100 Days With Mr Romero

“Sir! Sir! ” a teary Frankie kept shaking Gideon’s almost lifeless body.

Frankie showed up at the mansion and after checking everywhere for his boss, he didn’t see him. He decided to go to his room. He met the door to Gideon’s bathroom wide opened and the tiles were soaking with water which flowed from the bathroom down to the bedroom.

Frankie hurried inside the bathroom and saw Gideon fully submerged inside the water: his head was covered with water and he was almost drowning.

Frankie arrived just when Gideon’s soul was about leaving his body. He immediately screamed and pulled Gideon out of the bathtub.

He placed him on the cold floor and began pressing Gideon’s chest with his palms aggressively. What if Gideon was dead? Frankie thought with tears in his eyes. He was terrified because Gideon was so cold. He managed to get the driver and together they rushed Gideon to the nearest hospital.

Gideon was placed in an emergency unit and he was unconscious. Frankie being restless kept pacing aimlessly around the hospital praying for the life of his boss. If he hadn’t showed up at then, Gideon would have been history.

What could have pushed Gideon to such a state? Frankie thought as he paced around the hospital reception scratching his head with two fingers. While pulling Gideon out of the bathtub, Frankie noticed the empty bottle of whiskey beside the bathtub. Gideon must have been drunk thought Frankie.

Frankie turned around and saw the doctor that was attending to Gideon in the emergency unit walking out of the unit so he ran to him.

“You brought him here right? ” asked the doctor after Frankie approached him.

“Yes. ” he quickly replied with a nod.

“Come with me. ” said the doctor directing Frankie to his office and he followed suit.

“Are you a relative? ” the doctor asked Frankie after showing him a place to sit.

“I’m his chef. ” replied Frankie after he sat.

“How is he? ” a distressed Frankie asked.

“Uhm he will fine. He is stable now. ” announced the doctor and Frankie immediately heaved a deep sigh of relief.

The driver had returned back to the mansion to get some of Gideon’s things.

“You guys saved him. ” the doctor told Frankie while taking off his gloves.

“If he had spent one more minute in that tub, he would have died. ” said the doctor while seating.

“It’s a miracle he is alive. ” he continued.

“The water went into his lungs but there was no severe damage. He would have suffered an accurate respiratory distress syndrome but thanks to your timely intervention. ” explained the doctor to Frankie who was feeling glad.

“So far, none of his organs are damaged because drowning causes multi system organ failure. ” maintained the doctor.

But all his organs are in good condition. His kidneys, lungs, liver and heart are good. ” assured the doctor and Frankie finally smiled.

“I’m glad to hear this doctor. ” he said rubbing his palms on his forehead.

“He will be transferred back to the main ward in few minutes and you guys must let him rest. ” the doctor hinted and Frankie nodded in approval.

‘I’ll be right there. ” promised Judy and she hung up the call.

She carried her bag from the table and raced out of the office.

Frankie had called Judy and informed her that Gideon had been hospitalized. Judy was the only person Frankie could think of at that moment after he called Roderick who was out of the city on a business trip.

“Drive faster. ” Judy yelled at the taxi driver.

“Why don’t you drive yourself. ” the man fired back.

You son of a bitch. Judy cursed him in her heart and kept squeezing the bag she clung to. She felt like disappearing from the cab and appearing at the hospital instantly.

What if anything happens to Gideon? she thought and shook her head dismissing the thought. Immediately the taxi pulled in front of the hospital, Judy stepped out of the car and started running inside.

“My money. ” the taxi driver screamed while she was running.

She turned around, dipped her hand inside her handbag and flung the money at him.

“Have you told him? ” Emma asked Andrew after he picked her call.

“Yes I did and I must confess it broke him. ” replied Andrew.

Emma was silent.

“Are you there? ” came Andrew’s voice from the other side.

“Yes. ” she replied.

“We will keep in touch. Welcome to LIA’S. ” Emma said and hung up the call.

“Come in. ” she said after someone knocked on her door. It was her assistant.

“I came to congratulate you ma’am. ” he said with a smile after walking in.Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

“Thank you. ” Emma replied with a faint smile.

“Seems like Mr. Romero’s partners are now transferring to our company. ” he said.

“No wonder the man is an emergency unit. So sad! ” her assistant said shaking his head.

“What? ” Emma screamed and stood up immediately.

“I heard he almost drowned and was rushed to St. Martins hospital. ” the man revealed.

“What happened to Gideon? ” she demanded.

“I just heard about it now… I.. ” her assistant was still saying and Emma ran out of the room leaving the mind looking around in confusion.

Emma drove to St. Martins hospital and ran into the building.

“I’m here to see Mr. Romero. ” she told the hospital receptionist panting heavily.

“You are? ” asked the unfriendly receptionist.

Emma stood there saying nothing.

Emma turned to her right and saw Gideon being taken to the main ward from the emergency unit on a stretcher. Meanwhile, the receptionist was speaking to an elderly lady who just walked in.

Emma took to her heels running after the stretcher. Judy and Frankie were already seated in the private ward assigned to Gideon awaiting his transfer from the emergency unit.

The nurses pushed the door open and walked into the room with Gideon on the stretcher while Emma lessened her steps behind them.

She stood outside and saw how Gideon was taken from the stretcher by the male nurses and placed on the bed. He was looking like a log of wood and Emma felt scared.

She took more steps closer and saw Judy backing the door. Judy was adjusting the pillow so Gideon could lie comfortably.

Emma’s body went cold. She turned around and started walking out of the hospital. Gideon slowly opened his eyes and caught a glimpse of Emma’s disappearing figure.