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
Vincent snatched the phone out of Mr Khalid's hand and deleted the video then smashed the phone against the wall."I'm sure you were using that against my mother. That's why she let you close to her. Don't ever repeat this mistake or even think of repeating it with my mother or any other woman out there!" Vincent warned Mr Khalid and stepped away from him."I feel sorry for the woman who married you," Vincent added."Bastard! Your mother is nothing but a whore! I have seen her fully naked and I have caressed every part of her body!" Mr Khalid hoped to get into Vincent's head with his cruel words but it didn't work.Vincent stood his ground next to his mother and didn't dare to lay another finger on Mr Khalid because he knew that if he did it again, he wouldn't stop until Khalid was finally dead.Security barged into the office, revealing the faces of people standing and eavesdropping at the other side of the door.It was only during that moment that Vincent and his mother realized tha
For Mr Khalid to save his fortune from downfall, there are containers containing various drugs that would be arriving at their warehouse by night time.Ferdinand had been put in charge of making sure those containers arrive safely but the sudden admission of his father into the hospital has stopped him from showing up and has resulted in the drivers handling the issues themselves.Vincent had to keep the operation hush and therefore there was only one person who he could trust with the job without getting himself exposed. That one person was Jared.While Vincent stayed some distance away from the city's border after arriving, Jared went ahead in a different car to make sure that those drugs don't make it across."Be careful and make sure you come back alive." those were the last words that left Vincent's mouth for Jared before he ended the call."Don't worry. I will not disappoint." Jared started, pulling a mask over his face. The mask was like that of an armed robber. It only reveale