Chapter 2

There were still some hours left before the company closes but Diane had no intention of returning to work for the day. She made a quick call to the secretary about her decision while she waited at a traffic light in the car she just rented.

She drove slowly but purposefully to the apartment she bought a few months ago in another part of the city.

She had believed it would rot away because she never knew she would have a need for it and now that house seems like a savior to her shattered self.

A phone rang, startling her out of her reverie. She grudgingly fished out the device from her handbag and lost focus on the road.

The moment she picked up the phone it flew out of her hand as she jerked forward suddenly almost hitting her head on steering. She sat shocked for a few seconds before calming down.

She came out of the car immediately to check what happened, apparently the traffic light had turned green and she didn't realize until the driver behind  her rammed into the car she just rented.

"What sort of day is this?" Diane thought painfully to herself as she assessed the damage done to the car.

The little accident had caused a disturbance and other drivers threw looks at her while some cursed at her before moving on with their journey.

Diane knocked on the window of the car that just hit her car but got no response.

The car was definitely expensive with tinted glass.

She had expected the person driving to come out immediately when the accident occurred.

"What if something has happened to him?" She pondered before knocking again but louder this time.

The tinted window rolled down, she stared at the young man behind the wheel who was staring at her quite unfocused. He looked  like he was still in shock from the collision.

"Are you alright?" Diane asked with concern as she was trying to figure out why the man's face looks familiar. She doesn't remember knowing him but he doesn't look like someone she knew.

"Maybe a business client" she thought before his croaked reply came seconds later.

"No, I don't think so." He replied.

"There are no external injuries, maybe just a little concussion. Let me get you to a hospital" Diane said out of courtesy as she doesn't know what to do.

She definitely doesn't want to take him to a hospital but she was the cause of  the accident so she wants to defuse the feeling of guilt.

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"Hey baby!" Rhea's cheerful voice drifted into Diane's ear through the Bluetooth device she wore while driving.

"Are you at work?" Diane asked immediately, not wanting to indulge in any conversation.

Rhea was one of her childhood friends, they have been together for longer years than she can recall but the woman is always as cheerful as ever despite the nature of her work.

Diane couldn't help but admire her friends' forever positive energy despite being surrounded by deaths and sick people everyday.

"Yes I am" Rhea replied as she got excited again.

"Are you coming over?, are you?" She asked expectantly.

"Yes, I have a little problem. We will talk when I get there" Diane replied and ended the call immediately.

She glanced over at the person she was driving to the hospital hoping his problem is not more than a mild concussion with his head suspended to the side and his breath evened  out as he had fallen asleep.

His sleeping position was a little awkward but Diane was relieved.

"What happened? Did you hit him? Rhea asked in a whisper as they came out of the room where the man was being treated.

" Have you ever known me to be violent?" Diane asked, offended.

"No but it might not be physical maybe with your words" Rhea continued with her unreasonable assumption while laughing at Diane's expression.

"How do you even manage to be a doctor? Your way of  thinking is out of this world"Diane asked, striking  back at her unreasonable friend and got a scowl in response.

" Are you sure you earned your degree the right way?" Diane continued to take jabs at her.

"No, I stole the degree. You little naughty girl" Diane replied.

"He is just a stranger, I don't know anything about him. Can I go home now if you don't need me anymore doctor?"  Diane said with exhaustion, stopping any further assumption from her wild friend.

"Are you sure he is just a stranger because he looks so hot?" Rhea asked again, ignoring Diane's killing gaze and deciding to indulge in her novelty imaginations.

"Rhea do you like him?" Diane asked, suddenly catching Rhea unprepared.

"No!, why would you think of something as absurd as that" Rhea replied laughing nervously.

She had feared that her friend had caught her. She felt drawn to the injured man and couldn't stop staring at him when he was being treated, which was so unusual of her but she just couldn't help it.

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"What do you  mean you haven't seen him since noon?" A man asked in a cold tone.

He countenance remained unchanged as he sat in the dimly lit room.

He appeared to be unfazed by the news of his brother's whereabouts unknown but the subordinate before him knows better.

It was calm before the storm.

" He said he would be back in a few minutes but hasn't returned, we are still searching for him" The man replied, shaking slightly in fear at the pressure he was facing.

He was literally crying inside praying for a saviour.

He felt ecstatic when a single wave of hand waved him out of the room in dismissal.

He breathed out in relief when he was out of the room.