"Please, sit".Varietta and Sofia sat down on the office chairs and the doctor, across them."Anything new doctor?"."Not yet. Your mother is... very strong. We need a little more time to confirm our tests".Varietta squeezed Sofia's shoulder a little. The doctor continued."For the meantime, we would require one or each of you, take turns if you may, to come visit everyday. As you already noticed, she's alive but ... just asleep in a way. She can sense presence and does pretty well to acknowledge it by little hand gestures and facial gestures. "Sofia held the chair tightly. Her anxiety was getting to her and she needed to calm down.She let out a sigh, trying to practise her breathing lessons underneath. How was she going to manage work and visiting her mum. She knew for sure, she had a lot of files piled on her desk."No problem, we'll visit.", She looked at Sofia. "I've cancelled my flight so I can stay for a while, perhaps till next weekend ""Oh Vari..."."Anything for Zia".
Sasha walked in, files and a supermarket polyvinyl bag in her hand."I thought I should bring some snacks", she said to Riccardo as she walked in."Of course. Let me help you with that Signorina". Sasha handed the supermarket bag to Riccardo. "Mr Emilio is in his office, just take the right when you go up the stairs"."Ok Riccardo. Thanks".She walked up the stairs with her files.A soft knock on the door followed."Come in"."Good afternoon sir""Evening to you Sasha. You should have been here two hours earlier "."Traffic sir. I'm sorry. And I stopped to get some things." Asher handed over the files to Sasha."Look through these documents. They are the new contracts we have with the B.D.S”"Yes sir".Asher continued to attend to the other things he had on his desk. They worked till very late in the evening.Suddenly the lights went out."What the?! Riccardo!!!". There wasn't any response.Asher groaned. "Can you put on a torch or something from your phone? Mine's downstairs""I'm s
"Sofiee...", Varietta's groggy voice came from the room. She rubbed her eyes, dragging her feet to the living room. Sofie was on her desk, sorting out some office documents."Are you still working?""Yeah. Told you I had a lot work piled up from last week""Oh. I thought they'd have had someone fill in for you ""Yeah but ... she was kind of occupied too""Well, that's bad enough. They should have at least found a replacement "Sofia shrugged. Her boss had trust issues.Just then, her phone rang. It was Asher."Oh my God"."What?"."My boss is calling. "."So? Pick up". Sofia looked at it nervously. Her boss never called her except she was on a job for him. She was supposed to resume today but it was just 5.00 a.m."Pick up already"."Okay, okay". She picked, biting her finger."Good ... good morning sir""Sofie, how are you?"Varietta raised her eyebrows and gave Sofia a funny look."Ooooo, Sofie ""Shhhh", Sofie said, blushing. She knew that look. Her cousin was one silly person."S
Three days. It had been three days since Marco called her. No texts, no replies. Nothing. Luna lay in bed, hands spread to the other end , low-spirited and exhausted from tears. One of their maids knocked on the door.She ignored it the first time, thinking it was her mother disturbing again."Who is it?", She groaned finally."I'm sorry, Signorina. I wanted to ask if you were ready"She got up and yanked the door open."For what?!"The maid, Aribella, shrieked backwards, taken aback by the suddenness of it all."I'm sorry, Ari. What's up?""The family lunch you have scheduled for this afternoon. You guys are meeting with the Rodriguez family this afternoon "Luna rolled her eyes."I'm not ready""Oh.. okay Signorina. I'll let your father know", she bowed and started to walk away."What?! No! Wait up Ari "She half-ran to where Ari was."Tell them I'll be downstairs in half an hour""Okay Signorina "Luna went back to her room."Arghh! Do I have to go everywhere?!" But she knew she h
The top floor of Skyrock resonated with the sound of Asher's angry voice.“How could you let this happen?! I asked you multiple times if you had cross-checked correctly!Sasha shrieked back “Sir, I did. I just, I don't know how I missed that. It's been really hard for me lately”, Sasha said, pretending to be distressed about something.“What has been so hard?!”, he shouted back, hitting the table.“Sir…”, Sofia said. His temper was beginning to frighten her. Sasha began to sniff, pretending to cry.“Sasha…”, Sofia said with empathy, walking over to comfort.“Just leave, Sasha”.Sasha ran out, crying loudly. She continued to wipe her eyes with the handkerchief until she got to the ladies. She flung the handkerchief in the waste.“Morons! Arrrghhh!”She looked around, making sure she was alone. “That wretched Sofia! She keeps spoiling plans. I'm pretty sure she was the one who ate those buns.”She spat into the sink and washed off her spoiled makeup. “I need to call Andrea. We'll need
Luna woke up, her body aching from the harsh metal of the waiting room chair, the antiseptic smell of the hospital stinging her nostrils. The harsh fluorescent lights streamed into her eyes painfully. She blocked the light with her hands, rubbing her eyes vigorously. The busyness of the whole place made her dizzy and for the next few seconds, everything seemed blurry to her. She was bewildered, wondering where she was. But as soon as her eyes cleared, she remembered. She remembered everything.Fear had enveloped every inch of her body that day. She could still see her mother's blood on the ground, and the blood in her hand when she'd touched it to make sure it was real, like water, flowing freely from where she laid to the other end of the room. Benny lifted her, her hands flying around lifelessly, her father shouting at their gateman to open the gates. Her heart raced, her body shaking visibly all through the drive.Her father hadn't stayed the night of course so she knew Benny would
"Happy Birthday to you", Varietta whispered to her sleepy cousin in bed, cake in her hand.Sofia rubbed her eyes and turned over."Whose birthday did I miss?""Yours silly !""It's my birthday?"Varietta laughed. She placed the cake on the side table. "Wake up sleepy head". She pulled Sofia to sit up."Varii...". Sofie said, her voice hoarse. She opened her eyes."Happy birthday, Cugina ""Awwn, Vari. You remembered." Sofia gave her cousin a hug."Of course I remembered. I never forget birthdays""Oh please", Sofia said, rolling her eyes."Here is your cake"Sofia placed her hands over her chest.'I love you. You are the best". She blew her a kiss."I know. I know. Now blow out your candles. You are freaking 23!! Woohoo!".Sofie laughed and blew out her candles. She cut a slice of the cake on a plate."Hmmm ... This is nice. where did you order this?"" Your favorite""Ahhh. It's been so long since I had a taste of their cake. I haven't had the time to order". Sofia groaned in deligh
Benny walked in, Luna's clothes in his hand, packaged in one of the many designer bags they had at home. She'd been staying in an empty room since her mother's hospitalisation, refusing to go home.“Thank you Benny”She took the clothes from him, not wanting to make eye contact. But Benny held her shoulders and turned her to face him.“What is it? Look at your eyes, they're swollen”“I'm fine. I'm just a little bit worried about mum”Benny pulled her into a hug and she let her tears flow freely onto his shirt.“It's going to be okay”, he said, his hands on her head, soothing it smoothly. Just then Marcos walked in on them. He knocked on the open door.Luna lifted her head. “Marco”, she walked over to hug him as Benny let go.Marco looked at Benny, not hugging Luna back. Call him insecure or whatever, he didn't like what he saw.Benny, seeing it in his eyes and demeanour, decided to give them space.“I'll be at the car, Miss Luna”“Thank you, Benny”“Hey. How was…”“What was that abou