THE UNWANTED GIFT

CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER TWO

 I immediately jumped awake; I touched my forehead to see I was sweating profusely, with my heart beating too faster to be considered normal. Thank heavens it was all a dream.

What kind of dream is this? Since when have I start seeing ghost .i stood with a shaky legs, dragged myself to the bathroom to do my morning ritual. After taking a shower I went to my closet to pick out a suit to wear to work. I picked a red suit with a white five inches heel combine with white handbag because red always makes me feel powerful. I left my beautiful room.  I painted my room all in  white, purple and pink.  It a total different decor from what people will expect my room to look like. I make people think am cold because I don’t smile at anyone, why should I? when the person that killed my parents is out there safe. I inherited my parent company, a prominent law firm, one of the biggest firm in California. People expected me to be a carefree heiress. But they were disappointed when they saw I would be anything but carefree. The workers felt they could behave anyhow around the company since their new boss is an inexperience young girl. How could i be anything but cold when my life was taken from me? My parents were everything to me. I don’t have many friends; they were all I even wanted. I didn’t bother having a boyfriend because I saw relationship as an unnecessary act. I was a spoilt brat but I was my parent’s brat. When they were taken from me I felt that my life had ended. What will I do without them, how can I live my life alone. I only have two or three friend .but I didn’t keep in contact with them. I know they care and understood I wanted to be alone. At 27 I have accomplished a lot. My parents made sure I was an extraordinary student. I complete my PHD in law at 23. I took over my father’s company against the wishes of the shareholders’. I fired (6) six lazy workers the very day I resumed work. I have made my father’s company thrice as big as it was before I took over. I’ve heard their whispers behind my back but I don’t care. I no longer care about people’s thoughts about me. The people their thought matters are no longer here with me. I went downstairs to the kitchen table. “Good morning dear” my maid and nanny greeted me.

“Good morning Maggie, how was your night” I asked in courtesy

“Was great and yours” she smiled. She was busy cleaning and cooking the kitchen before I came in.

“ I want a cup of coffee first before breakfast” I gently told her

She smiled and went to the coffee machine to make my coffee; she came back with a cup of coffee. My workers don’t know I like latte and they don’t know that, because I like the way my reputation is, when my opponents see or hear about me they should shiver.

“ I prepared it the way you like best” she kept the cup on the kitchen counter

I smiled, she always makes me smile somehow. She is like a mother to me. Since my parents dead four years ago she has always been there for me, but never asked for anything in return.  She is an elderly woman in her early fifties. She had always been here even when I was growing. She’d worked here as a maid for thirty years. So she a member of the family.

“Fine but I had a very weird dream through the night, and I woke up feeling disturbed” I confined in her. She is the only person I can trust at this point in my life.

“Honey, what was it about. I hope it was not a nightmare?” she asked looking serious.

“Ma it’s nothing serious just about ghost and paranormal environment”. I said still thinking it was a strange dream.

She laughed, shook her head.” dear it was just a dream, what movie did you see last night?”

“Vampire diaries, but that is a vampire movie not ghost. How are those related?” I asked because I don’t really believe they are connected in anyway.

“Dear all these are connected one way or the other. Am sure you were thinking about something connecting to that before going to bed” she smiled. But looking worried

“Why are you bothered by this, this can’t be the first time dreaming about a movie you had seen the night before”. She said again no longer smiling.

“Yes, there is nothing to it, I was just curious. That all” I told making a happy face.

I don’t want her to worry about me because she is important to me. I worry about her health.

“Dear I hope you know you can’t fool me with your fake happy face “switching to the mean mom’s look.  I know she was trying to tell me to better start talking before she breaks, without saying a word. It used to work when I was still a teenager but no more. I tried hiding my smile but she saw it.

“ why the smile, are you trying to tell me that the look doesn’t work on you anymore” she tried to look angry.

“” oh you think I wouldn’t do as I threaten to do, have you forgotten you are in my kitchen young lady” she raised the frying pan and started coming close to me. I stood from my chair and started running toward the door with my handbag. But when she saw my direction she used the remote to lock the automatic door.” Oh no young lady come back and eat your bread fast, I wouldn’t be deceived like before”.  She grinned 

That was a close one, I don’t like eating in the morning but my mom and Maggie always force me to eat. They said breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

“ I prepared pancake and milk, eat and go to work . Because you wouldn’t be going anywhere without your meal. If you want to leave early, just eat. “She smiled and muttered something like “kids of these day, they think they could outsmart the old generation” I don’t need to hear her to know what she was saying because she had always said the same thing to me. I laughed because I knew she wouldn’t do anything to hurt my feelings. She loves me too much. She didn’t marry anyone, am the only family she have. I quickly ate my food and went to where she was sitting and gave her a kiss on her both cheeks and head to the door.

AT THE OFFICE.                   

Getting to the office building I drove to the underground parking lot. Parked at my usually space, I took my handbag and head toward the private elevator, on the way to the elevator I saw the security men. When saw me they saw me, they immediately stood still  “good morning ma’am” they chorus

My  reply was  a small movement of my head (nodded my head). One help pressed the elevator button to open and I immediately entered. I pressed floor 50 button; my office is located in one of the tallest and well know skyscraper in California.  Immediately the elevator opened my assistant was already standing waiting for me. How does she do that. “ good morning ma’am” she quickly followed me. She closed my office door after her and unlock her  ipad to list out my schedules for today and the latest news from the business paper.

“our company stock is falling because of the case that , the senior associate lost to fresh law graduate”.   “okay, contact the lawyer that won against us and offers him a job as a contract worker”.

“ yes ma’am but I heard he a stubborn young man” she said with a look of doubt on her face , that to say she is not sure about my idea. But I don’t care about what anyone thinks.

“ just do as I’ve said” 

“yes ma’am “ she left and closed the door quietly behind her.

I stood when she left and looked around my office; it used to be my father’s office. But I now own it, which always reminds me of the saddest times of my life. It reminded me that the owner is no longer here .I didn’t change anything here it reminded so much of my parents. I never knew I will take over so soon. I had always wanted to be a teacher but I can’t do that when my father wanted me to take over. I wouldn’t fall the company in the hand a stranger.

I was busy working on my computer when the office telephone rung and I picked up to hear my assistant voice.” sorry ma’am, I want to remain you have a private meeting with the owner spaceship entertainment company by 1:00 this afternoon” she said hurriedly. I looked at the time to see it was 12’0clock at noon. There enough time to get there on time. I hate been late to any meeting. Anybody that keeps me waiting for long will be put on my black list. I stood taking with me the document for the meeting and left my office. She met me at the parking lot and entered my car. I like driving and taking her to private meetings. It makes me feel safe. After my parent death. I came to realized that the world is not all about milk and honey as first i thought. There are bad people out , they shot the most important people in my life and took them away from in cold blood. What did the police do about it nothing. They found nothing about those guys. I don’t know why I have this feeling that am the next. So i like playing it safe.  my cold façade make it hard for people to read. How can you read an ice block, it’s not possible. She is like my safety belt, nobody knows I took taekwondo class and am in black belt level.