Relax.

Neither of them said a word to each other as they left for her house. She kept thinking about her house and what would happen to her if her house was affected by the fire.

All her belongings and documents were in that house. Where would she start from?

"Relax," Pete told her quietly when he saw how tense and restless she looked.

"Relax? How am I supposed to do that when all my documents might have turned to ashes already? I wouldn't be in this situation had you not chosen last night for your nefarious act!" Kathleen snapped at him angrily.

"Miss Okorie..."

"And you know what? You can fire me if you want to," Kathleen added angrily.

She glanced back when she felt Amanda's hand on her arm. The kid didn't say anything, but that in itself spoke volumes.

Her face softened, and she took a deep breath when she saw the worry in the child's eyes.

"I'm sorry," She murmured to Amanda before turning to look outside the window.

The rest of the drive to her house was silent, and by the time they arrived at her street, they could see the telltale signs of a fire outbreak.

The few properties that had been rescued were all outside in front of the compounds, and there was debris and broken buckets lying around.

Her eyes were fixed only on her compound, and as they got closer, she could see the blackened look of their building and the burnt roof.

The moment the car came to a halt, she ran out of the car and dashed straight for her room. However, her neighbor, Iya Yekini, stopped her before she could get into the house.

"Aunty office, sorry o, nobody get your number to call you," She explained apologetically.

Kathleen's breath caught in her throat, and she muffled a sob when she saw her door—or rather, what was left of it—hanging loosely on its hinges.

"What am I supposed to do?" She asked herself in a choked voice as she slowly made her way to her room to see if she could find anything useful that wasn't destroyed by the fire.

She frowned when she didn't see her box. At least if it had been destroyed by the fire, she should see a trace of it.

"My husband manage carry your box out..." Iya Yekini explained from the doorway, making Kathleen turn to look at her hopefully.

"He did?" She asked a flicker of relief in her eyes.

"Ehn, he break the door enter your room as the fire begin spread. He say make he help you save the bag were your books dey," She explained and Kathleen heaved a relief sigh.

"Ah! Thank God! How I for do?" Kathleen cried as she hugged the lady. "Thank you. Where is your husband? So I can thank him, too," Kathleen asked, looking around.

"He carry some of our things go him brother house go keep," She explained with a smile.

"Thank you, o. I'm very grateful," Kathleen said as she followed Iya Yekini, who handed the box to her.

Now, all she had to worry about was where to stay. She thought about Sharon and then sighed.

She had moved from Sharon's place because it was very far from the office. What was she going to do now?