The Stranger
The man she talked to yesterday became a puzzle to her. What dies he want? Or Does she believe from what he was told?
Chyrill POV
I accepted his invitation to join him for coffee. I became interested in him and I wanted to know who his friends were. I saw in his eyes, his sincerity and I knew for myself that he is saying the truth, I was so interested about his friend that offers a help to me. Why all of the sudden he came over here in Simpkins. I was thinking that maybe, he knows Kristoff (Sergeant Herrera) but why? How come he knows me?
"Is Sergeant Herrera is still alive? No...no...no... It can't be, he will never do this to me..."
He handed a brown envelope that was sealed, he said that I can open this if I am ready to know everything.
"Oh that stranger gives me so much to think of. Who really he is? Who was his friend?"
Is Sergeant Herrera talks to someone before before he died? It can't be the commander said three of his fellow soldiers was targeted by terrorist and the fighter plane explode.
She is still staring the brown envelope that gave to him by Marvin Williams.
"Marvin Williams" her always saying his name in her mind.
"Who is Marvin Williams?"
She stands up on her seat and look outside of her window the pinkish clouds are covering the sunset and their shadows reflected in the afternoon kissing the sunset and welcoming the night. She sees the children are coming back from town of Simpkins. She wonders what they had have learned for today, she was not able to go on the town to teach them. She needs to take a rest and regains her strength.
The loss of her child still hurts, she still tries to be strong and live a life for her to survive. She touched her belly as she remembered what had happened to her baby in her womb. She was just thinking that maybe Sergeant Herrera is not the man for her and the baby was just an angel who will protect her from harm.
She turns her gaze at the brown envelope that puts on the table she gets the envelope and she wondered what was inside the brown envelope.
She sits again holding the brown envelope she wonders if she will open it or not she breathes heavily and decided to open it. Her hands are shaking as she starts to tear the envelope. She gets a surprise when she sees what is inside the envelope. It's a check amounting to fifty million dollars and it was named to her. Her body trembled even more and her hands grew cold at what she saw.
"Fifty million dollar? She suddenly stands from her seat.
" This guy is crazy how come he will give me this amount of money. "
She was even more envious of that man? Who really are, you Marvin Williams?"
She immediately dialled his number and a moment later the call answered on the other line.
" Hello" his voice was soft though its so commanding her heart beats fast as she think that it was Sergeant Herrera on the other line, but she just shocked her head and find the guy who named Marvin Williams.
"Hi, can I speak to Mr. Marvin Williams? I'm Chyrill.
It was as if his heart filled with joy when he heard the name Chyrill and for a long time he heard the voice of the woman he loved most. He never thought that Marvin will give his number. He doesn't speak, he just listening to her soft voice and he missed that voice so soft, vivid and kind.
"Hello.. Hello.. Do you hear me?"
He was shaken by the fact that when he felt that Chyrill was a little annoyed because he did not answer her.
"Yes, I'm Marvin Williams he tries to imitate her friend's voice so as not to suspect that Chyrill is talking to someone else.
"Good, Mr. Williams can i talk to you in person?"
The excitement that he felt suddenly grows does it mean that Chyrill is accepting the offer of Marvin.
"Yes, sure no problem. I'll meet you tomorrow morning."
"Thank you for the time, I'll see you tomorrow then.
" Bye. "
" Oh, wait... Asking like a favor to Chyrill.
"Yes? Anything you want to say?
" How are you? I mean are you doing okay? How's life going on? He continuously asks to Chyrill.
"I am fine, I need to turn off the phone, I see you tomorrow".
The line gets busy and he suddenly gets sad he wants to talk to Chyrill he missed her badly her voice, her sweet smile and her innocent face.
He immediately call Marvin to tell that he was able to talked to Chyrill. His call was immediately answered. Marvin was still but sleepy when answering the phone.
"Yes"?
"You're crazy! Chyrill called, I never expected she will call me."
"Oh yeah! That's what you want to talk to her, So I think that it will be nice if you hear her voice."
"Well, I want to thank you anyway".
"What she want?"
"Meet her tomorrow".
"That is for sure, so you think she will accept the offer?"
"I don't know, she's not that kind of girl."
His voice is hopeless and feel sorry for everything what he had done.
"Make sure that she will accept the offer".
"I will do my best buddy".
He turns off the phone and breathes heavily, he think of now if he will show up to Chyrill he was ready to regret what he had done wrong to Chyrill. He was not being fair to Chyrill he just thinks about himself, he never thinks that Chyrill loves him and she suffers everything because of him.
He walks toward his bed and stretch his legs. He caressed his legs and tried to stretch them, he was still trying to move his legs. It's difficult for him to walk now, he can't no longer stands for so long, maybe because he is still innovating on his left leg that is made if synthetic. His artificial leg, which weakens his personality and the reason he prefers to stay away from Chyrill and make her believe that he is dead.
But for now, he has a strength to face Chyrill no matter, it will lead him to, no matter, what will the cause of all the lies he says to her.