Mrs. Stella La Lallana P.O.V
I was late today at work. I had an important meeting to attend. Lara had already gone to school, so I called Megan to come to babysit later today. I quickly got dressed in a black and white suit, I packed my hair into a ponytail and wore my black heels. I applied a little makeup, some powder, lip gloss and a little bit of mascara. I walked out and headed to the drive way. The driver was already waiting for me. I entered the car quickly.
"To the office." I said to the driver.
"Okay Ma'am."
Reaching the office, everyone moved in and out of the entrance. When I stepped inside everyone stopped what they were doing and rose from their seats.
“Good afternoon, ma’am,” they said in unison.
“Afternoon” I responded as I hurried towards the elevator, to make it on time. Once the elevator reached my floor, I could barely wait for it to open before I alighted and dashed towards my office. Arriving, I arranged my files and readied my presentation. My office was spacious, the walls were painted in milky colour, the floors were white, while the walls were draped with matching curtains. There was a huge desk at the center of the office with my name-plate on it, a desk set telephone by the left and some files that were neatly arranged on the desk top. A chair faced the desk while a couch sat by the left with a piece of carpet on the floor in front it, at an angle near the bath room door.
I have been waiting to fix this meeting for months. Today I was finally going to get the contract signed. This meeting is crucial. It is worth millions. One wrong move and I will blow it. While I was savouring the moment, there came a knock on the door which interrupted me.
“Come in,” I said.
Peter, my secretary, arrived holding a pack of files.
"Good morning Ma'am." Peter said with a wide smile on his face.
"Morning Peter, are you prepared for the meeting." I asked him.
"Yes ma'am." Peter answered.
"Peter, can I have the files I asked for yesterday?." I requested.
"Here they are ma'am." Peter said while handing over the files to me. I was checking the files when the office phone rang.
"Pick up that phone, Peter.” I said to him while checking my laptop.
"The clients are here, ma’am” he announced, dropping the phone.
“Okay, I’m coming,” I said.
When the door closed, I picked up my black jacket and files. I was about to leave when a wave of nausea struck me, and slowly crawled up my throat. I quickly dashed to the bathroom and barfed on the toilet until I lost consciousness.
As I opened my eyes, I found myself in the backseat of a car with Aaron.
"What happened to me? Where are we?" I asked Aaron.
"We are in the car." Aaron said.
"I know Aaron, why I'm I here? Aaron, what are you doing here?” I asked.
“I got a call from the office, you fainted and we’re going to the hospital.”
“What about the clients?”
“I’ve taken care of that.”
"Did they sign the contract?”
"Yes they did, don't worry everything has been taken care of." Aaron assured.
"Alright, we don't need to go to the hospital, I'm fine okay." I said to Aaron. But Aaron advised it was necessary with I do.
Upon our arrival at the hospital, they ran medical tests to determine what was wrong with me. After what seemed like hours, the doctor approached us.
"Congratulations Mrs. La Lallana, you are pregnant." The doctor said while giving me a smile.
"Are you sure doctor." I asked.
"Yes, you are three weeks pregnant"
"That’s an amazing baby." Aaron said while giving me a hug.
Oh, my God, I was so happy, and so was Aaron. How would Lara react to this news? I’m sure she’ll be thrilled.
Meanwhile
Isabelle P. O. V
I can’t believe I’m going to Lara’s house today for the assignment, more so she talked to me. Even at that, she couldn’t come close to me. When she told me we are doing the project at her house, an unnerving chill crept upon me. I didn’t want to go to her home. I tried to tell her, but I was too scared, I tried avoiding going to her house but Mom forced me to go. She said even if I don't like her I need her to pass the assignments.
Here was I in her house and in her room but was not within site but Megan, her minder, told me that Lara was coming. At least I won’t stay alone in this place. Megan was also my neighbor; she sometimes extended her watch over me when my parents were not around. Twenty minutes passed, and I still waited for Lara. Where could she be? I wondered. I sat on her bed making sure I didn’t make contact with any of her stuffs.
Her entire room gave me the creeps, with its black walls, white floor, a large bed at the center and above the bed was a painting of her name. There were two windows in her room, they looked rather too large, a large curtain hung on the windows.
She had some weird toys that were all over her bed. I examined the room when I spotted a strange book under her blanket. I approached the book but didn’t want to pick it up. A book titled “El Diablo.”
What was Lara doing with that kind of book? The cover of the book was beautiful, I was about to pick it up when a noise grabbed my attention. It must be Lara. I sat down, far away from the book. As she arrived, she switched glances between the hardback and me, acting as if I saw it.