The Perfect Murder by Hans Bernard (best affordable ebook reader .TXT) 📖

direct herself to the elevator. Minia was lost in her new lesson of the day. She could not understand how Carla could be so unbelievably strong and confident in her work. Carla turned her head to notice Minia in her daydreaming. She stood up watching her as a mirror of her old self. She could not believe how someone can be looking up to her as a model. She smiled and put up the boss face in a second to get Minia attention.

- You are coming. I do not have all day besides we want to finish early to meet mother later.
- Sure, coming.
- Wait, wait, it is urgent. Ally one of the workers called to mind of the ladies
- What is it?
- Ms. Stanfield, an officer Gaston called early today and it wanted to know when he can find you for a visit.
- Any number?
- He left this one.
- Thanks Ally, Minia will takes care of it from here. Have a great day.
- Yes ma'am.

The John Wayne event represented the commemoration of the former actor John Wayne in the Western movies in the 1950's to 70's. He realized titles such as True Grit, The Searchers, and Rio Bravo. In the day of his death anniversary, the new generation wanted to remind them the work of one magnificent pioneers of Movies in the US. The event would occur in California where artists and celebrities originated in this corner of state and Carla and his agency had the chance to be the planner. Carla and Minia sat in the car finishing projects, adding new ones, and concluding last minutes modifications. Carla earned a car where she set up a place to be at ease in the middle of the car with her flowering pillow and her favorite picture of her time away from her family. She took a look again at Minia who put her efforts in her work and her concentration in figuring her big sister before she turned to be the new CEO of Lawrence Wedding and Event. Carla thought of the first time she met Jeremia in mother house.
The day came for her to present herself to mother and she knocked at the door. The voice reached with echo to tell her the door rested open, the only thing she could do simply to push it. She did and her look fell over Jeremia. Jeremia appeared to her as a resolution to redeem herself from what she did in the past and she immediately saw her as a mean to build someone and to repay the society with a strong and independent woman who can pass the model. Jeremia had a good physical but still weak, her face expression projected uncontrolled emotion mixed with unfinished business she could no longer know or alter with her own power of determination. Jeremia contained a beautiful form, she heightened better than me, and her voice had a charm no one could ignore when she spoke with energy. Today, Carla watched her again and again she could not recognized this frightening little girl she took and transformed into a woman. Carla never knew when her past would catch up with her but she needed to leave her adopted sister ready in case the circumstance arrived one way or the other.

- Have we spent time together these last days, sis?
- This is the first time you call me sis. Something's wrong?
- No, nothing. Did we go to an event together?
- No, when you went in your time, I am always busy with the finishing of another event.
- Remember what I just told you, one day you are going to run this family business. Then you are going to start today. I want you to be my equal.
- Sis, I can't. I am not you or me yet and I have not figure out anything.
- We will on the way.
- We are here ma'am. Lucius announced to the ladies.

Carla and Minia got down from the car, Carla left her folders behind in guise not to be annoyed during her examination. Minia left the car with her folders the same way she took them over her desk this morning. Carla grabbed her hands and threw the folders back in the car and held her to walk with her sister in the decorating room. Everyone had something to do, the one with the little flowers for the men, the one with the dishes after the ceremony and the movie, the one with the cards, the one with the menus, and the one with the invitees list. Carla walked around with her sister trying to figure what was missing but everything was going perfectly. While standing, Carla caught two glasses and gave one to Minia, they toasted and they drank together for the first time since they met each other. Minia contemplated her sister in her craft and her way to do her job as well as she knew how. Minia doubted to see herself like this one day and she trembled with the glass at her hand and Carla heard a noise of glass breaking in the floor.

- Hey, this is a place for a ceremony, not for your personal breaking point.
- What? I am sorry I dropped it. I feel a little nervous that is all.
- Well, then you are not supposed to be here.

Minia did not continue the conversation and left the room Carla thought she saw tears before Minia disappeared behind the door into the garden. Carla kept on going with her last minute preparation and concluded at the time she felt right. The noise of someone sniffing attracted her attention more and more in the garden where Minia wasted her tears for a simple misunderstanding. Carla surrounded her with her arms and she bent into her shoulder. Her tears were enough for Carla to deduce she was in no way ready for the job.
The car stopped in front of the house Carla bought for their mother and for them also. The house formed the diameter of half a circle, the room of mother in the middle, Minia took the right side, and Carla conserved the left side.
The house covered the same shape it was built. A pool came in front opening the three ways to the house, the two sides form the stairs in front of the entree and the middle that cut the pool in two on top, but not all the way down. The front of the house door made in glass let you grasp the activity of the ladies inside as Carla and Minia noticed their mother in care from the nurse. This time, they tried the way in the middle to go see their mother who slept calmly through the silence of the place.
Her long brown arm chair, with five pillows and a small table in front did the trick for her. The wood platform in the wall contained the Big TV, the radio stereo, the books she liked, and the tapes and DVD she begun to admire in this time.
- Mother, how was your day? Minia run to her arms with a great smile.
- It was great after I saw you two worked together in one place.
- Where did you go when you left us? Carla resumed in her questions.
- She went to see an old friend. We visited that new park on our way here and she almost fainted from the walk the doctor advised her to do. The care giver responded with precision.
- Mother you can't push yourself like this. We still need you.
- I still need you two as well but you went to your business every morning. You have to let me live my life. Mother deduced to them.
- No, not if you think you can run from us.
- Carla, is everything ok?
- No, I think I will leave you two to catch up.
- You are my daughter too even if you are from a far family.
- I know mother but sometimes I have to deal with moments I swear to forget in my life.
- You know you can talk to me. Mother insisted while fixing through her eyes
- Of course.

Carla kissed mother on her forehead and left the room to cross over hers in a few minutes. Minia posed her head over mother legs to let her talk to sleep. She did not dare to ask advices from her mother in order not to disappoint her big sister. She figured mother might know the answers but she wanted to uncover them herself before long and to show her sister she can be more than she hope. Carla rushed in her room to unbury an old bag she put under her bed behind her shoes. This picture left tears came out in flow from her eyes, her face changed, and her hands shook so hard she dropped everything in an instant. Her knees followed and she looked at an old friend she knew once who helped her in her hard times. She did leave and she knew she would not return but she could not control her emotions.

- Oh, old friend where are you right now?
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Publication Date: 05-18-2016

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