Signed As Yours

y room. I pried my eyes open to see Mrs. Dolly openin

ed up my clothes from last night on the floor. "You used

wedding arrangement" I groaned as I covered my face

inging all morning," s

I thought it was from Zola until I saw the number was not saved. The text read "Mrs Juli

r number, she let it ri

llard Industrie

chairman wants to see me?" I a

She asked kindly "I'm not that

re, did by any chance tell you w

r the message, 10am is in thirt

hone and then the clock on my wall,

t was heaving, sweat was running down my face despite the car AC being on. After checking us through,

ng so much, dear?"

dn't know why I was apprehensive about meeting the chai

d I wondered how many times she got lost when she first arrived here. Her feet were sur

pointed at a small doo

the office was small and simple. It had lots of li

. I almost thought

eason not t

re you're angry at me for our little arrangement but knowing your

d the bush like last night's dinner. Maybe we could fi

ple when our families join but we were doing fine o

t is it?"

e I made to the woman

oman laughing and holding her baby in her hands,

s my wife" his ey

and how does the promise rela

s familiar, they both died while you were young." the chairm

lard, the wife of Dillard Jones was murdered in a pool. The blood filled the pool to the point they could barely see beneath

ips. They were the ones that made our families swear both of y

I never saw anyone visit her, there's no way I would've missed that." I told

born, Avery. You wouldn't remember her even

efore my eyes, how did I miss that? How

Miss Avery" The chairman said into the ph

ial, so many people were there" I judged him, I didn't know why but I did

ath. And before that, I was so consumed by my wife's death that I cou

rs. Julia arrived with the glass

r, I pushed my chair b

as Mrs. Julia stared between the

is house knowing my mother used to come here, used to love his wife like h