At the Government Hospital
After Freya left for Daniel's school, Olivia adjusted, and continued with her work. Nichole did the same, and carried on with her work too. After a few minutes, Olivia began yawning and rested her head on the headrest. Nevertheless, Nichole was distraught to see her looking tired. Then, she looked at her watch, called out, “Angel.”
“Yes, Mom,” she looked at her, and answered without hesitation. Then Nichole conciliated, “I can see that you are tired. Get ready. We are leaving immediately.”
“Okay, Mom. Are we leaving without Aunty Freya?” Olivia asked, and turned off her system.
“Yes. She will meet us at the restaurant.”
“I got it, Mom.”
They got off the office, and Rachel greeted, “Have a nice day, Mrs. Bailey.”
“It's all right, Rachel. See you tomorrow,” Nichole responded, and they walked to the car park. Before they drove off, she gave Freya a call and directed her to the restaurant.
“That is a good one, mom. You are the best,” she responded joyously.
“You are welcome,” Nichole responded, and cut the call. Then, she watched Olivia fasten her seatbelt, and she did the same.
“Are you through?” She asked, “Yes mom,” she responded, and thereafter, she drove off.
At the Food Planet Restaurant.
Arthur was patiently waiting for his order, while Tim was busy with his song when Nichole walked into the restaurant. The waiter walked them to the general table, and they graciously took their seats, oblivious of her husband's presence.
“Kindly place your order, madam,” the waiter requested. Now, Olivia looked at her mother-in-law and proposed, “Let's wait for Freya and Daniel, mom.”
“No. You need to take something. They can order for theirs whenever they arrive,” Nichole pointed out. Before Olivia could protest, Harriet, who accompanied the waiter to deliver Arthur's and Tim's order, spotted Nichole and her daughter-in-law, and she stopped.
“Wow! Mom and Angel. I am glad to see you,” she greeted warmly.
“Hello, Harriet. How are you?” Nichole greeted, while Olivia smiled.
“I'm fine, Mom, but Why are you sitting here. Father is at the VIP table with the Young Super Star,” Harriet informed.
“Oh!” Nichole exclaimed, and got up at once. Olivia got up too, and she led them to the VIP table. Nevertheless, Arthur and Tim were startled when they saw them.
"Nichole,” Arthur called out in bewilderment. “Yes, hubby. I am happy to meet you,” Nichole answered, and walked to him, before she gave him a peck. Thereafter, she sat beside him.
“Good day, father,” Olivia greeted before she took her seat beside her cousin.
“Good day, Angel. You must be a lucky girl for your mom to think of taking you out,” Arthur teased, and confirmed Freya's notions about her penny-pincher mother. They laughed happily, and the waiter dropped the food in front of the two.
“Kindly place your order, Mom and Angel,” Harriet requested.
“Before then, get two more seats. We are expecting two more guests.”
“All right, Mom.”
She took their order, and left while the waiters added two more seats to the table.
“Two more people? Who are they?” Arthur inquired. Then, Nichole smiled and responded, “Freya and Daniel will join us soon.”
“I see.”
Thereafter, Freya and Daniel arrived, and they had a good time, and momentarily forgot about the absent ones.
“Thank you for the treat, mom and dad,” Freya appreciated. Tim, and Olivia, did the same before they left the restaurant.
Meanwhile, Freya would not wish to return to her lonely house, which reminded her that her husband had gone to a war torn Zingcord. Therefore, she joined her parents to the Native Home.
A few minutes after 4 PM, Olivia was sleeping, when she got a call from her husband. The ringtone woke her up, and her eyes sparkled when she saw the caller.
“Oh my God!” She exclaimed before she swiped the call receive button, and called out, “Hubby.”
“Yes, my Angel. How are you?”
“I'm fine. I'm delighted to hear from you. How are you?”
“I'm good. I wish to inform you that we are through, with our meeting, and we are leaving for the airport now.”
“That is good to hear. I wish you a safe flight.”
“Ok, my dear. I love you.”
“I love you the more.”
The excited Olivia could not go back to sleep after the call. She only looked on and waited for her husband's return. Nevertheless, while she was waiting, she heard jubilation in the parlor. It happened that Denise had informed his parents of his return that night. Mr. Fields was not left out of the jubilation when he got his call.
At Jalin
After Denise and his team left for the airport, Dr. Parker was relieved of his acting. He glared at the patients, who would have exposed him before he left with his team members.
“It's a good idea to secure the ordnance depot,” Dr. Parker pointed out to his deputy while they walked back to the car.
“Yes, Dr. Parker. That makes sense.”
“The young man seemed to be good at his job,”
“Certainly. He proved himself as the descendant of Gen. Armand Bailey.”
“I can't wait to have them take the oath of secrecy, and we will go down to business.”
Thereafter, they got back into the vehicle, and returned to the government house. While in the vehicle, he began to write his report, beginning from the visit to the Government Hospital, and how he sent a critically ill child abroad for treatment. He quoted the cost of the drugs and treatment, and requested for more ammunition. Nevertheless, he supported his report with pictures and videos which displayed where he assisted the doctor with the drugs. He also sent the picture he took with Mr. Abel.
However, he was relieved after sending the report, and slept peacefully in the car until they got to the government house.
“Are we going to the house or the office, Dr. Parker?” The driver inquired when they got into Jalin.
“Take me to the office. I will wait for the response to my report from the UN.”
“It is all right, Sir,” the driver responded, and headed to the Government House. Meanwhile, it was 6 PM, and the right hour for the time delayed bomb to detonate. The driver parked in the vestibule, and Dr. Parker got out of the vehicle. Subsequently, his team members parked beside him. Then, he faced his deputy, and announced, “You can close at once. I will work for a while.”
“It is okay. Good night, Dr. Parker.”
“Good night,” he responded, and walked into his office
The deputy got back into his car and turned on his engine, and suddenly, he heard a sound, “Boom.” He ignored it and moved on. Nevertheless, he drove for only five seconds when he heard another sound, and this time, it was too real and loud enough to be ignored. At that point, he saw a thick smoke at the storage compound, and he screamed, “Oh! My God,” and got off his car. Now, the other team members, who were on their way home, were perplexed too, “What must have happened?” they asked one after the other. The blast was so loud that even a deaf could hear it. Unfortunately, Dr. Parker did not hear it because of the noise proof door and windows in his office. Nevertheless, the deputy and other team members clustered at a distance and watched their armory go down in flame. The fire service crew was not in operation, just like the doctors. Dr. Parker had bombed them at one time or the other to express the brutality of the rebels.