Media frenzy
Frank and Richard reached almost to the house when
Frank turned to him , 'Richard don't tell anything to
anyone ..especially to my dad..'
Richard laughed , ' if your father asks I wouldn't have any
chance of hiding anything ..He will extract everything from
me..'
‘But what would you tell him?’ Frank was curious
Richard gave him a broad smile ,’ I slept in the cave and
Frank woke me up ..Nothing else happened I suppose ‘
They both were laughing as they entered the house .
Francis was there in the hall and he looked at them both but
did not ask them anything ..
Richard was once again felt uncomfortable in the ambience
of the house and he asked if he needed him for anything ..
But before Frank could answer, there was some
commotion in the front and he could see Francis and few of
his executives who were with him also got up to see what
was happening..
Frank and Richard were standing on the staircase and
could see the front door clearly. There were many media
people with camera and microphone and Francis was
welcoming them as if he was waiting for them..
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One of them asked , ‘ Sir , what is the big news you
promised ? we have a slot reserved for your news in the
evening prime .. we are all excited sir..’
Francis was beaming at them all and asked if they had any
refreshments
Another one laughed , ‘when did we go hungry when you
called us’ They all very dutifully laughed .
‘Of course you are my guests.. but this time the news is not
about me but my son Frank has something to tell you. Just
give him few minutes to dress up as he came in just now
from outdoor ‘
Frank was furious .. he knew his father so well and he was
expecting something like this since the previous night when
he mentioned aliens …
If he had not learnt from his father how to escape these
kinds of tight situations ,he would not be his father’s son.
Richard was looking at him puzzled at his anger. Frank felt
he deserved an explanation ‘I will let you know later.. but
now I have to face the media wolves and try to escape with
my skin;’
He changed his dress quickly and came down with Richard
to meet the frenzied media..
As soon as he came there his father said, ‘ the stage is
yours’ and left.. Frank looked at the camera with the
serene face and dropped the bombshell, ‘ I am engaged to
be married soon’
He could feel his father stopping behind him but he went
on…
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‘
I have almost completed my post graduation in aerospace
engineering and have been doing a lot of research on space
travel .
One of them interrupted to ask. ‘sir , you said you got
engaged .. could you tell us who is that lucky lady..?
He smiled , ‘ of course yes.. it is not official yet . She is
Dr.Redimita...actually she had been my school mate and
now doing her final year double post graduation in UK. She
is the daughter of Dr. Joseph Mathew Roger the dean of the
Redimita Multispecialty hospital in the capital’
There was a buzz of interest as the family was well known
to the media and that was the reason that Frank brought it
up ...
‘Friends, next week do drop in , I will introduce her
personally to you …Thank you’
He turned to go and met his father’s gaze . he was very
pleased with himself as his father had a hint of pride in his
eyes...
Frank asked his father if he had arranged for someone to
look after them..and winked at him .
Francis laughed heartily as he thought round one went to
his son...and he had to plan the second round.
‘Richard, meet me later .. in my room’ and before Richard
could answer him he moved .
Frank was talking to someone in the phone and he guessed
it must be the doctor so went down in search of something
to eat.
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Meanwhile Frank was having a difficult time explaining to
Redim why he had come out in the open when she had not
told her parents regarding it…
Finally Frank said he would call her parents and apologise
to them and definitely she would excuse him if she knew
the reason why he had to announce …
They arranged to meet in Tim’s land as he had not
introduced her to his parents too.
Then he called Dr. Josef Matthew and explained about his
relation with his daughter and he had to announce their
engagement to the media without getting his permission
and apologised profusely ... Doctor asked him few
questions about his parents and he sounded very satisfied
at the end of the conversation ...
Now his mind was on the curious things he had noticed in
the cave. Mary, the house keeper called him for lunch only
then he remembered Richard and asked Mary if Richard
had something and for that she laughed and said , ‘he has
been at it for the past hour’
They both laughed!
The day went slowly as the workers were there to rectify all
the damages done by the cyclone. He didn’t see his father
or Richard till night .He thought of doing some research
about the 1000 year old deity that took some strange
offerings in the cave.******
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