The Vice President entered his office . The clock on the wall read twenty minutes past seven in the morning . Save for the security guards stationed outside and the cleaners , he was earlier than most of the staff who often reported some minutes past eight . For the past few days , sleep had been hard to come by . He had found solace in the comfort of his office as he met with various personalities in persuit of their re-election . He had made a habit to start earlier due to the President's incessant meetings which left him with little time to work towards fulfilling his part of the bargain . He had solely been charged with the responsibility of raising the much needed funds for the campaign . Towards this end , he had a number of scheduled meetings with people essential to the realization
