On getting to the company, he was briefed on all he had missed, and he got to work, immediately after that.Adrian worked happily until evening when it was time to go home. Before he left his office, he got a knock on his door.“Come in.” He urged as he continued with packing his things up.“Hey. You seem happy, today.” Sophie said as she walked in.He noticed that she was without any document, which means, what she came for wasn’t business-related. At least, he was 60 percent certain of that.“Well, I’m just in a good mood, because I have a good premonition that things will turn out well for us.” He uttered, not being able to share the experience which he had, today.“Oh, I see. Well, I’m beginning to have a good feeling, as you have said that.” Sophie spoke as she played her fingers on the top of the chair.“Were you having a bad feeling, before?” Adrian asked, out of curiosity.“Not really. But I heard about what I missed out on when I was away, due to that freak Steve Wilson who a
Adrian drove off to the restaurant, which Josephine had asked, for them to meet, and when he got there, he only sat down, without greeting her or anything. “You called to see me for what reason?” Adrian asked, with his arms, folded.“Look Adrian, I’m only trying to give you another chance. You know very well that if you choose to stay with me, then you won’t really need to worry about this contest.”“Oh, so, I should give myself to you, just for something which is short-term?”“Oh, Adrian. You know very well that if you ask for something which is long-term, I would give it to you. I mean, if you want this relationship to go on for as long as you want, you’ll be privileged to so many things.”“Which I have. Josephine, look at me. Do I look like someone is suffering? Because I believe that those are the people you can be able to get to, easily. They need what you have, but I don’t need anything from you, and not to brag, you can never make me have nothing.” Adrian said to her, without
He walked into her home, and he loved the way she decorated things. There was this creativeness in her that he loved, at that moment.“Please have your seat.” She urged him, and he did that, with pleasure.The paintings on the wall, and the different writings, caught his interest, captured, and he continued staring.“You can take your time, looking at them, while I prepare a cup of hot tea. The weather seems to be getting cold.” Sophie uttered, and Adrian nodded; not minding whatever she was going to bring to the table.A few minutes after, the cup of tea was ready, and she served it to him.“Here.”“Thanks.” He appreciated her.Sophie then leaned against the sofa she sat on.“So, are you certain that she has really backed out?” Sophie asked, out of curiosity, and majorly to bring up a topic, rather than allowing silence, reign.“Well, it is her choice to back out or not. I have done what I ought to do, which is to tell her the consequences. So, if she is ready to experience the conse
The next morning, Adrian woke rather early, staring out at the window, as the rain fell on, seeming not to stop. It cast cold blankets everywhere even with the windows closed, trickles of rain running down the glasses.The rain had stopped for a while in the middle of the night, but had started up again, just as the clock struck four. Outside the window were the shimmering, but blurred street lights casting lovely shadows on the sidewalks. If the day was plagued with that much rain, would it be a good day? For a reason Adrian couldn't comprehend; whenever a day started out with rain, it always felt like a bad day. About two hours later, it stopped raining, and Adrian took a warm bath. Just right as he stepped out of the bathroom in his bathrobe, a knock appeared on the door, and he went to it. It was Sophie. “Good morning.” She said, with a bright smile. She stared at his wet hair, and her grin broadened. “It seems I'm right on time.” She shoved a pair of clothes into his hands.“O
A pang of horror shot through Steve Wilson, and he ran to the wounded executive along with others. The ladies were screaming, making him feel even more jumpy and irritated. Morning was happening to them, yet they were making a fuss of it.“You all should keep quiet!” Steve Wilson bellowed, and the place fell into total silence, except for the man who was still groaning in pain, writhing on the ground. The acrid smell of the executive’s blood filled his nostrils, and he feared something worse would happen. An employee took off his shirt, and wrapped it around the executive’s bleeding stomach, wanting to stop the bleeding, so he wouldn't lose too much blood before getting to the hospital.“Hurry, hurry.” Steve Wilson said, rushing to lift the man into the arms of another employee, who ran immediately, making for the car, so he could rush him to the hospital. After calming down, he turned to the horrified employees. One of the women was in tears, and he barely managed to put the irrita
Steve Wilson froze from within, and ice, instead of blood, flowed through his veins. “What did you say?” He voiced out “Take it down now. Hurry.”“I was on it right before I called. I just thought you should know.” He replied, and Steve Wilson ended the call.He went straight to the media on his phone. It had soared to the number one search term in just a couple of hours. He clicked on the video, and watched, ignoring the water drops from his hair, falling onto his screen. The video looked bad. It looked worse than it had actually been, and the ladies screaming didn't make it any better. The shares were massive, and comments were overflowing already underneath the video.What the heck? Is that a product they're intending to serve to us?Gateway to hell. That's what they're making.They're not making this for us, are they?They should be shut down! Did that man just get hit? Did he get injured? This is dangerous. Their license should be revoked.If the man gets injured, let's all m
“Set up a meeting with the different team leaders of each department. I need to address a brief issue.” Steve Wilson said to Daniel, fixing his watch, as they exited the meeting room. “Right now?” Daniel asked, keeping up the pace with Steve Wilson.“In two hours’, time. Get everyone ready.” Steve Wilson replied, and loosened his tie as he made his way to his office. Surprisingly, Regina was there, looking around at the portraits, with two bags in her hands.“Regina.” He called in surprise, and she got up from the sofa, a smile spreading on her face.“I hope I'm not disturbing you. I just… You know, you didn't eat before you left. I know how stressed you were when you returned from work yesterday. So, I just got snacks, and stuff.” She said, taking out burgers from the bag she brought, and a can of Sprite. “I was rushing because I didn't want you to be in the thick of work when I showed up. You have some time to grab a few bites, right?” She asked, and opened a little plate. “I got
The next day, Steve Wilson went to see the executive in the hospital. He had been unable to see him the previous evening because he was sleeping, and didn't want to interrupt his sleep. The executive was sitting up, watching the news when Steve Wilson came in.“Sir.” He said, trying to get to his feet, but Steve Wilson stopped him.“How are you feeling?” Steve Wilson asked, and placed the fruits he got for him on the little table over his legs. “I’m sorry. I…”“You're sorry? That was none of your fault.” He said, trying to make him feel at rest.“A reporter came by and saw me injured.” The executive said, feeling like he had made things worse.“Oh yeah, that reporter? He came to threaten me.” Steve Wilson said, with a laugh. “What? How dare he?” He spoke, with his brows, raised.“Let him be. Just focus on your health.” “I'm healing already. It was a deep gash, but the drugs and minor sewing which they did, made me feel much better than yesterday. Even if he speaks to the public, I