ETHAN’S FATHER

Still reeling in shame and disgrace, I nodded, blinking my tears away as I hurried to his side, following him into the elevator. I stood in Ethan’s office. He had stepped out a while ago and now, I stood alone aimlessly looking for where he might have hidden the key. ‘Top drawer, locker number five. He takes the key home everyday and brings it back to his office everyday.’ Vivian’s words echoed in my mind. She had told me where to find the documents, but not where to find the key. And any moment now, Ethan would walk in here to take the documents because the meeting would begin soon. ‘No…no…I have to find it and take the picture first,’ I gulped in fear. My fingers moving to the drawers on his large table. Good thing it was opened. My fingers tumbled through in a hurry, looking for any sign of a key. I got to the last drawer, pushing it open, my eyes glinted with happiness when I spotted something. It was a small silver key. Hope filled me, as a wide smile burst through my lips. ‘Yes!’