Superiority

9 Dark Secrets

Three days later. Barry entered into one of the largest skyscrapers in Astronon and on the building, was the logo of a hawk. Classical painting was on the walls of the hallway, and tiny expensive sculptures sat on desks against the wall. Barry's hands grabbed the sculptures as if he were shopping and he placed them inside a bag he carried. Then he passed a painting of a woman with pink hair and green eyes and on the bottom right was a signature number two.

He entered an office near the top of the skyscraper and stepped on the sleek floor passing black leather furniture. Barry moved toward the desk where there was a picture of a blonde man in a suit. He grabbed chocolates wrapped in aluminum foil from a bowl and ate them as he looked through a desk in search of documents. Barry lifted his head and heard a conversation heading his way.

Barry placed a small device under the desk, and his elbow bumped the bowl of chocolates. Barry's eyes widen. His fingers rushed toward the chocolates, and he moved them toward the bowl, but some leaked through the cracks of his fingers and dropped on the gray carpet. The voices got louder, and he grabbed the chocolates and threw them into the bowl. Two male silhouettes grew larger on the door. He grabbed one chocolate and ran toward the closet, but the chocolate slipped from his fingers. He moved toward it, but the knob moved and the chocolate laid on the floor. His fist tightened, and he hid in a closet. He turned on his earpiece and left a crack in the closet door.

Two men stepped into the office. Damian, a black haired pale man, dressed in all black with a long-sleeved shirt, gazed around the room with his cold eyes. There were a few wrinkles on his forehead, and he didn't smile.

The other man was blonde and wore a nice suit with his hair combed. He walked with his head held high and pulled back his rolling chair from his desk. Both men sat.

Damian said, "You got a nice place here, Robert. I can see you redecorated the office."

Robert said, "I've settled on making this my place of glory. It's like my second home. If it weren't for you and your people, I wouldn't have gotten here."

Damian frowned and fixed his eyes on Robert.

Robert said, "So, um, what business would you like to discuss?"

Damian said, "The future of this company. We also seek more of your technology cause we've got a new problem we must solve."

Robert said, "What kind of problem?"

Damian said, "It's none of your concern. All you need to know is there's going to be some changes around here."

Robert scratched his head and said, "What do you mean changes? Can you clarify?"

Damian took a deep breath and said, "It's a shame you already got yourself settled here." He petted the hawk statue on the desks and said, "Have you notice that some of your friends haven't shown up to work lately?"

Robert frowned and said, "What are you getting at? Tell me why the hell are you here and stop wasting my time."

Damian dropped the statue on the floor and stood up, slamming his knife on Robert's sleek desk. He glared and said, "Watch yourself. You wouldn't want me to lose my temper." He yanked the knife out and said, "Robert, we've become very ambitious over the past couple of years but times have changed. We know you've sold technology to our enemies the Sodorians behind our back."

Robert pulled his shirt collar.

"The nation Sodorah now has some technology because you and the others wanted to get your wallets fatter. Your betrayal is great, and you disgust us. Our deals with you are over and were going to take control of this company. You'll be replaced, and it seems we should have made our deals with the other man you hated."