An Unexpected Gift

Chapter 13- 'Road to Redemption'

"Ms. Foster there's a call for you on line 2" "Thanks, Yendi" "Ms. Foster's office" "Ms. Foster you will be receiving a package momentarily" "Who is this?" "Wait!"

"Ms. Foster?" I hung up my cell phone confused, Who did I just speak to in the first place? 'Knock, knock, knock' Dom's temporary replacement knocked on the door and I replied "Come in Yendi". "Ms. Foster a package just came for you" She placed it on my desk "Thanks, Yen...di" She had already left.

I stood staring at this strange parcel as the envelope in itself was looking extremely expensive, I opened it after my inspection to expose the contents inside. A smaller black envelope embossed with gold writing fell out on my desk, it smelt like roses and vanilla, it now had my curiosity peaked, I opened the package to read its contents.

Good Day Ms. Foster

                From The House of Harmony, We cordially invite you to our fundraiser to be held on November 11th, 2018 at 7 pm. It is imperative that you attend.

Enclosed in the package are the following items: A Black Card for whatever you need to purchase, Your room key at the Cases and Charm Hotel,  Your Invitation Card for the fundraiser, and Your directions to the event.

We take full responsibility for the Visa and your Night's stay at the hotel. Your compliance with the invite is important. We will be randomly keeping in touch."

I flipped the card twice to ensure I was reading correctly, then scrambled into the package once more to find the card. Holy shit it was real, I mean I work hard to keep my cards and credit score intact but to see a black card being randomly sent to me, I hesitated to believe it. The package was even stranger than the call. All I could say was "What the hell is going on?", "Yendi, call Visa for me, thank you!" I demanded, "No problem Ms. Foster!" she hurriedly left the room and then returned within a few seconds "Ms. Foster? Visa is on line one". I swiftly picked up the call.

"Welcome to Visa, how can I assist!?" The perk I was greeted with startled me a bit I continued "Hi, This is Ms. Foster #4341, Inquiring about a card I just received #6962?". The went blank for a few seconds, then she replied "Please hold while I check!". It must have been another couple of seconds when I was greeted again. "Hello! Ms. Foster!?", "Yes?" I was thrown off by the male voice that suddenly appeared on the line. "I'm Julian; You are inquiring about Card #6962?", "Yes!" I hesitantly replied "I regret to inform you ma'am that I can not divulge that information". "I just received it in a package? I DO NOT own a Black Card!" I said cautiously. The name rolled off my tongue leaving a dry excited feel, "What am I supposed to do, Do I need to split it in half? This is Ludacris! Who goes around handing out random black cards, does that sound logical to you Julian??" I couldn't help my glare at the piece of heavenly plastic I pinched between my fingers. "We are aware of the situation but as I have stated, we can not divulge the info you seek. Ms. Foster? Off the record! Go have some fun, everything is taken care of! Thank you for calling Visa!", "Have a wonderful day ma'am!" The voice of the female was now back, the line went dead as I could sense a painted smile on her lips on the other end.

I sat staring at the card for the next ten minutes when I was interrupted by a growl from my gut. I glanced at my watch to see it was 1:30 pm, my lunchtime had come and gone and I was too busy to notice or more distracted than anything else. I was itching to know more about this card so while contemplating what to eat, I grabbed my purse, slipped back into my pumps, and headed out the door.