Chapter 6

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Chapter 6

William

I was at home when I received a call from Mina, it's still strange, since we saw each other at the prayer ceremony for the rest of the soul of the late wife of Alexander, that what's wrong? I hasten to pick up the call before it cuts

Me: halo

Mina in a voice full of concern: sorry to disturb you but I would like to know if my son is with you

I'm a little surprised at his question

Me: no he's not with me, is there a problem?

Mina: since prayer at church he still hasn't come home, yet he told me he just wanted to get some air and he'll be here before noon, I'm very worried about him, you know although he still can't handle the death of his wife, i'm afraid he's doing something stupid

Me in a calm tone: he's not with me but don't worry, I'll bring him back to you

Mina: ok thank you very much

I cut the call and I take my car key, I head for his favorite bar, but I try to reach him first but it doesn't go through

A few minutes later I park in front of the bar, walk in and walk past the counter, but he wasn't there, I've been picking him up so much in the last two years here that the bartender knows us

Me: hi

Bartender: Hi, are you looking for your friend?

Me a bit embarrassed: yes

Bartender: I haven't seen him around here, are you planning on having a drink while you wait for him?

Me pretending to be annoyed: no, I'd rather go home, we were supposed to meet here but I'm a little late, I think he got impatient and left, I'll give him a call, thank you

Bartender: Okay, have a good night then

I leave the bar a little disgusted, I go to the company to see, often when he feels bad he prefers to hide in the work

I take the direction of the company, when I arrive I greet the guard who was surprised to see me, I do not wait to hear his answer that I leave, I take the stairs to reach the top floor I notice that the light was on, but I never imagined running into what I just saw, my friend having a good time while his mother is worrying at home, poor Mina, they were so carried away that they didn't even notice my presence

I was so surprised to see shocked that my car key slipped from my hand and ended up on the ground, it was Alex who heard it first and stopped like a robot, she gave me a look full of confusion and shame , but Alexender the other was so in another level, he was so carried away that he continues passionately what he was doing, Alex tries to stop him in vain but his reaction in the following seconds will shock me to the core highest point

SLAP

A slap, with the silence that reigned, this slap resounded so loudly that she herself was shocked by the gesture she had just made and she was frightened by the look that Alexender was giving her.

stammering Alex: I…I…am really sorry…sorry

With these words she flees and gets down, I approach my friend who was still absent, I help him to get up and put him in the car without saying a word and neither does he, I think that this slap just sobered him up

I take my phone, I call Mina to tell her that her son is with me and that he was going to sleep at my house, I will send him home early the next day, she thanks me and cuts the call

When we get home, we take the elevator to my apartment and sit on the couch

Me breaking the silence: do you want a coffee?

Alexender looking thoughtful: no no it can go

Me getting to the heart of the matter that has been burning my lips for all this time: but what is going on between you? are you sleeping with your assistant?

Alexender a little embarrassed: not at all

Me: what did I just see then?

Alexender running his hands through his hair: It's nothing, I don't want to talk about it

Me: You know very well that I have never judged you and I never will, but sleeping with your assistant is really dangerous, in these days where everything is taken for sexual harassment, and aggression, Don't you think you might get into trouble with this girl?

Alexender: there is nothing between us besides there will never be anything

Me: yet that's not what I saw earlier the way you kissed her, caressed her tell me otherwise, this girl she gives the impression of being a good girl, if you know it's just for sex leave her alone because she seems to be in love or really attracted to you

ALEXANDER

Me trying to clear myself: no but you see me with a kid like that? her butt was on fire i was just trying to put out the fire

I knew for a fact that was not the case but it is not because I had a weakness due to alcohol that I will already think of a relationship and marriage with this girl who comes out of nowhere

William: I've known you very truthfully, and if there's one quality no one can take away from you it's your honesty, if you come to lie to me so brazenly looking me in the face it's that girl it has more than an effect on you

Me running out of patience: What's up with all of you with this girl?

William: Can you see I'm not the only one who noticed the chemistry between you guys? you need a daughter to support you in these difficult times, and Julia needs a mother, you could make a marriage of convenience for a start if after 5 years you do not fall in love with her you could divorce?

Me in shock: no but are you serious? marry a girl I know nothing about and bring her under the same roof as my daughter and me?

William gets up for a moment and comes back a few minutes later with an envelope that he hands me

William: I had her researched, it has everything from her date of birth to her medical records, in that file is everything you need to know about her

Me: you talked to my mom right?

William: yes I had a discussion with mina

Me: Why do I feel like someone is plotting against me?

William attacking himself in front of me: you know very well that I will never act to hurt you even less your mother, whatever it is it's just a little help the decision is up to you final

I don't answer her anymore and I put and leafed through the file that is in my hands, I admit that they didn't go with a dead hand, they searched this girl's whole life, and I don't know why I I feel like I'm doing voyeurism and it makes me really uncomfortable, I'm sure that if she finds out, she's sure she won't like it at all, I admit that I do research on my collaborators most of the time and shareholder and it never bothered me, even my wife I did some research on her why for someone who means nothing to me, a simple office worker whose life I don't give a damn about bothers me so much, why do I feel like I'm doing wrong?

I hasten to close it and place it next to it like a misbehaving child or as if she was burning my hands

William: What's going on? you're done ?

Me a little embarrassed: I don't really know, I don't really see the importance of doing this, I think it's not worth it

He looks at me for a long moment before continuing.

William: You should keep it with you, just in case

Me: I think I'll go home, I'm very tired

William: I promised Mina to watch over you and bring you back in one piece tomorrow

Me giggling: Don't you think I'm old enough to take care of myself?

William: I'm serious, you shouldn't be driving like this

Me: you know very well that if I don't feel able to do it I will never do it, the last thing I want is to make my daughter an orphan of father and mother believe me

William: you're right

I take my car keys and head for the exit but he stops me before I cross, the doorstep before handing me the folder containing information on this girl, I hesitate a moment before recover and take the door