Chapter 1 – All or nothing

Thursday, August 20, 2015 | 83 days until the conference | 153 registrations ‘Meditating, are we, Victor?’ Upon hearing Jacques Lodewyks’ deep voice, Victor VanWely quickly lifted his feet off the radiator. He turned his leather desk chair so abruptly, he had to hold on to the top of the desk to stop the chair from spinning out of control. His guinea pig, Napoleon Bonaparte, gave a loud wheek from his cage in the corner of the office. ‘Jacques, what a pleasure,’ Victor said. Meditation, if only he could. Perhaps it would inspire him to find the ultimate solution to his troubles. The director of the National Society for Rodent Professionals was facing the biggest challenge yet in his career. ‘Coffee?’ asked Victor. ‘No thank you,’ Jacques said, placing a hand over his heart. ‘Doctor’s orders.’ He ignored the chair Victor offered him, took a celery stick from his coat pocket and stuck it through the bars of the guinea pig’s cage. Napoleon eagerly tugged the treat into the cage and began nibbling away at it thoughtfully. ..... ---- Written by Gerrit Heijkoop & Paula Vos Narrated by Kevin Stillwell