Meg was standing in front of a modern looking building. She pressed the intercom successivo to the door.
“Yes?” a female voice answered and Meg recognized it.
“Good evening, …ma’am” Meg said. Politeness was something new to her. “We met this afternoon, outside the temp job office. te detto te might have work for me”
A short silence followed.
“Of course” the woman detto slowly. “Why don’t te come in? Just up the stairs” The woman hung up and a buzzing sound was heard. Meg pushed the door open and walked up the white stairs which was right in front of her.
Upstairs the woman was waiting for her. She looked a lot classier in her white cocktail dress and her hair tied up tightly. She was wearing high heels, makeup and her nails were polished. She wore a pearl collana around her and golden earrings and three rings on each hand.
“Welcome” she detto with a big smile whereby she revealed a row of snow white teeth. “Claudia!” she shouted and an older woman appeared. She was wearing an grembiule and held a duster in her hand. She walked to the door and opened it.
“Thank you, Claudia” the woman detto and she walked inside. Meg followed her and wanted to shut the door. “No, no, no, we don’t do that” the woman stopped Meg and Claudia started to close the door. “Claudia, before te continue your cleaning I want te to bring me some green tea”
“Yes, ma’am” Claudia detto and she closed the door.
The woman walked to the divano and signed at Meg to do the same.
“I just realized we haven’t officially met yet” the woman said. “My name is Dorothy Cooper”
“Meg…Masters” Meg mumbled. She felt rather uncomfortable inside the fancy apartment.
“Let’s get to business, shall we?” Dorothy suggested. She stood and walked to the antique, castagna, castagno armadio, armoire and opened it. She pulled out a folder, closed the armadio, armoire and walked back to the couch. In the meantime Claudia had come back with the tè which she now poured into two cups.
“Thank you, Claudia” Dorothy said. “Go back to your work now”
Claudia left and Dorothy handed the folder to Meg. “Everything te have to know is in here”
Meg opened the folder and took out the papers that were in it. She tried to read it fast, but careful.
“You want me to work as a call girl?” she asked rather disgusted. “So, that’s why te detto I looked pretty”
“I know it’s scary. You’re afraid of what you’re family and Friends will think of you. But no one has to know. You’ll get a codename, appointments are made da phone, da me, and te meet the clients at their house” Dorothy pleaded. “Besides, it pays really well and te can keep all the money”
Meg considered it. She really wanted to get her own place, to get away from Cas, who apparently couldn’t take no for an answer.
“Where do I have to sign?” she asked determined.
Dorothy smiled and gave her a pen. She browsed to the final page and pointed at the bottom. “Right there, darling”
Meg took the pen, placed it on the paper and wrote her name. She gave the pen back to Dorothy and Dorothy accepted it while she put the papers back inside the folder.
“When do I start?” Meg wanted to know.
“I’ll call you” Dorothy detto and she gave Meg a notebook. “Write your phone number down, please” and she reached the pen to Meg.
Meg hesitated. Cas was the only one who had her number and she wasn’t sure she wanted that to change. She reproached herself and accepted the pen and noted her number.
“Can’t wait to get started” she detto serious.
“Yes?” a female voice answered and Meg recognized it.
“Good evening, …ma’am” Meg said. Politeness was something new to her. “We met this afternoon, outside the temp job office. te detto te might have work for me”
A short silence followed.
“Of course” the woman detto slowly. “Why don’t te come in? Just up the stairs” The woman hung up and a buzzing sound was heard. Meg pushed the door open and walked up the white stairs which was right in front of her.
Upstairs the woman was waiting for her. She looked a lot classier in her white cocktail dress and her hair tied up tightly. She was wearing high heels, makeup and her nails were polished. She wore a pearl collana around her and golden earrings and three rings on each hand.
“Welcome” she detto with a big smile whereby she revealed a row of snow white teeth. “Claudia!” she shouted and an older woman appeared. She was wearing an grembiule and held a duster in her hand. She walked to the door and opened it.
“Thank you, Claudia” the woman detto and she walked inside. Meg followed her and wanted to shut the door. “No, no, no, we don’t do that” the woman stopped Meg and Claudia started to close the door. “Claudia, before te continue your cleaning I want te to bring me some green tea”
“Yes, ma’am” Claudia detto and she closed the door.
The woman walked to the divano and signed at Meg to do the same.
“I just realized we haven’t officially met yet” the woman said. “My name is Dorothy Cooper”
“Meg…Masters” Meg mumbled. She felt rather uncomfortable inside the fancy apartment.
