SERIES : the missing key (episode 4)

(EPISODE 4)
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She angrily banged the door behind her she left

the room and entered my room... My door was

already opened so she walked straight in. she
started searching all over like it was her room, I
didn’t speak with her. We had a brief quarrel last night
before I went to bed. Something that led her to hit me while I

rained abuses on her and reminding her of how she follows men.

When she was
through, she
walked out of the
room without
saying a word to
me. I wanted
to hiss loudly so
that she could
hear it but
dad was around and
I knew she
wouldn’t let it go if
she hears
the hiss. I didn’t
want dad
taking out his
already ignited
tantrum on
us. The day was
already starting
badly.
She met my mum in
the sitting
room. There was no
need to
speak. They
stopped helplessly
wondering where
the key was.
They begin to
search between and
within the
seats.
Dad came out of
the room and
went straight to
the door; he
stopped and stared
at it, as if
asking himself
‘what should I do
now?’
There was no
possibility of
breaking down the
strong
metallic bullet proof
door. A few
months ago, dad
had angrily
and suddenly
relieved the
gateman of his
duties because of a
pardonable
mistake. Now there
was nobody
outside the
compound that he
could call to
help him pull some
stunts
outside. Dad had no
driver; dad
was very impatient
with drivers.
The spare key got
lost almost
seven months ago,
it was John's
fault. We have been
managing
this single remaining
key since
then. The
back door key which
was
occasionally used
was in the
same bunch with
the exit door
key. There was just
no way out.
Who would have
imagined that this
would be our
plight on this
Monday morning?
Time was ticking.
I think dad was
thinking of who
he would call that
would help
him get some
professionals to
help him break
down the door,
because
he was busy with
his cell phone.
“Where could this
key be?” Mum
whispered. The
mistake she
made was that she
allowed dad
to hear it.
“You can continue
asking
yourself such a silly
question.
But have you taken
you time to
imagine how you
sound with
such words
coming out of your
lips?”
Mum looked at him
helplessly,
she was already
getting used to
him and the way he
talked. “I
am not as silly as
you take me
for you
know, I am sure I
kept the key
on this table, why
should
whatever happened
to it after I
kept it be my fault?
Why don’t
you believe
me when I say that
I kept it
here?”
“I can only believe
you when…”
His cell phone
rang,'his boss'.
He took a long
breath before
answering the call.
“I can’t believe you
are not yet
in the office, are
you okay?” His
boss quickly said
before dad
could say hello.
“I just have a little
set back I will
soon be there sir,”
dad said. He
was trying to sound
confident.
“Do you know what
time it is?
This is past eight.
You should be
here in the next ten
minutes, I
am waiting.”
The line went dead
before dad
could give his fake
reassurance
speech.
He looked at mum,
“do you see
what you are
making me pass
through?” His voice
was loud.
He was now ready
to let out the
whole anger
he felt.
You see, the
thunder like
emotion called anger
has a way
of obscuring any
intent we
have. Remember,
dad was
trying to call
someone
who would help him
break
down the door.
Instead he
spent valuable time
calling mum
silly, I didn’t think
mum was the
silly one here.
“Do you know this
might cause
me my job?” he
continued in a
much louder tone.
. “What do you
stand to gain by
doing this? You
might think this
is a joke but it is
not. This
morning meeting is
one that I
cannot afford to
miss. I have
with me here,
important
company
documents that will
be
needed for the
meeting. If I
don’t attend it, it
will be the
greatest
catastrophe of all
times.
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EPISODE 5!!!