Stolen pen

Zamir Jackson walked into his company x with his shoulder high.He was a proud man alright and he was showing it well enough to his employees as he walked up to the elevator that was to take him to his office floor.

Once the elevator door opened and he made to step in, the sight that welcomed him made him crank up his nose in disgust,he didn't even bother hiding it afterall this stinky person was also on his payroll "well, are you going to get out of the fucking elevator?"

The figure inside quickly bursts out series of apologies and ran out of the elevator pushing the cleaning cart along.

Zamir tsked at the cleaning lady before entering the elevator. The moment the elevator began to ascend, the woman breathe a sigh of relief but her heart was still racing in fear so she quickly pushed the cart to a corner and walked out of the building as calmly as she could manage.

"good morning Mr Jackson" Zamir's secretary greeted as he walked pass without sparing her a single glance in response but it made her glad.Mr Jackson sparing her a glance meant she was in trouble.

Zamir walked into his office and sat with a contented sigh atleast the smelly cleaner did a good job on his office.His secretary walked in after brief knock on the door.

"Mr Jackson, the Y group chairman called this morning and they're willing to do business... I arranged a meeting with them for two pm sir...."

"I'll also be needing your approval on this document" she said and carefully placed the papers on the desk.

Zamir who had deemed himself too high to speak with his secretary finally picked the papers and went through them, satisfied, he turned to pick his favorite pen from it's holder...

The secretary swallowed seeing her boss hand froze in air and a chill went down her spine when he turned to her with a frown " where is my pen?" he asked, his voice cold

Sophie wished she could disappear right at this moment, anything to make her boss attention not be on her "i i'm sorry I don't understand"

"Where is my new fountain pen, the one with the golden case?" he's really trying to keep cool right now but what he would not tolerate was stealing

He rubbed his temple in frustration as the shaky fool in front of him kept stuttering and saying all kinds of rubbish.He was quiet certain it was on his desk before he left yesterday,hell that's where he always left it...."who else aside from the cleaner came into my office this morning?" he asked more calmly

"no...no one sir I swear"

"then just don't stand around go and get her here" he yelled and had his secretary sprinting out of his office.

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"Didn't think you'd be showing your thieving face around here anymore Helen?" Zamir drawled as he assessed the shameless woman in front of him "I thought you were going to just quit and never come back, but here you are with the stolen pen"

He had been very pissed at his secretary yesterday and had nearly chewed her head off when she came back to inform him that the cleaner whom he met on his way was nowhere to be found "do you have something to say"

"I'm so sorry, I was only borrowing it" cried the poor lady " my son...."

"you were only borrowing something that expensive, without informing me first" Zamir shouted cutting her off

He wasn't going to bother with this poor pathetic old lady "Sophie?"

"yes sir"

"take every of the company's property from Mrs Lopez,and under no condition should she be allowed into the company again"

"Mr Jackson?" the old lady called quietly,her eyes full of tears but he ignored her and continued

"and also, send a circular to other companies... that Mrs Lopez here is a thief and cannot be trusted"

He turned to look at the woman who was now on her knees and bawling her eyes out "I'll make sure you never get a job elsewhere, now out of my office before I call security" he said and turned around to look outside.

TWO WEEKS LATER

Noah sighed for the hundredth that morning time as he grabbed onto a streetlight pole with one hand while his mother grabbed his other hand and was fruitlessly trying to get him back into the house.

"mom i'll be late for the interview, you have to let go now" he repeated

"but the doctor said you have to rest well or you'll be back in the hospital... one more week, one week and i'll let you do whatever you want okay"

Noah sighed again but he didn't budge,who was he kidding, her mother's former boss had made sure she won't be getting any job at any other company within state because of some stupid pen he hadn't needed but he wasn't going to tell her that.

He had been in a coma for two whole month after he got in a hit and run accident, he'd been rushed immediately to the hospital and had surgery.his mother had been left to pay for the entire hospital bill along with the little money he managed to save before the accident which was supposed to be used to clear his late father's debt.

"look you don't need to do delivery anymore,you can write more novels like you did in the hospital..."

"I know but how are we supposed to live till I'm done with it?"

"i'm sorry..." his mother's voice turned small and finally loosened her hold on him

Noah hugged his mother before she starts crying again "i'm not blaming you... don't be sad"

"I just wanted you to use a nice pen,I didn't want people to know what was happening so I borrowed it...all those money you made writing that book was used to pay for the bills and..."

"it's okay mother, really it's okay" he said and pulled away holding his mother's shoulders "to ease your mind..." he smiled "i'll only do this delivery for a while,to get you to start something small and i'll also be writing... well if there's time, what do you think?"

His mother wiped her eyes, smiled back and nodded "okay".