A visitor

“Knock, knock…” Chris called out as he stood at the room door.

For a moment, Jackson blankly stared at the wall. Then he slowly turned his head and said, “Come in,” while staring back at Chris and the file in his hand.

After shutting the door behind him, Chris walked over to Jackson, pulled a chair closer to the bed, and sat down.

“How are you feeling?” Chris asked.

“Thanks for the concern, but I am sick of such questions. Let's talk business.” Jackson responded.

A brief laugh escaped Chris's lip. Then he took some papers out of the file and lay them out on the table beside the bed frame. Afterward, he brought out a pen from in his pocket and handed it over to Jackson.

It took a while for both of them to go through the documents, and after countless back and forth discussions, Jackson finally wrote his signature on the line at the bottom of each page.

“It's nice doing business with you, partner.” Chris said with satisfaction on his face.