It was Monday morning, one of the busiest days in the company.
As usual Boris and some of the other employees were already in the company before seven forty AM.
After arranging some of the files on his table Boris came out to grab a cup of coffee.
Once he came out his gaze went directly to the secretary who was arranging the bunch of files on her table and immediately he smiled to himself and started walking towards her.
"Good morning my angel, how was your night?" Boris said to the secretary while smiling ears to ears but she eyed and continued what she was doing.
"Good morning" Boris greeted again before sitting in the chair opposite her.
"Good morning Mr. Boris, what do you want?" The secretary asked him while arranging the files she was still arranging.
"Nothing, just wanted to greet you" Boris said to the secretary who nodded without replying.
"Christine, for how long am I going to be begging you just to give me only one chance, just one chance to prove to you how much I love you? Don't you pity me?" Boris inquired sorrowfully but the secretary looked at him for some seconds and shook her head in disbelief.
"Boris I have told you millions of times that I'm not ready to be in any relationship, why can't you understand that?" The secretary inquired but Boris paid a deaf ear.
"So you want to tell me that you don't wish to be like Catherine one day, and someone will propose to you in front of everyone. Do you know how it feels?. Just give me one chance and I will make you the happiest woman on earth." Boris said to the secretary boastfully.
"Unbelievable" The secretary muttered to herself while shaking her head in disbelief.
As Boris was about to reply her Catherine came in and immediately Boris looked at the secretary angrily and said to her:
" Don't think that this is over, I will never give up until you accept my proposal" and immediately the secretary widened her eyes in surprise.
Afterwards Boris started heading towards where the recipient containing the coffee was kept.
As he was pouring the coffee into the disposable cup he heard his name from behind and once he turned he saw Jerry.
"Boris to my office now I have something important to show you" Jerry ordered him and without hesitating he left the little coffee he had poured inside the cup and started following Jerry towards his office.
After some minutes he came out with some files and headed straight to where he left the coffee.
Once he reached there he poured more coffee into the little one he had left before and added some sugar before taking a sip of it.
Before heading to his office he looked at the secretary who was looking at him and blew a kiss at her but she eyed him in disgust and turned her gaze away.
As he was heading upstairs he felt a sharp pain in his stomach and immediately he paused for some seconds and massaged his stomach with his palm before continuing where he was going.
But as he took two steps again the pain became severe and immediately his vision started failing him, it seemed as if the roof was going to fall on him and before he could realize it he collapsed on the floor splashing the cup of coffee he was holding on his body while foaming from the mouth.
Without hesitating his colleagues who were around rushed towards him and alerted Jerry immediately.
"What's wrong with him?" Jerry asked in surprise.
"We don't know sir we only saw him collapsing on the floor but we have called the ambulance they will be here soon" One of the colleagues informed Jerry.
Jerry, who couldn't wait for the arrival of the ambulance, asked them to help him and carry him to the garage.
Without hesitating they carried the unconscious Boris to Jerry's car and immediately he zoomed off and started heading towards the hospital.
Jerry kept pacing up and down while anticipating the arrival of the doctor who was in treating Boris in the ICU room.
He kept praying that nothing happens to him because Boris has been his friend right from childhood.
He was more than a friend to him, he was like a brother to him even though sometimes they both acted like dog and cat the bond of friendship that existed between the both of them was very strong.
After what that seemed like forever the doctor came out of the ICU room with a gloomy face.
He asked Jerry to follow him to his office.
"Doctor, how is he doing?" Jerry asked the doctor with a worried tone.
"He's out of the danger zone for now" The doctor said to Jerry and immediately he heaved a sigh of relief.
"But doctor what was wrong with him?Jerry inquired with a worried tone.
"He was poisoned" The doctor replied Jerry and immediately Jerry widened his eyes in surprise.
"What!" Jerry asked in surprise.
"What was the last thing he took this morning?" The doctor asked Jerry.
"It was a cup of coffee, that was what stained his clothes when he collapsed.
"But who would have poisoned him and why?" Jerry asked sorrowfully.
"Well you are the one in a better position to answer that question but one thing is sure, the person that poisoned him is in the company.
"Hope he is going to get better soon?" Jerry inquired sorrowfully.
"I can't say that for now because the type of poison that was added to his coffee is a very dangerous one and fortunately the quantity wasn't much but despite that he could be hospitalized for months because the effects are very severe. Whoever added that poison to his coffee wanted him out of the company." The doctor explained to Jerry who bent his head in grief.
"He was a good person, he never had problems with any of the employees who could have done this to him."Jerry asked sorrowfully.
"Well we will do everything in our power to save him but I will advise you to find out who is responsible for this. He is a threat to your company and if the news goes viral you know the effect it will have on the image of your company." The doctor said to Jerry who nodded in agreement.
"Can I go and see him?" Jerry inquired and the doctor nodded in agreement.
Without hesitating he left the doctor's office and started heading towards the ward where Boris was being treated.