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THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 68. I DON'T WANT FRIENDS
Thick thunderstorms grazed the black sky that fateful midnight as a young lady crawled to the corner of the room where she hid and covered her ears with her tiny hands. She was weeping profusely and any time the lightning struck the sky, she would almost go into an attack mode.“Someone please help me. I am so scared” she kept on crying but it didn’t seem like anyone would comeShe couldn’t contain her tears when another round of loud thunder hit the sky and she broke down completely this time around. Thick mucus ran down her nose as she almost convulsed where she was hiding, her hand holding tightly unto her ears.“Becca! Are you okay? Where are you?” a voice called out desperately and searched through the darkness but she was too scared to even hear or answer.The footstep was approaching the corner where she was as the person called out her name every time before a sudden light flashed on her face where she shriveled in the corner.“Oh sweet Lord! There you are! What are you doing
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 69. DREAMS
PETALS’S POVStanley made sure to drag me to the doctor’s office the following morning as soon as we woke up. I even argued that he should go for his morning meeting before we go but he didn’t want to hear any excuse.“I will never postpone it no matter what you say. There is no going back Petals, we have to know what is going on as soon as possible” he insisted with a declarative toneI knew there was no going back no matter what seeing how he was proving stubborn with me.“But… it can wait. I don’t just want to be the reason why you would miss out on your meeting” I tried persuading him but he wouldn’t buy it.“Petals, I am a CEO. I can give a call and the meeting itself will be canceled with no one to question me. Don’t try to persuade me, I won’t take it from you baby girl” he declared and left for the car.He made sure to open the car’s door for me to sit down and closed it before igniting the car. On getting to the doctor’s office, I was taken through series of tests and also so
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 70. PASTS CATCHING UP
BEA'S POV During the time of my leg's healing, Roy made sure he was available at my beck and call even when his attention wasn't needed. He made sure to check up on me everytime and when my legs finally healed, he proposed we go out for the dinner that fateful night. "Thank you for always being there for me even though we barely knew each other before the incident" I told him and he smiled "What do you mean we barely know each other? I have known you ever since I joined the company. You might have forgotten but I didn't forget" he told me and I was amazed Never did I remember encountering him at work "I'm afraid I can't remember ever seeing or working with you" I said truthfully and he smiled "If you could remember the time that the company organized a raffle draw and the tents we were supposed to use suddenly developed issues. You were panicking so much that day because there was no way you could get it fixed before people comes in. I was the one that volunteered to fix it even
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 71. THE BATTLE LINE IS DRAWN
I didn’t wake up again for the next five hours after the drugs wore off and by the time I woke up, Stanley was already by my side.As soon as he saw me gradually opening my eyes, he rushed over and bombarded me with series of questions.“Baby! Are you fine? Do you need anything? Does it hurt anywhere? How are you feeling now?” he slammed and my eyes finally opened fully at the sound of his voice.“Gosh! You talk too much. I think calling the doctor is the first thing you should do” I lectured him and he paused to realize that was the first thing he should have done truly.“Ah that’s true. Give me a second” he muttered and pushed the button beside my bed to call their attention.While waiting for them to show up, he took hold of my right hand and gently massaged it to calm me down and assured me that everything would be alright.The doctor came and conducted the necessary checkups before informing us that I was only suffering from a mild concussion due to the sudden shock I experience
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 72. GOOD RIDDANCE
Ray spent a few days with Mei before he flew back to Lisbon while Petals spent some days at home trying to recover before she finally resumes work since her leave days were over. She didn’t want to bother Mei so she didn’t inform him about the accident and flatly refused when Pamela wanted to come over.“I don’t want to burden you again when you are as busy as hell at the office. It’s a busy season so you will be tightened down with work. Since I didn’t even get injured, there is no reason for you to come around” she had told Pamela who was forced to surrender when she would not give her the chance.“Come back to work healthy as always” Pamela declared and she assured her that she would take good care of herself.****Chairman Antonio finally came back home fully as the date of the election drew nearer so he would be under premium protection and so that some other things would be fixed and put in place for the final elections.His PR team intensified their promotions using the article
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 73. HERE YOU ARE
Bea walked out to me and finally released her laughter when she was sure that the model was gone.“Will he be okay? He seems affected so much with the diffuser” she asked over my shoulder and I snortedI turned and responded “He should learn how to take what he give others too. How dare he spray my face with some rubbish he tagged an air freshener. All I did was clean the air for him as much as he wanted” Bea slowly raised her thumb up and gave me a wink before rushing to pack up the things we used for the shoot.I took a look around the room to see if there was anything else to fix and when I was assured that everything was in place, I marched towards the door before Bea called my attention.“Can I have two hours off? I have to see someone off and it is very important” she said trying to act cuteI needed no one to tell me that it was about the guy I saw with her at the hospital but I wanted to play dumb.“You want to see someone off? Who could it be? I don’t know anyone you’d be ha
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 74. REJECTED
I wanted to turn back immediately but I kicked against the idea and faced her instead. She descended the mini stairs in front of the orphanage to close in on me. Since I didn’t want to cause any unnecessary issues, I decided not to be rude because truthfully, all I know about her are what I had assumed and as a journalist, I should be able to draw a line between personal feelings and facts.“Good afternoon ma’am” I greeted with a small bow and watched her still maintaining the smile“How have you been? You’ve gotten prettier than the last time we met” she complimented and I gave a soft fake blush.We both walked deeper into the field as we talked even though I was forced into the session with her.“I never knew that you visit our orphanage. It’s nice seeing you here” she stated and I was forced to ask if she owned the orphanage.She denied immediately.“I only sponsor it because of the kids. That was how we were raised, I grew up watching my father do charity and he would always tell
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 75. PROBLEMS
Madam Antonio was about heading for the stairs when Laura came out of Chairman Antonio’s home office with all her eyeballs red and her face was squeezed with anger. She paused at the sight of her and they both engaged in a staring battle, their gazes were so intense that it could bore a hole in their heads.“To whom do we owe this honor?” Madam Antonio finally broke the silence“Oh come on Josie. Don’t pretend as if you don’t know that I am not here for you” Laura slammed with a smirkMadam Antonio returned the smirk and walked close to her“Laura, we both know that you do not have the best interest of me and my husband at heart. Stop trying to seduce him into signing stuffs that only you will benefit from. You are not a friend but a businesswoman” she statedLaura released a cackle, “Sure, I am a politician and a businesswoman. Do you want me to lose at both ends? If I can’t have him, then I should have his support at least” Laura spat out and Madam Antonio almost raised her hand to
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