Chapter 5 Strange Caller
“Welcome back” The secretaries, the directors, the cleaners, all the office staff stood in the office waiting for Luke, as he walked through the door they cheered and clapped, Luke’s personal secretary Mary came out and kiss him “it’s wonderful to see you, we’ve all been waiting for this day” Luke went into his office with Mary, she explained some of the things that were happening at the company and showed him the files with all the information he needed, then the directors came in for a short meeting. the company has managed very well without the two partners but everyone was glad to have one of the heads of the company back in control, after he has spoken to all of them Luke sat in his office, it was strange he was alone now there was no partner sitting across from him nobody to help him make a decision and nobody to stop him doing whatever he wanted to do, yes the company was all his. He Looked at the photograph of Megan on his desk suddenly he wanted to be with her, he went out and bought some flowers and champagne then he went home. “Hello darling you’re early, what a nice surprise! oh lovely flowers” Megan put the flowers into a vase, she carried the vase into a hall and put it on the table under her favorite photograph, it was a photograph of Luke, handsome, happy, with kind smiling eyes. later that evening they drank the champagne together “To a wonderful new start cheers darling –cheers –and to my next business deal, what’s that darling the new building for the children’s home? No, to the new office building I’m going to build right in the middle of the city center –Office building? But I thought you didn’t want the office building –well, I do want the office building now, I’m going to name it after Jake The Fulbright Center Luxury Offices, but you wanted the children’s home so much and the city is expecting you to build it” Luke looked at Megan, his eyes were wet with tears “I must do this Megan it was Jake’s last wish before he died -well I can understand those feelings in your private life but Luke, do you think you should listen to your feelings and emotions in your business life? He was my partner Megan, he died and I lived, I ought him this.” Just then the telephone ran Luke went down into the hall to answer, he picked up the phone and heard a strange noise, it was a voice. Well, like a voice but strange it seemed very far away but at the same time as if the speak was standing right next to him. he looked at the flowers on the hall table and he tried hard to recognize the voice “Why, tell me why?” Luke didn’t say anything he waited to hear more “Why are you doing this, why?” The voice got stronger as it repeated the question “Why are you doing this?” Luke was frighten, very frighten, he put the telephone down at the same moment he looked at the photograph above the table; Megan favorite photograph of a happy smiling Luke the photograph moved it clearly move from side to side then it move forward away from the wall Luke stood in horror as it crashed down to the floor, tiny pieces of glass and torn pieces of photograph flew across the hall. Megan rushed out into the hall “What’s that? What happened? Oh my photograph” Luke was quiet and frightened but he answered Megan “I’m sorry love I lifted my arm and I knocked it off by mistake I’ll clear it up” Megan looked at him she was a bit worried “don’t worry I’ll do it you look tired dear go and sit down remember it was your first day back at work for a very long time, I’ll make us a drink and we’ll go to bed early.”
“Welcome back” The secretaries, the directors, the cleaners, all the office staff stood in the office waiting for Luke, as he walked through the door they cheered and clapped, Luke’s personal secretary Mary came out and kiss him “it’s wonderful to see you, we’ve all been waiting for this day” Luke went into his office with Mary, she explained some of the things that were happening at the company and showed him the files with all the information he needed, then the directors came in for a short meeting. the company has managed very well without the two partners but everyone was glad to have one of the heads of the company back in control, after he has spoken to all of them Luke sat in his office, it was strange he was alone now there was no partner sitting across from him nobody to help him make a decision and nobody to stop him doing whatever he wanted to do, yes the company was all his. He Looked at the photograph of Megan on his desk suddenly he wanted to be with her, he went out and bought some flowers and champagne then he went home. “Hello darling you’re early, what a nice surprise! oh lovely flowers” Megan put the flowers into a vase, she carried the vase into a hall and put it on the table under her favorite photograph, it was a photograph of Luke, handsome, happy, with kind smiling eyes. later that evening they drank the champagne together “To a wonderful new start cheers darling –cheers –and to my next business deal, what’s that darling the new building for the children’s home? No, to the new office building I’m going to build right in the middle of the city center –Office building? But I thought you didn’t want the office building –well, I do want the office building now, I’m going to name it after Jake The Fulbright Center Luxury Offices, but you wanted the children’s home so much and the city is expecting you to build it” Luke looked at Megan, his eyes were wet with tears “I must do this Megan it was Jake’s last wish before he died -well I can understand those feelings in your private life but Luke, do you think you should listen to your feelings and emotions in your business life? He was my partner Megan, he died and I lived, I ought him this.” Just then the telephone ran Luke went down into the hall to answer, he picked up the phone and heard a strange noise, it was a voice. Well, like a voice but strange it seemed very far away but at the same time as if the speak was standing right next to him. he looked at the flowers on the hall table and he tried hard to recognize the voice “Why, tell me why?” Luke didn’t say anything he waited to hear more “Why are you doing this, why?” The voice got stronger as it repeated the question “Why are you doing this?” Luke was frighten, very frighten, he put the telephone down at the same moment he looked at the photograph above the table; Megan favorite photograph of a happy smiling Luke the photograph moved it clearly move from side to side then it move forward away from the wall Luke stood in horror as it crashed down to the floor, tiny pieces of glass and torn pieces of photograph flew across the hall. Megan rushed out into the hall “What’s that? What happened? Oh my photograph” Luke was quiet and frightened but he answered Megan “I’m sorry love I lifted my arm and I knocked it off by mistake I’ll clear it up” Megan looked at him she was a bit worried “don’t worry I’ll do it you look tired dear go and sit down remember it was your first day back at work for a very long time, I’ll make us a drink and we’ll go to bed early.”
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