"Understood!"
Behind him, the medical superintendent, doctors, and trusted members of the family all bowed in deference.
The corner of Thompson's lips curled into a smile as he thought what a great blessing it was for the children to gain old Mr. Giblo's support. Their parents should count their lucky stars that the trio would probably have little cause for worry for the rest of their lives.
He wondered which divines they had to express gratitude towards.
"Come, tell me…" the old man asked in earnest as he pinched Randy's face affectionately. "Where does your mom work? Let me send someone there to take care of that nasty boss of hers!"
"My Mommy works at a place called…"
"Mr. Giblo!"
The bodyguard's insistent voice cut Randy off. "Mr. Zayn's here!"
"What's he doing here?" Old Mr. Giblo frowned.
"Who is Mr. Zayn?" Josh asked.
"He's my unbecoming grandson!" His face darkened slightly upon the mention of that name, but he quickly reverted to his kindly demeanor towards the children. "Have your meal first. I'll be back shortly!"
"Okay!" Randy pulled Venus aside and helped the old man up. "Don't worry about us, Grandpa Giblo. We'll keep ourselves occupied."
"Good boy!" Mr. Giblo ruffled his hair before turning to Josh and Venus. "I'll be back before you know it!"
"See you later, Grandpa Giblo!" the duo said as they waved him goodbye.
"Let's all head out so the children could rest." The elderly gentleman leaned on his crutch for support as he made his way out. "Just leave a few paramedics behind to take care of them."
"Yes, sir."
As the room resumed its calm, Josh and Venus returned to stuffing themselves with food while Randy became pensive.
"What's wrong, Randy? Doesn't the food taste good?" Josh asked as he saw his brother deep in thought.
"We still can't reach Mommy and Mrs. Borah. I'm worried about them, " Randy said with a furrow.
Venus became worried as well when she heard this. "What could have happened to them? Were they kidnapped by bad guys?"
"Let's go and rescue Mommy." Josh then peeled the blanket off himself and prepared to get out of bed.
"Stop fooling around." The older boy stopped him. "There's nothing we can do right now except to wait here. It's only here that you can get the medical attention you need and Venus could be taken care of."
"But we can't just go on like this, " Josh argued. "Or why don't you call Mr. Chroma and get him to help us find Mommy."
"I thought about that too, but I don't have his number."
Randy's brows were knitted as he racked his brain.
"What should we do?" Josh asked as the bun seemed to have lost its flavor in his mouth.
"I want Mommy. I want Mrs. Borah…"
Venus pursed her lips as tears began to well up in her eyes again.
"Your mommy will be here very soon, Venus dear." The paramedic immediately came over. "You shouldn't cry, or your tonsils are going to get infected again."
"Why don't we ask Grandpa to help us find them?" Josh said to Randy. "He'll be able to think of something."
"Sounds like a plan, " replied Randy after some thought. "I'm going to try to call Mommy again. If we still can't reach her, then we could go to Grandpa!"
"Uh huh." Josh nodded.
"Miss, could we borrow your phone?" Randy asked the nurse politely.
"Of course. Here." She passed it to him.
Randy went out to the balcony and dialed Carla's number. This time, it indicated that her phone had been switched off.
The boy felt discouraged, and at the same time, anxious as he wondered if his mother was really in trouble.
She did not pick up when he called previously. He was afraid that she might have rejected it, thinking that it was a nuisance call. Hence, he had sent her a text as well, just in case. There was no reply for that either, as the phone itself was off.
The more he thought about it, the more his unease grew. He decided that he was going to ask Grandpa Giblo for help when the latter returned.
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