BEYOND ORDINARY

PART 7- ERR

ELIZABETH

A sudden wave of pain shot through the depths of my chest, earning a sharp gasp from me that my palm reflexly began to rub it. It started hurting immensely that the pain like burns kept igniting each passing second with intensified full force,my palm beating against it to ease the pain only made it worse so I stopped and just leaned weakly against the wall of Sparks Enterprises on the seventh floor. Thirty inches from me stood a beautiful family of five,two little girls running around the building chasing after the not so little brother and their parents looking at them with immense love and happiness spread glowingly on their faces that I wished was mine.

Their cute little giggles - wait ,what! Did I just say cute little giggles? Something really is out of place,this is not me. I was bound to not feel these emotions but they really were struggling to be acknowledged so much that I began having thoughts considering how it would be if that was my family. This time again,unlike others,I was unable to push back the thoughts which clearly agitated my suspicions that something just isn't right about almost everything.

After much struggles,myself and mum were able to break out of the locked burning room yesterday after my rejection that led to their words get burnt come into action. On reaching my car,another letter awaited us that said "get a coffin"

The confusion and fear on mum's face was immeasurable and wild as we both knew not who the note was referring to and upon reaching home,taking a bath and settling for dinner,mum spoke up after a long silence at the dining with a shaky, pleading tone.

"What's your decision?"

She perhaps didn't want to outrightly coarse me into going back but her eyes told the whole message. She wanted me to go out of fear of losing either of our lives which wasn't understandable but I still refuse to give those people the satisfaction of thinking they've succeeded in threatening me and agreeing to come back to that place.

Two minutes after no reply,she adjusted in her seat,worry spread across her face and she gently lay down her fork to cup her chin with her palms while she faced me squarely,a motion to make me speak. After considering the action for a few seconds, I finally blinked and cleared my throat with water not lifting my head from my plate.

"They didn't really lock the door which means that our escape was planned and expected,both our lives are safe,those were just empty threats"

I calmly replied her all in one breath, hoping she understands and relaxes her mind but her next outburst clearly opposed that

"Elizabeth,what if they actually carried on with the threat and killed one of us?"

I didn't miss the elements of possibility and lack of faith that formed those words so I asked her amusedly taking another sip of water

"For how long have you been thinking about that?"

Obviously it's since we saw the last note because her firm and elegant composure had dropped and she couldn't look me in the eye anymore knowing I'd be disappointed at how weak and easy she's letting this get to her.

"Lizzy baby"

She started calmy,

"I know you don't want to go back there but think about this,what do you stand to lose by staying? Nothing. So I beg of you to please reconsider and just go back, not on the grounds of the threats,but because you get to lose nothing by being there. Act like nothing ever happened and when the time comes after you've been trusted enough not to spill their dirts, you leave"

And now,here I am, leaning on the
wall of that dreadful Sparks Enterprise after much deliberations yesternight,smiling at an unknown family of five my eyes caught while I was waiting for Mrs Kimberly to show me my new office.

I still couldn't contain the pain I felt for letting her thoughts and words come through as I couldn't contain the one throbbing hard in my chest too.

Finally,she approached me and the walk to my new office started. Behold,it was on the highest floor, breathtakingly decorated with walls like diamonds,a royally furnished chair and table was elegantly situated behind the window that portrayed an amazing view of the beautiful city. I took note of every angle and object in the room even to the golden pen neatly placed on the table and I feared why I get to have an office like this.

Was it to keep shut,a consolation to the brutal dealings with my mum and I or what exactly? I decided not to dwell on it too much and just focus on mum's words so my observations in the room continued.

Privacy and secrecy were surely an objective and feature the room intend to uphold as both the windows and doors according to Mrs Kimberly were bullets and sound proofed. At this,my mind was divided into two;anxiety and excitement.

"So,how is it,up to your expectations?"

I was already shipped out of this world, living in the scenes playing in my head forgetting that Kimberly ma'am was still here gaping at me surprisingly at being lost.

Above my expectations

I wanted to reply,when I remembered that I actually had no expectations and didn't want to increase her already inflated ego into thinking that she already got me where she wanted. So instead,I shook my head no in disappoinment and disgust that the smirk on her face vanished with annoyance.

"Fine,suit yourself!"

And at that,she slammed the door in anger, stomped her legs heavily on the exquisite tiled floors and frustratingly excused the floor making me shake my head sub consciously in amusement.

I finally sat down,started the computer to view various records and jobs ready to be worked on. The drawers were filled with virtually every other thing I might need in the process and as gratefulness, happiness and excitement raced through me,so as fear, anxiety and nervousness.

The next three hours were adequately utilized working on different, uncompleted and many more postings.

Just when I was about to stand up and stretch my muscles,a call came through,interrupting the silence of the room.

"Hello"

A thick raspy voice emerged alarmingly soothing and calm,silent intake of breaths that should be inhumanly impossible to hear through the telephone were heard,after a few seconds like years,the voice came up again.

"HELLO"

Oh hahaha,hello!!!!!my people.You all good? Alright bye