My mother is in a critical condition, it seems. She is suffering from pancreatic cancer. Now she is admitted to the hospital. I’m really worried, an...d I need to go there immediately.”I felt really sorry for her. I consoled her. Then she continued saying, “Your uncle has some important work in his office tomorrow, and he will be coming on Monday. He doesn’t know cooking. Please take care of him for these two days. Please, Sandy…”I said, “Don’t worry, aunty. I will take care of his food. Please. “Hey”, I said shyly trying not to make too much eye contact and seem weird.“That was some math test”“It sure was”, I said even though knowing full well I nailed it.“I know you nailed it Tom”, she said with a smile, “but it was quite tough for me, which is why I want to ask you a favour.”“Which is?”“If it’s not too much trouble could you tutor me a few times so I do better next time please” she said as she gave me this pleading look with her eyes wide open and head tilted slightly. Who could say. "If you've really got any pull with the big man upstairs, we could certainly stand a miracle right now. I'm not just saying that because of my own career, but for all the people whose futures depend on the projects the studio is currently working on. Once word gets out they were involved with a project at a failed studio, the stench of failure will haunt them, ending multiple careers." I'll tell you what, I'll take it up with Alexandria and see what she thinks," Alex promised. "She may have. By seven o’clock the Chinese had arrived but there was still no sign of Sheila. I’ve got to say by now I was getting very worried. After all you read some strange stories in the newspapers nowadays. I called her office but the security guard said they had all left hours ago. I started calling her friends from work. Luckily we had one of those personal phone books by the phone and Sheila had written everybody’s number in it. I couldn’t get an answer from any of her work mates. So from that I.
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