Today, I waited patiently for Frank in the evening but he didn't come. He was probably busy, but to be sure I decided to call him. Luckily for me, he picked up in time and we both had a cool conversation. And like I presumed, he was actually busy.
"I won't be able to come today but tomorrow God's Willing, I will fix time and come" he assured me. That was so sweet of him, however I intended to go to work tomorrow, so I wouldn't be sad if he didn't come tomorrow.
"I want to go to work tomorrow" I apprised him. "I really want to" I added and waited patiently for his reply. I hope he doesn't disagree with me on that, I thought to myself.
"Why? Is your aunt back home?" he asked.
"No, she's not. I just want to start going to work, I bored. Trust me when I say I am bored" I tried to making him understand, however burst into laughter and asked if Jessica had returned back to her former self again. "No," I lied, "I just want to return to work, that too much for me to ask?"
"Absolutely not," he kept on giggling.
"Please, stop. I am not a laughing stock. I only want to resume work tomorrow because I intend to, nothing more" I lied further and expected him to believe that, unfortunately he was smart. He knew I wouldn't just wish to resume work just like that without waiting for aunt Vicky to get better, unless something is bothering... something like Jessica not giving me peace of my like she used to do before.
"I know that's not the reason why, and I am not welcoming you back to work. If you need some time alone, I can take you out whenever we are less busy. Or, I can drop you at our apartment. There you can stay from morning, then when I return from work I will go and get you home" he said, and due to excitement I didn't even know what to say to him. "Trust me, nobody would be there to bother you. The servants would be at your service, and remember... my parents are still away. So, the whole apartment would be all to you until I return. Do you agree, or should I offer you something else? But I am certainly not allowing you to return back to work that soon, it's absurd"
"Okay, agreed" I smiled as if he was right there in front of me to see my smile, "But when are you coming to take me out, abd for how long should I wait for you?" I asked out of curiosity. I didn't want to wait for him and then end up being told that he had visitors and they kept him busy, that would be the last thing I would ever want to hear from him.
"No, I am not coming. Someone will be coming for you, my driver. And he's coming as early as possible. Don't bother eating breakfast at home, you will have a table filled with the kind of meal you like. Or at least, the ones I know you like a lot" he said, and that made me puzzled. How sweet of him, but what exactly did he know I liked? Have I ever told him about my favorite meals? Well, maybe I did but let's just wait and see what and what he would fill his table with. I would eat the ones I like and leave the rest for him to eat by himself before leaving for work.
"You think you know my favorite, huh?" I muttered.
"Of course I do. Don't you like beef and mutton with vegetable soup?" he asked making me to laugh. Our recent outings had made him known one of my favorite foods, but mutton? Well, I liked it too but in Vincity we mostly had beef, hence we were used to eating it than we were used to eating mutton. Beef was the main meat in the market in Vincity, then chicken and turkey. The rest could only be found in small towns or in the country.
"Well, I like beef and vegetable soup. Especially barbecued beef, I would trade fried ones with pork. I don't like fried beef" I apprised him.
"Acknowledged, and you like spaghetti too and... and..." he said as I cut in,
"You don't need to keep thinking about what to offer me, by the way what would your servants say if they see me again? I hope they wouldn't end up feeding your parents about everything?" I curiously asked, even though I wasn't scared as I used to be.
"What if they do? It's nothing, I would even be glad if they do that. But one thing is certain, they are loyal. They won't dare try that, unless they want to meet my anger which is as good as losing their job. My parents love me, and I am sure they won't do things that will hurt my feelings" he said giggling, "Never will they do that" he added.
"Well, okay then. So, until then right?" I said.
"Hmm, okay then" he said and then bade me goodnight.
"Goodnight" I bade him back and ended the call. It was nice talking to him, I really enjoyed our conversation on phone today. Like never before.
I plugged the phone on charger and took my laptop from the other side of the bed. Thus, I opened it and navigated to one of my movies folders. Hence, I played the latest movie I downloaded which was 'The Son Of The Mafia King', it was a very interesting movie. I had seen the trailer countless times and the reviews proved how good it was.
As soon as the movie began playing, I quickly paused it and navigated to the subtitle section. It was Chinese, hence I turned it off in order to have full advantage of the screen. Then I played the movie and began watching it quietly.
