The guy she seems to be talking to suddenly turn mute. The way he looked at his system was as if she wasn't even existing.
"Won't you answer me?" She asked sternly.
That tone she used made Carl to flash her a glare and continued what he is doing. She just stood there looking at him. She felt like to hit him. When she thought he wasn't going to reply her, he did.
"Did I tell you that I only have one personal assistant?" He said with a gloomy ferocious look.
This look got Renny scared. The voice too made her sore afraid. She could feel the hostility in them but that didn't stop her from talking.
"You made it sound so" she replied.
But because of fear, her voice was so low that it was more like a murmur.
"Young lady, I'm not in the mood for your gibberish complains. I'm leaving and will be back soon. Make sure I meet you when I'm back" he instructed with a very cold look and then left.
Renny slammed herself on the couch and rolled on it angrily with her legs up. She kept on murmuring to herself. Tears gathered in her eyes. She felt so frustrated.
"What a wicked being" she cried.
She felt like to shout the whole building down. She hated been stocked. This is one of the reason she sticked to Kim. She felt so much pity for her been that her life is usually controlled. Now she is the one in the same Kim's pitiable condition. She wished she could disappear into the thin air.
She sat up and scattered her hair angrily, then she glared at Carl's empty chair. Then she saw the steaming coffee.
"He didn't even take the coffee he sent me to get. Why disturb me when he knows he wouldn't take it. He's such a tyrant" she grumbled angrily to herself.
She then walked to the table.
"I won't let my effort waste" she said and carried the coffee.
She then took a sip of the coffee and grimaced because of it's bitterness.
"Argh" she exclaimed.
It was too bitter and she was about to vomit.
"No wonder he is so brutal. No one will drink his kind of coffee and still be nice" she said putting the coffee down.
* * * * * * * * * *
Kim was seated in front of Jeff discussing about work. He received the emergency mind link from Carl and then stiffened to listen. Kim understood immediately that he got a message.
"What's wrong?" She asked.
She has really gotten used to the way they communicate that she didn't panick as usual.
"Carl is just talking to me" he replied with a distant look.
Kim didn't say anything since she didn't want to distract him. She waited for his face to calm. Although it wasn't easy to detect that there was a change in his look. If not that he was with her, she wouldn't have detected so easily.
Sometimes she do wonder how he could maintain a plain face and still be communicating in two ways. She knew if he had been in a meeting and is in a middle of a conversation, he wouldn't even pause.
"Okay?" She asked when she saw that his face was calm.
She wanted him to explain what the conversation was all about.
"There is a family emergency" he replied.
Although Jeff's face was still calm, Kim looked alarmed. She knew if something serious didn't happen, an emergency wouldn't be called.
"Hope all is well?" She asked with so much anxiousness.
Jeff smiled.
"Hey be calm baby. Although I don't know what it is all about but I don't think you should panick" he said softly.
Kim wouldn't believe him because she knew that been that they are superhumans, there are some things they do take lightly but which is so important and dangerous when it comes to human.
Jeff knew what happened could be very serious because there was a little panick in Carl's voice and it was rare for him to show panick.
"No I don't believe you. You should get going. I will tidy this place up" she said standing up.
She then start to move closer to him.
Jeff frowned.
"Didn't you hear me baby?"
Kim didn't really know why he suddenly have a change of mood. She was only trying to show concern been that she's not someone who really cares a lot for others.
"I did. I was just ........" She was interrupted.
" That's not what I'm talking about" he said still with his frown.
" Huh....." She looked so confused.
"I just said there is a family emergency" he repeated.
He was trying to pass a message but it seems Kim wasn't getting it and it was making him unhappy.
"Yes I heard you and that's why I said that you should hurry" she said still with a confused look.
" Baby what name do you answer now?" He asked.
" Jeff, if you want to tell me anything just do" she said like she wanted to cry.
His voice is vague to her and he seem slightly angry with her. What was bothering her is that she didn't know the reason for the sudden anger.