MISS JAMES WAS WORRIED

Brent realized from the way his Dad hugged Jessy, there was a concern he had never seen before except for him. 'Oh dear God, could it be Dad cares for her the same way he cared for me?' 

Recalling how he tried his best to comfort her, I could see and hear his loving words to her, I had never heard him speak to anyone in his staff so gently or lovingly before. He was truly amazing especially the way he was trying to console her to cease the crying."

He repeatedly told her, "It will be alright," and for her to go take a stroll and some deep breaths, but she left quietly, and never returned, also she kept avoiding me."

"Oh sweet Lord, it had been three weeks since that afternoon, and I miss her so much." As he looked at the meal the desire and hunger he had earlier just vanished.

Half an hour later he took out the burger from the drawer and made another attempt to eat but he didn't have an appetite. 

  Brent was about to discard the burger into the bin when he heard a silent voice in his head, "She was not well, yet she made the extra effort to prepare your meal."

Wrapping it neatly and resting it in the drawer once more where he always finds his breakfast. An hour later he took out the burger and forced himself to eat it.

Jessy reached the Church hoping the Junator was there so she could let him know she could not help him.

She felt her body trembling and all of her bones were paining. Touching her forehead she felt it was a bit hot and she was feeling so weak.

When she entered the church compound the Junator saw her and said, "Come in child,"  but he noticed immediately something was amiss. "Child you are not looking well, so why did you come, you should have stayed home and rest." 

"Uncle Janitor, I had to come and let you know I cannot help you today." 

  Holding her hand, he felt her temperature a bit hot,  "Child, you have a fever, come on let me take you to the Doctor, you can hardly walk."

"Uncle, I will be okay, now I will return home." Jessy only took two steps away when she fell to the floor. 

The Junator rush to her assistance hearing her mumbling something, "Never mind, you need to see a Doctor."

At the hospital, the Junator waited patiently for the Doctor to attend to Jessy, and then he collected her medication.  Returning with her to her apartment, he helped her to the door and then left. 

Checking the time seeing it was already nine o'clock, "Lord, I haven't done any cleaning in your house and it is already so late, what should I do?" Sitting quickly in his car he drove away heading straight to the church. 

Brent just sat in the car and observed what was happening not wanting to interrupt. 'Who was that gentleman Jessy has been with? Did she lie and leave work saying she was sick?' Angry with himself for trusting her, he felt so angry and hurt he just drove away.

Monday came, and Brent just sat in his office, becoming angrier, especially when there was no breakfast in the drawer, "How could she ignore me?"

When the knock came, Brent answered and said, "Come in." 

Sylvia enters and sees the Boss seated and looking through a file. "Boss, I am worried."

With his head still bent over the file he asks, "What about Miss James?"

Without any hesitation, Sylvia said, "Boss, Miss Albert hasn't turned up to work, do you know her address, I want to visit her?"

Brent shuffled through some files and then took out a file. Sylvia observed when he opened the file and searched for the address. He jotted down the address and gave it to her.

"Thank you so much, if you don't mind I will be out of the office for a while."

Knowing the apartment is locked, and she has one key and he has the other. If she is sick then Miss James won't see her.

  Seeing Miss James about to leave his office Brent calls out, "Wait a minute Miss James, I will take you."

Brent drives to his apartment, and all that is on his mind is, 'Is she sick? How could I be so stupid, My hotheadedness and jealousy caused me to ignore her.