THE ROAD TO THE UNKNOWN

Chapter 5

It's been 3 years and counting and no update.😭😭😭😭 I am literally on my knees begging for real Mercy for putting this story on hold.
As the years passed, I became better and brought my A game with me. I promise not to let you down.
This chapter is dedicated to whatsmymeme. Your one comment gave me hope and brought me back, thank you.

Jaxlyn's POV
         A week and has passed  since the second will hearing and I am yet to find a job. It's frustrating honestly but I decided to binge watch my kdramas on Netflix and catch up on the ones I have missed because I was working for that lousy dick or Dirk, whatever. Stupid right? I know I should be job hunting but I have been doing that for the past week and I needed a break.
  I was in episode 3 of Bora Deborah: True to Love when my phone rang. Finally I thought, a job offer.
   " Hello"
   " Is this Jaxlynn Daniels please?"
   " Yes, this is she"
    " Well I am calling from Mark and Co mortgage bank and we have been expecting you since last week"
Oh shit! I totally forgot about what the lawyer said I should check out at the bank with the key my mum left for me. Meetings with unwanted family members are downright exhausting. I literally had to auto delete my memory of that God awful event.
    " Miss Daniels, are you still there?"
    " Oh sorry, yes I am. Is it possible for me to come today or I should reschedule for tomorrow?"
" If you can make it here before 5pm that would be lovely"
   " Alright then, today it is. Thank you for the call"
   " The pleasure is ours, we will be expecting you" and the line went dead.
        I had to put a hold on my movie and and take a quick shower and dressed up in a casual corporate look, all gray.
I had left Hilton hotel that I lodged in when I arrived London. I needed to manage my expenses now. I got a small place for a cheap price, one bedroom flat. It was comfortable and private and that was enough.
I had left the house and taken the bus to the bank. Since I knew a bit of my way around, I found transportation easy.

      On getting to the bank, the time read 4:00pm. Ah, an hour early, that's good.
I headed straight for the receptionist when I was intercepted on the way by a slightly old man
   " Miss Daniels right? We have been waiting. This way please" He said and led me towards a black door. It was literally the only thing black as every other part of the building had cool colors, well mostly cream colors.
    As we entered, he codes in the necessary security panels and and did the necessary biometrics before we entered the main door.
    " Are you with the key?" He asked as we accessed the main door
  "Yes" I said while bringing it out from my bag and handing it to him. He took it, found the drawer the key opens and gave me back the key.
    " It's drawer 2064, we will give you privacy to access your item. Once you are done, just knock thrice on the door and the door will be opened." With that he left the room.
      I easily found the drawer, as the numbers were written boldly.
I slotted the key into the keyhole and opened the drawer. A diary. Of all things to put in a mortgage bank, a diary seemed sufficient enough for my mother. Although the diary looked old but it was readable. I opened it and it was dated back to the 1600's. I checked the time and it was 15 mins to 5.
       I decided to read the diary once I got home and closed the drawer. I knocked on the door thrice as instructed and when the doors opened I thanked the manager, which I later found out his identity and headed straight home.

    On getting home, I pulled and hung my clothes, and settled in bed with the diary in my hands. Since I didn't have any plan for dinner, I just ordered pizza and coke 1 litre. While waiting for it, I started reading the diary.
  After going through some pages, I noticed it was the diary of the woman called Evelyn Knox. The name sounded familiar for some reason. Though I wonder why my mother wanted me to have this diary. It didn't seem to have any connection to me whatsoever.
       The bell rang. Pizza has arrived. Finally, I was really famished.
After getting the pizza and coke from the delivery man and paying him, I closed the door and went to drop the things on small table in my little living room.
After setting my tablet and connecting to Netflix, I settled on the small couch to continue my movie, with the diary long forgotten, my phone pinged that I had gotten a message. I reached for my bag and took my phone out.
    I can see that you have finally gotten the diary. We don't have much time again. I know you can't understand the contents of the diary and how it relates to you but my dear it very well does. I can't say much now as nothing is safe no matter how much they say it is. Just find Daniel Foley. Start from there.

    After reading the message, I don't know how but it just automatically deleted with no trace, How? Although the name, Daniel Foley, weird I have heard that name before but where? I thought hard until it clicked
WTF???