The phone by her bedside woke her up, Mira's groggy eyes opened, trying hard to adjust to the sudden assault of light.
Checking the caller id,the name that flashed ignited flames of hatred in her once innocent soul." Hello Caleb" She answered,her voice alienated. The Mira on the phone was a completely different Mira of yesterday. Something in her had changed. But what is it? No body could tell." Mira,are you okay?" Even Caleb who paid the least attention to her could feel the change in her." Am alright,why are you calling?" Mira asked,not wanting to beat around the bush with treacherous beings." Just calling to remind you of our dinner date. I told you it's special right?" Caleb said.Ofcourse it was special, afterall it was the start of her painful death." I'll be there. If you have nothing else to say,I'll hang up." Mira's emotionless voice echoed on the other side of the phone catching Caleb off guard.For as long as he can remember, Mira was always enthusiastic to prolong their conversation something that irked him. But today, surprisingly she was in no moods to even hold a decent conversation with him.Something was wrong somewhere!He had this crawling feeling that something changed between him and her.But, he consoled himself that she loved him, the love he despised the most.Today, he was going to go along the plan,propose to her then slowly make her transfer her shares of the company to his name. After that, he would discard her as the trash she is and Marry the love of his life,who just happened to be Mira's step sister Lucia.Pushing those disturbing thoughts at the back of his mind,he called his girlfriend, Lucia,to inform her of his development." Hello darling." Her sweet voice assaulted his earbuds painting a smile on his medium looking face." Hello to you my love,you seem happy." He cooed loving how Lucia's voice brought a tingling feeling to his wretched heart." Am happy because I know you have good news for me,or don't you?" Lucia replied." You are right,I already asked her out and she agreed just like the fool she is."Caleb said and the two burst out laughing." I know right. She's too stupid to think that you love her. Her ugly face disgusts me,if it was not for the shares her dear mother left for her, I would have already gotten rid of that eyesore." Lucia said,her voice full of malice.She hated Mira to the core. Although she would pretend to get along with her step " sister ", she sometimes couldn't control the hate emanating from her towards that bitch.She hated the fact that Mira was labeled the legitimate child while she was the illegitimate daughter of her father.If it wasn't because of that bitch and her dead mother, she would be the only daughter of her father.Lucia hated it more that she and her mother had to stay hidden from the eyes of the public for almost two decades until the death of Mira's mother." Don't get worked up over that honey, aren't we doing our best to eliminate her from the face of the earth? So relax,after we get what we want,we will send her where she belongs,to hell." Caleb tried to pacify Lucia,he knew that Mira existence was a sour spot for his darling." Okay and I am warning you Caleb,I f you dare fall in love with that bitch..." She left her words unfinished, promising Caleb of the unthinkable if he dared fall in love with her sister." How can I? The idea of being Inlove with her makes me almost vomit my intestines." Caleb said, his voice full of disgust." It's good you know to whom you belong to." Lucia said pleased by his choice of words. She couldn't stomach seeing anyone love Mira. If it was up to her,then she would love to see Mira hopeless, helpless, begging her on her knees but getting rid of her was also a better option." Okay,let me into the details of your " heartfelt " confession later." Lucia dramatically emphasized the word heartfelt sending the two if them into a laughing fit before finally disconnecting the call.Back in Mira's room.Mira sneered after dropping the call." Nice one Caleb, but this time,I won't let anyone of you fool me and take advantage of me. Brace yourself,I will pay each one of you in your own coins.She still cannot believe that one year ago, she accepted Caleb's proposal like a lovestruck fool that she was. Blinded by her love for him, or was it love really?, She had said yes to his proposal and the rest of the requests he made afterwards. She had transferred the shares inherited from her mother to him and even signed every other property she owned to his name weeks before their marriage.She can still remember how the two, Caleb and Lucia, mocked her of her stupidity and blind trust. Their eerie laughter was still resounding in her mind causing a pang of pain to flash through her temples.They had mocked her, revealed their dirty dealings on how they had set her up to appear like she was cheating on Caleb with Timothy before their wedding day. Her father, of all people revealed how he was responsible for her mother's death. It turned out that he