Chapter 1103 - First day of the new White Foundation (2) (1/2)
Before lunch, Sarah and Aiden called Nala and Haru to get the latest updates. They know that Tiffany is in the safehouse, so everything should be fine, but they want to get the details.
Kids have in the house for staff the 'study room' where they have an environment for group studying and variety of study aids, including ten computers which they can use for learning, gaming, or for video chatting. Each kid has his/her own room which besides a bed and a sitting area has a desk with a personal computer. The study room is a common area where they gather when needed. And not just kids, the rest of the staff comes here as well.
Since kids from Sierra Leone joined the crew at the Cliffside villa, Sarah and Aiden plan to add more computers and discussion areas which are similar to conference rooms. The kids are using these things a lot because all of them want to continue their education without attending classes in person.
To make these additions, the study room will need an expansion, which is super easy to do considering that the room is on the third level underground: just dig how much you need. But they are waiting for soil tests to be completed by engineers before the construction (or more accurately: digging) can begin. They don't want to risk everything collapsing if they just dig recklessly.
Back to present…
”Did I wake you up?”, Sarah asked when she saw Nala's sleepy face on the video chat. Sarah checked, it's past noon in Austin, so that is after 10 AM in Los Angeles. No matter how she looks at it, it's plenty of time to sleep and Nala is known as an early riser. Nala and Haru are always the first ones on the training grounds.
”Yeah…”, Nala admitted with a yawn while rubbing her eyes.
”Where is Haru?”, Aiden asked.
At the mention of Haru, Nala straightened her back. ”I think he is coming…”
Haru was by Nala's side few seconds later.
”Why do both of you look sleepy?”, Sarah asked suspiciously. ”Tiffany reached the safehouse before midnight…”
Haru lowered his gaze and Nala's eyes darted few times before she remembered: ”Tiffany was uncomfortable in a new place, so she asked me to stay to give her company.”
Sarah can smell that something fishy with that story over the network. She smiled. ”That is very nice of you. How long did you stay with her?”
Nala swallowed hard. What should she say? If she lies and Sarah asks Tiffany, she will be in trouble… but if she says the truth, and Sarah asks where the rest of the night went…
”That is not important now...”, Aiden cut in and held Sarah's hand under the view of the camera, telling her silently to let it go. Based on Nala's and Haru's behavior, it's glaringly obvious that they spent the time together, probably the whole night. And how far they went, Sarah can ask Nala later, in private.
Aiden saw that Sarah relaxed a bit and he started asking: ”We don't have much time, so can you tell us the details? Anything standing out?”
Nala and Haru exhaled in relief and told them how it went.