If you have ever wondered, there are various types of things that you can do in front of your office building. Parking your car or being dropped off; meeting up with your colleagues for a breakfast outside; running into an old friend who is working nearby; bringing someone into the lobby because he or she is looking for their family who works here; helping somebody to pick up something they dropped; or searching for something they lost earlier, with a cup of cantaloupe-berries juice, a ristretto and a lasagna in hands, without any help.
“Shit. Where is it?”
Under the hot morning sun in front of the office building, I crane my neck and bend my waist, I walk front and back in my high heels, like a turkey, looking for a pink flower wallet.
I remember I stopped the c
With a decorous smile showing on his face, Justin greets, “Good morning, Henrietta.”“Good morning, Justin.” politely, I greeted him back, yet in a sad face.Just when I think he is going to ask about my sad face, Justin suddenly throws me a question that catches my full attention.“What were you looking for?”His question strikes me a big question mark on the face. My face turns blank a little, at the same time, a chill runs down my spine.“How do you know I was looking for something?” I gasp.Justin explains, “I saw you at the entrance this mo
The time is twelve in the afternoon. Most of the people are walking out of the office building to satisfy their starving selves.It is rare, but Jamie is somehow included in the crowd.To be specific, Jamie is out on a private lunch appointment where he does not need me with him.Since so, I am successfully acquired with the only material I needed today for a hostage rescue mission——time, plenty of it.I am usually allowed to take an hour for lunch, hence, I will have enough time for this; thanks to Justin, I have a clear idea about its current location.Nothing is left to be concerned, I am ready to carry out as planned——make sure t
The figure at the door... It is black, and I sense that it is standing right at the door.What is that?Is it someone from the company who just happened to show up?But why is it not moving? Moreover, it didn’t even make a sound when it came!Hell! What is that!?Is it a spirit? Is it a ghost? O-or is it something scary or dangerous!?I swear to God, it has been a long while since the last time I felt so scared! I need somebody here to help me, right now! or else I am going to wet my pants!I’m not even kidding!&
Catching me red-handed, taking something that does not belong to me, will he judge me? Will he sanction me?He saw the name on the driving license when he picked it up from the building entrance. He definitely knows the name of the wallet’s owner.And I was wrong about him being unbright, he knows I came looking for something, he knows I came for the wallet.If he is astute enough, he will even find out that——I am him.Hah. Henry. You are so fucked up.Fuck. I am so fucked up.I had my cha
It is settled.There you go. It is not that hard, isn’t it?Trying to prevent him from changing his mind, I walk to him and hug him tightly. I press my fake boobs on his chest. I wipe my tears on his shoulder and sniff his neck.“Thank you, Justin.” I mentioned.Oh damn, he smells really good!I can’t help but give his neck a deeper sniff.Ah, he smells so good.Now, I just have to bait him to make his one last promise to me.Trapping him tight in my
Along with a gasp, I raise my head and look at Jamie, “What is this?”“DeLafee.” he said, “Saw you fall in love with it, so I bought you some.”As I hear him, I pick the card up from the brown box, and that is when the golden title of it enters my sight——DeLafee.Oh my, it is really DeLafee!I pick the card up and ask, “And this VIP card?”Jamie shrugs his shoulders, “I have an extra. It’s better than the ordinary membership. It’s loaded with 1k US dollars. Use it wisely.”He loaded 1k US dollars in a dessert house&
The city is painted orange when I am officially knocked off from work.Jamie left for his last appointment by himself, hence I am left free at an earlier hour.I hold the box of DeLafee chocolate in my hands. I haven’t been touching it, because I think they are too amazing to be kept only to myself.Instead of having them all to myself like I ate the one given by Justin, I was thinking of sharing it with somebody.I called Victor, but he seems to be very busy today. Although he said we can talk over the phone tonight, he can’t make it to my place to share the chocolates with me, and moreover he always has the chance to enjoy them with so many wealthy friends he made outside, hence he told me to share wit
“Girls really can’t get rid of chocolates!” she mentioned.I chuckle and agree, “Me too!”What? Me too?Lmao, I’m no girl! Henrietta is taking over my mind!I correct my sentence, “I mean, I never knew I would like chocolates before I ate this.”Waving the chocolate in her finger, Daniella mentions, “Chocolates have power, they are magical.”I tilt my head, “They do?”Daniella nods, “Do you know? Eating chocolates allows us to stay in a good mood. They redu
After a few minutes travelling in my red Lexus LS 500, Jamie and I finally arrived at our destination. After Jamie gets out of the car, I pick up a red velvet box from the glove box and put it in my coat. I then catch her up from behind. It is a big house built next to the beach. The house is fully furnished and renovated. It is ready for people to move in and live in it. I am the architect who designed and built the house, however I haven’t decided what to name it yet. Well, anyway… I first bring Jamie through the garden on the beach, I open the door with the key and we enter the house.
