My phone began to ring and I took it out of my purse, glancing at the screen I found Mother was calling me and I thought, " What is happening today? Everything is terrible. Today is terrible. This day has officially punched every hole in my crazy ticket."
" Should I pick up her call or not?" I thought. And a horrifying image of my mother flash across my eyes and I remembered the day I went to high-school summer camp and my teacher didn't pick up her call. She drove 4 hours to just check up on me. And I felt embarrassed in front of my friends.I can't delete this memory from my brain.
I immediately, pick up her call and said, " Hello, Mum,"
" Mira, How long have I been calling you? Why weren't you picking up my call? where are you at?"
" Mum, I was... busy... at work... I am in the office," My tongue slipped, and instantly regretted what I just told Mum.
" You are in the office. Your father wants to talk to your boss, give him the phone,"
She said from the side of the phone. And this is why I was afraid to talk to her.
I lied to my parents that I have got a job in a multinational company in New York because of only one man, Eirian Dawn Arundel. He is the sole reason for making my life hell.
I once was the pride of my family, being the only girl in our family to study at the top-tier school in the country Berkeley Law School. I was so excited to finally fulfill my dream of becoming a lawyer. Everything was perfect but until Eirian Dawn Arundel didn't come into my life, a devil in disguise. He ruined everything in my life with a flick of his finger. I despise him to my heart.
One small lie changed my whole life. My parents didn't even talk to me for six months but this ends when Mum informed me about my marriage to Dad's friend's son whose name I didn't even know. I beg them and pour my eyes out to not do this oppression on me but they didn't listen to me. I don't have any other way but to run away to escape that forced marriage. And I ran away to New York with the little money I manage to take from my mother's locker. I rent a room in Ray Ridge. For two years, my parents didn't talk to me and I tried everything to convince them that I made a mistake and to forgive me but they didn't when I gave up that they will never forgive me.
Avery, gave me an idea to lied to them about my boyfriend and a great job. And I I've lied to them that I got a job at a multinational company and I found someone. I painted this beautiful picture in their mind that they couldn't resist but forgive me.
I've been lying to them for a year. They believed me. Every time I talk to them they either want to talk to my boss or my fake boyfriend. And I only make excuses. But I have finally got a job at Arundel Enterprises as a project manager secretary. I know this is not a permanent job but at least I have a job for now.
" Hello, Mira...Mira, are you listening?" Mum said from the other side of the call and brought me back from my thoughts.
" Yeah, mum... The boss is in the meeting. I will call you back later," I said and without listening to her I hung up the call.
I hate to lie to them every time I talk but I don't have a choice besides keep going with this lie until I find the courage to tell them the truth.
I started the car engine, and without wasting any more time I begin driving to the Arundel Enterprises.
After 10 minutes of driving I found myself in a traffic jam. No matter where I go, I can see the chaos that never seems to end. There seems to be an endless amount of cars flowing through the streets and honking their monotone horns. Some of the vehicles are large trucks that seem to add the never-ending noise generated by the rest of the things around me. On the streets, I saw an endless flow of cars in traffic, many of which have a small illuminated sign with the word "TAXI" on top. The drivers all seem to be foreign, and many are loudly talking on their cell phones, oblivious to their clients in the back seat. Looking up the road, I saw a seemingly endless skyline of tall buildings.
" DANG, IT! Why is the whole world trying to stop me from going to work? Maybe, it's a sign from God that I shouldn't go there." I thought in my head but pushed all the negative thoughts out of my mind. I decided not to because I must go to work today because it's my first day at the job. I will not let anyone ruin it. I squeezed my Honda into the traffic, slowly making progress.
And after what felt like an eternity, I reached outside of Arundel Enterprises.
I was already a half hour late and now, I had to find a parking spot which wasn't too hard because I saw a car was leaving.
I maneuvered the car around to park my car but... out of the blue, a black Porsche came out of nowhere and took my parking spot.