“Let’s get to business, shall we?” Dorothy suggested. She stood and walked to the antique, castagna, castagno armadio, armoire and opened it. She pulled out a folder, closed the armadio, armoire and walked back to the couch. In the meantime Claudia had come back with the tè which she now poured into two cups.
“Thank you, Claudia” Dorothy said. “Go back to your work now”
Claudia left and Dorothy handed the folder to Meg. “Everything te have to know is in here”
Meg opened the folder and took out the papers that were in it. She tried to read it fast, but careful.
“You want me to work as a call girl?” she asked rather disgusted. “So, that’s why te detto I looked pretty”
“I know it’s scary. You’re afraid of what you’re family and Friends will think of you. But no one has to know. You’ll get a codename, appointments are made da phone, da me, and te meet the clients at their house” Dorothy pleaded. “Besides, it pays really well and te can keep all the money”
Meg considered it. She really wanted to get her own place, to get away from Cas, who apparently couldn’t take no for an answer.
“Where do I have to sign?” she asked determined.
Dorothy smiled and gave her a pen. She browsed to the final page and pointed at the bottom. “Right there, darling”
Meg took the pen, placed it on the paper and wrote her name. She gave the pen back to Dorothy and Dorothy accepted it while she put the papers back inside the folder.
“When do I start?” Meg wanted to know.
“I’ll call you” Dorothy detto and she gave Meg a notebook. “Write your phone number down, please” and she reached the pen to Meg.
Meg hesitated. Cas was the only one who had her number and she wasn’t sure she wanted that to change. She reproached herself and accepted the pen and noted her number.
“Can’t wait to get started” she detto serious.
“Daphne? It’s time to let me go” Martin detto soft.
Daphne lifted her head and stared at him with wet and bloodshot eyes. “How? I can’t”
“It’s time for me to sposta on” Martin said. “I’ve been wandering around for too long. I’m done here. If I stay much longer, I could turn into a vengeful spirit”
Daphne shook her head. “I don’t believe that”
“You didn’t believe I would mostra up in the first place, either” Martin pointed out.
Daphne pulled her shoulders. “How do I let te go? Aren’t te supposed to walk into the light o something?”
Martin laughed. “Not exactly. te have to salt and burn my bones”
“So I need to go to the cemetery?” Daphne asked.
“No. That grave is empty” Martin detto bitter.
“Then where are your bones?” Daphne asked nervous.
“You’re standing on them” Martin answered.
Daphne lifted her head and stared at him with wet and bloodshot eyes. “How? I can’t”
“It’s time for me to sposta on” Martin said. “I’ve been wandering around for too long. I’m done here. If I stay much longer, I could turn into a vengeful spirit”
Daphne shook her head. “I don’t believe that”
“You didn’t believe I would mostra up in the first place, either” Martin pointed out.
Daphne pulled her shoulders. “How do I let te go? Aren’t te supposed to walk into the light o something?”
Martin laughed. “Not exactly. te have to salt and burn my bones”
“So I need to go to the cemetery?” Daphne asked.
“No. That grave is empty” Martin detto bitter.
“Then where are your bones?” Daphne asked nervous.
“You’re standing on them” Martin answered.
“Gerard committed suicide last night” Zoey said. “I found him hanging in our bedroom”
Daphne covered her mouth. “Oh my God, that’s…awful” she said
Daphne threw her arms around Zoey and Zoey faked a few tears and sobs. She pushed Daphne away and detto she had to tell Alexia. She put her borsa on the dresser, knowing Daphne would see the letter and be too curious to leave it where it is.
And indeed, a minuto later, Daphne stormed outside, hysterically crying how everything was her fault.
Zoey walked back inside, trusting Daphne would need some time to calm down. She opened Daphne’s computer and connected a portable hard drive to it. The hard drive contained a fake video of Cas doing things with Alexia.
Zoey copied the video to Daphne’s files and then removed the hard drive. She closed the computer and called Alexia.
“Let’s go, Lex” she said. “We’re going to your grandparents”
Daphne covered her mouth. “Oh my God, that’s…awful” she said
Daphne threw her arms around Zoey and Zoey faked a few tears and sobs. She pushed Daphne away and detto she had to tell Alexia. She put her borsa on the dresser, knowing Daphne would see the letter and be too curious to leave it where it is.
And indeed, a minuto later, Daphne stormed outside, hysterically crying how everything was her fault.
Zoey walked back inside, trusting Daphne would need some time to calm down. She opened Daphne’s computer and connected a portable hard drive to it. The hard drive contained a fake video of Cas doing things with Alexia.
Zoey copied the video to Daphne’s files and then removed the hard drive. She closed the computer and called Alexia.
“Let’s go, Lex” she said. “We’re going to your grandparents”