Not Mine

Carla My phone rang. I glanced at it for a brief second before halting what I was doing. I picked up my phone and answered the call. “Hello?” “Hello,” I replied to the person on the other line. “Carla?” The feeble voice asked me. “Yes?” I asked not recognizing the person on the other side. “It’s me, Nina.” The person replied. Nina. My oldest and longest client. She calls me every now and then to revise her will. She is a woman in her mid 60’s and had been fighting cancer for 4 years now. She is convinced that she will die and calls me once a month. She was one of my first clients, actually. I know her family and they know me. Nina is an amazing woman. She along with her husband, launched one of the biggest companies in the world. They had nothing when they started out and now, the entire world is at their feet. Beckett Inc. is a multinational company that is worth billions. She is my, well, a big shot client.

I had been waiting outside to talk to her son and daughter. They were still inside with her. But who were the other two? I so wanted to ask but then refrained. I shouldn’t be bothered because it was none of my business.The doctor had come a few minutes ago, saying it would be difficult for her to make it through the night as her organs were already damaged. He didn’t fail to mention that even if she did, considering her cancer, she would barely make it a month.I had to let them know and talk to them about her will. I couldn’t barge in, so I patiently waited outside for them.They had been in there for a long time now.“When are they going to come out, Jane?” I said impatiently.“I don’t know,” she said helplessly.“Shit!” I cursed.“Excuse me?” Someone called out. I turned around to see the crying woman, who now stood before me.“Yes?&r

I pushed the duvet off my body and got down. I shivered as my foot came in contact with the floor.  Illinois winter is a bitch. I strode to the bathroom and brushed my teeth. I took a quick shower and changed my clothes. I wore a simple striped T-shirt and blue skinny jeans and threw a leather jacket on top. I just brushed my hair and let it down. I applied a little makeup and took my sunglasses.I walked down and took my handbag and my car keys. Locking the door, I walked to my car and drove to the address Aeden had sent me.We were going to discuss the clauses of our contract marriage today. I was nervous but was looking forward to ending it as soon as possible.I parked my car and got out of it. I took out my phone and gave Aeden a call, despite looking for him everywhere, I didn’t find him. “Hello? Where are you?” I asked as he picked up the phone.“Look behind,” he sai

Carla I took the papers out and slapped them on the mahogany table. I took each one of them and read it for the second time. These were the contract agreements. We decided that I go ahead and draft it and we meet to see one last time if we needed to delete or add anything. I was still confused about the way Aeden reacted the other day. He had a girlfriend despite that, he touched me. It was weird nonetheless.I looked around my boring office and sighed. I was so bored sitting here. It had been months that I actually went out of the city. Yeah, traveling was one of my hobbies. I used to go backpacking or trekking almost every weekend until I got promoted. Since then, I barely have any time for trekking or backpacking.I looked outside the window and pouted, imagining the things I could have done if I wasn’t promoted but the promotion was also necessary for my growth. I guess you need to sacrifice one thi

He entered the room, which was supposed to be for the married couple. Him and his wife. He swiped the key card and pushed the door open. He was welcomed to a dark and cold room. He looked for the light and turned them on. But the key card fell from his hand when he looked at the room.The decoration which was done was all destroyed. Flower petals on the floor and there was barely any room on the floor to walk. He walked closer to find the room completely empty. Empty bottles of alcohol were scattered across the room and so was the duvet. His lips parted in shock as he looked at his surroundings.But the last straw was when he saw the bloody footprints across the floor and the broken vase. His eyes widened at the amount of blood that was on the white granite floor. But the biggest question was, where was Carla? For a fraction of a second, his mind went blank but recovering from the shock, he ran out of the room to look for her.He rushed outside without even both