Miss Secretary takes charge

Chapter 33

Recap

     The bike moved along the slope and fell into the valley. The chances of getting help lost along with the bike. The tracker, emergency help, the map were all in the bike. No one can easily spot her as she was quite far away from the original track and hid in the bushes. She was getting thirsty and tired every passing minute. The throbbing pain in her hands had intensified, the venom started spreading and she guessed she would pass out any minute if she did not get help. She screamed for help few times, but the growing fatigue in her body overpowered her senses and her voice became feeble.

     She never had big dreams, she led a simple life, a prestigious job, a very decent salary and working for the Kingstons itself, have always been seemed like an achievement for her. She single-handedly presented a proposal in a very big platform, spent the most beautiful days alongside her favourite person, she did not ask for more.

     Thus, she did not fear death as she believes that humans are powerless in fighting death. If it was destined, it is bound to happen. But if it was going to be her end, her last day she would like to see Him one last time, that was the only thing in her mind when darkness consumed her.

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     The members finished the task and started coming in. Lee and Kevin were monitoring the members' bikes on the screen, it was basically a no danger trail so they were not attentively following them. Lee pointed, "Is that bike deviating from the trail?" He asked Kevin.
"Maybe he or she was picking up the flag going a little deep inside"
Lee went out and noted the number of flags each one collected.

     Angela looked around and asked "where is Julie? Why didn't she come yet?" Lee quickly ran inside and checked the tracking monitor when he found the tracker pointing to the deep valley, he felt the colour drain from his face, he panicked and immediately sent out the search team for rescue. Lee's alarming voice concerned everyone in the camp, they all sensed that she was in some danger. He murmured something to Sr Kingston and rushed towards the spot with Kevin and others where her bike was lost.

     Lee called Henry, he asked Mason to connect the call through the speaker, "Sir it's an emergency, Ms Rozana is lost in the woods during the biking task" everyone in the car was shocked.
"What about the tracker?" Henry asked immediately.
"It... it shows off... off the trail" Lee's stuttering, confirmed that he is keeping off the unpleasant details.
Henry took a deep breath.
"Do you think... she is... okay?" Henry's voice lacked confidence.
"Sir, please come quickly"
"I will be there in..." he looked at Mason. Ben checked the time and looked around and said "20?" He asked Mason.
He replied, "fif..." he looked at Henry through the mirror, the urgency, the concern, the yearning, the hope in Henry's eyes made Mason stop mid-sentence, "as soon as possible" he geared up as he understood the emergency and could sense Henry's worry.

     Considering the tension and silence in the car, Ryan did not comment either. They reached in less than 10 minutes, they all quickly gone into the woods as Ben had connected his phone with Lee's live location. When they met the search crew, Lee and Kevin stated the truth.

     Henry stood there speechless for a minute, so many emotions crossed his mind, he did not want to lose hope,
"use the drone in the valley and check down there completely, until then let's all scan this entire place thoroughly. She might have hit somewhere, fainted or lost conscious due to fatigue" he convinced himself.

     Henry started searching for her frantically. He asked Ben to arrange a standby first-aid vehicle. The resort was always equipped with all the emergency supplies. After about half an hour's search, they got no clue. Henry was extremely frustrated that there was no lead yet.