had been drugging her drinks with hallucinogens.She remembered how they mishandled Timothy when he tried saving her before they shot him dead.Pain. Regret. Relief.The pain of watching that one person who could do anything for you take his last breath before you and you can't do anything to help him.She regretted not being wise enough to see through people's masks. She regretted not returning the genuine feelings of Timothy to her.She was filled with relief for being given another chance by the heavens to make things right and repay those who were kind to her.She was given a second life,to correct her mistakes and write her wrongs.She was determined to punish those who betrayed her and above all,love him the way he deserved to be loved .She picked her phone and decided to call that one person who stood by her in everything, offering her his unconditional support despite being in pain himself.On the second ring,the call was connected." Mira." His magnetic voice caressed her earbuds sending an electric wave through her body." Tim." She said and remained quite not uttering any other word.She could hear some shuffling sounds at the background informing her that Tim was working." Am I disturbing you?" She asked the question despite knowing the obvious response she would be getting from him." No,not at all. You are never a disturbance Mira." Timothy replied. Truth is he was having a hard time finalizing a proposal he was intending to submit for bidding." Caleb called me." Mira said." Oh! What did he say?" Timothy replied, his voice straight but Mira knew that it was him controlling himself not to give himself away." Nothing. He wants us to meet for a date. He said it's special." She continued.After a short pause, Timothy replied," Then that's good,you should go." He replied making Mira fight hard the urge to snap at him.How could he remain unperturbed?" What do you think Tim,do you think he will finally propose to me?" She decided to push his buttons.If he wants to act, then she'll show him how to act." I don't know,do you think he will be proposing today?" Timothy answered with another question." I think so. Should I say yes to him?" Mira asked yet again.Timothy could feel his stomach churn. The picture of Caleb on one knee proposing to Mira brought a bitter taste in his mouth.How could she not notice his love for her? He questioned himself. But Timothy knew better than to force his feelings to her. The person she loved was Caleb and not him so he had learned a better way of masking his feelings by using his signature poker face.He thought staying by her side as a friend was enough,but who was he kidding,he could control his heart from falling deeper and deeper to the abyss called Mira." Tim,are you still there?" Mira asked, thinking that maybe,just maybe he would get tired of masking his feelings and come clean with her. If he stopped her from meeting Caleb that day,she would not meet him. She was trying to see if his selflessness would loose today.One year back,he had told
" I can see that you've grown some wings and have the audacity to talk back to me!" Her father said gritting his teeth,but Mira traced something else apart from the anger.Was it anger? Disdain or mockery? She couldn't place her finger on that feeling but something came clear,her father wasn't fond of her one bit.For as long as she can remember,her father never paid attention to her other than when reprimanding her. It was just ironical how he loved, spoiled and gave in to each whim of his bastard daughter while ignoring his legitimate one. Mira couldn't believe just how her past self was ignorant, how could she have not noticed that age wasn't wanted in the Jones family. Her father did not consider her family at all.Mira chuckled,a chuckle filled with self mockery," I have always had the wings,just tried to keep them at bay just to give you some respect as a father,but I just realized that you don't deserve it." Mira said out loudly, loudly enough for her words to echo in the four
Twenty minutes later,the door bell rung indicating a person was on the doorway. Walking to the door,she opened and was welcomed by the sight of the cleaning staff,ready with their cleaning tools." Good afternoon ma'am,we were informed that you needed cleaning services." The older man who appeared to be in his mid forties said." Oh yes good afternoon uncle,I am in need of your services for sure, come on in." Mira opened the door wider to let them proceed inside.There was a total of three people,two men and a Lady." This is Maya, she's responsible for cleaning the bedroom, Matt here will be checking for any broken thing to fix while I am James and I'll be taking care of cleaning the kitchen, dining and the backyard." The older uncle who Mira identified as James introduced himself and the staff." Okay uncle James,I'll leave you to do your thing. Ensure the door is properly closed before you leave,I'll wire your payment to the company's account and will tip you if you do a good job."
