Sitting with his legs crossed,Vincent sat on his swivel chair,thinking about his old man as his eyes became filled with tears.*KOKOKO*There was a knock on his door.
He hurriedly put his head on the table and said;
"Come in"
"Good day,Mr Blair"A man in a suit came in.
"Hmmm"He answered without raising his head.
"Any problem Mr Blair?"The man asked.
"No,no problem"He answered again without raising his head.
"Mr Blair"
"What is it?"Vincent asked with expectation.
"Please,can you raise your head?" The man requested politely,he had a feeling that Vincent was doing what he was forbidden to do.
"Blake,why do you want to disturb my peaceful rest?"Vincent asked,hoping to make him go away.
"Mr Blair,you will rest in peace if you don't raise that head"Blake threatened.
"Great"Vincent said shortly but didn't raise his head.
Blake walked to him,stood behind him and tried raising him up.He clasped his hands together on his belly and was ready to use force but,as he raised him,Vincent didn't struggle with,he let him raise him and then plainly fell back to his seat and put his head back on the desk.The trick was that,Vincent knew that Blake will try to force him up so,he didn't struggle.With Blake's posture trying to force him up,the surprise that he raised him easily will not permit him to see Vincent's face for the very short while he will be off the seat.
"Okay,you win,i wll let you rest"Blake said as he pat Vincent's back and walked back to the front of the door.
"I came here to tell you that the thirty million contract has been awarded to us"
"REALLY?"Vincent raised his head in shock but immediately put it back on the desk.
"Yes"
"Are you not happy about it?"Vincent asked with his head back on the table.
"I am,very much,i came immediately i heard the news"Blake said expressionlessly.
"I can't understand why your face is always so expressionless,it does not show joy,does not show sadness,does not show anything.I won't be surprised if people begin to suspect you as the cause of the burial.Anyways,you can go work on it,thanks"Vincent said.
"Okay sir"Blake said and then turned to the door.He opened it and turned to Vincent saying softly:
"Vincent"
Vincent was surprised to hear Blake call him his first name in such a sweet manner in the office,he almost raised his head but then held it down.
"I hope your father's spirit will haunt you"Blake continued.
"WHAT?"Vincent raised his head in shock and looked at Blake.
"Your father,he said i should say mean things to you if i ever catch you crying"Blake explained blankly.
"Of course,you are definitely good at that"Vincent said and then slowly put his head back on the desk.
"Vincent"Blake called out again sweetly.
"What?Another one?"Vincent asked.
"No,i am done with that.When he died,you asked me what your father's last wish to you was"
"Yeah,you said to run the company smoothly after him and be successful"
"That wasn't it.He said something more heartwarming"Blake said.
Vincent raised his head and asked curiously;
"What was it?"
"He said that he wished he would be given a chance to pat you when you cry but,he knew he wouldn't be able to,so he told me to tell you that he forbade you from crying,even at his funeral"Blake said but was cut short by Vincent.
"Really,for once he said something heartwarming to me"Vincent said smiling.
"That's not all"
"It remains,wow"
"He said he will pat your head for like two minutes and then knock it really hard,he will knock it as hard as he can"Blake said.
"Hooooffff,and for a moment there,i thought he had said something nice to me but,turns out,even at death,he is a disciplinarian,he won't say anything nice"Vincent said deep in thoughts.
"Are you okay?"Blake asked.
"Of course,i didn't expect nice words from him anyways"Vincent said laughing.
Blake nodded his head and then walked out of the office.
"He forbids me from crying,ahh,did he become a comedian all of a sudden?It's good he didn't say something nice to me,i wouldn't be able to handle it,it will make me think he desperately didn't want to die"Vincent said to himself after Blake left.
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"Hey girl,how you doing? I saw your ex today,he is totally miserable now,anyways,it is nice to see him like that,he deserves it for making you cry. Call me later when you are done with work" A light skinned lady was voicemailing as she crossed the road.
"WHAT?"She screamed all of a sudden and she paused,standing on the last lane of the road.
The traffic light hit green and cars began to speed past her. She fell to her knees and began to cry.
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"Yes,we are eventually done for the day" Vincent cheered.
"Want to grab a drink?" Blake asked.
"Sure" Vincent said and then the car suddenly came to a stop.
"Ahh" Vincent groaned as his head jerked forward and then back.
"What is that?" Vincent asked weakly.
"It wasn't an accident and you are already groaning" Blake gested as he got down from the car.
He walked to her and bent down in front of her.
"Are you okay?" He asked.
"No"She said without raising her head.
"Standing on the road is not safe for you"
"I know" She said and then looked up.
'Oh my,am i hallucinating? Am i already dead? Did a vehicle kill me? He is so handsome'
"If you want to die,i can definitely do that for you" Another voice sounded behind him.
She looked at the other guy and saw an even more handsome face. Her face brightened as she smiled.
'He is so handsome' She thought.