There was a villa little far from the city, where one could enjoy and blend with the nature. The vast blue ocean slightly different shade than the endless sky decorated with clouds married each other. The scent of woods and aroma from large fields of flowers mixed with cool breeze followed everywhere trying to kiss with it's each lapping waves swinging back and forth. The forests having thousands of different lifeforms that survived without caring about the prestige and fame like humans, surrounded the hill far behind his home.
"How peaceful" Matt shut his eyes and took a deep long morning breath placing a mug on his bare chest, who was in his white robe with white slippers. He stood infront of the swiming pool admiring the nature, listening to every little details sensed by his ears. The sound of swift flowing river far behind the hills. The birds flapping their wings against the wind and some pecking holes in the trees.
~tak-tak~
A slim women in a heels wearing coat and skirt upto her knees approached stopping behind him. She was a preety young women with short silky ginger hair tied in a ponytail and stood very firm. His head tuned around snapping out from the rhythms with unfocused gaze towards her and she smiled.
"Should I start ?" The secretary asked for confirmation while Matt answered "Sure".
"You have a final meeting on eleven with the same CEO from M&G magazine you met yesterday evening. On eleven thirty, we will leave for the meet and greet with new top twenty shareholders from the company in Tich building. You will have half an hour to rest until twelve-thirty and return to the office. We have a expecting model guest visiting.
On two in the evening, you have an appointment with the hair dresser, you asked me a week ago. Lastly on three, we have prepared Balmain suit with your measurements and we will leave for the business party after half an hour of preparation. Most of the sucessful businessmens will be attending in Central city hall. Ofcourse, your partner's gonna be me" she cleared her throat.
"Hmmm" He walked inside with his empty mug and his secretary followed behind holding Ipad in her hand. "Is there a problem sir ?" she tilted her head.
"How about we cancel the preparation and deliver the suit in my office. You know better than anyone about my schedule after four. Plus, you also know that something would go wrong every time I skip working there. Uh, and thankyou! could you please make a breakfast ready for today? I will be back changing". He placed the mug in kitchen island and walked upstairs from the semi circular stairs having railing, leading to second floor.
"Sure sir. You don't have to make everyday yourself. I will make something testy your mouth would never forget". She folded her sleeves starting with passion of fire burning inside her. Little did she know he smirked hearing it from his room.
~~~
Matt came back to The Vamp Pub around four thirty in the evening, thinking about taking shower first thing before work. He was tired with all those schedules and parked his yellow Ferrari S.p.A asusual in an undeground. When he entered swinging the car keys around his right index finger from the back door, everyone's eyes glued on him. The place was empty except for workers gathered around. Two girls from morning shift sat on the chairs surrounded by three boys. The five from the evening stood near the counter bar.
No one spoke a word but their faces were filled with worries. Matt just stood there trying to figure out what was wrong or if he made a mistake but couldn't.
"What's going on here ?" He asked.
Sophie was gazing downwards and Travis was comforting her accompanied by his little brother Noah beside him. Even the two girls sitting on chairs stayed quite, who always talked.
"It's about August" Noah said.
When Matthew heard about August, his body felt an immediate fear just like when someone unknowingly skips his/her step. He shaked his head at everybody questioning and expecting to hear something very bad at the same time.
"I couldn't get in touch with him. He got a call from someone yesterday and rushed out saying nothing. I don't know what was going on and he said to trust him so I did" Sophie said in a small cracking voice.
"WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL ME ? " Matt yelled throwing his keys and making her flinch.
"Why you yelling at her ?" Travis growled forward to fight and got stopped by his brother.
"Matt first calm down, okey ? Look, Sophie didn't know about anything. She did her best to stop him yesterday and we were all here. He said his friend called and everything was fine but it didn't seem so. He once cursed shouting at 'so called friend' on the phone and later just rushed out.
Until now, we have contracted his college and owner of his apartment but he was nowhere to be found. After getting call from Sophie saying something wasn't right, Travis and I came here first thing in the morning later joined by Jackson. She said, she called you but your secretary picked up saying you had some important meeting going on. When we all tried second time, your secretary again said you were at some business party and we have just been waiting not knowing what to do. And lastly, August's phone is off" Noah explained patting his brother to subside his anger.
"Okey. Okey. Let's focus" Matt whirled around trying to think. "I am sorry Sophie for yell.." he said turning around to her with his pleading eyes.
"It's fine" she cut him without an eye contact.
He had relieved smile and turning serious right after "So tell us what happened yesterday ?"
Sophie said everything and Travis talked about taking a break with him and trying to comfort. Hearing everything, Matt thought something was missing. When he asked from when August changed his behavior they didn't know.
"Hey guys ? We will take care of everything" Matt said turning towards morning workers after a while.
"But..". Before one of the girl sitting on chair among the table tried to speak, other three male workers nodded towards her including her best friend in agreement.
All five of them walked out and promised to be there if needed help but were not sure why they didn't called police. Matt wouldn't involve them just incase they would get hurt. They were innocent young humans who hadn't even got the glimpse of dark world yet and he was thankful they cared about August.
[After a while]
"First thing first, did he go without his laptop ?" Matt asked adjusting himself on tall bar stool. Everybody looked at each other when Travis's eyes widened shouting, "JACKSON, GET ALL HIS BELONGINGS HERE".
~swoosh~
Jackson flew and returned from dressing room bringing August's outfit and bag in a mere seconds while Ted and Noah started digging inside. There were nothing much, some books, a pen, files, charger, some change, three blood bags and his military like laptop.
Matt received a laptop from Noah placing it on the counter and turning it on. He took out his phone calling someone he knew for help,
"Dígame" the voice answered.
"Hey Tío, ¿Cómo te va?
"I am lucky. sorry, uh, fine my friend. You really really know how to give surprise? What can I help you with ?" His friend replied with mixed accent from Spain.
Matt explained everything to his friend named Diego about their condition and he needed help. After about ten minute talk, he did eveything as his friend suggested enabling the remote access to August's laptop letting him, to lead.
Six of them made a plan to divide themselves. Matt asked Travis to be his companion despite their argument a moment ago and because of only having two seats in his Ferrari.
Noah was with Jackson, Ted and Sophie in his SUV. But first, they were asked to search for the cctv fottage of August by Diego. Matt had given Diego's contract information to everyone and parted ways. The place August last sat his foot on was not where most of the building were found.
Matt and Travis hit the roads first, leaving others behind. He was rushing to find August no matter what. He crossed the over speed limit in some places and slowed down after Travis asked him to seriously calm down. They were on road looking at the maps in August's laptop carried by Travis, where Diego was updating the location and junctions to skip the long traffics at six in the evening.
"I am sorry" Matt apologized at Travis. They had been silent from very first and only one who talked was Diego from the other side of the world.
~phew~
Travis took a long breath, "It's fine actually. I am not that mad anymore. You know, August is our best friend and just yesterday, I had a normal talk with him. I made him laugh once but didn't think that something bad would happen to him. We were doing our best to contract you and waited when such a tough girl Sophie cried all day. Then you came back and before anything yelled at her, at us. I just thought it wasn't fair. I am sorry too man". They both smiked since the misunderstanding solved.
"Don't fire me though" he joked at Matthew, who couldn't stop laughing and slowly turned serious with moist eyes.
"I can't lose him. He is just my smallar version that I see myself in my days. I don't know where he put his foot into but we will save him no matter what" he frowned his thick eyebrows while Travis had the same expression, riding the sport car tossing the dry leaves fallen, off of the road.