chapter 56

They all raise thier hands and in favour except a few and then i say, mark you can bring the propsal so i can run through it, since the board has agreed. We talk about other pressing issues before we leave the meeting, our eyes meet and i could see a flame in his eyes a cold burning flame you could tell what kind of man he was,
I removed my eyes, and focused on the meeting, if he was as dangerous as i have been hearing there was no reason to engage him in a contest stare, people get shot for less, and i think if he is here today, there are definetely some things he felt are supposed to be adjusted and he had come to do the work all by himself.
Did he know about i and sofia?
what did he know?
Is that why he had come?
As the questions buzzed in my head, cold sweat ran down my spine, i could not help but think about what he needed to fix, was he aware of brad coming to the house yesterday, and if he was, what would he do about it.
Cold sweat was now covering my forehead. even as the air conditioning which was top dollar cooled the room. When the meetin was finally over, a sigh of relief left me.
As i walked straight to my office, not waiting to engage in any recap on what would be a better step with any of the members, as i walked briskly passed ella, i could tell she had notice something was wrong as our eyes met before i closed my door but she did not say a thing .
As i sit down i hear a knock on the door and my eyes dart towards the office phone waiting for it to ring but the door opens and i see jack walk in. i sigh in relief and as he shuts the door his mouth opens, just i had expected from earlier he begins but he he did not start to scold me about his daughter this this time, he was talking about me not stopping while he called after me, embaracing him in front of the others, i did not hear you call, i was worried about queenie i tell him.
Why are you worried he asked with a concerned look on his face.
I came back home this morning and she wasnt home, i called her cell and she did not pick up.
Why would she when you had gone out to have a wild night out leaving her all alone in that big house to suffer with your child, i told her you were bad news but she did not listen.
Just like her mother she never listens.
She was……..
Is she with you and sarah i ask him?
My qquestion a bit akward knowing i was talking to my father about my wife
.
He was queit for a minute before he answered conteplating if he should tll me or not.
Yes she was but she left early this morning, she should be at yours now he said.
So jack what did you want to tlk about i ask him.
He sits and then he begins, you should treat my daughter better or seek a divorce, i can pay you to let her be after the baby is born, you csn go far away now, have agood life somewhere else.
Jack thats too late, i have a job and a family now, i cant be irresponsible and leave you know.
What would the news say about me, what will the world say about me.
Even if you and i think iam such a person, should i still drag the family name into the mud by leaving.
He sat queitly now and then his lips curled up, he understood i had conered him with my words and he had no ee
Asy comeback to make his point valid, so he stood up and walked slowly to the door as i watched him,” say hi to sarah for me, tell her i would come to lunch duing the weekend i said before he opened he door.
He was growing soft around me and i was noticing it, maybe he baby was the reason he was finally accepting me as part of the family.
He closed the door and left, i wait alll
Throught the day for three things , a call from christine,queenie and sofia . the man in white suit coming into my office and for time to pass swiftly but it looked like my wishing fairy was on vaccation as none fo these happened.
Instead my day had been long.and exhausting as i became so busy by the hour that it was hard to place a call, when i finally finished it was already dark.
As i waled out of the head office, i placed a call to all three one after the other, first i heard from queenie who finally picked and she wasnt as engaging as i had expected but after her i called christine, and we talked for a while. I knew i missed her from the way we talked. And then i called sofia and she picked finally
Hello she said,
Why have you ot been picking my calls i ask her
I have been busy she said coldly.
You should have picked and said that
But instead you chose to ignore it.
I have enough on my table and if you want to play games then i will have to let you go i tell her, clenching m fist and praying to the heaves she doesnt say go to hell.
her voice softens and she says , i have a lot too, and i want you to understand with me,
Who is he? I ak her.
Who is who?
she retorts.
The guy who cane in today to fill in for you?
What does it matter, i would like to see you arnold i have missed you quite a lot.
Dont change the topic just answer me , who is he?