Vincent was assembling some documents when he hears a knock on his door in the office."Come in," he said.Mr Khalid entered and made his way to Vincent's desk. He sat on the chair opposite Vincent as usual with his desk between them."I never thought you would come this early in the afternoon but as I said before, I would be expecting you. Care for some coffee?" Vincent said to Mr Khalid."No. Thank you." Mr Khalid replied.Vincent sipped on his coffee and put down the cup on his desk, "so, what is this urgent discussion you have been looking up to since yesterday?" Vincent asked Khalid.To be honest, Khalid never had any urgent discussion he wanted to have with Vincent. He said that lie when Vincent saw him with Veronica in their living room so he felt he had to come up with something to go with his lie or else Vincent will be suspicious of something."Well, you see... I came here on behalf of my son, Ferdinand." Mr Khalid answered.Vincent raised an eyebrow, "really?""Yes. I wante
After getting home from work, Khalid starts ignoring his wife even more.Alma was getting more pissed off and swore that she would make whatever woman behind this pay."Here's your..."Mr Khalid swung his hand and the plate of food his wife prepared specially for him fell off the tray and scattered all over the ground.That was the moment when Alma lost her mind, "are you fucking crazy?! I've been trying for days now to get on your good side but it seems to me that your mood is permanently sour around me!" she screamed.Mr Khalid ignored Alma and continued doing something on his phone."There's another woman, isn't there?" Alma finally asked the question she has been trying to avoid for a long time.Mr Khalid lifted his eyes from the phone screen to Alma's face. It was now that she had his attention.Alma smirked, "You think that I didn't notice you smiling to yourself when you walked in? Do you think I didn't notice that smile fade away the instant you looked at me? All I need to do
Vincent sat in his office the next morning very distracted from the world around him. There was nothing else he could think about but his mother and he kept wondering what it was that bothered her so much to the extent of not being able to share it."Will she speak up if I took her to Dad?" Vincent wondered.A knock came on his door which he did not hear or respond to. After knocking again, Ferdinand walked into the office and dropped some documents on Vincent's desk.Vincent didn't even notice Ferdinand's presence in his office until Ferdinand spoke and clapped in front of his face.Vincent shook his head and then looked at Ferdinand, "Oh! Ferdinand. When did you come inside?" Vincent asked."I knocked twice and let myself in when you didn't respond. What's wrong? What's on your mind?" Ferdinand asked Vincent.In the past few weeks, Vincent had formed a bond with Ferdinand and José as his friends and Kate as his girlfriend who was now deeply in love with him. He could move ahead wi
"What do you mean you invited the Idris' over to our home?!" Veronica exclaimed in shock after Vincent informed her of their coming."Relax Mom. Why are you...""Sorry. Sorry. I wasn't supposed to react that way." Veronica rushed to say."You see? This is exactly why I invited them. You haven't been yourself lately because you've just been cooped up here with no one to talk to and no friends. I just want you to spend time with them that's all. Can't you do that for me?" Vincent said to his mother.Veronica sighed, "You didn't have to invite their entire family.""I only invited Ferdinand, José, and Kate. Not their parents. Why? Do you want me to invite...""No! No!" Veronica shouted, raising her hands and shaking it quickly rejecting the idea.Vincent held her hands, "Calm down. You can do this." he said to her.Veronica calmed down. At least now she knew that Khalid wasn't one of those that Vincent invited over.Maybe it wouldn't be that bad after all.The doorbell rings and Vincent
Vincent's words shocked Mr Khalid but he stayed quiet first, looking at Vincent with confused eyes."Did Veronica tell him anything?" Khalid wondered. "No. She can't. Not after seeing the video I played before her eyes. She would be too scared and not want Vincent to see such a video." Mr Khalid concluded in his mind."What do you mean by that?" Mr Khalid asked Vincent, fully facing him and looking like he was just insulted.Vincent loosened his fists and calmed down."I'm just kidding," Vincent said and laughed, giving Mr Khalid a gentle punch on the shoulder. Mr Khalid laughed along with Vincent."Well, that was uncalled for." Mr Khalid commented."Yeah, sorry. It's just that you hardly spoke to my mother and I was thinking that maybe there was something wrong." Vincent replied."So you thought of playing a prank on me?" Mr Khalid questioned jokingly."Yeah. My mom is the most important person in the world to me. I can do anything for her... And I mean anything." Vincent said, firml
The next day, Vincent knocks on his mother's bedroom door."Who is it?" Veronica asked."It's me," Vincent replied.Recognising her son's voice, Veronica permitted Vincent to enter."You don't usually come to meet me this early in the morning," Veronica said, yawing and stretching her arms out."That's because today is different," Vincent replied."Really? How is today different? You have a surprise for me?" Veronica questioned."Sort of. I guess you can call it that. Today you are starting your new job at Mr Khalid's company." Vincent informed his mother."What?!" Veronica got up from bed and waited on her son to say it was all just a joke."No. I'm turning down the offer," she added."I will only have my peace of mind when you go for this job. And besides, being among other people to me means that you are safe because why would anything bad happen while others are present and watching?" Vincent walked into his mother's bedroom."Vincent I don't want that job. I will feel much better
The next day while Veronica was delivering Mr Khalid some files, she heard some of the employees whispering and noticed it was about her when her eyes caught their glances at her."She's married. That's even worse. I just hope her husband doesn't find out after today." someone said."I feel very bad for her. The poor lady seemed to be so absent-minded about it yesterday." the lady who had shown Veronica around on the previous day said."What's that all about?" Jared asked the same lady after Veronica had walked passed them.The lady hissed and walked away without saying a word to Jared whose worries were quickly growing with the odd whispers.Should he call Vincent now?No.Not when he isn't certain that there is danger. He couldn't just make Vincent come here for nothing.Veronica went into Mr Khalid's office nonetheless and that was when someone next to Jared taps Jared."Don't worry about it. The lady will be fine." the guy next to Jared said."I don't get it. Was she in danger bef
Vincent squatted down in front of Mr Khalid and held him by the back of the neck."People like you do not deserve a second chance at life." Vincent clenched his teeth and started banging Mr Khalid's head against the walk.It was at that moment, his mother broke."Vincent stop! Please stop! His mother screamed.Vincent felt weak all of a sudden and he let go of Mr Khalid, moving and getting up right after.Half of Mr Khalid's face was covered in blood and Vincent had blood stains on his palms, fists, and on his white shirt."You can't be a murderer Vincent. Please just stop it. I can't see you behind bars as well. Your father is in jail. I don't have anyone else in this world." Veronica cried and covered her face with both of her hands.Vincent went to his mother and held her close to himself in an embrace.Stroking her hair, Vincent said to his mother in a calm voice, "It's okay. I'm here now. I'll protect you. Shhh... Please stop crying.""Vincent I'm sorry. I'm so sorry...""What ar