DAMIENThe company seems to be going down and it's been giving me concerns . It is not yielding more profit the way I anticipated. I still can't tell why I have been going through some setbacks for a while. Also, the rate at which Clara has been demanding for money is quite alarming. I still haven't seen the profit of the business she once talked about. I have worked so hard all these years and earned my place as the top most billionaire in the city. Now, it's as if I have people that are above me already. I was still pondering over all these when I got a call from my secretary. I quickly freshened up and rushed to the company to accept the visitors that have come to visit me. "Bring them into my office." I hung up. I just hope the visitors came with a business that would gladden my heart. When they entered my office, I stood up to welcome them and asked them to have their seats. "Welcome and I am sorry for keeping you waiting." "Not at all, we came here for a purpose and we
DAMIENThe way she jumped up and sat down upright to listen got me amused. "What's wrong? Why did you jump up like that?""It is very rare for you to tell me that you have something to discuss with me." I chuckled, "Please relax, it is not something serious." I saw her shoulders drop and a smile followed on her face. It was like she just got down from a mountain. "Damien, talk to me.""It's about us." "And what about us?" The curiosity on her face was beginning to make me think I don't put on time to discuss because what is it with all these facial expressions?"Clara, can you please relax your nerves? I want us to have another child since our son is four years old." There was an uneasy silence in the room but I wanted her to say something."Did your father discuss this with you?" "Yes, how did you know?""Because he visited here two days ago to ask me why I haven't shown him the signs of pregnancy." I laughed because I don't know if my father has turned into a gynecologist o
DAMIEN I began to hear murmuring from all sides. "President Flores,'' their eyes were piercing through my skin. I was becoming impatient with the delay in the queue when someone tapped me on my shoulder. "Mr Flores, your attention is needed.""Yes, I know but I haven't made the payment yet. Tell them to start attending to my wife." I turned and faced the queue. "I am not talking about your wife." "Then what are we talking about?" "President Flores was just rushed in here." I felt like my ear drums were not functioning well. "What did you say?" "Come with me please," I followed the nurse even though my legs were wobbling. I managed it that way. We entered the intensive care unit and I was shocked to see my father with an oxygen mask inserted into his nostrils. The paper on my hand fell off. I rushed towards him and kept shaking him, "Father! Father! Dad!" there was no response. "Mr Flore, your father had a terrible accident but we believe he will be revived soon." I couldn
DAMIEN I chuckled, "I know you are surprised.""What happened?" I began to explain to him how Clara got into the situation before my father was brought in. I could see how terrible Felix felt. "I am really sorry about all these that happened in just a day. What about your son?" That was when it occurred to me that we left our son at home with Nancy. "He is at home with the nanny." "Have you informed the nanny about this?" "No, I haven't.""It is either you inform them or you go home and freshen up because it is very clear that your wife will spend the night here and your father, you can't leave him here alone." The thought of hiring a private nurse to take care of him occurred to me. "Don't you think I need to hire someone to take care of my father, while I look after my wife." "That will be much better," I thought , not knowing that another thing awaits us. I begged Felix to stay back while I went home to freshen up and come back to stay with my wife that night. On my way
DAMIEN I blinked my eyes countless times just to make sure my sight wasn't blurred. "What just happened? Are we in the right place?" Felix stepped out to check the room number and it was the same. "Felix, where is my wife?" "But I left her here.""Then where is she?" I ran out to meet the doctor but I met a nurse on my way. "Excuse me please.""Mr Flores, how may I be of help to you?" "I just came back from my house and I couldn't see my wife in the ward where she was kept." "Hold on please, let me attend to this patient. I will be with you in a jiffy." I put my hands inside my pocket to reduce the pressure on me. “How do I get to explain this mystery? What kind of disappearance was this?”We were so confused that none of us talked to each other. The nurse was taking forever to come and attend to us. Luckily, I saw another nurse and asked her about my wife but she looked lost. "Sorry, I just resumed my night duty." Gosh! How do I explain this to her? "What about the doctor?"
DAMIEN "I can't tell but it could take days, maybe a couple weeks too. If she is lucky, she will come around soon."Felix walked into the ward. He greeted the doctor. I gave him the latest news and he was shocked. "I think she hit her head somewhere," the doctor said. I remembered she slumped in the corridor of the hospital and it was possible she hit her head on the ground. "Felix, what's happening outside?" "The press agencies are here and demand to see you. The news has circulated that your wife is also here." "Shit! So what do they want me to do?" "I think if you don't come out now to address them, they won't leave. Also you need to prevent them from seeing him." I quickly placed a call to the police squads and shortly after the call, they arrived. Felix escorted me outside. Immediately I stepped out, cameras of different sizes were taking pictures of me. The flash light was just so much. I didn't go closer to them because everyone will want me to talk with their micropho
CLARA I opened my eyes and almost everywhere was dark. I woke up to what seemed like a long sleep. I felt so weak and my head was light. I couldn't remember anything at all. I turned my neck to the right side and saw Damien sleeping. His head was almost falling off from his neck. I turned to the other side and I saw a stand with a small transparent bag hanging on it. There was a line that was attached to the bag and it was fixed in my head. I saw the content of the bag and it was dropping little by little into a cup like nature and it flowed down the line. This content was actually entering the body. I tilted my head upwards to see what was making a slight noise and I saw the machine. It was reading and I can't really tell what those figures mean. What exactly made me want to be here? I perceived a drug smell that brought back my memory to realize that I was in the hospital. I looked at myself and realized that I was putting on a patient gown. The gown which I wore to the hospi
CLARAI had to think fast on what to tell him because I never knew that he would come up with such. "Okay, I heard my name but I saw a face that looked like my late dad. I wondered if it was his ghost that called me or something else. The shock of seeing that face made me faint." His face was concerned. "Your late father? Wait, are you really sure that he is dead?""Yes, I am very sure because I was present at his funeral." "Don't you think it might be one of his siblings?" "My father is an only child." "Hmm, well people tend to have their look-alike in this world. Then tell me what happened to your father because you haven't told the story behind his death.""Hmm, that is a very strong one but I will tell you." My father was a business associate of Jamaica Jewellery Enterprise. He was doing well for himself. My family never lacked anything. One day he told us that he would be traveling on a business trip, he had a deal to seal and that would have made us to be at the top. We