The morning sun arose from the east and finally set its nest in the West.
The Parkers were earlier than usual as they made preparations to visit the hospital.
Jane was the first to descend the flight of stairs. Her hair was pulled back in a ponytail over a knee–length red skirt and a beige top. She seem to be in a hurry as she called out the two men, Leo and John Parker.
“Ain't you guys done?” Her voice echoed through the four corners of the house.
“ We're here,” Leo said, carrying out a bucket of fruits and soup.
“ I'll get the car ready,” John said and moved out. Jane and Leo followed him after.
HOSPITAL
“Miriam's back leaned against the bed as she gazed out of the transparent glass window– appreciating and taking in the breath of the sun which had embedded itself in the sky.
Although she felt bored and fed up with the smell of medicine and anything clinical, she loved the view ~so warm, quiet, and welcoming. She was so immersed that the knock on the door just flew by without her notice.
“ All up and awake”
Miriam who didn't know she had company flinched.
“ Gosh.... you scared me, Leo” she cried, and they giggled. With a pouty frown.
“ Sorry, honey~ we didn't mean to ” John brushed her back in a hug.
OFFICE
After a series of meetings, Nina wands her way back to the office. On arrival, She just dropped her documents and plopped into the chair exhausted — it had been a long and stressful day at Zips Conference.
The meeting took more than 2 hours, quite boring and she felt famished. She decided to place an order for two servings of potato chips and chicken.
Just as she scanned through her cell, a loud knock interrupted. With her eyes fixed on what she was doing, she answered.
“Yes, Come in....”
With the opening of the door, their eyes met —an unfamiliar figure greeted them from the doorpost. Clasped in his hands was a brown envelope.
“Oh, come in” Nina welcomed with a bright smile as she ushered him to a seat.
“ Good afternoon~ I'm Legend Smith from the Swiss zone group of companies. He introduced himself after settling in. “I was directed here by the secretary.”
“ Sure .... how may I help you ?”
“Well, just for the conclusion of the project —I'm here to deliver these documents which need your signature for finalization ” He stated handing over the documents.
“Oh, right... Can I have a look at it?” Nina asked and he nodded his approval. With a careful yet quick scan, she scribbled her signature without further questions.
“ Here you go.” She said with a smile as she handed back the documents.
“ Looking forward to our partnership.” She briefly added with a handshake. After the pleasant deal was sealed, Nina escorted him out and returned to her seat – finishing up a few tasks on her monitor, she retired to one of the sofas at the far corner of the office to rest.
As she settled in, her long legs stretched in front of her with her hands stretched out ~ Nina's glazed eyes stuck on the family portrait on the wall. That's when last night's incident struck her again.
Gina was oddly nice that she couldn't wrap her mind around what she got up her sleeves. She got a lot of questions chasing after each other at the moment.
Lost in her thoughts, a knock interrupted and she quickly answered it.
“ Oh, you're here ” She greeted with a smile on noticing who it was. “ I was about to visit your office.” She states as she welcomed him in. “ What brings you here?”
“ The chairman asked me to give you these ~ he needs you to hand it over to the board of directors.” He explained and Nina arched him to place it on her desk.
“ I'll do so soon after finalizing everything.”

CAMPUS
After several minutes, lectures finally concluded. The hall was suddenly thrown into a ruckus following the lecturer's last statement and he bid them farewell.
“ I'll see you tomorrow ” Rita announced her departure a few meters from her and Gina nodded with a smile.
“ Sure.... enjoy the rest of your day.” She said as she packed up her stuff.
“Need a bodyguard.” a voice whispered at the back of her ears and she instinctively knew who it belonged to.
“ And why that?” She asked with a giggle as she turned to face him.
“ Ah.... well ” He shrugged with a little chuckle as she waited for him to complete his statement.
“ I guess your outlook says so~ looking gorgeous ” He teased and they both laughed.“
“ You're kidding me, right,” she said, leading the way out of which Hades tailed after as they chattered away.
At the cafeteria, Hades and Gina were spotted having lunch together as they updated each other on their prior plans~ he made her know of his meeting with the investigator and their decisions so far.
“ He seems to be the right person for the job~ be ready for some good news.” He cheered her on and they both laughed. “ Anyways, how is it going with your mum?”
“ Good... I think I got her for good. She doesn't find me suspicious or anything ” She briefly answered as she chewed on her food. He nodded and they just continued with random topics.
“ Would you love to join me at the cinema tonight?~ It would be fun...”
“ Umm~ don't think so I have some stuff to work on.”
“Please Gee, don't turn me down, we won't spend much time there it's a promise. I have made reservations and your safety is guaranteed.”
He tried to persuade her, his gaze lined with heartsickness and this made her give in.
“Alright, then I will go with you if that will make you feel at ease.
”
Overwhelmed with joy, he hugged her with thanks showering down his lips~ so audible that everybody turned to look at them which made her embarrassed that she wore a sheepish grin. The waiter was no different; he lit up with a broad smile.
“Excuse me, sir, ~ your cocktail .” He cleared his throat which made Gina instinctively push Hades away. The young man chuckled at their looks as he placed down the drinks.
“ You two make such a cute couple .” He said and left right away.
They both turned to look at the waiter as he disappeared from their presence and turned back to stare at each other for some minutes before Gina broke the tension between them.