chapter 39

CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE

LISA

"This is beautiful!" I exclaimed.

Even though I was alone in my room, thinking aloud at this point wasn't new to me. I was seated in bed, and my head rested on the edge of the bed as I scrolled through the marketing online app.

"This would be the last, I promise," I said to myself even when I knew for a fact that it was a lie.

I ordered the bag and continued scrolling through. I saw a prettier one and paused. I was staring at it for thirty seconds before I finally ordered it.

"Last time."

By the time I was done, I had ordered more than my budget. I began going through the list so I could reduce my order, but I didn't see anything I wanted to cut.

I was still trying to decide when my door badged open. She was sweating profusely and panting like she had done a marathon.

"Lisa!" She called me.

Her voice shook while she spoke, and her whole body was vibrating in fear.

"What is the matter?" I asked her.

"Elara and her driver were involved in a terrible acci