Bye Bye Home… Hello Rome..
Chapter Three.
Sneak, stuck
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"This is the building, Tomoyo?" Sakura said "Man, look at the size of this thing".
"They call it a skyscraper" I said "And we are going inside there in a matter of seconds"
"How?"
"why of course we are going to go past the security guards"
"How?" she asked again and I turned to her and smiled.
"Just stick with me" I said " Here take this" I handed her a jacket, camera, a notebook, and her student Id card.
"what are these for?" she asked
"Stop asking questions, will ya?" I said obviously annoyed by her freaked out attitude. "Just trust me"
"I do, but if we got caught we are so dead. We could end up in jail" she said as her face showed pure horror." I don't want to spend my rest of my life in a dark cold cell with the ghost of the past prisoners who died there"
I gave her the look that clearly said ' SHUT UP' and luckily, she got the message and started wear the jacket and hanged the camera and student Id card around her neck.
"Ready to go?" I asked.
"Do I have a choice in that?"
"Yeah you are right. Ready or not you are coming with me"
"I know"
We walked to the entrance of the building. And we saw the security guard watching our movement. He was an old man in his fifties. Sitting on a chair by the door with a newspaper and a cup of coffee. It was clear that he was a lazy guard. I walked toward him with Sakura not very far behind.
"Hello, Sir. We are journalists from highlands commercial and economic newspaper" I said flashing my Id card and Sakura started nodding in agreement like crazy obviously frightened " We came from England to interview some of this 'Li corporations' employees. So if you don't mind letting us pass"
The reply was a VERY puzzled face. The three of us stayed still there and very unmoving. Until Sakura whispered something in my ear.
"Is he even alive?" she said checking the pale creature in front of us.
"He should be. I can see his blood run in his veins through his lizard like skin" I whispered back. And she shivered in disgust.
"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, yOu LaDy aRe EnGlAnD" The guard suddenly said "sOrRy, No SpEaKiNg EnGlAnD"
"That explains the silent treatment" Sakura said "How in earth are we going to make him understand?"
"Sign language" I said.
"He is not deaf" she said "And when you did you get sign language classes?" sometimes I think that Sakura is ridiculous. so I ignored her and turned to the old man.
"We" pointing at both Sakura and I "Write " I held an imaginary pen and started writing in the air "For a Newspaper"
"Hn??" he said and I fell on the ground.
"Damn Italians " Sakura said "To slow to understand "
"Look who is talking"
"Nice to know what do you think of me "
I got up and repeated the actions from before." We write for a newspaper " but he still giving me the puzzled look so I smashed his head with his newspaper " A NEWSPAPER ,DAMN IT"
"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh, u HeRe 4 iNtErveiw "
"YES" I yelled.
"gO iN "
"Finally" I said dragging Sakura with me inside.
"I knew we should have taken Italian lessons"
*~* President office *~*
"40,000 $" Eriol said.
"I'm sorry, sir" Kaho said "I can't do it "
"How about 100,000 $?" Saoyran said "Its all we can offer"
"I can't "
"how about 100,000 $ and promotion" Eriol said " I'll make you my assistant"
"Hey, what about me?" Saoyran said angrily "if she is going to be the assistant, where would I go?"
"I'll place as the president of the branch in Paris" Eriol said "Its time for you to handle your own business besides I've been thinking about firing that old woman"
"Oh really why don't you just throw me in the streets and make HER the president " Saoyran said pointing at Kaho.
" Gentlemen please" Kaho said " I'll do it in one condition"
"Anything, we have only got 3 days "
" I want 5 million in my bank account by the end of the day"
" WHAT??" Saoyran yelled. "we might be rich but we don't go spending our money on gold digging bitches like you" he continued glaring at her.
"pardon me but I'm not talking to you Mr. Saoyran. So, Mr. Eriol do we have a deal?" she said.
"Kaho.." Eriol said calmly.
"Yes, Sir?"
"YOU ARE FIRED.GET OUT OF MY BULIDING " He yelled not keeping his cool anymore "AND IT WOULD MUCH BETTER IF YOU LEAVE ITALY" he continued and Saoyran smirked clearly pleased by the reaction.
"You heard the guy, OUT" He said pushing her out of the office" You are NOT welcomed anymore" and slamming the door at her face. He turned to his brother who was out of breath.
" I need fresh air " Eriol whined after a minute "I'm going to take the rest of the day off"
"whatever you say" Saoyran said " I'm coming with you" he said as he followed Eriol out of the office closing the door behind him.
*~*Ground – elevator*~*
"Stupid machine" I said as kicked the door of the elevator "Ouch"
"Easy on the foot" Sakura said laughing.
"What kind of impolite journalist are they ?" a business woman by the reception asked.
"Uh go to hell you snobbish bitch" I whispered and Sakura continued laughing "You too poor bitch"
"Why thank you" Sakura said "Hey look. The elevator door has opened"
"About time. lets go" and we both walked inside.
"Look at all the buttons" Sakura exclaimed. "Which floor?"
"The highest floor. I want to see a good view from the roof "
"So it's the 50th " she said pressing the button. And we felt the machine move up.
"This going to take a while …"
And we waited and waited and waited …..
*~*At The 50th Floor*~*
"What is wrong with this thing?" Eriol said pressing the 'Down' button." Max, fix this. And make it quick because I don't attend on taking the stairs all the way down" he called for one of the workers .
"I'm sorry ,sir" Max said" But the elevator is now not working"
"What do mean?" Saoyran asked.
"It got stuck about half an hour ago while transporting journalists from the ground floor"
"Journalists??"
"Yes, two ladies from an English commercial newspaper I think "
" oh man , we are so doomed "Eriol said "listen, get somebody to fix this thing and when you get the ladies out . bring them to my office cuz I want to save what is left of my company's reputation"
To Be continued..
