Chapter 5

CHAPTER FIVE

I still didn't understand the purpose of the conversation but why would he say his secretary? What about me or is there another secretary I'm not aware of? Well if there is I don't mind.

I knocked three times and entered inside, I didn't wait for him to answer.

"Here's your coffee sir," I said as I dropped it on the table.

There was someone else with him there

"Good morning sir," I greeted.

"Good morning darling," he replied while checking me out. I Know I look good.

"And what's good about the morning, you're late," Mr Allen said while lifting the coffee to drink.

"This is below 60 degrees, what happened?" He questioned with so much anger in his eyes.

"I knocked but you didn't answer, so I waited for some time and then I knocked again, that was why I didn't wait for a response from you and entered,"

"So you're saying, I'm deaf, huh? You don't like your job huh? Let this be the last time this shit is happening, now get me another coffee, now." He shouted with so much authority.

I took the coffee out of his table and headed for the door. I heard his friend say

"Hey, man take it easy, everyone makes mistakes, don't be that harsh on her."

"Well she gotta do her job right."

I left the office and went to prepare another coffee for him, and by the time I was back, his friend was gone.

I dropped the coffee where it should be and left for my desk.

He was busy with whatever he was doing. I was still poundering on what I heard, a lot more strange words were increasing on a daily base. I thought of going back to him to inquire about what I heard but then I figured he would ask why I was eavesdropping on their conversation and that could cost me my Job.

"Let me mind my business." I said to myself.

"Driiiiiiiing." My phone vibrated. I was curious as to who my caller was, my dad and brother knows not to call me during work hours except it was an emergency.

"So who made the call?" I picked my phone in  curiosity.

"Tom? What happened." I picked the call.

"Hello, what's up."

"Ummm, they are here again."

"Here again? Who is here again," I asked

"The creditors," I could hear the fear in his voice.

"Which other creditor? Is it not our Uncle that we borrowed money from?"

"Yes, they are the ones, they want to collect their money or they will throw us out of the building."

My Uncle (my mother's brothers) owns the building with which we live in, our house is joint together with the coffee shop. So if we are let out of the coffee shop we have no place to stay.

"What? How can they be so mean? I'm coming right now, wait for me." I said and hung up the phone.

I began pacing up and down, restless.

"What am I going to do? How am I supposed to get this kind of money right now, it's not like I can Rob a bank?"

"Okay, I'm going to tell Mr Allen that I have an emergency and I'll leave immediately."

I approached his office, knocked thrice and waited for a response from him.

"Yeah, come in."he responded.

I opened the door gently, entered inside and closed it slightly. He was seated on his chair at the work table and seemed to be busy with something.

"Ummm, sir, I have an emergency at home, and I need to go home, am I excused?" Both my hands were behind my back and my hope got crashed as I heard his response.

He lifted his head up, dropped his pen and squinted his eyes.

"How much do I get from your emergency?You're in an emergency now and if you leave, you lose your Job."

"What? But sir, I said I have an emergency at home and I need to go home." I said almost shouting. It bothered me so much that my brother and Dad were facing that wicked uncle of mine all alone, I'm not a super woman but there's so much we can do together, I guess.

"Are you shouting at your boss? Are you tired of working? Get our of my office?" He said as he banged the table with his hand.

"I'm sorry sir, I didn't mean to speak to you like that, I'm extremely sorry sir,"

I pleaded with both hands clutched together and I was on my knees too.

I didn't want to lose my Job but I have to pick between my family and my job. And I'm going to pick my Job, because without my Job, we will all be sleeping under the bridge homeless.

"I'll get back to work immediately sir," I left the office and headed for my desk. The day was already not good for me, it started badly and I doubt it will end in a good way.

I thought of calling my brother to inform him that I will not be able to make it early to the coffee shop, but when I tried calling him, he wasn't picking up, I called my dad and the same thing occurred. I couldn't wait for the day to come to an end but it seemed like time was sleeping (it sure was taking its time). When the day was finally over, I picked my bag and was about to move when my boss called me.

"Drive me home," he said whilst throwing the car key at me.

How could he do this to me, when he knows that I have an emergency at home?

The key dropped on the floor, I bent down and picked it up. I headed for the garage, switched on the engine, opened the door for him to enter and drove to his house. I parked the car, dropped the car keys on the table in his sitting room and left for my house.

I got home, but to my surprised the coffee shop was closed, we usually don't close the coffee shop until 10pm and it was just 8:00pm. I went to the house, I knocked but I got no response, I knocked again but I got no response, I kept on Knocking and knocking and knocking, still no answer, the neighbors came around and were shouting, they said I was disturbing the neighborhood.

"No one is at home, I saw your dad and brother leaving the house this evening, please stop knocking." One of the neighbors said.

"Where did they go?" I asked

"I don't know, how am I supposed to know?." She left in anger.

"Where could they have gone without telling me, they should have at least called me," I picked up my phone to call them but their phones were switched off.

I wandered around the city and even got lost in thoughts and in actions, it was getting late ,but it wasn't getting dark enough for the full moon to shine bright and illuminate the surrounding. I was getting tired and weary the search for my brother and Dad will continue the next day.

I needed a place to lay my head and the only place that came to mind was Clara's place. As I picked up my phone to call her, I heard growls from behind me, I turned my back to see what it was a massive creature with dark fur and piercing green eyes. All I could see in the next second was darkness.