Arousing Emotions

Chapter1

Elizabeth's Pov

I rushed out of the house, as I was

looking for a public that will take me to the

office, I was running out of time and I

don't want to get to the office late.

I quickly entered the available public bus,

hoping to get to the office as soon as

possible to avoid queries.

People had occupied the seats in the bus,

but I managed to secure a seat beside the

window. When the bus was moving I was

thinking about the projects that I had to

attend to when I get to the office.

"Beep-beep, our bus made a loud noise

suddenly, as it stopped on the road. The

people were complaining and angry

because of the issue that the bus

developed. We stood outside waiting for

them to fix it.

"You are supposed to check the vehicle

and the components before bringing it

out on the road!!" A passenger shouted

from the back.

"Do you realize that you are putting the

lives of people in danger by driving a bus

that has somel issues?" Another passenger said with an angry

countenance.

"I'm so sorry, I checked everything before

I drove it but sometimes vehicles can be

unpredictable, I apologize for any

inconveniences that I may have caused."

The bus driver responded.

Everybody got down from the bus, I was

very worried because I didn't want to get

to the office late. I had always been a

punctual staff member and I wanted to

continue that way.

We were all standing beside the bus, I

was checking if I could see another bus that can take me to the office. Suddenly I

saw my boss's car, I waved and shouted

hoping that he would see me. Luckily for

me, my boss, Mr. James Roland, saw me

and told me to come inside his car.

I sat down in the car with the relief of

finally getting an alternative. "Good

morning Sir."

I greeted my boss with a smile.

"Good morning Elizabeth, what

happened? Why are you just going to the

office?" My boss asked me, while he was

driving.

"I didn't board the bus on time and when I

finally got on the bus, it developed a

mechanical fault. We had to alight from the bus which delayed me." I

responded,while using my seat belt for

safety.

"Ohh, public transportation can be

unreliable sometimes. Before I got my car,

I faced similar issues which made me lose

some job opportunities. But the story is

different now." Mr. James said, as he

laughed.

"Maybe I should get my car soon." I told

him with a smile.

"It's a matter of time Elizabeth."

"Yes sir." Mr. James drove, as there was silence in

the car, he played solemn music. When

we finally got to the office, I was happy

that my lateness would not be recorded

since I came in with the CEO, I would use

his influence. As we entered the office

vicinity, I quickly wanted to cover up for

the time wasted but I didn't know that

there were more challenges ahead of me.

My boss, Mr. James Roland, went to his

office to resume duties as I passed

through the reception.

"Good morning Annabel." I greeted my

colleague with a smile.

Annabel was the receptionist, we had a

lot in common and we related like sisters. "Morning Elizabeth, you came late today,

hope nothing?" Annabel asked me.

"Yes, the bus I boarded had mechanical

faults, we had to come down for them to

fix it, so it took my time. I was fortunate to

see the boss driving by, he was the one

who drove me to the office."

"Ohh, I'm sorry you had to go through all

that stress."

"Thank you Annabel, we will talk later." I

said, walking towards my office

As I was walking towards the corridor, the

atmosphere was unusual, I felt

uncomfortable and restless, I ignored the feeling thinking it was because I was

stressed out.

I got to my office and settled down to

attend to the work I left undone the

previous day. I was the personal assistant

to the CEO, so the work was laborious

and extensive.

A few moments later, I was about to leave

my office to submit some documents to

the CEO when the office lights suddenly

went off and the receptionist made an

announcement on the intercom.

"Emergency all staff members, this is a

security announcement. Please leave the

office vicinity and follow procedures,

armed robbers are on the premises." I was afraid when this announcement was

made, everybody was panicking and

running helter skelter. The office that was

calm now became a terrific place.

"Elizabeth! Elizabeth" my boss called me,

as he ran out of the office after hearing

the announcement.

"Sir!" I responded, as I was trembling.

"Call all the staff members here, we need

to go to a safe place."

I managed to call everyone within my

reach as the boss led us to a hidden

emergency room. "Why are the armed robbers attacking us?

Is it a general attack in the area or they

targeted us specifically?" I asked my

boss, as we got to the secured room.

"Elizabeth, I don't have any answers to

your questions, I am confused just as you

are." Mr. James Roland replied to me

sharply.

As we were inside, we heard noises from

outside. Mr. James Roland placed his

ears on the door, in order to hear what

was happening outside. He was calm,but

definitely disturbed about the robbery. "Hope the security guards will be able to

stop the armed robbers?" Olivia, one of

the staff members asked.

"Let's be hopeful Olivia, we don't know the

kind of weapons in the hands of the

armed robbers" I responded.

Suddenly, the lights in the secret room

went off, everywhere became dark and

silent. We heard loud footsteps coming

towards our direction and there was a

heavy knock on the door.