It has been weeks since the banquet. I can't get her out of mind.Those eyes, so young and so sharp. Her eyes reminded me of those old fellows. Learnt,tired, like they had seen it all and nothing could move them. I wanted to uncover the mystery. A girl as young as her,why that profound gaze? As if my slight interest was not enough, I had to find White dragon. And also I had that side job at the UW. Mike has been all over me since I had to make an appearance at least once a month.
I'll have to go there tomorrow then. Apparently, they have a new entrant. Hope this person is competent. Now I need to rest and ponder of this mystery girl, ahem ahem, I mean think of how to locate White dragon.
After a good night's rest, I was ready to face the day. Unfortunately, the world decided it was best for it to rain this morning. I hate such weather. After all the routines,Mike got the car ready and we set off.
At the office
"Ms Miller, call all team leaders so that we could have a meeting then prepare the team,I have assignments."
"Yes, Mr. Edwards."
"Guys, has anyone seen Fleur?"
"No,Emily. I hope she is alright."
"Yeah,Arch. This weather gives me a bad feeling."
Incompetent fools! What team leaders? They might as well be kindergarteners trying to solve third grade math equations. How frustrating! Hope my team mates are not like this. Now,time to see the newbie. "Ms.Miller,call the team in."
"Yes sir."
I watched with calm eyes as they all filed in to the meeting room. I noticed that the newbie was not amongst them.
"Where is the recent addition?"
"Mr. Edwards, she seems to be running late due to the weather."
Hmph,what's wrong with this morning? Such a bother! Two hours later, the newbie was still not present. "Mike, prepare the letter. Can't have fools for teammates. "
"Yes sir."
I turned around and headed to my office as I watched my teammates panic when I mentioned the letter. They are already that attached? Unbelievable! Incompetent! I guess this just isn't my week. For a Friday, I'm in a bad mood.Thirty minutes passed and I heard a commotion outside. I had screams and sobbing. What the heck is going on outside? I stepped out with Mike not far behind. I saw Emily trying to pacify a certain girl who was crying. I guess she was the cause of the sobbing and the commotion.
"Why are you late?" I asked trying to keep my anger in check. I felt vexed. I had a lot to do but because of this tardy human being, here I am, stuck!
"If you are to work in this department and apart of my team,you gotta pull up your socks and be punctual. What time is it now? Four hours after your time of clocking in. Now tell me miss, what got you so caught up that you had to enter in so late. It would have been better if you had just stayed home."
I could hear the whispers all around us but I didn't care. I was mad and though this was wrong, she was my outlet. She suddenly looked up through the cascading bright red hair, I saw her wandering eyes that were just too bright. Her eye lashes glistened with fresh tears and then she focused her gaze on me.
"Answer me ,miss. Why would you come in late?" I was now bellowing because she just wouldn't answer me. Her gaze kept on shifting and wandering to everything and anyone except me. Is she afraid me? Good, next time she won't be late.
"Attacked...sob.....blood.....sob....dead." She was an incoherent mess. From the little I could understand, I realised that this girl might have been attacked. I took a deep breath and finally took a good look at her. She was a mess. Her bright red hair had clumps of mud and twigs sticking out from it.
Had she been mugged? Had she gotten into a fight? Why does she look this way? For some reason, I felt stuffy and hurt. As I tried to understand these emotions, she fainted. Emily was hysterical with fear. The whole office was a mess. Emily and some redhead dude(don't know all their names) rushed her to the hospital.
Everyone was looking at me like I'm some monster. Apparently, I shouldn't have done that. I felt bad so I told Mike to find out which hospital they had rushed her too and we followed along. As I sat in the car, I started to visualize her in my thoughts. Her red hair is a sight to behold. I wonder how it would look when it's all clean and in order. Her body shape is alright. Not too bulky but then again not too lean. She was just right. But her eyes,very familiar.
I widened my eyes as realization dawned on me. Her eyes were just like for that girl at the banquet!! I pondered silently. We arrived at the hospital and immediately dailed up Emily. She came rushing too and led us upstairs to check on her. Emily gave us a short report about the girl's condition.
"Fleur has a broken rib bruises and bruises. Also a swollen ankle. She's really beat up.".
"What could have caused this? Are there people who want information on the UW that have started attacking the staff?" Mike wondered.
I wonder too. It's strange though. Why would they attack a newbie. We left the hospital and I decided that I would stick around at the office until she recovers. Ahem, ahem, totally not to ask her how she could attend the banquet. Mike left off to pick a call while Emily left to talk to the doctor and get Archie(yes,the read head. I sat by her bed and wondered,except for the banquet where else I could have seen this girl. Heck,I don't even know her name.