“Is this the famous Airbus A380 the chairman just purchased?” Jose asked Anta. He was still in awe of the big transport bird that was standing before him.Never has he seen such a thing before. He had traveled on normal airplanes but none of them could compare to what was staring before him.“According to the information I have with me, yes. It is.” Anta replied to him. “Daebak, This is a beaut!”“Let’s go in,” Cephas said quietly, containing his excitement in him. He never expected to get a private jet with his name on it. In the past whenever he went on business trips and the likes, he always took a business class flight. His Father didn’t release any of his planes to him.His step mother played a big role in that, he immediately planned of psy them a visit after finalizing his deal with Marcus publishing.“It is said that the chairman just acquired this at 200 billion dollars, as it had not been released to the market . That means you are the first and only Magnate to ride this
Cephas unfastened his belt. He was about to get up to explore the jet then the air hostess came back to them. “Good evening Mr Walter, I am sorry for demanding you to leave earlier. It’s a big mistake on my part.”“It’s fine Miss, you are only doing your job.”“Thank you for not taking it to heart sir.”“You are welcome, Miss.” He looked at her tag to get her name. “Miss Clara, right?”“Yes sir, our trip to Arizona will take about two hours. I will bring some light you can eat or would you prefer our six course meal?”As he was about to reply, his stomach grumbled.“The six-course meal will do.” Jose replied with professionality. “Noted sir, I will be back in a few minutes.” The air hostess smiled and bowed before leaving.“You only become professional when it comes to food, “Anta fired at Joose but he stuck his tongue at her.“I want to take a look at this place first.” Cephas said to his assistants.“As much as I'd like to follow you sir, I need a quick nap before the food comes.
“Have a safe journey and I will be back to serve you when you return to Atlanta.” The air hostess bowed.“Me too, please ensure that your team keeps this flight and my identity confidential.” Cephas said.“We will sir, our contracts stated it. You can count on us that we won’t reveal anything happened on the airplane. It’s all part of our job.”“Miss, Clara, thank you so much for the reassurance.”“Anytime sir.”“Until next time,” He shook her hands and proceeded to adjust his suit while he walked down the plane.“I feel so refreshed from my sleep.” He said, stretching his hands.“You only slept for less than twenty minutes, sir,” Anta said. “That was less than twenty minutes?” he asked in surprise.“Yes sir. Was it longer than you thought?”“Exactly, Jose where id the car and who is driving us?” Cephas asked, looking around.“That is it.” Jose pointed at a white car that looked old and crampy.“Is that what you booked?” Anta roared in anger. “You expected Big Boss to ride in that ol
“Shit,” Cephas cussed beneath his breath. “Get out of the car, now,” he yelled. He was scared of the car blowing up if they still remained there. Pangs of memories rushed into his head.The incident reminded him of so many things.The doors of the car swung up and the three of them got out of the car.“Where did you rent this damn car’” Cephas yelled at Jose. The smoke was now worse, the car was overheating. For a minute, he thought they were going to die, just like what happened when he was thirteen.“It was Johnson Scraps and rental.” He muttered. That was the only rental place he had seen while he was looking for rental places in Arizona.“How much did you pay?” Anta asked.She was boiling with anger in her. If a block of ice was poured on her, it would melt right away.“$100, it was expensive because it was late at night.” Jose stammered.“I can’t believe you rented a car from a junkyard.” Cephas said and he loosened his tie. He kicked the tires of the car then started walking, lea
33“Hello Peter and Mia, what brings you oldies to my home at this time of the day? Red asked, yawning lightly, scrunching her eyes for clearer vision. It was quite dark so she only recognised the old couple standing by the door, she had no clue nor did she know who the other three were.“We lost track of time today at the trailer shop, it is not easy to keep up with time when your customers are youngsters from the University of Arizona. The night is like their own day.” Mia giggled.“I am glad your business is doing well, you should ask the writers amongst them to visit this place some time.” Red chirped in.“Anyway, we have brought some kids to you, they are foreigners and they need to get to Victoria’s hotel. They need a lift there but Peter is too tired to drive there.” Mia said.Sweat trickled down Cephas’ head as tension built up in him, he wondered what their reaction would be when they realized it was him. He summoned courage in him and decided to be brave,“They seem to be
34“This is the last time you’d see me this way,” Cephas promised and he bowed before leaving the Marcus’s house.It was more like a vow but it sounded like a threat. The Marcus were speechless and could not say anything because he talked to them like an authoritative person.He sounded like a different person, the aura and the tone. It was new to them. He turned on his heels and walked away from them then his assistants followed suit.“I have called Ms Sarah' team to provide transportation for us,” Anta informed them as she walked closer to Cephas.She was feeling more comfortable now, Jose had helped her out of her heels and worn his sneakers on her feet.Then he himself was barefoot.“How long will it take them to locate us?” Cephas looked at his worst watch to check the time. It was three am already.He felt guilty that his assistants were in that state because of him, Anta’s legs must have been hurting her so bad that Jose gave her his shoes to wear now he was barefoot.Offering
“Honey, I think we were a little hard on that boy yesterday,” Mr Marcus said to his wife.He was feeling guilty about the way they had talked to Cephas when he showed up in front of their door. Though he was truly the last person that they were expecting at their door, he had not forgiven him for pushing his wife into the pool of hot water.Red knew her husband softened easily but he didn’t dare go against her words, because he loves her so much. That is what she got for marrying such an emotional man So she planned on calling him to his senses. Cephas was only a stranger to them, a nobody to be precise. He didn’t deserve any form of pity from her.“No, we weren’t, he deserved every single thing we said to him last night, that is what he gets for deceiving our daughter into marrying him and making her life miserable.” Red replied to her husband as she drew a brow above her eyes.“We could have let him stay the night, The temperature was at - 10 degree celsius.They could have froze
36Red tried calling her bank manager but he didn’t pick up. Her husband came up to her office after settling with the authors. It was a hassle but he had the experience because he used to work in a customer service department.He managed to calm them down and asked them to wait for an official memo from the company. “Honey, what are we going to do to the people yelling outside? They are getting wilder.”He might be able to handle calls properly but he didn’t think he could manage the situation, if a mob of people swooped in at once, it would be really crazy.“Call the police on them,” Red closed her eyes as she sank back into her seat.The police? He didn’t support that idea but he could not argue with his wife. He wished he addressed the crowd normally, since the investors were going to put in some money, they could pay the debts.“What happened here? Your table and all.” Mr Marcus asks then he ne down to start clearing the table.“The bank called and asked that we pay up the loan