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Chapter 2 - End of the road [2]

And then Rachid Grahamm Ndiaye led his life between Africa and England. If someone ever asked him how many times he travel between the two countries, he would be unable to answer.

At first he was excited to take an Airplane for the first time when he was 10. Being able to gaze at the clouds so high up in the sky really awed and soothed him and the following dozen of times were the same.

But eventually it fell in a routine like everything else in life. He would just be looking forward to arriving and being able to relax in the countryside.

That was precisely true in the latter part in his life when he was in his fifties.

They say with great power come great responsibilities. When one is the leading fugure of the world's largest pharmaceutical company these responsibilities can quickly turn into burdens encroaching on one's physical and mental wellbeing like leeches to a source of blood. To top it all people vied his positions and he survived many assassination attempts.

He even wondered why not just let himself be killed and end everything. But in a remote part of his heart he was still afraid of dying like all human beings. And he wanted to carry his parents legacy as long as he could and realise their lifelong dream. A world without illness of any kind. A dream much difficult to realise. Even tough in 2060 something humanity has evolved as a whole. Bacteries, viruses and the likes evolved to adapt in this new era.

Now Rachid even believed that humanity, bacteries and viruses are deeply tied to each other. One cannot survive without the other.

Inside his office Rachid was thinking about everything he has accomplished throughout his life. The sacrifices he had made and the multiple enemies he had made throughout his life.

Finally one name came to the forefront of his mind.

Arthur Bell Crane.

Although things rarely moved him deep down, he felt betrayal and anger. This was the name of his most trusted friend and associate or se he tought.

Arthur is the son of the late Morgan Bell Crane, his father's business partner and co-founder of Nebedie.

Arthur and Rachid's friendship dated back to his first times on British soil. Since he was new he hardly made any friends in his neighbourhood. So Morgan and Alexander decided to introduce the two children in the hope that they would form a strong bond.

Well the two children did bond and they really turned to be best friends and Rachid believed so at least up until 3 days Ago.

People change as they grow up and it's specially so with people with ambition and the power to carry out these ambitions. One have to take resolutions and make sacrifices to uphold their beliefs.

So Rachid discovered 3 days ago, after 2 years long of investigation the mastermind behind the death of his daughter. Even if it seemed to be an accident at the time he was devastated. But now he was doubly more so after he discovered the culprit behind.

It was none other than his lifelong friend and business partner Arthur Bell Crane.