Joanna's eyes moved from the guy's frowning face to Audrey's. Seeing how eager Audrey wanted to leave, Joanna was lost at what to do.
Is it her friend she should choose or the Chancellor of this prestigious institution?
"Stop wasting time and come let's go," the guy ordered, not sounding polite at all.
The guy's harsh tone didn't make Joanna stop looking at Audrey.
"I order you to stay right there. Don't move an inch ok?" She asserted with her fingers dangling in the air.
"Boring," Audrey remarked as she stared at her best friend whose warning fingers were dancing in the air.
She watched Joanna and the messenger guy until they disappeared after taking a right turn at the end of the long hall.
Audrey took the opposite direction after Joanna was no longer in sight.
Getting closer to Mr Aidan's office, Joanna initiated a conversation with the impatient guy who wouldn't say a word to her.
"Do you know why he sent for me?" Joanna quizzed her gaze centred on the back of the guy leading the way.
"If you are so eager to know why he sent for you then you can ask him that when you get there," The tall guy replied rudely as he kept on walking.
[Why is he acting as though they forced him into relaying the message to me? - Gosh! He is so damn rude! I feel like hitting the back of his head]
Joanna clenched her fist while glaring at the one who was oblivious to what was going on behind him.
Joanna continued to follow him until they got to the front of Mr Aidan's office.
"We are here," the guy informed and turned to leave. Joanna reacted by grabbing his hand before he could walk past her.
"Aren't you coming in with me?" Joanna questioned with raised eyebrows.
"And why would I do that?" The guy asked. He roughly brushed Joanna's hand away and started walking away.
Looking at the black door in front of her Joanna contemplated whether or not to enter the office.
She has heard so many rumours about the man and his escapees; these rumours make her feel very uncomfortable.
Maybe she would have walked in with her head held high if she still had her powers but not at the moment, especially with how quiet the environment was.
[I haven't misbehaved before so why would he send for me so urgently or does this have anything to do with Amos fighting with the mean witches?]
The mere thought that the man's call might have something to do with Amos gave her the courage she needed.
Joanna was about to hold the door's handle when the door flew open. A middle-aged man's face greeted her.
"Good…,"
"Go in. He is waiting for you inside," the man in a black suit ushered her in with a smile plastered on his face.
Although she hasn't seen the man smile so pleasantly at anyone before she didn't find his politeness weird.
"Thank you, Sir," She responded with a smile on her face.
After she walked in, the man in a black suit walked out.
As this was going on a group of girls were seen sitting on a bench in a quiet field with a grey laptop in front of them.
"She is in," Nora announced even though the others watching the video on the screen could see that.
"Our men have also confirmed that they are on cue. The live broadcast is about to kick off," Sophie said beaming.
"It will be showtime in a minute or two. I can't wait," Tiffany expressed with excitement.
Back inside Mr Aidan's office, the man wearing a white shirt with the sleeves buttons undone stood up and approached where Joanna stood.
"Good afternoon, Sir," Joanna greeted, her eyes following the man as he made his way towards her.
"Sir?" Mr Aidan frowned as he stopped in front of her.
"Yes Sir, do you have a problem with the way I addressed you?" Joanna asked. Their closeness made her walk two steps backwards.
"Yes, I do," Mr Aidan said as he closed the gap between them. He lifted his hand to touch her face but Joanna moved backwards.
"You were so bold with your confession. You called me so many sweet names, so why are you acting shy today?" Mr Aidan asked. He grabbed Joanna by the hand and pulled her to himself.
"Please keep your distance, Sir," Joanna stated and struggled to free herself but the man refused to let go.
"Are you acting this way because of our age differences?" Mr Aidan questioned. His powerful right hand was enough to trap Joanna in his embrace.
He raised his hand and started stroking her face.
His touch felt like insects were crawling on her body. Joanna felt like puking.
"If that is your reason for acting so timid then you don't have to. You can get all naughty with me as much as you want, I won't…,"
"Please stop it," Joanna frantically struggled to free herself but the man won't just let go no matter how hard she tried.
[Although he is much stronger than me now, I can't give up. I can't let this rogue take advantage of my innocence. I must do something to save myself]
Joanna closed her eyes, summoned the little power left in her and concentrated it on her right palm.
After she had successfully concentrated all her powers in her right hand, she pulled back and punched the man in the stomach with all her might.
BANG!
The man collided with long shelves. Almost immediately the awards that were neatly placed on the shelves came crashing down.
CLANG!
CLATTER!
SMASH!
The once neat floor was littered with broken pieces of awards.
"Oh… that was a success!" Joanna remarked, smiling. She turned and ran towards the door without sparing the angry man a glance.
Reaching the door, Joanna reached out her hand and grabbed the door's knob. She pulled it but for some reason, the door didn't open.
Thinking that the door might have stuck she tried again but the outcome remained the same.
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