Chapter 3: CHAPTER 3
Clear the hall! Clear the hall!'
'The boss is in there, signal strength shows he's still alive. Give way! Move, somebody! Every hand should be on deck, get the boss out safe and sound!'
It was as though hell had broken loose at the headquarters of MASTERS, the boss' company which he had visited. People scampered for safety from whatever it was that had ensued. The headquarters were in pandemonium, fire had started from out in the control rooms and the elevators were no longer working.
It was discovered from a tracker on the boss that he was in the elevator that had been suspended from mid-air. But he was alive, and it could only be an act of a miracle.
It took hours to shovel through the debris on the ground floor of the building from where the elevator had been dropped. Everything was done under the watchful eyes and instructions of the queen mother. She was decked in flowing regalia, her hair pinned up in a bun. Even after hearing about the critical condition her heir was in, she dressed up as all other days. Her make-up was intact, no tears were shed, and she was as steady as a brick wall.
'Lift! Harder! Look that way, make sure my son makes it out alive or you all will have your balls for super!'
After excavating most of the debris, the boss was found in the company of two ladies, one who was on heels and the other over him as a shield. He was quite conscious, mumbling a few words as he was lifted away from them.
'Save her, everything happened so quickly and I lost balance but she held me when I was going to fall, '
He was dragged away but he kept shouting and resisting help. His mother commanded that he be held but he commanded otherwise. It was a tough decision, to choose between the boss and his mother. In the split second that he was left alone, he ran back to her and dragged her out in his weak state.
'You will take care of her first, or none of us is leaving.'
If the queen mother was surprised, she did not show it. With a nod of her head, she agreed. They both were wheeled out together in two stretchers, the boss holding onto the hideous-looking girl.
The queen's mother went back to the mansion saying nothing, maybe she felt defeated. Maybe it was time for the boss to become a man. Once she was in the building, the maids were sent flying around. No one could dare try to be in her, now she was in a foul mood. But she paid no attention to anyone and kept moving to her, stopping once only when she was at the top of the stairs before her king-sized bedroom.
She paced back and forth yelling at the top of her lungs, she was not used to this of
She had never experienced this before. Fred never questioned her or defied her commands. She slowly eased herself to her bed.
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He was resting by the time she woke up. The room was again flooded by doctors and noises.
Shouts of, 'She's awake!' rented the air and soon, the boss was on his feet again. He watched keenly as the doctors touched, checked, and crosschecked. They were at the mansion and he insisted that she was his special patient and had not left her side since he had been treated. Surprisingly, his mom had refused to visit them, but he was not bothered.
'She needs to rest and heal. We have done our best, please take good care of her, the family doctor said to him while patting his back. The hall was empty again, leaving both of them in a very thick shadow of silence.
'Ronald', was the first word she called. She kept on repeating the name and tried sitting up, only to be shut down by the shut of pain that quickly surged through her back.
'Do not try to sit up, he will be here soon.'
'Who are you?'
'In two days, we would be getting married. You saved my life, I'm returning the favor.
He left her in confusion, fear sizing her heart.
'You will do no such thing!' She screamed.
'I will, Mother, with your blessings or without them. She needs this, look at her.
'I do not care! She can be fed to the vultures, or hacked to pieces. No pauper is marrying my child.'
'She will carry my children, and you cannot stop that. You've been dictating all my life like I am a mere toy to be kept alive, I dare you, Mother, I will marry no one you choose. Not even the fairest and the most influential in the universe. This wedding will happen despite all your efforts, you will watch it happen!'
She replied with a slap that stung and burned his skin.
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