The Offer 2: Persuasion

"Ahh, you must be Mrs Takahashi" the doctor said as he walked closer to Akira's bed.

"Yes Doctor. Thank you so far for attending to my daughter."

"We are just doing our jobs ma. If there is anything, your daughter is a brave girl. Most persons would have been stupefied and not done anything and we would have had fatal cases today."

"I was just telling her mother how brave her daughter was. You see, everyone thinks so too Mrs Takahashi" Mr Watanabe said, his gaze directed at Mrs Takahashi.

"Thank you doctor. I am proud of her, she takes after her father."

"Ahh, Mr Watanabe, I see you are up and moving, but you should be on your bed resting sir. You shouldn't be moving" the Doctor said, his attention now on Mr Watanabe.

"Yes doctor, but I had to come thank Miss Takahashi in person" he defended his actions.

"Where are the nurses? Your drip... "

"I'm fine doctor. It finished some minutes ago, so I removed it and decided to take a stroll here. Don't blame anyone because of me. If there's anything, I'm far too stubborn to be kept in a hospital bed for long, Doctor."

"Okay sir, but after you see her, you are going back to your room to be properly checked. Your health is important, don't throw this chance you have of life away and get sick. If not Miss Takahashi might get angry."

"I wouldn't bother Doctor" Akira said waving her hand.

"On one condition doctor," he raised his left index finger.

"You are in no position to be making conditions sir, your health remember... "

"Fine then, I am not going" Mr Watanabe stubbornly said, crossing his hands in front of him.

"Stubborn old man, I was just about happy that I was saved from him and his offer, but he is too persistent. I do not want to be in that doctor's shoes right now. Having to deal with this man is a pain in the ass. Well good thing the doctor came in... Help me deal with him for a while" Akira thought.

"Okay sir, what is the condition?" the doctor said helplessly. He knew he would lose if he was to play this game with him, so he had no choice but to go along with his condition.

"Help me persuade Miss Takahashi to transfer to Celebrity High School for her secondary education. If you can do that, then I would return peacefully to my room."

"You have got to be kidding me. Such cunning, conniving... Arrrrggggghhhhh what is his deal somebody?!! Save me from him God!" she yelled in frustration in her head, but outwardly she was just a calm girl with a smiling expression.

"But sir... " the Doctor started to say. One could clearly see the sweat by the side of the his handsome face.

"Poor doctor, but I am not going to agree" she said in her head.

"No buts doctor. That is my condition."

"Really now, I could just call the nurses to get him on a wheelchair and wheel him to his room. But this is Mr Sato Watanabe we are talking about, no one wants to annoy the Chairman of the fabulous acting industry. I may as well just go along with the flow. I mean how hard can it be to persuade a high schooler" he thought to himself and finally came to a conclusion.

"Miss Takahashi, please consider this tremendous offer and attend Celebrity High School."

"No Doctor!"

"What!!"

"I said no" she repeated.

"... "

The doctor was indeed speechless and lost for words. Indeed he had thought that it was going to be easy and perhaps the girl was just faking it. Who wouldn't be happy to get an important person like Mr Watanabe to beg you, but now... she seemed serious. At least the expression on her face said so.

"Is this girl crazy or just dense? Who says no to such an opportunity! Or perhaps... yes I got it. It has to be the cost, if not she wouldn't say no" the Doctor said in his head.

"But Miss, consider the benefits or is it the cost?"

"It's not just that, I offered her a full fledged scholarship but she still refused."

"... " the doctor's mouth hung agape. He was completely and utterly speechless this time. His hands dropped to his sides as he stared at Akira.