“Shut my door,” he ordered one of his staff.
“All right Sir,” the clerk responded, and tried to shut the door, but could not because the door could not move and Richard could only watch from his seat.
“It's not moving, sir,” the clerk reported.
Now, the astounded Richard could not explain how the door that was automatically shut could just open on its accord. When the clerk was unable to get the boss to come and assist, he continued trying.
“This door was not like this when we left on Friday,” the clerk tried to say something at least.
“Leave it.”
“Okay Sir. I wish to dust your office, Sir.”
“Do not bother.”
The clerk nodded, and returned to his seat, and they worked silently until the unexpected guests barged in. They were fifteen, and came with the mindset that their checks were ready due to the manner the CSO ordered, 'Go and collect your money.' As a matter of fact, they came in peace.
Now, there was no room for asking for permission from the Secretary or clerk to see the boss. Neither was there room for the excuse of 'He is in a meeting'. The boss' door was open, so they cheerfully strolled in.
“Good morning, Mr. Johnson,” They greeted cheerfully. The frightened Richard was not expecting that, but he comported himself, and smiled back.
“You are all welcome. Kindly take your seats,” he offered
“Thank you, sir,” they appreciated simultaneously before they took their seats joyously and indicated,
“We have been trying to get across to you, Sir, but your phone was switched off.”
“You are right. I had been very busy,” he tried to explain with a forced smile, but some of them were not smiling, they only needed their checks and leave. They had gotten enough insult from him through his refusal to pick up their calls.
“Kindly give me my check, I want to leave,” one of them declared, and his tone was not amicable. Then, he stood up from his seat and moved closer to Richard’s desk. At that moment, the door which was stiff, and refused to be shut, suddenly closed abruptly.
“Did you lock us in? What are you up to?” They yelled, and stood up at once, ready to defend themselves. Unfortunately, they were not with their phones and could not contact anyone in the event of a sudden attack, not even their relations. For that, they felt threatened. Then, they demanded again, "Kindly give us our checks.” However, Richard managed to respond by making a promise that he knew was not feasible, “Your checks are not ready, please. I will contact you when they are ready.”
“You? You are not being honest with us.”
“Cherry Fields do not waste time in settling contractors.”
“Yes. You are right.”
They said their opinions simultaneously. Now, Richard, who was lost on what to do, remained calm. Even if he succeeded in convincing them to leave, how would they leave? After several hours, his guests misconstrued his calmness to depict nonchalance, so they pressed on with much doggedness.
“Are you giving us our checks or not?”
“If the checks are not ready, then, open the door for us, and allow us to leave.”
Meanwhile, the contractors were as confused as their host. If only he would allow them to leave. They were willing to come back any other day because, they were starving, while some had their children to pick from the schools.
Meanwhile, the most anxious among them was the contractor who took his pregnant wife to the hospital that morning because she was showing some signs of labor. If only he was with his phone, he would have contacted his wife, and found out about things or at least pick her calls if she called. Now, his wife and relations might have called his line. He was afraid that they may label him an irresponsible man. To cap it all, he just reconciled with his wife over a fight which involved both families, and they would think that he was unforgiving. So, he flared up and crossed over to Richard's swivel chair, and stood behind him.
Meanwhile, Richard, who had expected the man's action long ago, could only warn without getting up from his seat, “Don't come near me. I say, stop there.”
Nonetheless, the angry man ignored his warning and put his two hands beneath his shoulders, and lifted him up. Then, he ordered at once, “Get up, and open the door for us, now.”
As soon as he lifted the helpless Richard, his trousers which covered his erected penis fell off, and revealed what it covered. He was so weak due to the prolonged erection to defend himself. So, he yielded to the humiliation like a common thief. When the contractors saw his erected penis which pointed at them like a pike, they screamed at the same time while the females among them inched backward.
“Wow! He is bare.”
“In the office?”
“Kindly open the door and let us leave.”
Then, the Chief Security Officer who had been monitoring them from the Control Panel for several hours gave a silly laugh.
'Stupid man. You think you are the only person capable of mischief; two can play that game.'
At that juncture, the automatic door opened, and they screamed in unison, “Thank God.”
“At last. He has opened the door.”
“So if you were not pressured, you will not open the door?”
After the door opened, they fled his office. Likewise, the man, who lifted him left him instantly, and as he tried to seat back in a haste, the swivel chair shifted backward, and he fell to the ground. He hit his butt very hard when he landed, which caused a sharp pain and made it unable for him to move.
Then, he managed to pick up his trousers, and covered his lap again, but remained on the floor. Meanwhile, his staff members, who saw the contractors running away, hurriedly walked in and saw him on the floor, and exclaimed.
“Oh! How can they do this to you, boss?”
“Do we call the clinic?”
They inquired one after the other and he replied.
“No, don't worry. I will be fine. You can go back to your office.”
Before the close of work for the day, their erection was partially reversed to normal and the pains which Richard sustained had relieved him a bit. Then, Robinson helped him to walk to the car park while the members of staff watched them. They never thought of 'madam hotel room' and the promise to deliver the General Manager to her. Nevertheless, it never crossed their minds that their activities that day were recorded. They believed that the CSO stumbled on them accidentally.
At the Chairman's Office
After Ahmed was through with the Vice Chairman's Office, they set out to the Chairman's Office to discuss the state of the organization. Likewise, they were happy that more investors were willing to buy the shares of their organization, and that made the price of the share to go up drastically.
“That is a perfect job.”
“You are right, Mr. Morris. The event paid off.”
“Just as we anticipated.”
At the end of their discussions, Ahmed left and Ken informed Mr. Morris that he would not return to the Industrial Area with them.
“I will pick my wife after work, so I will not go home in your company.”
“Oh! That reminds me.”
Now, Mr. Morris' countenance changed. He picked his phone and hacked into Dora's account and responded on the internet
“I'm happily married. Keep off.”
Ken and Jeff watched him. Not knowing what he was up to.
“I have hacked her account to respond on her behalf to all the love advances, and deleted the post,”
“Love advances?” Ken asked.
“Yes. Some men can be stupid.”
At once, Jeff, and his dad, logged on to their accounts, but could not find anything about Dora. Even the earlier pictures were not there anymore. Now, Jeff looked at Mr. Morris, and inquired, “How did you do that, Mr. Morris?”