Fired

Ronald's change

"good afternoon Dr. Ronald",said Sam, entering Ronald's office.

"Good Afternoon Sam! I was going to call you just now, well I wanted you to shift Mr. Olen's meeting for tomorrow afternoon and in place of his, fix the meeting for Mrs. Lena, and just get me a cup of coffee",said Ronald as soon as Sam entered.

"Yes Mr. Ronald sure.... I ...I ...umm... actually wanted to talk to you about a leave for a - a few weeks...",said Sam hesitantly, he had thought it would be easier to ask a boss for a holiday, but it was a torture, the way Ronald looked at Sam, as if he were from another planet.

"A leave?", repeated Ronald.

Sam nodded and said ,"Yes Mr. Ronald"

"What might be the reason I wonder.....",said Ronald , his shrewd eyes , looking into Sam's eyes as if he read everything Sam thought, as if he already knew knew the truth , as if he knew everything.

"Is it your girlfriend?",asked Ronald smiling at Sam

Sam gave a snort and said, " No sir ..... I don't have one"

"That's a pity though...such a good-looking lad like you....",said Ronald, smiling again, " Then what is the reason ...for you wanting to take a break from work for a few weeks?...."

"My grandmother is getting married",said Sam , without thinking.

Sam , closed his eyes immediately afterwards....after all the training Bolan had given him to not act strangely , not to let Ronald suspect him.... He ruined it.... And ended up saying that his late grandmother was getting married.

"Pardon?... Your grandmother?",said Ronald with a glint of michief in his shrewd eyes.

"My aunt , my aunt is getting married in...in New Jersey....I need to attend the wedding...she is a really important person in my life....May I ?",said Sam, looking down at Ronald's feet moving up and down....

Ronald first looked at Sam for some awkward moments and then said,"Sure Sam, tomorrow?"

"Yes sir,it will be a month or so...", said Sam

"A month?",asked Ronald raising an eyebrow and then said," okay ... I will try and manage my work until your return"

"Do the work yourself? No, you can hire another assistant for a month",said Sam, frowning

"No Sam it's fine , I have started liking you lad...... I don't want another one... Let me know when you are back.... Now come on, go and complete your work for today and then you may leave, chopchop",said Ronald , and went back to typing in his laptop.

Sam was frowning as he left. He couldn't understand if it was hard or was it easy.....All the way to the door of Ronald's office, Sam felt Ronald's stare on his back, piercing him.

"Sam, wait a minute",called out Ronald as Sam had just reached the door.

Sam froze and thought the worst possible thought ,'Does he know about me?'

But instead Sam said," umm..yes sir?"

"Take care of yourself..... You are precious",said Ronald.

Sam looked at those light brown eyes of Ronald and felt Ronald's gaze lighten and almost like his father's when he looked at Sam with love, and then Ronald's gaze hardened again again he looked away blinking hard.

Sam was confused....Was Ronald having pity on him? Or was he reconsidering his decision of destroying the world?.....

Sam went on to his office to complete the works Ronald had given him and went to Nickoe's, Sam's favourite place to eat and drink, to buy a cup of coffee for Ronald.

Everything Sam did seemed strange to him, the way Ronald looked made his stomach twirl and made him sweat.

After doing all the things , Sam went to Bolan to inform him that the work was done.

"You didn't mess up anything ,did you?",asked Bolan

"Ofcourse I didn't", answered Sam , smiling nervously

"Okay then I will meet you at the airport tomorrow at 10",said Bolan

"Yes sure, see you later Mr. Bolan",said Sam and left Bolan's office and went to his office. He needed to pack everything he needed , and he pondered about it for some time and then thought about his safety, he knew he could trust Bolan, but he had to take something to ensure his safety too..... from anything. Sam gave it a little thought and then went to his office's cupboard and opened it and found what he was looking for. The killer transport. Sam looked at its hinges which looked it could be folded , and could be obviously carried in a bag with clothes. Ronald had given it to Sam to protect himself , on the night of the experiment of the serum on the dog. Ronald had completely forgotten about it, and Sam could use it freely, just he didn't know how to use it.

'I will learn how to use it ,today, once I reach home',he thought.

And he folded it, with its hinges creaking, and kept it in his bag to carry it back home.

Once his mother had said," John! You are a special boy. Trouble and you, are a good pair. "

Sam smiled, as he remembered her words. How well she knew him. He thought how proud she would be if she saw what he was doing now.