There was a particular way the woman was meant to come to him, but he feared that the baby could make her over-cautious in her steps, and therefore make her end up making a mistake.“I need you to be calm while walking towards me. Some parts of this building are already weak, due to the fire. You don’t have to worry; you and your baby will be fine. Just take one step at a time, but don’t put too much pressure on your steps.” Quincy instructed her, and she nodded.She coughed as the smoke was becoming too much, and she feared that it could have gotten to her baby, even though she had wrapped him in her hands,“Here,” Quincy called out to the woman. A series of coughs seized her, and she looked around through the thick smoke to find me. Her arm was under the baby's nose protectively, as she struggled to make sure the toxic smoke wasn't inhaled by him in large amounts. “Be careful!” Quincy shouted as she stepped on a floorboard that gave a loud creaking sound. “Careful, but quick! We do
The next time Quincy opened his eyes, he was in a hospital. His eyelids fluttered open, and he squeezed them a little, because of how stinging it was, to suddenly open his eyes at the bright light. He looked to the left, and it seemed as if looking to the left, brought him memories of what happened, earlier, before he passed out.As he remembered all that had happened, he felt relieved that things went well. Truly, the mood check was accurate. He was going to be in a bad mood because at first, he wasn’t able to save the baby. But since he went back into the building to save the baby, he had automatically changed the fate of his mood.So, in other words, the mood check was accurate.While he was thinking back to everything, the sound of the sliding door, brought him back to reality.“You’re awake!” Lauren voiced out, happily, and Quincy smiled.“Yes, I am.” He uttered, and she hugged him tight.He never thought he would be so happy to see someone coming to see him, and showing how happ
Lauren was happy that Quincy was on the same page with her, and she also couldn’t wait to watch those people who looked down on him, feel so little and ashamed.On getting home, Quincy thanked her deeply and watched as his driver drove her off. She was a good support, and she showed how good a friend, she was. As he walked back in, thinking about how things were going to play out on the very day that Kohler finds out that she had been an ingrate, all along, he thought about Eunice, as well.His heart broke for her because she didn’t deserve to die. She was still young and had so much to experience in this life. Quincy then brought out a phone and then sent a text to Scott.“I know they must have buried her, but you didn’t say a word about it. Give me the address to the cemetery.” He requested.Then he went to bed, to visit her grave, tomorrow after his pending work.~The next day, Quincy got ready for work. He prepared himself omelets, and watched the news on his phone, while he did
On the other hand, Mr. Walter was in his living room when he had been given the news that his company had been refused to be given the contract. He felt so bad, and his mood was no different than a raging fire.“How could this happen?” He questioned rhetorically out loud as he tapped his feet.Then he rose to his feet and began to pace around, thinking of what could have gone wrong, but he couldn’t pinpoint any. He knew how close he was, to getting this contract; in fact, it was so certain even before he tendered the contract offer, but now, it was all ruined.“I want you to find out how exactly this contract was canceled, and rejected, or what had happened that made them change their mind. Find it out, now. I’m waiting.” He ordered one of his intel men who had come to give him the initial information.He couldn’t just help but think that something else had happened. After all, he had done it to a lot of people, and now that it had happened to him, he wasn’t used to such an occurrence
When Quincy got home that night, he met Lauren who was busy pacing around in his living room. He didn’t expect to see her in his house, but a part of him expected that she would have made sure that she saw him, today.“Quincy, where have you been? Why did you ignore my texts, and why did you instruct Scott not to tell me where you were?” She questioned, looking offended.“Lauren, if there is one thing, I want you to understand, that is, we are not married. You can’t be monitoring my movements, neither should it be an offense to you, if you do not have access to my location, or if you aren’t in my schedule. I have had a long day, and would prefer to spend the rest of my night, alone.” Quincy said and walked out on her.The last thing he needed, was someone, nagging at him. And he had had enough of that. Although, she had been there for him when it was nice to have someone around him, but she had to know when to do that, and when not to; when it seemed like comfort, and when it seemed l
“I’m so sorry, sir. I was just overwhelmed because I wasn’t certain of the baby’s gender, but it is clear, now. It sometimes happens. This is a baby girl. Congratulations, sir.” The doctor spoke out, with a smile that seemed a little awkward,“Are you sure that that was it was about?” Quincy asked, not convinced about the whole thing.“Y…yes sir. I’m sorry for making you feel it was something more.” The doctor apologized, and Quincy cleared his throat.He wanted to speak further but was interrupted by a call from Scott.“Excuse me, please.” He urged and then left their presence.As he walked further away, he answered the call.“Yeah?”“I’m sorry if I might have disturbed whatever you might be doing, but I just got information that Mr. Walter went to that company, himself, demanding an explanation on why they led him on, only to give him a last-minute disappointment,” Scott informed, and Quincy slid his hand into his pocket, and sighed.“Well, he is demanding for an answer. So, let the
As much as the issue hurt Quincy— the betrayal, the lies, the deception, he tried to shove it off his mind and concentrate on other important things. Any situation that could delay his mission against the people who treated him wrong, he didn't want space for it in his mind. He was just going to try to forget all about Lauren, even though she had grown to become a comfort. Quincy looked down at the files in front of him and rubbed his temples. The words on it were plain, but hard to digest because his mind was somewhere else. “Damn it. Stop thinking.” He said, and covered his face with his hands, hating the odd feeling of loneliness that plagued him. He ended up leaving work early in the morning, unable to focus and do his tasks with precision. When Quincy got home, he walked to the fridge, and took out a bottle of water, twisting the cap, and draining the content down his parched throat. When he dropped the bottle, the sound seemed louder than it ought to be, and he realized he
As the evening drew to a close, Quincy sent a text to the remaining two applicants, inviting them to come over the next morning. Once more, he checked the profile of the women who had applied. The last woman had described herself as having a "motherly" approach, and he found that he was particularly looking forward to meeting her. He hoped that she would be the one to finally fill the void he had been feeling.As he lay in bed that night, Quincy couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation. He was eager to meet the next two applicants, especially the one who seemed to embody the qualities he had been searching for. He was eager to have someone in the house again. Maybe that would clear off the echoes of all the people he had lived with recently. Maybe it would wash off the sense of immense loneliness he was feeling. He just needed someone— anyone in the house, to fill the space, but he also needed the person to be someone he could accept.Quincy drifted off to sleep, his mind whirl