The time is five in the evening. I am back in the office building, sitting on the couch, waiting for the interview session to start in approximately half to one and hour.I grab my phone out and check my messages again.I had made a few calls to Jamie through various ways, she never answered the phone, and now, there is still no sign of Jamie.Weimar is seven hours ahead of Chicago, which means it is twelve at midnight at where Jamie is.It is already the next day in Weimar, and that makes this the second day I lost the sign of Jamie.Weird… This is weird.Jamie never leaves me hanging for m
April 2023. Two years later. It is spring in Chicago again, a time when the florals come back to life again, well so do the people. The warm breeze brings the voile curtains up, allowing the morning sunlight to shower on my white bed through the French windows. That is when I am woken up by the sound of this hectic city. I stand on my balcony in my robe, yawning and stretching my body at the same time. “Good morning, Chicago.” I take a glance at the scenery of the city from the top of this building, I see people and vehicles all over the streets, everyone is ready for work and vac
June, 2021.It had been almost one month since the accidents happened.I was discharged from the hospital, rested at home for a few days, took some medicine, did some simple rehabilitation practice… I am almost fully recovered.The news reported that Melonie Myers was brought into custody by the local police. The police told me that I no longer need to worry about stepping out of my house.Also, it is Wednesday morning, a regular working day for me.And so, I am now back to work at Minerva, no longer as the CEO’s secretary, but as the CEO and the owner of Minerva; no longer in skirt and lipstick, but in suit and tie.
Air flow, machines, birds chirping, and a woman sobbing… Those are the first things that come into my ear when I gradually return to my consciousness.They sound really vague at first, but turn louder after as I slowly open my eyes too.There, I find myself in a ward bed. My face is covered with an oxygen mask. My arms are surrounded by tubes and wires.And, I see someone burying her head in the bed, holding my hand tightly in hers.“I’ve lost our baby… I can’t lose you too, Henry… Please wake up...” she sobbed.Slowly, I raise my other hand, and lay it on her head. I caress her gently, stroking her hair th
Assuming that it must be Mr. Hurlock behind the door, I unlock the door and open it without peeking through the cateye.I ask as soon as I open the door, “Yes, Mr. Hurlock? Did you forget someth-”However, just when the door is fully opened, the face of the person standing in front of the door is revealed in front of me.It is a lady in black attire, with a bike helmet on her head, her black hair draped over her shoulder, and she holds a knife in her hand.It isn’t Mr. Hurlock, it is...“Hi there, Henry.”“Melonie Myers…”
It is almost midnight when I sit in my living room alone, waiting for Jamie’s butler to show up. It is always a quiet night like this that makes people feel lonely, isn’t it? Tears ooze out of my eyes abruptly, they trickle down my face one after another. No matter how many times I wipe them off, no matter how hard I try to stop myself from crying, my tears just won’t stop. I cover my face with my palms to cover my sound, I sob as quietly as I can, not hoping to wake Jamie up. I try to stop myself by clearing my head, yet every quiet moment like this keeps reminding me of the fact that we’ve just lost our child. Our dear child… If you can hear us,
The accident and our loss hasn’t been too kind on us, especially for Jamie. The impact of losing our child hits her heart and mental condition so badly. She had been crying for days, she didn’t eat much. She fainted a few times. She became so tired and weak, that the doctor kept her in the hospital for another few days.Tonight, Jamie is just sitting on the bed, sometimes leaning on my shoulder, imagining how different our life would be if everything never happened, how our life would be if we hadn’t lost our child.What gender will it be? Will it be a little princess? How heavy will she weigh when she is born? Will she look more like Jamie or me? What name will we name her? How will we celebrate her first birthday? How excited will we be when she says her first word or takes her first step? Will she first say mommy
“Jamie…”Not knowing how much time has passed, I gradually woke up when I heard myself mumbling.I first feel my senses are unblocked, just like when one who sinks in the ocean for a long time gets back up from the water.The next thing I feel... is my body covered in pain, especially my head.“Umm…”Holding the pain back, slowly, I try to open my eyes.It is the moment when I open my eyes again, bright light seeps into my eyes. I squint into the light, my eyes take quite a while to adapt to the light.