WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING

   Mr.Barker drove  along a hilly road,he seems to be the only one driving on the road,the whole place looked desolate. He was sure he never drove on this road before........how he got here and where he was going he had no idea. The road was quite rough,his navigator failed and no network around. He halted and decided to look around to check for residential places. He alighted from his Mercedes to get a better view. Looking back and forth he saw complete darkness but the light paving through the sided forests. He decided to trace it "perhaps....I might get help" he muttered and walked into the forest. The cold atmosphere made him shiver....he disliked winter and he didn't have any coat on him. He  hugged himself tightly but still couldn't get warmth from his suit. As he got close to the source of light,it appeared it was just one old raggedly short man holding the torch. He heaved a sigh of relief. He was relieved he had found someone who might be of help but what baffled him was the  way the old man stood. Though he couldn't get a proper glimpse of him,barker went closer."yo!....you know this place!? Cos I'm lost"Barker muttered expecting a response but none was forthcoming. Barker took a  clearer look at the old man this time; his face wasn't clear enough."you heard me didn't you?"Barker raised his voice. He was beginning to get pissed at the man silly attitude. Nevertheless, the man still kept shut holding his torch like a statue. Barker furiously dragged the torch and shone it on the old man's face."Holy Christ!!!!!" He exclaimed at the sight. He dropped the torch unconsciously and thanks to his feet that didn't fail him,he ran swiftly away from the old man. The old man wasn't slack too,in fact he gave Barker a hot chase!. Brushing through the branches and leaves,bats flew haphazardly, he also heard the thumping feet of the old man. With every step,his goose spread more on his skin. He spotted his car the same place he had parked it. As he got closer,he jumped into his car hurriedly starting it and trotted at an high speed. The rugged road misaligned his tyres due to its speed and barker oblivious. He lost control and he swerved dangerously into a downhill forest. The car finally came to a halt after crashing on a large oak tree. Barker realising where he was,winced in pain for some seconds before breathing his last.
"This is crap!.it doesn't make any sense and why must you use my name for your useless story?" Barker mentioned. He was mildly irritated at the silly story.
"Hold your horses man!.com'n its just a story and honestly,I don't see anything wrong with it" Felix laughed for a moment before turning to the files lying on barker's desk."besides......I think its a good horror"
"You call it horror!......dude it's lame!.As a journalist,I expected you to have a wider view" Barker replied feeling uncomfortable from his sit.
"What genre would do then?" Felix replied focusing on an article one of barker's favourite wrote.
"A love story at the moment"
"Talking about love.......what's up with Vanessa?" Felix gazed at barker
"We  fought again. We rarely talk.". Barker sighed and fizzled with the books on his desk. Felix gave a skeptical look before speaking.
" fighting and fighting,patching things over. Don't you ever get bored"He yawned
"Well unlike you I don't turn out to be a flirty one. The crazy woman just tends to be irritating. Whenever I try to make things work she becomes more provocative!"
"A counsellor would do" Felix smirked."besides,I think we should be talking about something else"Barker glanced  
at him briefly."the new correspondents arriving today.........damn!.The ladies are fucking hot!" Felix winked. He meant it to steer barker from his thoughts.
"You're a dog"Barker responded irritatedly. He hated when Felix was like this especially when he discussed his sexcapades. He carried a book to avoid his senseless words. Felix laughed a bit,he knew that would be Barker's exact reaction.
"But there's this lady who outshines. Gosh! She is a goddess and a prowess at dressing too"Felix paused as his smile disappeared  almost immediately" it's a shame though,she's African"Barker gazed at Felix strongly. He clenched his jaws tightly and more than ever he felt like punching him.
"What's with the racism!!" Barker yelled almost jumping off from his sit.
"I'm not being a racist here,just saying my opinion. Chill"Felix shook a bit.
" it's clearly racism!....."Barker stood up,flung the book in his hand  and walked towards his window. He was feeling uneasy at the moment and here was Felix blabbering rubbish.
"Yo!...if u wanna vent your anger not on me okay!. I'm outta here"Felix answered. He made his way out. No doubt, he was pissed.
Barker balanced at the the window side. He shrugged about how Felix felt. He looked down the skyscraper watching how journalist moved to and fro. He remembered he was once like them;always going from one place to another to catch what's new. He turned away from the window and returned again. His eyes seemed to have caught a beauty;he was sure she was one of the highly expected newbies Felix exaggerated. He took a closer look at her and somehow he couldn't take his eyes off her.To be continued......