A little TLC

Chapter 109

Janet

It was just after 4pm and I was slumped behind my desk, panting like I had run a marathon.

And come to think about it, the day had been a marathon. I knew there would be a lot of work, especially for me. That my team and l would have to do a lot of aggressive P.R, to be able to convince the board and the public, that there was no cause for alarm. But I had not realized how much work was involved. Starting from the previous day, I had been bombarded with phone calls from worried family, friends, business associates and shareholders, all wanting to know about my dad’s condition. I had tried my best to reassure them, but the phone calls had continued till this afternoon, and now my ears where ringing from listening to people talk and my voice hoarse from talking on the phone so much.

Then I had been running from one board meeting to another. The co-CEO was down with a flu, so I was forced to do his job. I hadn’t even had time for lunch, now I was hungry and ex