On her way, she stops outside Kai's door; she presses her ear against the wood and listens. There was silence. …Nighty night Kai……She goes to her own bedroom and slips under her covers, no sooner she got in, she falls into the peaceful slumber of sleep.
----Chapter 7-----
"…….Ugh……….." He attempted to lift one of his fingers, only to let it fall back down onto the soft cotton duvet he was lying on. The sun shine was almost blinding him, as they seeped through the blinds. Groggily, he felt for the alarm clock, he pulled the black machine over towards him and looked at the flashing red digits.
"12.43 PM"
……..Shit. He uses all his strength to push himself off the bed. Using the furniture as support, he stumbles into his on suite bathroom. His body ached all over, it was as if bricks were hanging off at every joint, his legs were finding it hard to properly stand up and his head felt like the after numbness once someone had pounded it in. Holding himself up over the sink, he looked into the mirror. Ruffled hair, clothes hanging off, a couple bruise here and there, Kai truly looked terrible.
Flashbacks of what happened last night started to cross his mind, sighing, he stripped himself of his clothes and had a chilling shower.
He was lucky, being the owner of his own business and all, so it didn't matter that much if he was late. But he still had to go to work, without him; the workers were probably now running around panicking like headless chickens or drinking their coffee doing absolutely no work at all.
Saskia has already been dropped off to school, normally, a woman called Jacqueline Jacky for short would drive Saskia to school and back. Paid fairly, she was a trusted worker, Saskia also saw her as a caring auntie.
Drying his hair thoroughly, Kai slipped on his jacket and picked up his keys on the desk. A brightly coloured note catches his attention, it was slightly crumpled, but it still stood out. Staring at it for a moment, he unfolds the paper and reads over the colourful writing.
"To: Kai
I'm sorry big brohter.
I promise to be a good gurl from now on.
I promise I wil do what you say big brohter.
I promise I wont make you angree again.
Please dont hate me.
Luv xXxxxxXxxx
from
Sassy"
There was a picture of herself and Kai drawn on the bottom, both showing happy faces. Knowing Saskia, this was done with extra care and effort. Kai didn't know what to feel, angry that he made her think that he hated her? Sad that she thinks she was bad? He re-read the note a few more times, each time as if trying to understand it more, as if to think she could mean anything different.
"Beep!"
His watch sounded 1 PM. Cursing, he put the note into his pocket, grabbing his suitcase, he legged it out of the house, slamming the door close behind. He unlocked the door to his Jaguar and shoved the key into ignition. The engine roared into life, not wasting any more time, he sped out of the drive way and gunned down the road towards his work place. Keeping one hand on the wheel, he unlocked his briefcase and pulled out some document papers, he rested them in front of him on the wheel and took a few glances from time to time. However, he didn't concentrate on the papers as much as he hoped; his mind was still stuck on the mini note he had read. ……….Why did I take it out on her? She didn't touch it…………./She was about to/…………But she didn't………../What if she did? It would've been too late then/…………She must've been terrified………/That's how to teach kids to never mess with your stuff, scare them/…………….I should've just talked to her…………/She's curious, she'd go for it anyway/……..She thinks I hate her…………… With ease, he skids into his reserved car park space. He chucks the document papers back into his briefcase; pulling it out with him, he security locks his car and walks into the office building.
"Good Afternoon Mr Hiwatari Sir."
"Afternoon, tell Dave I want every document paper on the situation, tell Penny to hold all my calls and tell Kim I don't want to see anybody." Without bothering receive a reply from the receptionist, he strides into the elevator and presses one of the many lift buttons.
Out of the elevator, he receives a few "afternoons" from his workers. Nodding only, he goes straight to his own private office and closes the door. His office wasn't that big, nor that small, spacious enough to have a desk, his master leather chair and a few other seats incase he had clients. The desk faces the door, so he could see who comes in. The table itself was made out of oak wood, polished so perfectly that you could even use it as a mirror, plus, an all essential telephone to call people in his office or to receive calls from them sits on the surface. And being the boss he is, he has a laptop filled with information about the company. But adding to the classic style, a green lamp and a matching writing desk set was organised around the table, also not forgetting a picture of himself and Saskia in a frame which was always in view. Around the room, there were shelves and cabinets to store any necessary books or documents; the floor itself was covered in a plain carpet. There were windows just beside his chair; he never really liked the idea letting a full view of himself to the whole street below. About to sit down, he hears two knocks at his door.
"Come in if I called for you." The door opens revealing a woman clutching onto a large batch of papers.
"Sir, here are the documents you wanted." She walks over and places them gentle on the polished wood.
"Thanks. You can go now."
"Sir, one of your client wishes to see you abou-…."
"Cancel it."
"And sir, Mr Morrison tried to contact you th-…"
"Hey, I said you can go. Now."
After watching the door close, Kai pulls out the first sheet in the large document batch. Swearing, he throws it randomly on his desk, leaning back onto his chair, he places his hands on his face and sighs in frustration.
…………..Fuck…..
He pulls out the note he had in his pocket, and reads over it again. He was obviously still trying to figure what to do, and getting real aggravated about it.
"Ring ring!!" Scowling, he picks up the receiver on his telephone.
"What do you want?"
"Mr Hiwatari, a client wishes to see you about his proposal to the company"
"I told you to FRIGGIN' cancel it!" He slams the phone back down. He was not in the mood to be bombarded by idiots.
He made up his mind.
Shifting the batch of papers to one side, he picks up the telephone and presses a single button to quick dial.
"…….Hello?"
"Hi, Jacky? Kai here."
"Oh Hi Kai! May I help you?"
"Yeah, I want to pick up Saskia myself today, you can cancel the picking up for Saskia Hiwatari."
"Yeah I know, you already told me!"
"……………What?"
"You already called me about cancelling her picking up."
"……………No I didn't…."
"Yeah you did! You called me on your home phone and said you would pick her up yourself."
"Are you sure?"
"Positive."
"…………..Thanks, bye."
"……..Is something wrong Ka-…." He puts the receiver back down. Saying that he was confused was an understatement, something was wrong. He grabbed his keys off the desk and hurried out the door.
"Penny, I'm going, take care of everything."
"But sir, you need to sort out yesterday's documents as well as tod-…."
"Everything Penny."
Revving up the engine, he backs out of the parking lot and drives towards Saskia's infant school. It was about 1:56 PM by the time he got there, the playground was all empty, and from a short distance you even could hear a singing choir of children. Passing down corridors and corridors full of children's pictures and work, he heads straight for the reception.
"Hi, I'm Saskia's guardian, Kai Hiwatari. Could you please tell me which class Saskia is in now?"
"Of course, please wait." She begins to type on her computer, directly beneath the countertop at the reception. After a moment, the receptionist's brows furrow, she looks up to Kai.
"Saskia hasn't attended school today…….."
OoooOoooOOO so any ideas where Saskia could be readers?? And yeah, I CAN spell I just wanted Sassy's letter to be more child like, you know, when they cant spel propaly?? So like......yeh.............Plz Read and Review!!