Chapter 75- Harrison Grey
I took my phone from the table as I called the internship coordinator.
“ Hello ma'am,” she said as soon as she picked the call.
" For the design I asked the interns to make, can you please send Harrison to my office,” I said.
" Okay ma'am," she said before I ended the call.
I continued to look at the name on the screen as that voice kept ringing in my head like an echo.
This could just be a random person but why was I hearing that boy's voice and why was I seeing myself somewhere I don't know.
I remember the horrible experience I had when I was kidnapped at eighteen but there were some memories I couldn't remember or just decided to lock in the back of my mind. Maybe that little boy was part of that memory.
A knock came on my door as my eyes went to the door before I told the person standing outside to come in.
The door opened and a young boy walked in neatly dressed as he looked at me with a smile.
“ You finally remember me,” he said and I looked at him in confusion.
" You're Harrison Grey?” I asked and he nodded.
" Yes, you asked for me,” he said as I looked at him.
“ Do you know me? Please take a seat,” I said as he walked to the visitors chair in front of me and sat down.
" I do but it seems you don't remember me,” he said as I looked at his face and then once again I heard that little boy's voice telling me his name is ‘Harrison’
“ You're Harrison and you know me?" I asked again and he nodded. Maybe he knew me as the boss and that was it.
“ Where do you know me from?” I asked.
" From seven years ago,” he said and I felt my heart skip. Seven years ago when I was kidnapped.
" How do you know me?" I asked and he shook his head like he was disappointed and I couldn't help but pinch my brows in confusion.
“ So you really don't remember me?" He asked.
“ I'm trying to but I don't remember," I said.
“ It's okay nice lady, even though you promised me you won't, you still did but don't worry I forgive you after all I was only eight years old back then but I remember almost everything that happened that night like it was yesterday, I sometimes see his face when I close my eyes," he said.
" You remember me from seven years ago, can you tell me how we were both involved seven years ago?” I asked and he nodded but he looked like he was finding it hard to go back to whatever memory it was.
" It's okay if you don't feel comfortable, you don't have to talk about it,” I said.
“ It's okay we were there together and I'm going to talk about it or you won't remember me," he said and I nodded as I brought my chin to rest on knuckles as I patiently waited for him to speak.
“ I remember that night when the bad guy took me and then I was alone in the dark room. I don't remember doing anything wrong to anyone, I was only eight. But I later learnt he wanted a lot of money from my parents. So he kept me there until they gave him the money. But my parents said that even after they gave him the money he still refused to let me go and they looked for me for months…” he stopped as his eyes had a far away look and then he turned to me with a smile as if telling me he was doing okay and then he continued.
“ He hardly gave me anything to eat, he'd beat me up and I thought I was going to go crazy. I was all alone and cold and I was just eight. Not until he brought you. I don't know if it would make me a bad person to say I was happy he brought you because I was alone and scared, I'd see rats run around in the dark room, at that time anything would make me jump. When he brought you, you weren't waking up and I thought you were dead, I thought I was left with a ghost,” he said as he laughed.
" You finally woke up and I became less scared, you'd tell me it would be alright that we would get out of there, when the bad guy brings little food for us you'd give me yours. And you're the reason why I'm aspiring to be a jewelry designer.” He said.
" How?” I asked.
" We talked whenever he wasn't around and then you told me your dad and grandpa have a big jewelry company and then I told you I wanted to own one, one day. I took it seriously as a way to repay my debt to you, that was why I decided to work hard and make your sacrifice worth it,”
“ What sacrifice are you talking about?" I asked.
“ Wow, you must have really forgotten a lot of things, I wonder what type of things he did to you after what you did for me,” he said.
" I'm confused here, what did I do for you?” I asked.
" You're the reason I'm here, you gave yourself in my place,”