CHAPTER THREE

<p>HANDKERCHIEF!!!! <br/> Message chimed on Rhida's phone, waking her up and she reluctantly take her noisy phone. She clicks on the message and her eyes widened, making her sit up. <br/>" Ah" she screamed, roughing her hair angrily and her two friends rushed in <br/>" What happened?" Elena asked Anne has a worried look on her face and then she smiled, sadness clearly shown in them. She didn't know it will cause her friends to worry this much. Then she shows them the message <br/>" You fail the interview?" Elena asked and she nodded and Anne heaved a sigh of relief <br/>" Life goes on" She touched her <br/>"There are still opportunities out there," Anne said <br/>" You will never listen to me. Just stick to your acting" Elena scolded <br/>" But I haven't got any roles after messing up on the red carpet," She said, looking down at her fingers <br/>" But.... " <br/>" Don't worry about me. I'm good at dealing with rumors, that's why I wanted to join the PR team but I got rejected. If I got the chance to get employed and I realized I love the job and I'm getting enough money, I'm going to quit acting" The last words seems like she was being forced to say <br/>" Why? You loved acting since when we are young" Anne said <br/>" Who knows? Maybe acting is not my way"<br/>" I don't think working at a company will be your way this way. You applied for employment at Collins Co. of all companies" Elena said and walked away <br/>" Such a meanie," Rhida said and turned to her friend who has a surprised look on his face <br/>"COLLINS CO.??? Whoa, that's one of the biggest companies here, how can you...." Then she stopped <br/>" Right, I cook some food. I prepare it for my son but it remains some, you two can eat it" Anne said and Rhida nodded <br/>" Tomorrow is the surgery," Anne said, she was scared, one could easily see that <br/>"We will be there with you," Rhida said and hugged her friend. <br/><br/> Dave and Donald rushed inside their Boss's house after an impromptu call from their furious boss. It was obvious that they haven't bath. Donald's glasses were on his nose and Dave's tie was at the back. They didn't know what their furious boss can do if they got just a minute late, but they knew it was not something good. <br/><br/>As they breathlessly entered their boss's house, they were greeted by a wave of tension in the air. The house was immaculately kept, and they hurriedly made their way through the elegant foyer toward their boss's study. The sound of their hurried footsteps echoed off the polished marble floors, adding to their already frazzled nerves.<br/><br/>As they entered the study, their boss, Iver, looked up from his desk and his stern gaze fell upon Dave and Donald. His furrowed brows and clenched jaw indicated his anger and in their tardiness and disheveled appearance.<br/><br/>Iver gave them a 'you are late! ' look and he look at them from head to them, irritated by the way they dressed<br/><br/>Dave glanced at Donald, who nervously adjusted his glasses and straightened his tie, which had somehow migrated to the back of his neck during their rush. Dave's tie hung askew, evidence of their hasty entrance. They exchanged nervous glances, fully aware of the consequences that awaited them if they failed to provide a satisfactory explanation.<br/><br/>"Sir," Dave stuttered, "we received your call just moments ago, and we rushed over as quickly as we could. We apologize for our appearance and any inconvenience caused."Dave said before their angry boss said a word <br/><br/>" Can you explain where my handkerchief is!" He hollered and Donald panicked, remembering he had put it on the table of the bar when he drugged him. <br/><br/>Donald's heart raced with panic as he tried to come up with a plan. He couldn't let his boss find out about what he had done, so he quickly devised a plan to divert his boss's attention away from the missing handkerchief. "I'm so sorry, sir," Donald stammered, feigning distress. "I must have left it in my car."<br/><br/>Dave, who was witnessing the scene unfold, quickly chimed in, trying to support Donald's excuse. "Yes, sir, I think I saw him keeping it in the car earlier. Perhaps it got misplaced there."<br/><br/>Their boss, Iver, glowered at them suspiciously, but the mention of the car seemed to momentarily distract him from his anger. "Well, go and retrieve it immediately then!" he barked, his voice filled with frustration.<br/><br/>Donald and Dave exchanged relieved glances before swiftly making their way out of his study. Once outside, Dave groaned in frustration.<br/>" I didn't know this was part of my job as a secretary! You planned this all yourself and I'm dragged into it!" Dave complained bitterly <br/>" I'm sorry friend, I owe you one, please let me quickly find it before he finds out" Donald pleaded and Dave sighed, knowing that is the solution now. <br/><br/>Dave nodded in understanding, realizing the gravity of the situation. "We need to find that handkerchief before he figures it out," he murmured as they rushed towards the bar where Donald had last seen it.