87 YOUR ALWAYS IN MY MIND

Jeff was woken up in the middle of the night from a call from Ronald. " Boss! I'm sorry to bother you, but it's emergency. I received a call from our office in The Bahamas about one of our vessels got hijacked. What do you want me to do?" Ronald is paranoid and in the panic.

" Are you here in the Mansion?" Jeff is whispering on the phone. He didn't want to wake up Ann currently in deep slumber.

"Yes! I'm downstairs in your study now."

" Alright! I'll be down there in a minute." Jeff slowly removes his wife head from his arm. Got up quietly and put some clothes on.

While tip-toe-ing he slowly opens the door doing his best not to make a sound. Once he was out the door, he took a stride two at the time at the stair rushing to his study.

Ronald already has steaming coffee ready at his desk. The computer turned on prepared for video call to their office in The Bahamas.

Jeff immediately made the call to the Port Captain. It only took a couple of seconds; an anxious man appear on the screen.

" What's going on? Give me all the detail, don't miss anything you understand!" Jeff snarled at the Port Captain.

" Sir! I'm sorry! To have wakened you up at this hour, but this is a true emergency. I hope..." He was not able to continue before Jeff slammed his hand at the desk and yelled.

" Get to the point Man! I don't have all day, what-how did it happen?"

[1]"We have a Cargo load order in Dubai and route to the destination from Mombasa, M/V Serene was hijacked by a Sea Pirates 10-20 Nautical miles. They are currently holding twenty-one crew on board." The Port Captain inform Jeff the best he can.

" Continue! Nationality? Anyone injured, dead, did anyone contact authority yet? Jeff is now anxious as well.

" It's a full crew Filipino, no one is injured or dead, they just took possession of the vessel about twelve hours ago, and we just received a call from the authority less than an hour ago." The Port Captain almost out of breathing detailing the situation.

" What's the demand? Did you receive any yet?" Jeff is now getting agitated by the minutes.

" No, not yet! That's why I contacted Sir Ronald right away to inform you just in case they reach to us and demand ransom."

'What the heck is going on? I still have the issue in Korea; now another one popped out from nowhere.' Jeff was thinking to himself.

Ronald who's listening with the whole conversation was stunned and speechless. 'What now? We just came back not even twenty-four hours, and we will be flying again? God have mercy on my soul! I'm losing it already.'

"Boss! what should we do?" The Port Captain asked earnestly with concern showing on his face. "We haven't even contacted the families of the Crews yet, and no news had been announced to the public since it just happens."

" Alright! I got the intel, let stop, for now, I will hold an emergency meeting to discuss this matter. I will personally contact you when we finalize a decision." Jeff informed the Port Captain bid him goodbye then turned off the Computer.

"You heard what's going on, get a move it. You know what to do!" Jeff ordered Ronald.

"Yes! Boss! I'm on it; I will prepare everything. The car will be ready when you are." Ronald is trying to cheer himself up but is not working.

His concern for the crew of M/V Serence. ' God! Please! Help those crew that's currently in danger. Let nothing happen to them; their family will be devastated if any of them come to harm.' Ronald was praying on the way to take care of the task Jeff assigned him.

As soon as Ronald left, Jeff got up and went up to their room to change clothes. As he was preparing, he couldn't help gazing at his sleeping wife and feel guilty having to leave her in the middle of the night without letting her know.

' It's better this way; if I wake her up to let her know, she will be worried and unable to go back to sleep. She had a lot on her plate right now and needed to have a complete rest. I will call her in the morning and let her know.' Jeff told himself while still gazing at his wife.

Jeff finished getting dress, before leaving he went toward his wife and sat next to her side of the bed.

Jeff slowly stroked her hair then whispered as lightly as he can; " Sleep tight sweetheart, I have to leave due to an emergency. People lives at stake, and I'm responsible for them. You understand right?" Jeff's getting emotional with the thought of having to go without saying a proper goodbye to Ann.

"I don't know when I will be back, but I want you to know that not a second went by that I don't think about you. I love you with all my heart." Jeff kissed Ann lightly on her lips, then got up quickly before he changes his mind.

' I can't understand what wrong with me. I don't usually get emotional over anything. I had encountered many emergencies in the past, but this time I don't feel good about it at all. I feel like If I leave now, I'm might not ever see my wife again. It's not good at all.' Jeff is trying to shake off the bad feeling he's having. But is not working.

" The car is ready Boss! Whenever you are?"

" I guess! I'm ready as I can be! Let go!" Jeff replied to Ronald, looked upstairs toward their bedroom with sadness in his eyes.

Jeff didn't know that Ann was awake the whole time he was whispering to her ear. She heard every word he said. 'Why did he say all those words?'