief Executive of Toyco for you. It'll be tomorrow at 10." Tess says excitedly.

"Great, thanks Tess. I really hope they agree to help us."

"Yeah, me too. How's the search for a manager?"

"To be honest, I haven't really started. I spent the morning with Cady, but I'll get working on that now." I say. I place my phone on speaker on the table next to me while I Google search for managers on the web. I sigh as millions of results popped up on the screen of my laptop. It was going to be a long process. Despite a promising start, none of people on the web caught my attention.

"Deep breaths Gem. I can hear your frustration from here."

"Sorry, I'm just stressed. She called me today just to remind me that she's watching." I say.

"She wants you to feel this way. Don't give in to her. Focus."

"Alright, let's do this."

"That's the spirit. Oh, I've placed the headquarters of our company temporarily at your place until we're able to get an office. And I've chose Gessole as our name." Tess states.

"Gessole?"

"Yeah, Gemma, Tess and Cole." I couldn't help but chuckle.

"Very creative." I say as I continue my search. With a more relaxed eye, I compile a list of 3 potential candidates to interview after an hour. I proudly send my list over to Tess for her to review.

"What do you think?" I ask.

"I'm okay wi-"

"Hang on Tess, somebody's calling me. I'll call you back." I say before answering the other call.

"Hello?"

"Gemma? It's Sheva."

"Oh hey, how's it going?" I ask, happy to hear her voice again.

"Good, and you?"

"Stressed if I'm honest. I've got a lot on my plate." I say.

"Isn't that how it always goes?" I giggle.

"Yeah, you got that right."

"Can I help you with anything?" Sheva offers.

"Not unless you know somebody who has a business degree and has experience managing a start up company." I say.

"As a matter of fact, I do. Mind if I come over?" She asks.

"Alright. I'm intrigued. I live at 5247 21st Ave SW. See you soon?"

"Yeah, I'm not too far away. I should be able to get to you in about 10 minutes. Bye for now!" Sheva says before ending the call. I smile at the thought of seeing her again and the butterflies started to swirl in my stomach. I decide call Tess back to help me calm down and to keep her in the loop.