The flickering gas lamp cast long, dancing shadows across the room, each one a grotesque parody of his own despair. Rain lashed against the grimy windows, mirroring the storm raging within him.
Alexander, his face pale and drawn, stared at the window .
In a dark cold gloomy room . He wore a long black shirt with long black pants and sitted calmly, at a distance with a cigarette hanging precariously between his fingers.
The ash growing long and threatening to fall. Alexander inhaled deeply, the smoke filling his lungs, a bitter taste lingering on his tongue. It did little to soothe the turmoil within him..
It was a sight he should never have witnessed, a memory dredged up from the abyss of his past, a past he had buried deep within the darkest recesses of his soul.
Those eyes, that face , those lips... he can't mistake them for anyone.. he took a sip of his whiskey and run his fingers through his hair.
A piece of paper caught his eye. He reached out to pick it from his desk.
He stared at it blankly, his face twisted with disgust. Alex glared at the picture in his hands, the woman in the picture smiling serenely back at him. Her eyes, the color of a stormy sea, held a challenge he couldn't ignore.
Alex reached out for his phone from his pocket and dialed a number.
he placed the phone to his ears and spoke in a cold authoritative tone.." send in kalix"
and ended the call .
A few minutes later,bthe door creaked open and kalix, Alexander's assistant appeared, his face of impassivity, "yes, Mr stern you sent for me'"
Alexander gestured towards the desk were the profile of 5 other applicants laid. "These are the chosen applicants, send them in ..."And with this,... he took a pause staring at the profile in his hand "find out everything you can about her " he threw Hazel's profile on the desk .
kalix pick up the papers ." I will as you say sir'" he bowed slightly then left.
Alexander contemplated so hard but in the end he decided to make the call personally..
With trembling fingers and much hesitation he picked up his phone again and dialed the number he memorized from her profile...
on the third ring.. he heard her a voice from the other end of the phone and his heart skipped a beat.
" Ms . Roberts, he said , his voice cold and chilling, I have reconsidered.
I'd like to offer you the position.