It took every hour and every minute of seven days for him to fully adjust.
It hadn’t been a soft landing. He was confused and quite naturally upset. The punishment had certainly not fitted the crime. You couldn’t even call it a crime, just a touch of rudeness. Although it had been aimed at the boss. Never a good idea. What was done was done. He would go about making the best of it. As soon as the perplexity of the event had given way to a clear understanding of what needed to be done, he began to plan. It didn’t take long for him to use his Godlike powers to see his way ahead.
First, he walked through four walls and took a modicum amount of cash to get him started; just a few thick bundles, the big money would come later. He was in his luxury apartment in no time. Having the suits and casual wear made to measure would take a few days, but that couldn’t be helped. He was dead lucky with the car. They had just one Ferrari LaFerrari in stock, and it was red. Once he had put most of life’s basic necessities in place he settled down to a study of the stock market. With only a tiny amount of cheating, he held a sufficiently robust basket of stocks and shares that he would not have to think about any of it again. In no time at all he had apartments and houses in several cities around the world.
Unaccustomed as he was to the idea that a being could be lonely, he began an extensive search. A great deal of time was spent looking for a companion. He looked in restaurants, shops, supermarkets, bars, offices; all around the city. She had to be single, fairly attractive, reasonably healthy, in the right age bracket, and so on. He actually found her in a studio, where they were shooting a commercial video advertising toothpaste. After a short period of watching her movements, they met. They hit it off. She just loved his car. The marriage was simple, the ring with a cluster of diamonds wasn’t.
They would honeymoon somewhere nice. It wouldn’t take long to get away. His mansion in Italy, overlooking the ancient village of Vernazza, had a helipad.
This wasn’t Heaven, but he was sure as Hell going to make the most of it…