131 131- Blind Trust
“So, you acting crazy because you had this nightmare last night? Come on, Marissa,” Sophie handed over the Diet Coke can to her and took the place beside her on the couch.
Kids were still with their daddy, giving the girls enough time to catch up.
“So, you think that I’m crazy?” Marissa asked and squinted one eye as a whizzing sound escaped from the can she was opening.
Flint, reading an old newspaper, folded it and placed it on his lap, “You used to have these nightmares when you left Sangua,” he reminded her in concern and took off his reading glasses too, “and they continued until a couple of weeks back…”
Marissa nodded and took a sip of the frizzy drink.
“This time my gut feeling is so strong, Flint,” she pulled her hair in a fist, “I think Nina and Valerie are up to something. At the moment, my top priority is my kids.”
“That’s why you said no for this date?” Sophie asked her but Flint was the one who responded to
it.
Flint looked puzzled, “Date? Am I missing something?”
“They were supposed to have dinner tonight because it was her birthday and she ruined it,” Sophia explained to him, “Rafael so wanted to take her.
She said throwing a cushion on Marissa’s lap.
“He must be mad about it,” Flint placed his reading glasses back on his nose and got hold of his
newspaper.
Marissa started shaking her head, “Ah! Flash news, Grandpa. He wasn’t mad at all!”
With a frown, Flint took off his glasses again and eyed the girls sitting on the couch.
“Rafael was all cool about it?”
“Yeah. He keeps treating her with so much gentleness…” Sophie had a dreamy look in her eyes, “I’m trying hard not to break the sister code here otherwise I could have stolen him and never returned to anyone.”
This time Marissa was the one who tossed the cushion back at her, “Brat!”
“Are you scared of them, Marissa?” Flint asked her softly. For his age, there weren’t that many wrinkles on his face but the way he sacrificed his privacy and let Marissa in along with her three kids. Marissa was obliged to him.
“For kids? Yes, I am. But do you want to know the best thing about that dream?” she said with a laugh, “I almost chewed her finger.”
She chugged down all her drink from the can and placed it aside on the couch.
When the doorbell rang, Sophie closed her eyes as if she didn’t hear it, “I’m not taking it. I’m asleep. My sleep is too deep…”
131 131–Bland Trust
Marissa gave a playful punch on her shoulder and got up to get the door.
The delivery guy handed over the pizza to Marissa along with the bill.
“Guys! Who ordered pizza?” she placed the boxes on the table.
“Oh. How could I forget pizza? I did,” Sophie face palmed and got to her feet.
“I have paid. You can rest the
your royal ass, back on the sofa, Marissa teased and went to
kitchen to fetch the plates.
Sophia hungrily grabbed a slice and started eating it like a beast, “Oh. I love pizza,”
Her eyes rolled back in her head.
“And in the morning, you drink those herbal teas to get rid of the tire around your midriff,” Marissa mocked her again.
She could never understand why Sophic made her weight an issue when she was smart and was in much better shape than Marissa.
“I’m thinking of joining a gym,” Marissa stated nibbling on her pizza, “This weight isn’t shedding off after the kids. And then my poor diet choices…” she showed the slice to her friends.
Flint was least interested in pizza.
“Don’t worry about poor diet choices, Sophie took out another big slice from the box, “Pizza is the healthiest junk according to a new survey report”
Flint started laughing and hid his face behind the paper.
“I’m serious, Grandpa, Sophie passed them a warning glare, “just look at the amount of cheese, veggies, and chicken. Proteins, dairy, vitamins. Everything is there.”
“Yeah. With loads of carbs! You need a doctor, Dr. Sophie.
“No, I don’t!” Sophie snapped in ‘Ariel style‘ making them crack up with mirth.
After the banter, Marissa felt much better. Otherwise, Nina and Valerie had almost given her a heart attack last night.
“And the way Rafael calmed me?” she thought to herself.
This time when her phone started buzzing, Marissa rested her head back, “It’s in my room and you are bringing it, Sophie.”
Sophie groaned in frustration, “Urgh! On it.”
She left the room stomping her feet and returned with Marissa’s phone..
“Dean is calling you,” she said giving the phone to Marissa.
Why will he call me at night when we are already meeting tomorrow morning?
Thinking this to herself, she received the call, “Yes, Dean! Hi!
“Hey, Marissa. Can you come tomorrow early morning? I mean before the usual arrival time?”
Marissa mouthed Sophie silently for another Diet Coke can “Wha? le mon
131 131–Blind Trust
“Nothing serious. Tomorrow is off for all the employees. I have asked Delinda too to come early and lock your foodstuff if there is any. Or maybe take it home.
“Tomorrow is off?” she pressed her phone between her shoulder and neck and took hold of the Coke can, Sophie brought for her, “Why off? And why are we supposed to move the edibles away?”
“I don’t know. Our CEO seems to have become paranoid. He wants an immediate fumigation tomorrow. The office needs to be closed for twenty–four hours. We are planning to open the offices late on Tuesday.”
Marissa’s mouth opened in an O shape.
“Fumigation? What’s this about? Mice?” she folded her legs under her and took a chug from the
can.
“Nah. I don’t know why he wants to do it. He gave some strange excuse.
“Strange excuse?” she asked Dean but could feel Flint’s and Sophia’s eyes on her.
“Yeah. He thinks our offices have snakes.
What? Snakes?
“O.M.G!”
“Yeah. I know. Please come early and remove those food packages, especially the ones that are
not canned.”
“Sure, Dean. See you later.
She placed the phone down and eyed her friends.
“What happened?” Flint inquired.
*Rafael has ordered the entire MSin building fumigated. The excuse is kind of strange… he thinks that there are snakes in the office.
Flint curved down his lips, “Snakes?”
Sophia covered her mouth with her palm, “Oh,
Flint and Marissa both turned to her, “What?”
my God!
*Do you even remember what you told him this morning when you said no to the date, Mar?” Marissa still had confusion on her face.
“You, dummy. You said there are snakes in his office. The man trusts you blindly, Marissa. And yet you keep convincing us that he is with you just because of kids.”