Mira watched as Caleb kneeled down on one knee. Looking at him you could mistake his calmness as sincerity but she knew that all this was fake. An act made to fool her into digging her grave.Caleb watched as Mira just stood watching him, nothing could be read from her current facial expressions,but that was definitely not the reaction he expected from her. He was expecting to see her cry amidst smiling due to his proposal, little did he know that his little pathetic act was already seen through by Mira.Looking at him,Mira could mistake this as a sincere proposal. She was sure anyone on the receiving end would feel his heart brim with happiness, afterall, wasn't that her reaction in the past life. If it was the old Mira,she would be in her knees, tightly hugging Caleb to show her happiness but this was not her.After facing betrayal From them in her past life,all Mira wanted was to exert her revenge in this life and experience love From the sole man who loved her to no end. She watch
Mira took careful steps to the store . She rummaged her purse and removed the VIP golden membership card Timothy had gifted to her. He had told her that she could get a ten percent discount if she presented that card.Walking towards the cashier, she had the intention of asking whether the card was still usable. Timothy had informed her that the card expires after a given period of time.She had never used the card before so she had to inquire about it." Good afternoon,can you check for me if the card is still in use. Someone gifted it to me and told me that it can only be used for a limited amount of time." Mira said passing the golden membership card to the cashier.The cashier was surprised seeing someone come to their small store with the golden vip card. He was aware that money only could not guarantee you the card. One had to have close ties with the CEO to be able to get their hands on that card." Oh Yes you can still use the card in all butterfly stores. The card will expire
Parking her car,she alighted the car and took hurried steps towards the company entrance. It was past working hours and only afew people could be seen at the vicinity. Stepping by the lobby, she was about to use the private elevator specifically made for the president when the security guard stopped her." Excuse me Miss, you cant use that elevator,please board the common one." The guy politely reminded her but before Mira could answer, Luke, Timothy's personal assistant stepped out of the private elevator." Miss Jones,you are here?" He asked obviously relieved seeing her here. He had been requesting his president to stop drinking but he wouldn't listen. He just hoped that she will be able to talk him out of drinking." This way please." Luke said ushering Mira to the private elevator. He then turned to the security guard and politely reminded him not to dare stop her next time Incase he sees her there..Luke knew that Timothy would throw a tantrum if he ever heard that his girl was
" let's start with why you are so wasted?" Mira asked even though she knew the reason why. She just wanted to see whether he'll be honest with her." And you know I hate lies the most." Mira reminded him. She could see he was trying to cook a reason to answer her." No will do. I am your friend Timothy or ain't I ? Why can't you share your problems with me? You never know I could help you." Mira said trying to coerce him into spilling the beans but Timothy was adamant to keep his secret from her. He didn't want anything breaking their friendship,not even his secret love for her." You can't help me with this One." Timothy replied." Let me be the judge of that." Mira said not backing down one bit. She will make him confess whether he likes it or not." Mira!"" Tim!"" I don't want to burden you with my problems." Timothy said his voice low and defeated." Haven't I always burdened you with my problems all this years? If you don't tell me,I'll take that as you saying I am not friend."
" Tim, thankyou. thankyou for giving me a chance to make up for the things I did wrong in my past life. Thanks for allowing me to be with you, Tim,I love you." Mira confessed emotionally. She was glad that even after all the pain she caused him, he still gave her such a wonderful chance to Love him.Tim caught a word in her sentence that confused him? past life? what did she mean by that? " Past life? what past life are you talking about Mira?" He was sober somehow so he knew that he heard her,it was not alcohol manipulating his hearing ability. Mira realized that she had a slip of tongue in her words. She was not ready go share that part of her life yet,it would come later when their relationship progressed. She was damn sure that he would believe without questioning her or thinking she was crazy but she won't ruin this magical moment for that." I mean in these past few years. I have ignored your feelings and chased after something unworthy." She corrected herself throwing any expl