He was eager to delve into the content of the flash drive but then, Mayor walked in with a stack of files in his hand. Stylishly disconnecting the flash drive, he slipped it into his pocket and then sat upright to face him with a bright smile. "Are you busy with something?" Mayor asked, looking in his direction. "No. I'm free." He replied, still smiling. Sighing in relief, Mayor walked towards the table and then dropped the files he was holding. On closer look, he discovered it was the employee files. "Mr. Xavier had gone through the content of the files thoroughly. He wants us to make some changes to it." "Changes?" He asked to keep the conversation going. "Yes. He wants all files to be updated. All retired employees or those who were fired need to be erased completely from the company database." Raymond rolled his eyes at his words. Deleting that information was going to cause an issue at the end of the day. Noticing the change in his demeanor, Mayor asked, "What's i
Early one morning, Raymond had just signed in and was about to resume work for the day when a messenger walked up to him. Thinking it was just greetings, he greeted him cheerfully and then decided to resume walking but he halted when the messenger said, "The CEO wants to see you right now." "Okay." He nodded "Why?" He asked in his head. He had been able to avoid Xavier for two long weeks and now he was being summoned to his office. Sighing, he began to head to his office, swinging his briefcase in hand. On getting to the office, he knocked once and almost immediately, he was ushered in. "Good morning sir, you sent for me." He said with a bowed head. "Yes, I did. Please take your seat." He said, pointing at the couch. Raymond did as he was told, running his eyes around the office, he began to shake his legs widely, staring at Lucy and John who were also in the office at that time. "Raymond, you have to be patient with me, I have some things to handle." He said and Raymo
Raymond let out a loud gulp, replaying the words of Xavier in his head. He knew it was going to come to this, what he didn't know was the time. "Do you recognize me?" Xavier asked, snapping him back to his senses. In a bid not to give himself away, he flashed a warm smile at first then a frown before wearing a confused face. "Honestly, I think this is a case of mistaken identity. I don't know you honestly." He shrugged Xavier was confused by his words and facial expression. All these while, he had been thinking he knew Raymond only for him to admit not knowing him. To cover up his confusion, he asked, "What does your department need?" "I'm sorry but I'm not in the best position to answer this. I will ask my boss to come over when I get to the office." "What do you mean by that? What if your boss is on leave, are you going to stop functioning?" He scoffed, trying to instill fear into him. "That's a different scenario entirely. If he is on seat then I shouldn't be doing what
After sprinkling water on Raymond's face for more than two minutes and still, there was no sign of life, Julia decided to call the paramedics. Perceiving her next move, Raymond suddenly sat up, rubbing his nape as he looked around pretending not to know what happened. "Are you alright?" She asked, peering closely at him. "Yeah. What happened?" He muttered, trying to rise but she held him down, only to wrap her hand around his waist and then lead him to his room. She made him comfortable on his bed before exiting only to return a few minutes later with his dinner on the tray. "Please eat up so you can regain your strength quickly." She said as she set the tray beside him on the bed. After having dinner, he pretended to fall asleep, making Julia leave with the tray. Left alone in his room, Raymond sat up. Grabbing his head with both hands, he sat up on his bed. "Why must I meet villains on the way?" he muttered, climbing down from his bed. That night, he couldn't get a
"Somebody help me." A janitor yelled, attracting the attention of the occupants of the offices on the second floor. Raymond had just arrived at work that morning, after signing in for the day, he went for his daily cup of coffee. He was on his way back when he began to feel dizzy and then slumped. Within a minute, Raymond had been surrounded by a lot of staff who were lost on what to do. They were just staring at an immobile Raymond. Mayor, was contemplating on how to apologize to Raymond for his harsh words several weeks ago when the news came to his office. With the speed of light, he found himself in the hallway where the staff were gathered. "Call the paramedics." He yelled when he discovered people were just staring at him. It was at this moment that the senses of the staff returned. While some tried to revive him, others were running helter-skelter trying to seek help. "Call the paramedics, what are you waiting for?" Mayor yelled at the janitor he was lucky to lay
For the next two days, Raymond refused to open his eyes, heightening the fears of his friends and his wife. Only the doctor in charge of him was unmoved. He tried to explain to them that he would recuperate and that he was just regaining his lost energy but they wouldn't listen. "I'm going to go to Dexx tomorrow to confront that damn CEO. Who does he think he is to put Raymond under some unnecessary stress?" She snapped, fist-pumping the air. Even in their sober state, Niko and Adam couldn't help but chuckle at her funny demonstration. "Are you sure it's his boss that's behind this?" Niko asked, covering up for his laughter and to keep the conversation going. "Of course. For weeks now, he has returned late and tired from traveling via air in the intervals of two days. My husband is just an HR assistant and not his personal assistant. I'm going to make that clear to him when I arrive at the company tomorrow." She scoffed. "What makes you think he will give you an audience?"
To Raymond, a short time to live meant an increase in the pace of plotting revenge against his family and that of Julia. He was shifting uneasily in his seat, trying to come up with ways on how to increase the pace. He couldn't afford to die when he hadn't achieved his goals. He was determined to make his family and Julia's family pay for hurting him. Suddenly, Niko pulled up in front of Julia's school. He was about to ask what was going on when she took his rough hand in hers. "Please, refrain from working while I'm away. I have a test by ten a.m." She said "Oh, okay. Good luck." He said, relieved that he would be able to pour out his heart to his friend the moment he got home. "Please, you guys should monitor him. I will be back before noon." She rapped, turning to face Niko and Adam who were staring at the couples. "No problem," Niko replied while Adam, who had been staring at his watch said, "You have ten minutes left. You got to start going so you won't be late."
Raymond woke up with a large scowl on his face that morning. "Day three." He muttered, wiping his sweaty brow with the tip of his fingers. Despite the cool room, he was sweating profusely. Since Xavier had given him a week's rest, Julia had decided to turn him into a child she would dote on. She was all over him just like a mother hen with newly hatched chicks. Raymond hated this attitude. He had tried to tell her off severally but she would pretend as if she wasn't hearing. He had no choice but to bear the brunt of everything as he waited for Monday so he would resume work and would be free. After his morning routine, he made his way to the kitchen to assist in making breakfast but immediately Julia sighted him, she led him to the dining room. "Breakfast will be ready before you know it." She said with a bright smile. Sighing, he buried his head in anguish. It was another morning to stuff his belly with excess food. A few minutes later, she arrived with a steamy plate