BEFORE NOON (On Hold)

Chapter 7-He might be her guardian angel

Cara screams at the security guards, with a fit of perfect anger situated in her voice.

"Addy by the time I'm done with you, you are going to regret ever taking a job at the Dennis for the rest of your dead life"

" If from what I know you're merely a guard of anything else, but my sister. You only have one job, drive her to her destination when need be. What I have never heard is Emily driving by herself!"

"And you all" she turns to the other guards.

"How possible is that! She left the house and you all didn't know? What are you paid to do then? what the f are you being paid to do! To eat the foods of the wealthy? To wear black suits and act all brave and powerful? Or to stifle smiles and marry seriousness!" She exclaims in her loudest voice.

She groans and continued "If anything happens to my sister, I would hold it all on you."

With a long intake of breath, she puts her hands on her waist and said to them.
"Come closer to me, one after the other" she commands.

The guards looked at themselves, and one of them stepped closer to her.

Before his brain could register what the command held, he felt her thunderous palm on his cheek.

"Step back now, and no one should waste my time"She commands again.

They all adhered to her until all eight of them were slapped. All holding their cheeks, they had another hit when she said..."You are all fired!" "And you Addy? You will have enough time reminiscing about how bad you did your job in jail" she straightened her gown and walked out.

***

Mrs Grace sitting on her bed, with Mercy standing right beside her, while a housekeeper offered her bottled medicine.

Cara walked in.

"Cara you're here," Grace said with a smile.

Cara arched her brows in confusion, at her sudden change of demeanour. "Yes Mom, what's with the smile?" she smiles too, not to be awkward.

Mrs Grace holds out her phone and said "I just got a call from Emily"

"Emily? But...this is 45 minutes past 12, how could she still know to call. This is past her time." Her eyes widen.

"She wasn't the one who called. It's a man. He said he found her crying in the middle of the road, without her acknowledging him, he took her phone from the car and dialled my number "She smiles again.

Cara's eyes were still wide and her mouth shaped in an o.

Mrs Grace continued" Cara we don't have time to waste, we're going to get her now before she loses it more, and gets out of his grip."

Cara still hasn't said anything.

"Cara? Cara?" she calls out to her.

Cara jerked. "Mom, wow! I am happy. I...I thought I almost lost my sister today"

Mrs Grace smiled and said to her"We didn't. Call two guards they'll go get her"

"The guards? I fired them all"

"I wouldn't blame you Cara, but those are your father's special guards. How..."

"Don't worry mum. I will go get her myself " Cara ships in.

"I will come along, "Mercy says.

"Mercy, don't you have work to do?"Cara asked the obnoxious PA who seems not to have learnt to be invisible in her way.