177 INTO THE INFERNO
LUKE’S POV
“Sir, we have terrible news,” Jack told me. I couldn’t help but wonder what he was talking about at the
moment.
“Terrible news? What terrible news?” I asked out of curiosity. Now my mind was racing, and I couldn’t even guess what the information would be.
“It’s your company, sir.”
“Come on, tell me what’s the problem.”
“The building’s on fire,” Jack vocalized.
“What did you just say?”
was told that the building is on fire, and I’m on my way there right now. But I’m close, and I can see the building on fire from here. Sir, you better come to see things for yourself.”
“Okay, I’ll be on my way,” I
told him, and then our conversation ended.
“What’s that? Anything wrong?” Randy asked.
“You don’t have to worry. Just be a good boy and stay home with your brother, okay?”
Hen
He nodded, and I ruffled his hair before leaving.
I burst into my car and began to drive. This news was really shocking. Is my company on fire? A building that my grandfather put in a lot of effort to establish. Now someone would want to ruin it? Who was that person who even had the nerve to set that place on fire? I just hoped the information Jack gave me wasn’t certified.
With my head filled with so many thoughts and worry, I reached my destination after driving for minutes. And I was not happy with what I saw. The building was on fire, just as Jack had told me.
I quickly got out of my car, walking past the crowd that stood there. I approached Jack.
“Sir, you came,” he told me.
“What’s going on? How did this happen?”
“I don’t know, sir. I was informed just the way I informed you.”
“This isn’t good. Call the firefighters, or something.”
“We’ve done that, sir. And they’re on their way.”
I drove my hands through my hair, letting out a sigh. This was something I never expected. Whoever did this was so heartless. And if I ever got to know who such a person was, I swear on my
grandfather’s grave that I would make such a person pay.
177 INTO THE INTERNS
“Mr. Reynold, Mr.Reynold,” one of my workers approached me. “It’s actually a nice thing that you’re here,” he told me, trying to catch his breath. I didn’t know where he was running from, be
clear to see that he was doing that before he got adjacent to me right now.
“We have a problem, sir. Things aren’t right around here!
“Of course I can see that. You think I’m blind? I don’t know what’s happening to my company at the
moment.”
“Oh, right. I know that, but two little children are in the building”
I gave him a confused face. “Two little children are in the building? What were they doing there?”
“I don’t know. But I was informed. Some people saw them stepping inside before the building begen to burn. They also told me that they saw this man wearing all black who was right behind the kids. But they couldn’t see his face.”
“That must be the person responsible for this,” I said lowly, and then glanced back at my worker. “So you’re telling me right now that there are two little kids in that building?”
“Yes, sir. And I believe we have to save them.”
“Well, who’s going to volunteer to go inside?” I looked at Jack forthwith, and he quickly turned his face away. “You have no idea if I wanted to increase your payment. But the thing here is that I don’t want to. I just want to ask if you can go in there and save those kids.”
“I don’t think I’ll be able to handle that, sir. The fire right there is a tough one.”
“Oh really?”
“Yes,” Jack replied with a nod.
“What if it was your little sister in there? Your wife, or any of your blood? Will the fire still be tough?” I questioned him.
“I believe the firefighters will do their job.”
“I can’t wait for those guys. I don’t even know why they’re taking such a long time.”
“So what’s the decision then? You’re going in?”
“Yes,” I answered.
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