CHAPTER FORTY: AN EXPOSITORY OF THE PAST( PART 34); Bitcoin Hotel!

Once Christopher Connor and Ryleigh Georgia stepped inside the restaurant, they automatically could hear the classical music playing at a moderate level and the laughter of the customers. Right off the back the restaurant's ambiance had a positive vibe. Mindful, it was a Saturday late afternoon. Bitcoin Hotel was a luxurious restaurant trying to stay true to it's past. The granddaughter of the original owner ran the place with the intention of serving good quality food where the ingredients were fresh, mouth watering, and surely not filled with antibiotics and all that other genetically modified elements found in processed foods. The vintage, rustic looking place, held  a small town atmosphere with a big taste.

The waitress sat Ryleigh Georgia and Christopher Connor at a table in the middle of the dining area. A giant French window let sunlight flood into the room and the speakers provided a good backdrop of music to help engage the conversation. The restaurant itself seemed fairly modern: leather seating, dark wood tables, and mason jar for glasses. It was the epitome of a hang out spot for any teen, millennial, or elder meetup. The staff catered to the needs of the customers and were always ready to help out in any way possible.

The waitress served the both of them a cup of water and presented Ryleigh Georgia an a la carte menu. Everything on the menu was written in English. Each item on the menu had a picture and it's main ingredients. Ryleigh Georgia noticed that some Spanish diners were looking at a menu which was written in fluent English. Ryleigh Georgia guess that there were two editions of the menu; in Spanish and English. That was considerate. Main dishes on the menu included French fries, fried chicken, burgers, and spaghetti and meatballs, as well as seafood and soup. Drinks include famous American sweet tea and nettle tea, wine, cocktail, and some non-alcoholic drink. Wallis Lily ordered pasta, salad, and vegetable soup with chunks of vegetables and mushroom soup. Christopher Connor chose Fried Chicken, coconut rice and mojito with lime.

When Ryleigh Georgia was waiting for her dishes, she  notice that most of the waitresses were young ladies , but there were also some male waiters. The chefs were mostly male and some female . The service there was good and efficient. Waiters served diners with smiles and often refilled the cups for diners. Although it was during the rush hour, they served quickly. Their  dishes were presented after about 10 minutes. The dishes looked nice with bright colours and delicate layout.

The both of them started eating immediately after the waitress left.

"So, what are you doing here?" Christopher Connor inquired as he ate his coconut rice.

"I am here to help you with the project. Uncle has agreed to everything." Ryleigh Georgia stated as she smiled amiably exposing her eggshell white teeth.

The both of them continued eating as they talked about the project.

"So, how will you join the company?" Christopher Connor inquired.

He hated that Ryleigh Georgia had been following him since they were kids and still followed him. She was completely annoying but he had to persevere since his mother liked her.

"Through grandpa!" Ryleigh Georgia replied.

......

Two days ago:

(At Acura International Airport.)

"I need a ticket to Pavasaris International Airport, as soon as possible!" Asked a confident, proud voice.

"Give me a moment to check ma'am."

The stewardess said politely as she typed some characters into the computer and moved her mouse around. The noise from the mouse and keys were almost at intervals. Ryleigh Georgia checked the time on her pink, leather wrist watch and at the sky outside that was dotted with clouds.

"Ma'am, the earliest is Kq airways, but the economy and business classes are full. Would you like to opt for a first class in the Kq airways? Or shall I schedule you for tomorrow?" The stewardess asked politely as she adjusted her glasses with her forefinger.

"Tomorrow?"

There was no way Ryleigh Georgia could wait till the next day. She had to leave early for she had missed Akira Aarush just so much. Her father had promised to give her the liberty to date Akira Aarush if she helped Ali Maddox in his project since the two companies had joined hands. She had agreed just because Akira Aarush was the love of her life. Ryleigh Georgia had already stayed abroad for such a long time that she began to have homesickness. The next day was not an option for her.

"Okay. I will have the first class. Here is my credit card, please do it as fast as possible." Ryleigh Georgia replied as she took out her credit card from her purse and handed it to the stewardess.

The stewardess swiped it through a machine, waited for sometime for the printer to print the boarding pass and then handed it back to her with a printed ticket.

The young lady gripped her boarding pass tightly and wheeled her suitcase to the security checkpoint. She did not want to stay there any longer as she feared that someone may have already taken Akira Aarush away from her but she was ready to fight tooth and nail to get her prince charming back.

After clearing her immigration, she headed for the nearest panel that showcased the flight information. As soon as she reached there, the huge screen flickered with an update. Red letters sprang up beside the flight number and destination.

Kq airways.

Kareem Quetzalli Airways.

Flight to Pavasaris - delayed. New boarding time: 03:30.

Her flight was delayed for two whole hours!

Ryleigh Georgia even took off her shades as she could not believe the stupid things on the panel. She had a pink,one shoulder tiered chiffon dress that reached to her thighs exposing her snow white skin. Her hair had been swept to the right side exposing her silver,hoop earrings. She also had pink ankle strap heels.

"Two hours?!" She inquired angrily as she flipped her hair and looked at it again.

"How inconsiderate!" She screamed angrily and left for the washrooms once she saw the sign. The cargo plane had already been loaded so she had no other load with her save for her purse.

She stopped once in front of the mirrors and looked at her reflection on the mirror. Why was fate so cruel? Didn't it want her to finally leave? She had stayed abroad for five years that she got used to the stupid life.

After staring at her reflection, she took out her phone and switched it on. The amount of notifications she received once she switched it on startled her.

23 missed calls. Two from her father and the other from her ex boyfriend. She had broken up with him since she had found him red-handed cheating on her. He used her as a walking ATM machine. She decided to check her WhatsApp messages. She had 120 unread messages from her ex boyfriend. She decided not to check them as it was useless to look at the lies pasted down there. After that, she dialed her father's number and informed her that she was finally coming back.

She then took out her lipstick and dabbed some onto her lips, applied some mascara on her eyelashes, put on her shades and left for the information panel.

She re-checked her boarding gate number. It was gate number 20. After checking, she started walking towards the gate when a familiar face appeared in front of her. She sneered at him and rolled her eyes in disgust. Didn't he give up? It was her ex boyfriend - Mike Anderson. He had a brought a bouquet of red roses with him. He knelt down before her and asked for her forgiveness. The attention of the people in the airport switched to them and they started taking pictures and videos of the two while they conversed with each other in low but audible tones.

"Please forgive me, I am really sorry. It was all a mistake. It will never happen again." He pleaded as crocodile tears ran down his cheeks. The crowd in the airport started whispering and murmuring of how romantic it was and of how lucky Ryleigh Georgia was.

Ryleigh Georgia stared at him for a minute then saw a young man walking towards the boarding gate while in a royal blue suit. She ran towards him and wrapped her arms around his waist and then looked back at Mike while smiling amiably exposing her eggshell white teeth.