Chapter 32

During lunch, she felt like people would give him a break, poor guy, people won’t let him have a peaceful lunch. She had some questions too; all the listening had given her quiet an appetite. She thought either the food was really good or she must be really hungry. Tomato soup was out of the world and the lasagna she had was good too, she didn’t venture into the Asian cuisine and the Mediterranean cuisine section. She helped herself with some Indian bread and felt satisfied. She liked a not too heavy lunch and preferred a heavy dinner and breakfast. She took some pineapple and sliced cantaloupes and watermelon and they were perfect to her taste.

Something about his last name “Hiram”, she couldn’t place it but made her wonder. He is an Asian by origin, but there are some features about him, she was not sure what to think of it and decided not to think about it. She stepped out of the lunch room and made some calls to Lisa and Mike and checked on a few things. She also placed a call to Chari, but couldn’t talk to him, spoke to his wife and daughter and enquired if everything was going smooth. She knew Chari’s son would be coming for his sisters wedding, and wondered if he had arrived after hanging up. She wanted to talk to him about this presentation.

It was time for the afternoon session and she saw everyone getting back in there after a good lunch. She joined them too and had to take a seat at the back since someone had already taken the seat where she was seated before. He started by cracking a small joke and made sure that everyone was attentive and started his presentation. The lights started to dim and in the screen was at a slight angle from where she was sitting, so she had to move to her side a little to see clearly. He was standing to his right when he moved towards the screen to point out something; the light ray from the projector fell on his face and highlighted his eyes.