pte

Mar

y's

ad?" I asked d

shook his head. I know he'

ast. Michael looked excited and a

nsisted on him going. I h

eirs, and dished mine

osely from the c

wrong - something's

from the day he told us the

locked myself up all day, but then I had

always been going to vacations - term in, term out. We've never mi

what was wrong, but he wou

el something on his way

talk to me?Why can

l think of m

l be nineteen soon. Is

He finished eating and picked up his brie

let me go drop you off

tongue out

rgetting Dad isn't he

yes and went ba

d to clean the table and ta

rom the sitting room, before heading out of th

he first time Mich

acation now - maybe in a f

ar keys on

ge and I helped Mi

and got in also, igniting

xteenth birthday p

the most memorabl

me with my seatbelt?" Mi

fore moving closer

kids don't unders

he mood for his dramas and

do something I wouldn't like

id, trying to be as cheerf

at's with my mo

on the wrong s

too, before handli

quick one as we

round, to get Mich

buy me anythi

my eyes a

iou

our way back home" I said, h

ing his arms ac

be late Micha

tually forgot to get him somet

f thinking

d me when we were still

ying to get

say to him to appease hi

okay?" I said

he asked,

d, and played

d me, before running

is display of

ack once more and waved at me. I w

can ever stay an

turned back, he

eally tired a

thing to d

ow I'm gonna spe

really how I hav

ood, I've be

now or somewhere else - making f

can't Dad just tell me? It'

t even watch movies anymore,

he couch, thi

**

TINS C

stically to the board

eeting?" he asked them, lookin

spered to themselves,

ociates in China, and we are worr

tared at him

gone to China to fix it. He's doing something abo

y don't listen to him? I think it's better we star

er ideas have you all c

lence, before anothe

just give them a share in the company? After all, it's gonna do us

looked at e

nally succeed in getting a share in this company - it will be like giving them access to our lives - to

up, so Mr Martins d

is is a company - business enterprise. Giving them that leverage, w

s filled

able to negotiate with them and make them see reasons with

w it goes. There are many alternatives to this thing. We can't just rush into decisions like that.

like their sweat and hard work to go down the

iscuss, I'll like to take my leave now,"

them close to him, before wa

home after about

ned for him as he wa

w was his wife - Tracy

e asked, referrin

e was going to attend the board meetin

company that day, but he had t

fine," he

" she asked, helping

mportance," Mr

wine bar. She brought out a b

it into the two glasses, then

ht help relieve you

it and gulped

la?" Mr Mart

with her and the

ng out with some of her

turned to l

she leave

Immediately you

you where she was goin

she r

is isn't the first time she's going

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