That was how I continued until I ended up falling asleep. The following day I woke so exhausted, but gladly I didn't oversleep. I went into the bathroom and took a warm shower, then I came out and got myself prepared. Soon, Frank's driver would arrive and that means if I didn't prepare in time I might be late for breakfast Frank promised to have with me in his apartment, a grand breakfast.
As soon as I was done preparing, I took my phone, put it in my handbag and then headed downstairs. Jessica was downstairs, and that practically means she was still in her room. Good for her! I muttered and waited patiently for Frank's driver to arrive. I kept on checking time on the wall clock every now and then, as anxious as I was. I didn't want him to be late, I was scared of missing the mini grand feast. I was also eager so Jessica wouldn't wake up and meet me in the sitting room. Her face was the last thing I wanted to see today. I really didn't want to see her, not this morning at least.
Shortly after, while waiting I heard the sound of a vehicle. The vehicle seemed to have stopped or parked in front of our house. Thus, I stormed out and checked. Lo and behold, it was one of the company cars of the Walters Family. Aha! I gladly went out and headed straight to the front passenger's seat, close to the driver. The driver had initially wanted steeping out of the car to call me but as soon as he saw me, he remained in the car and waited for me to come.
"Good morning, Miss Laura" he greeted me the moment I stepped into the car. Don't ask why he didn't come down and open the door for me, I didn't used to like that special treatment from people other than Frank. Although, probably in the future I would get used to it since the Walters Family had servants practically everywhere in their house and they servants would likely love to treat me the same way they treat their bosses.
"Morning..." I responded and quickly put on my seatbelt, "All set!" I apprised him. Thus he began driving the car. The temperature in the car wasn't as cold as it was outside, but I told him to turn on the heaters anyways... and he did. Now I felt warmer, I didn't need to hold myself, sneeze or tremble while in the car.
As the car continued to move, the driver's phone rang. He took it while driving, which was a very dangerous thing to do, and began communicating with the caller. The phone was somehow on loud speaker, hence I heard the caller's voice. It was nobody else but Frank.
"Where are you now?" Frank asked in a command tone.
"Already with her, we are on our way now" The driver responded.
"Step on the gas, I don't have all the time in this world" Frank said and before the driving could complete his words which was OKAY SIR, Frank ended the call.
Wow, that was bossy. I thought to myself as I mused. He had never been bossy to me, you know, and not even in my presence. Or so I thought. That was why I found the attitude or behavior strange and someone, I loved it.
Talking about being bossy, if only I had the power to tell the driver to not pick calls while driving again as it was against the rules of driving. It could actually cause accident, especially if one is driving in a high speed.
There was an accident that once occurred at Vicinity, it was tragic. I, and my parents were on our way to Clinton Park when a bus lost its control on the highway and ran into the bush. We didn't stop to check because my parents didn't want me to see things that might not be good for my psychological health. We drove home hoping to hear a news about it on the tv. Fortunately for us, the news was aired later in the day and we got to know more about what happened. It was said that the driver was making a call when it all happened. And he was among the badly injured people in the car. If only he had opted to slow down or pull-over before taking the call, it would have been far better and the injuries he caused himself and other people wouldn't have happened.
In the aftermath of the event, his license was seized and the company he was working for sacked him. That was many years ago, perhaps seven to eight years. Legend has it, he left Vincity to Vinewood, where he became a taxi driver.
Hopefully he had learned his lesson, and hopefully people would still ride with him. But God knows I wouldn't love to see myself in his taxi, no... not me. A person with such a record, who knows what he was facing at the moment. Was he even psychological fit to drive again? Why did he left Vincity? Well, it was obvious he wanted a fresh start... where nobody knew exactly who he was and what his history was. Where people could trust him.
He knew staying in Vincity is a bad thing to do as nobody would love to taking a ride in his taxi knowing full what happened in the past when he was a bus driver. But what if it wasn't really his fault? What if thr call was urgent or so important, just like what happened today with Frank's driver. Imagine not picking Frank's call or delaying it because he was driving, wouldn't that cost him his job?
But also, slowing down is the best. That way, whatever bad is going to occur would be minimal. Unlike when one is in a high speed.
