Whatever it might be, I knew that he still needed medical attention, even if he was wanted by the law for some reason. They never did say on the news broadcast what he was wanted for, only that he was suspicious and carrying a weapon.
Instead of going directly to the office, I was going to take a short detour, but even looking at my watch, I could see that I was going to be a few minutes late. It shouldn’t take all that long to drop him off in front of the hospital, get some help and then make my way back to work in time for the big meeting.
Reaching for my phone, I dialed my assistant, Jasper. He might’ve been a man, but he was very proficient and knew exactly what to do in any situation. “Jasper, see if you can move back the meeting with the executive until 10:00 AM. If you can’t, then have Gerald take the meeting on my behalf and give him my notes regarding the client.” Out of the corner of my eye, I could see that the mystery man was shaking, mumbling something underneath his breath and drooling down his chin. I didn’t know if he was having some sort of attack or some weird dream that he found himself in.
“I don’t think that they’re going to be very happy with your absence, but I’m sure that I can make up some sort of excuse. I could say that you are having woman issues and that should keep them quiet for the time being.” He was a master of subterfuge and telling a man that a woman had woman issues was like throwing cold water in their face.
“I don’t know how I got so lucky to have you working for me, Jasper; it feels like only yesterday that I stole you away from that office on the sixth floor. I thought for sure that you would balk at the idea of working with me, but you have turned out to be more than an assistant, but a best friend as well.” He was my confidante when I thought that my marriage was coming to an end and he was the one that talked me into giving it one last chance.
“You keep talking like that and I’ll be blushing by the time you get into the office. I don’t know what’s going on and it is not really my business, but if you need to talk, you know that I am always there.” I wasn’t sure if I could even muster the words that I had a man mumbling underneath his breath and injured to the point that I had to take him into the hospital.
There was construction up ahead and I could see that a detour was in order, which was going to take us a little bit longer to get to the hospital than I previously thought. “I know that you are always there for me, but this is just an errand that I have to take care of before I get back to the meeting. There’s nothing to worry about and this was just something last minute that came up.” I wasn’t sure he was going to believe me, because frankly, I don’t come in late, especially when I have a very important meeting waiting for me on my day planner.
It looked like there was a water main broken and I could see the water spouting into the air and flooding the street. They were working diligently to put things back together, but it meant leading us away from the main road and into the suburbs.
Looking over at my new companion, I could see that he was either sleeping or passed out. The gun that he had presented in the first place was now lying beside him, barely being clenched with his fingers. I was about to reach out and take it from him, but then it slipped from his grip and fell onto the floor. My breath got caught in my throat, because for a moment I thought that it might go off and discharge in the vehicle. It bounced a couple of times and then disappeared underneath the seat. With a sigh of relief, I was just happy that I didn’t get a bullet in the leg. If I had, I probably would’ve had to go to the hospital myself.
“The police are still on the lookout for a man waving a gun, yelling something hysterically into the air and making people a little leery about approaching him. They have no sightings in the last few
Instead of going directly to the office, I was going to take a short detour, but even looking at my watch, I could see that I was going to be a few minutes late. It shouldn’t take all that long to drop him off in front of the hospital, get some help and then make my way back to work in time for the big meeting.
Reaching for my phone, I dialed my assistant, Jasper. He might’ve been a man, but he was very proficient and knew exactly what to do in any situation. “Jasper, see if you can move back the meeting with the executive until 10:00 AM. If you can’t, then have Gerald take the meeting on my behalf and give him my notes regarding the client.” Out of the corner of my eye, I could see that the mystery man was shaking, mumbling something underneath his breath and drooling down his chin. I didn’t know if he was having some sort of attack or some weird dream that he found himself in.
“I don’t think that they’re going to be very happy with your absence, but I’m sure that I can make up some sort of excuse. I could say that you are having woman issues and that should keep them quiet for the time being.” He was a master of subterfuge and telling a man that a woman had woman issues was like throwing cold water in their face.
“I don’t know how I got so lucky to have you working for me, Jasper; it feels like only yesterday that I stole you away from that office on the sixth floor. I thought for sure that you would balk at the idea of working with me, but you have turned out to be more than an assistant, but a best friend as well.” He was my confidante when I thought that my marriage was coming to an end and he was the one that talked me into giving it one last chance.
“You keep talking like that and I’ll be blushing by the time you get into the office. I don’t know what’s going on and it is not really my business, but if you need to talk, you know that I am always there.” I wasn’t sure if I could even muster the words that I had a man mumbling underneath his breath and injured to the point that I had to take him into the hospital.
There was construction up ahead and I could see that a detour was in order, which was going to take us a little bit longer to get to the hospital than I previously thought. “I know that you are always there for me, but this is just an errand that I have to take care of before I get back to the meeting. There’s nothing to worry about and this was just something last minute that came up.” I wasn’t sure he was going to believe me, because frankly, I don’t come in late, especially when I have a very important meeting waiting for me on my day planner.
It looked like there was a water main broken and I could see the water spouting into the air and flooding the street. They were working diligently to put things back together, but it meant leading us away from the main road and into the suburbs.
Looking over at my new companion, I could see that he was either sleeping or passed out. The gun that he had presented in the first place was now lying beside him, barely being clenched with his fingers. I was about to reach out and take it from him, but then it slipped from his grip and fell onto the floor. My breath got caught in my throat, because for a moment I thought that it might go off and discharge in the vehicle. It bounced a couple of times and then disappeared underneath the seat. With a sigh of relief, I was just happy that I didn’t get a bullet in the leg. If I had, I probably would’ve had to go to the hospital myself.
“The police are still on the lookout for a man waving a gun, yelling something hysterically into the air and making people a little leery about approaching him. They have no sightings in the last few
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