Your Truth is Out There (Find Your Truth Book 1) by David Allen Kimmel
Authors: David Allen Kimmel
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would finally be over. Steeling himself for what was about to happen, he got out of the car, put his coat on and looked around.
“So, this is it,” he said quietly and started unloading the car.
Chapter 9
This Was a Bad Idea
Qilzar was visibly shaking by the time he reached his vehicle.
Zaras 7!
Even with all his careful planning and preparation for this day, the day when he would finally be rid of Gsefx, that disloyal cretin, he had not seen this coming. He would rather be unemployed and living in a cave than go to Zaras 7. Of course, he’d rather not be unemployed, either. He had to find that miserable creature and convince him to come back.
Qilzar’s initial attempts to contact Gsefx through his vehicle communicator proved unsuccessful, so he decided to break protocol and call Gsefx’s home. Though the home was considered a sanctuary from all unsolicited contact, under the circumstances he was sure Gsefx would overlook this small transgression.
“Hello?” said a voice on the other end of the communicator (the receiver was currently blocking the video feed). The voice was female; Gsefx’s wife, perhaps?
“Ah, hello Madame,” said Qilzar, “may I speak to Gsefx?”
“He’s not here, he’s at work. Who’s calling?”
Oh no, thought Qilzar, this was a bad idea.
“Uh … this is Gsefx’s supervisor, Et Qilzar.” His voice was shaking. “Unfortunately, Gsefx is not at work this morning. I was hoping he had returned home.”
Qilzar’s screen flickered momentarily before the image of a quite attractive Relnarian female appeared.
“What’s happened? Is Gsefx all right? He’s not hurt is he? What’s going on?”
“Madame, I assure you, Gsefx is fine. There was just a bit of a misunderstanding, that’s all.”
The woman’s expression changed from concern to cold wariness.
“What has happened, Et Qilzar? Yes, I know all about you. Gsefx has told me how you treat him.”
“I assure you, Madam, nothing has happened … well, not nothing …” Qilzar was barely holding it together under the force of her glare. “… you see, to be precise … uh … ahem … oh dear … ah … it … it seems Gsefx mistakenly got the impression that I … umm … fired him this morning.”
“YOU WHAT? YOU FIRED HIM?”
“Well, you see … it was like I said … I didn’t actually fire him … well, yes I did … but, you see, it was just a terrible misunderstanding …”
“Why would you do such a thing? Gsefx is the top accountant in your department; he’s saved your pale gray hide more times than I can count! What’s wrong with you? And more importantly, where is my husband?”
“Madam, please calm yourself, I don’t know where he is, which is why I’m contacting you … I just …”
The screen went blank. She hung up on him. Qilzar sat for a moment in stunned silence. With each passing moment and new encounter, this rotation’s events continued to stray further away from what he had expected. He had certainly not been prepared for an encounter with Gsefx’s wife, especially one that had gone so horribly wrong. He collected himself and began considering his alternatives, only to realize that he didn’t have any. The woman who had just hung up on him was his only hope and he had to find a way to convince her to help him.
“Gralt!” he said under his breath, as he reached for the vidcon again. But before he could punch in the code, it lit up with an incoming call. It was her again and her mood hadn’t improved any.
“I just spoke with Et Xtlar and he confirmed your idiocy,” she said. “Meet me in the parking lot of the Pigawitts building on Lecturn and Semler in twenty ebyts.”
“Madam,” said Qilzar, “I don’t understand why we have to meet. Can’t we just discuss this now?”
“Just be there, unless you want to spend the rest of your career on Zaras 7!” The vidcon went blank once again.
His anxiety rising to a whole new level, Qilzar started his vehicle and left the
“So, this is it,” he said quietly and started unloading the car.
Chapter 9
This Was a Bad Idea
Qilzar was visibly shaking by the time he reached his vehicle.
Zaras 7!
Even with all his careful planning and preparation for this day, the day when he would finally be rid of Gsefx, that disloyal cretin, he had not seen this coming. He would rather be unemployed and living in a cave than go to Zaras 7. Of course, he’d rather not be unemployed, either. He had to find that miserable creature and convince him to come back.
Qilzar’s initial attempts to contact Gsefx through his vehicle communicator proved unsuccessful, so he decided to break protocol and call Gsefx’s home. Though the home was considered a sanctuary from all unsolicited contact, under the circumstances he was sure Gsefx would overlook this small transgression.
“Hello?” said a voice on the other end of the communicator (the receiver was currently blocking the video feed). The voice was female; Gsefx’s wife, perhaps?
“Ah, hello Madame,” said Qilzar, “may I speak to Gsefx?”
“He’s not here, he’s at work. Who’s calling?”
Oh no, thought Qilzar, this was a bad idea.
“Uh … this is Gsefx’s supervisor, Et Qilzar.” His voice was shaking. “Unfortunately, Gsefx is not at work this morning. I was hoping he had returned home.”
Qilzar’s screen flickered momentarily before the image of a quite attractive Relnarian female appeared.
“What’s happened? Is Gsefx all right? He’s not hurt is he? What’s going on?”
“Madame, I assure you, Gsefx is fine. There was just a bit of a misunderstanding, that’s all.”
The woman’s expression changed from concern to cold wariness.
“What has happened, Et Qilzar? Yes, I know all about you. Gsefx has told me how you treat him.”
“I assure you, Madam, nothing has happened … well, not nothing …” Qilzar was barely holding it together under the force of her glare. “… you see, to be precise … uh … ahem … oh dear … ah … it … it seems Gsefx mistakenly got the impression that I … umm … fired him this morning.”
“YOU WHAT? YOU FIRED HIM?”
“Well, you see … it was like I said … I didn’t actually fire him … well, yes I did … but, you see, it was just a terrible misunderstanding …”
“Why would you do such a thing? Gsefx is the top accountant in your department; he’s saved your pale gray hide more times than I can count! What’s wrong with you? And more importantly, where is my husband?”
“Madam, please calm yourself, I don’t know where he is, which is why I’m contacting you … I just …”
The screen went blank. She hung up on him. Qilzar sat for a moment in stunned silence. With each passing moment and new encounter, this rotation’s events continued to stray further away from what he had expected. He had certainly not been prepared for an encounter with Gsefx’s wife, especially one that had gone so horribly wrong. He collected himself and began considering his alternatives, only to realize that he didn’t have any. The woman who had just hung up on him was his only hope and he had to find a way to convince her to help him.
“Gralt!” he said under his breath, as he reached for the vidcon again. But before he could punch in the code, it lit up with an incoming call. It was her again and her mood hadn’t improved any.
“I just spoke with Et Xtlar and he confirmed your idiocy,” she said. “Meet me in the parking lot of the Pigawitts building on Lecturn and Semler in twenty ebyts.”
“Madam,” said Qilzar, “I don’t understand why we have to meet. Can’t we just discuss this now?”
“Just be there, unless you want to spend the rest of your career on Zaras 7!” The vidcon went blank once again.
His anxiety rising to a whole new level, Qilzar started his vehicle and left the
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