“Take them back to the helicopter now. They should not turn left or right,” Ahmed ordered their pilot, who was already very annoyed.
“All right, Sir,” the pilot responded, and followed the lady and her children.
“What happened, Mr. Nura?” Fredrick inquired.
“The mother of the children deceived your pilot, sir.”
“I see. She looked more like a student than a mother.”
“You are right, boss.”
As they were being led to the helicopter park, the boy asked her innocently, “Aunty, are you not giving us to the fine man again?”
She angrily pushed the boy forward, and ordered, “Let's go.”
Now, the boy missed his steps and fell on his face. Then, Madam Abigail, who was on her way to inform Victor of the new arrangements for them to spend one more night in the city, stumbled into the scene. As soon as she pushed the child, Madam Abigail pushed her too, and she fell down and bruised her nose, mouth, and forehead.
“Get up and pick him now. What kind of woman are you?” Madam Abigail thundered while others looked on.
The lady got up quickly and picked the child and continued walking very fast to avoid another attack. The security guards were pleased with Madam Abigail's action because they were handicapped. Punishing a woman had raised so much advocacy. They would have been accused of Female Subjugation.
“You must ask the community heads to keep eyes on the children,” Ahmed informed the pilot too.
“I got it, Sir,” the pilot responded and led them out of the stadium.
Later, they all had their lunch and dismissed. Indeed, it was a hitch free outing.
Meanwhile, the caterer that Richard and Robinson engaged delivered the food all the same. She had been trying to reach out to them, but to no avail. She hired a food delivery van that brought the food. As expected, the delivery van was not allowed into the stadium. The security was tight, so it remained parked outside the stadium.
There were about ten thousand and fifty youths who could not access the stadium. When the program ended, the caterer had no choice but to open the delivery van and allowed the youths to help themselves with the three thousand packs of food.
'I must get my money from the company.' She thought.
At the Grandcrest Luxury.
The team had their lunch with the dignitaries and everyone parted ways. Victor was in high spirit as well as others. Jordan Kediri was already stable and would remain in the hospital before having the liver transplant abroad.
Meanwhile, during the six pm National News, it was announced that the President, had appointed Victor as the Special Adviser to the President on Street Children, and they were shocked. Likewise, he was to resume immediately.
Before the announcement, Victor had planned to sell the two cars and retain one. The reason was that he wanted to use the income of the cars to buy some plots of land and establish a Gaming Center and Gardens. That would have created job opportunities for many. He was happy with the appointment, but that would not change his plans.
They remained in the hotel until he sorted things out. He did not wish to go back to the village with his team and have them continue to sleep in the uncompleted buildings.
Monday Night. Mr. Ken Israel’s House.
Mr. Ken Israel and his wife came back after the lunch with the President at the Grandcrest Luxury at about 4 pm. Dora's workers were aware of what to do. With Mrs. Duke in charge, she did not have to worry about anything.
“Thank you so much for coming to our rescue. The tea break added meaning to the occasion.” Ken commended his wife, who was showing some tiredness.
“Nothing will be too much for the organization that made my husband and me happy. Besides, you deserve it,” Dora responded, and turned to walk to the bathroom, but her worried husband pulled her back, and asked, “You look stressed out. Could it be the cooking contract?”
“May be. I just need to rest.”
“You are right. Just take it easy.”
He led her to the bathroom, massaged her and took her to the bed. He got the chef to prepare and gave her some herbal tea for rejuvenation. Subsequently, she slept until the next morning, and woke up strong for the day's job. Furthermore, Ken never joked with the National News. He must watch to know how the event of that day would be reported.
At the General Manager's house.
While at the lunch, Gabriel was able to go through his phone, saw many messages. He quickly clicked on Jeff's message. Instantly, his face beamed when he saw the pictures, and quickly drew his wife's attention.
“Wow! They are beautiful,” she hinted.
Meanwhile, the twins got home before their parents, and prepared to return to school the next day. They were happy with their dad for his achievement, and they decided to prepare a surprise to appreciate him. Meanwhile, Frank had calligraphy skills, and his sister suggested, “Let's write a note for him with your calligraphy skills.”
“That would be nice. Then what shall we write?”
When they were done with having their lunch, which was served at the stadium, Frank quickly walked to the room to get his writing tools and ink. As soon as they heard the car parked in the front of their house, they quickly picked up their placards with the calligraphy inscription and waited for them. They welcomed him with two placards with the most pleasant words a father would love to hear from his children.
“To a cherished dad on his accomplishment.”
"To my role model. Thank you for being my dad.”
Mary, the chef and the other domestic staff waited joyously to see the reaction of the parents.
Howbeit, Gabriel was stunned, but he was able to control his tears. He could not believe he could have such a wonderful family, judging from where he was coming from. Then, he gave the twins hugs and said, “Thank you, my lovely twins. I'm so proud to be your father. Thank you so much. It was our collective success. I succeeded because I have a great family. Keep being good children, then we would keep succeeding.”
“We got it, dad,” they responded simultaneously. Nevertheless, he collected the placards and went upstairs. Naomi, who was beside her husband, thanked and hugged the children too before moving upstairs with her husband. They were so tired, especially Gabriel. He needed a warm bath and herbal tea. Naomi helped him with that before she slept off. After his bath and herbal tea, he settled down to wait for the National News.
Tuesday Morning.
Ahmed had come as planned to return the twins to school. When he arrived, the children were already set. The General Manager was still in his room, but Naomi was already up and preparing to go to work. The children bade her farewell as they joined Ahmed, his driver and his orderly in the vehicle.
“Good morning, madam," Ahmed greeted Naomi, who was standing at the door to see the children leave.
“Good morning, Ahmed. Thank you for coming.”
“You're welcome, madam.”
“Please be careful.”
“Okay madam.”
“Goodbye mummy.”
“Goodbye children.”
Afterward, the driver drove off. Meanwhile, Naomi had given the children some cash for snacks and other emergencies. They were to drop it with the matron, who would keep it safe for them. She would have transferred the amount to the matron's account, but she preferred the children doing that by themselves. It gave them a sense of responsibility and accountability.
On the way, Francisca got a message from her friend and classmate, Hope Dana. She informed her that she would not resume that day, and was not sure if she could ever resume again because her father was ill. Now, Francisca was disoriented due to the message. She would have loved to see her before she continued, but was afraid that Ahmed would not want to divert. Although he could be playful with them, they were aware that his anger should be dreaded as much as possible. According to the girl's description of her house, it was somewhere around the village, where they usually buy live chicken. Nonetheless, the message made her moody.