The Mendoza Memo by Daniel Maldonado

Author:Daniel Maldonado [Maldonado, Daniel]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Next Chapter

28 META

Phoenix, Arizona

The Following Week

As the crowd roared when the rookie basketball player scored a shot well beyond the three-point line, the other players high-fived him. Some even swatted his derrière in approval. The three points put the local Phoenix team ahead early in the first quarter. Fans arriving late at the downtown arena slowly approached their seats while in awe. The atmosphere was ecstatic.

“Can I see your tickets?” the attendant asked anyone approaching the stairs leading to the upper suites which were usually owned by sponsors of the arena.

A couple showed the attendant their tickets and he waved them on.

“Can I see your tickets?” the attendant asked a group of somewhat unruly teenagers whose parents had a suite but wanted their children to experience a game without their presence. It gave them the excuse to spend a romantic evening alone.

“We don’t need no tickets!” the boisterous, older male in his sophomore year at Arizona State University declared. His breath smelled of expensive, craft beer.

“Hey, Jaime. It’s okay. We can’t get in without our tickets,” a woman approximately his age interjected. She was his girlfriend or maybe a sister or cousin. The older two were apparently chaperoning the teenagers for the night of festivities.

She showed the attendant the group’s tickets, and they were reluctantly allowed to climb the stairs. Jaime glared at the attendant in disgust as he ascended. A stern look was returned.

“Have Carmichael look into this group,” the attendant told another attendant standing next to him when the group was out of earshot.

“I will, boss,” he responded as he left to inform the head security guard of a potential security issue.

The attendant scanned the area as he awaited other fans eager to secure their seats in a suite. As an older, Hispanic male approached in casual clothes, the attendant recognized him.

“Mr. Mendoza. It’s good to see you tonight,” he announced as he stretched out his hand to greet him.

“Tito, it’s good to see you too,” Daniel smiled in response, firmly gripping the man’s hand. He then patted his pockets looking for his ticket. “I must’ve left it at the office,” Daniel announced with a sense of embarrassment.

“No problem, Mr. Mendoza. I recognize who you are. You don’t need a ticket. By the way, Mr. Ravan has appetizers and drinks waiting for you. I spoke to him earlier. He advised me you were coming and bringing a client. Let me know if there is anything else that you need.”

“Thanks, Tito.”

Daniel climbed the stairs and walked to the suite owned by the Regal Wisteria Resorts. He enjoyed the suite many times before not only with clients, but also other firm members and sometimes friends and family. In fact, Tito was mistaken. This time, Daniel wasn’t meeting a client. He was meeting Perry Davidson, the forensic accounting expert hired for the royalty case. Perry was in town for another engagement. Once Daniel learned his expert was in Phoenix, Daniel extended an invitation to see the Phoenix Suns. Mr. Davidson couldn’t resist and eagerly accommodate the event on his schedule.

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