The Assistant ( Saving His Assistant)

Chapter 23

Rita stood by the window feeling sullen. She watched with curious eyes as the gate was being opened at intervals and men in black were being dropped off discreetly into the compound. What the hell was going on ?

She was jolted back to reality from her deep thoughts by her loud ringtone. She answered on the second ring, without looking at the screen.

" Rita ! Rita ! Listen, something big is going on! I heard through the door... I mean , I - Oh ! My God ! "

" Calm down, I can't understand anything you say while you are panting like that, " Rita tried to calm her friend down ,who was panting like she had just ran the Olympics.

" Okay, I think the boss is in some kind of trouble. I heard him organize for some kind of attack tonight , I think 1:30 a.m and I think this whole thing kind of involves you ! "

" What exactly did you hear ? "

" They are planning an attack tonight, I don't know where but I heard they said they are bringing reinforcements at your place.. "

" Who is they ? "

" Bucks and Terry ! But I think Terry will be there to protect you and I don't know, uh , Maria ? " Zara asked uncertainly but Rita had already got her point.

" Zara , anything else you heard ? "

" Oh ! Rita , I heard Mr. Bucks give an order that even if he is being over powered , Terry should not come to his aid ! Oh, it's bad. I know I shouldn't have listened through the door but I couldn't help myself. I don't want anything bad to happen to Mr. Bucks . Of course, he is poor at relating but he is a good boss and - "

Rita panicked ,the rest of Zara's words falling into deaf ears now. She felt worry starting to creep in.

" Rita ? Rita ? Are you there ? " Zara called for a while in a worried voice .

" Uhm.. yes ! I'm here. Zara, do you know where Mr . Bucks is right now ? "

" Ooh ! I heard Terry say something like he has been in his office day and night . What are we going to do - "

" Thanks for the info , Zara , " she disconnected the call , cutting off her friend for she did not have time for panicked nothings at this point.

Rita looked at the time , it was still 4:30 p.m . She cursed.

One - thirty a.m. , one - thirty a.m , one - thirty a.m.

The words chanted in her mind making her restless,she started pacing the room while her eyes were keen on the gate and her ears alert.

Five hours later , she was nibbling on a cookie , leaning on the wall and still looking out of the window. The gate then opened and she saw a familiar Porsche drive in. Rita swallowed the remnants of the cookie as she ran out of the room barefoot,down the many stairs to the parking at a shocking speed for someone who had an injured leg.

She caught up with the man just as he was stepping out of the Porsche .

" Take me to him ! Take me to him , you big twit !! Stupid hard cement! " Rita yelled , insulting him with whatever word that decided to land on her tongue but he ignored her.

" I'm telling you to take me to him, you son of a bitch ! "

" My mother is not a dog ! Dumbass ! " He glared at her.

" TERRY !! TAKE ME TO HIM !! " She screamed in frustration .

Terry ignored her , bending down to look at a tyre . Rita seized the opportunity to jump on his back , her hands tight around his neck.