<br/><br/>As they entered the dimly lit bar, they scanned the room, desperately trying to spot any clue that could lead them to the missing handkerchief. Donald's heart sank when he realized that it could be anywhere in the packed establishment.<br/><br/>"Excuse me," Donald approached the bartender, trying to convey urgency in his tone. "Have you seen a little box around here? It belongs to my boss, and it's really important."<br/>" No" <br/>"Huh... Uh?". Donald's eyes lit up and tell him the date but the bartender had told he didn't see any small box <br/>Donald nodded and gestured for him to leave and the bartender left for his business. Donald roughs his hair angrily and in frustration. He sit down and Dave sat beside him <br/>" Where did you last see it?" <br/>" I left it in the room, but it is nowhere to be found there." <br/>" THE ROOM?" Both of them said at once as if getting new information and stared at each other. <br/><br/>Donald called the man that delivered the money to the woman he set up with his boss <br/>" John, did you see the woman with the box?" <br/>" Yes, I saw her staring at the box but...." John was saying when Donald cuts in immediately <br/>" Ask the Agile team to track her down immediately!!!!!" He shouted <br/>" Yes sir, on it" <br/>" Hurry! " Donald said and cut. He looked at his friend and they both do their friendship shake. <br/>Within a minute they send the location of her house to them. And they rushed to the car, heading to her house. <br/>Rhida pack her cloth into a corner, ready to wash them and she took the pink handkerchief. The best way is to wash the smell away she thought. Because she was scared that she will keep longing for him; the person she don't know. This scares her. As she was about to wash it, she heard a knock from their gate and she put the handkerchief down and went to the gate. <br/>" Who are you? " She asked as she opened the gate and Doanld's eye widened as he saw her. It was her! He still remembers her. <br/>" The... " Donald was saying<br/>" Give us the handkerchief you took! " Dave cut Donald in, shouting at her. <br/>Donald looked at Dave as moved closer to him, whispering in his ear <br/>" Don't shout, if it worked as I planned she may be Mrs Collins" Donald whispered as Dave's eyes lit up, and looked at the woman in front of them <br/>" so behave yourself" Donald whispered again and step away from Dave and smiled at the woman in front of him <br/>Dave glared at her<br/>" I'm sorry ma'am, I mean madam, I mean ma, I mean..." <br/>Donald pushes him to one side. <br/>" We apologize" He bowed. <br/>" But we need the handkerchief you took," Donald said and later said" ma" as an afterthought and Rhida looked at them strangely <br/>" A sec" and turned back, took the handkerchief and the box then returned to the gate. <br/>Dave heaved a sigh of relief and Doanld collected it gently as if it was an egg, the one they have lost for a long time. <br/><br/>Donald's eyes widened with relief as he hurriedly swiftly pocketed it, exhaling deeply.<br/>" Thank you, ma'am," Dave said ad bowed then. <br/>Rhida looked at him strangely and then at Donald who smiled at her and left, half dragging Dave who kept bowing. <br/><br/>They both enter the car. <br/>"I'm glad we found it, it's a relief, "Donald said, starting the engine<br/>" I wonder what was so special about that handkerchief, it was always on him every time, at least since I started working here five years ago," Dave said and Donald smiled, driving away. <br/>" It has a story behind it. Thanks to it, he can live on" Donald said <br/>" You've been working with him for a long time, though he's always harsh on you and you're scared of him. Why don't you quit? " Dave asked and Donald smiled. <br/>" I will never quit, even if I'm dying," Donald said, focusing on his driving <br/>"Why? "<br/>" I owe him my life," He said and look at Dave <br/>" You? "<br/>" we could say the same," Dave said and they both smiled<br/><br/>Back in the study room, Donald handed the handkerchief to their boss, pretending relief. "Here it is, sir. I found it in my car, just as I suspected."<br/><br/>Iver collected the box and opened it, he saw the handkerchief and a chain, then he smiled <br/>" Alright, you may go" <br/>" You, clear all my schedule today, I need somewhere to be" <br/>Iver said with an authoritative tone and Dave bowed <br/>" Somewhere to be? Should I drive you?" Donald said<br/>" You should give me some privacy huh?" Iver said, his tone softened now<br/>" Sorry sir" Donald bowed a little<br/>" You are dismissed, " Iver said and they both left <br/><br/>Donald and Dave sighed in relief as they realized that their plan had worked, at least for the time being. However, the weight of their deception still hung heavy on their shoulders, a reminder of the secrets they were forced to keep. <br/><br/>Iver sat on a chair in his study and stare at the chain. He smiled. <br/>" I've found you" A smile crept at the corner of his lips</p>