His head hung downwards with his arms crossed over his chest as he stands at the entrance of his own house, recapping what had just happened at the hospital.Few hours ago..,Xander hurried to the hospital, his heart still uneasy. As he rushed through the hospital doors, he was met with a swarm of nurses and doctors rushing about, attending to patients. Xander frantically searched for his sister, hoping to find her working as usual.But as he made his way through the hospital, he couldn't find Ketty anywhere. Frantic, he asked the nurses if they had seen her, but they all shook their heads.He raced to ketty's office, hoping to find some clue as to her whereabouts. But as he burst through the door, he was met with an empty room.Panic set in as he realized that indeed, ketty had been missing for two days."Are you okay sir?" Mr Dum asks bringing Xander to the present as he has never seen his Boss standing so quiet in that manner. "Aaah sure." He gasped with a fake smile as he opened
Xander's heart breaks at the sight of his sister's distress. He wanted nothing more than to reach through the screen and hold her, to promise her that he will do everything in his power to bring her home. But all he can do is sit there and stare helplessly at the screen, tears streaming down his face."Please," he begs the kidnappers. "Let her go. Come get me instead, she doesn't deserve this."The kidnapper's expression softens slightly, but he still looked unmoved. Xander knows that he couldn't give up. He had to find a way to save Ketty, no matter what it took. He asked for more time and promised he will find the money and will continue to negotiate.The kidnapper thought for a moment, then nodded. "I'll give you one more day added to your 48 hours," he said. "One more day to come up with the money. If you don't have it by then, your sister will be gone forever."The screen goes black, and Xander is left staring at his own reflection. He knows he only have less than 72hours to co
Walking into Susan's office, Ava's face wreathes in smiles. She can't contain her excitement as she approaches Susan's desk. "You're a genius, darling, I just wanted to drop by and say thank you for the advice you gave me yesterday," Ava says, her eyes shining with gratitude.Susan looks up from her work, surprised by Ava's sudden visit this early. "Advice? I'm not sure what you're talking about," Susan replies, trying to remember their conversation from the previous day.Ava reminds Susan of the advice she gave her the previous day, "You told me to assure the Paper company that we're working on more funds to invest big. By so doing, they get to stay focused regardless of the delay.""Ooh! That?" Susan gasps patting her head as It all came back to Susan, she remembers now."Yeah.. that. Actually, I did exactly what you suggested and as soon as I was Done convincing them, trust me, they were all game."Susan felt a sense of pride and satisfaction wash over her. She was glad that her ad
Retiring back to the office, even when Xander knew that it's already work close hour,but still assured that the office was the only place he can find total tranquility and be more useful to himself. His jaws groaned. He clenched his palms, feeling so disappointed and disheartened,walking down the dimly lit hallway, his thoughts heavy with the weight of his recent failure. He had been working tirelessly to bring the kidnappers of his sister, Ketty, to justice, but so far he has come up empty handed."Have a nice day sir." Susan bursts out of her office."Ooh.. Susan, I wasn't expecting you'll still be at the office till now.""Yeah, I actually had quite alot on my desk." She shots the door. "And needed to be done with it before heading home.""Ooh..I see, have a nice day then." Xander replies still walking to his office.She could sense that something wasn't just right seeing Mr Xander all alone back to the office at this time. 'why not I tell him about the paper company now.'she tho
"She didn't call to check up on me for some days even when I was admitted, unlike her. ThankGod you were just right in time at the office when I had collapsed. I'm sorry if I got you scared, that day, I'm usually not like that.""Naa. It's okay." Susan waves her hand of the talk. "I could see it in your eyes that you were already pissed. We all have our bad days.""I guess so too." Xander continues "so I tried reaching out to her several times but she didn't pick up and just when she did, a man spoke furiously, demanding for a ransom for ketty's release.""Wow...but why miss Ketty? Susan murmured"Same question, that pondered within me up on till now." "Mm-hmm.""And just When I got a private investigator with the idea of setting a minute track chip device attached to the money mixed up with papers, they got away with the money even before we could get to their hide out and still threatened with a bigger ransom over the phone.""Wow.. that was indeed a smart move. They know their gam
(Three days after ketty's rescue)A light knock on Susan's door. The door handle moves down indicating an entrance. "Thank you so much. I mean, I didn't think confiding in a total stranger would be of any help." Xander says as he strolls in slow pace into her office."That was nothing. Anything for you sir." She giggle and roll her eyes back to her computer.Just then Xander walks even more closer. His fingers tapping her desk, simultaneously, looking subtly at her. "#We both know you didn't just do this for charity. What's the catch? Young lady!""Sorry I didn't get you properly?" Susan asks with looks of astonishment."Don't be sily, you heard me clearly."Hearing this, she chuckles blinking her eyes. "Are you for real?" Her jaws groaning as she stares at Xander in irritation. She couldn't believe what she just heard. Her head hungs backward. Is my mind playing tricks on me right now? she thought. "I did hear you, but not sure if that was for me. If you don't mind sir, with all du
Few hours later...Her hands still stuck on the desk, her fingers stiffened in same position as the feeling of unease raced unresistantly through her spine. She just wants to go home, nothing else.She tries to focus on her work but her mind keeps drifting. Her hands feeling clammy and her stomach, in knots. Feeling like she is suffocating, trapped in her cubicle. She longs to be outside, to feel the sun on her face and the wind in her hair.Susan grabs her hand bag on her way out of the office wearing a focused and formal face. She normally waited for like an extra hour after scheduled work hours to atleast make sure that she worked out with Ava on their way home but today was definitely not as cheerful as anticipated, considering the fact that Ketty just got rescued from some set of hired hoodlums and the Kidnappers in question did get apprehended by the COPs, still undergoing further investigations.She was expecting some sought of joy atmosphere around the office as Mr Xander prac
"WHuuuu, that was close. ThankGod I was just in time."Ava talks to herself as she closes on a distance to her office door. She calmly pushes the door, then slamms it behind her, the moment she stepped in. Exhaling and inhaling breathes of relief. Her hands still cleched to the door handle. She is glad, she got to the office before her annoying boss, despite her lateness.She flicks her hand bag to the desk as she says her usual short prayers before any other work routine. Patting her head gently, she pulls the seat to her ass. "Mmmmm. WHuuuu," she let out her breathe when she perceives the freshly brewed coffee, about to take a sip, her phone beeps.Just then, she realises that her data connection has been active since last night and she had slept off without turning it off. "Ugh! Why now? Who is this, that doesn't care about my sanity?" In curiosity, she picks up her phone and behold, a message from none other than Mr Xander, her boss. She hesitates for a moment before finally openin