Chapter one
Bianca hurried out of the kitchen to get to her phone on the couch in her small living room. The ringing stopped while she furmbald to get it. It started again an unknown number on the screen display.
She answered it not knowing who would call this many times. Since she left her life behind no one called her these days even ones. Which was really sad and pathetic.
Bianca pushes her angry recenment to the back of her mind. And put the phone to her ear.
“Hello’’
She answered calmly. The voice on the other end that replied was not unfamiliar to her but she had a hard time recognizing it.
“Hello, is this Mrs Bianca Kings”
No one called her Mrs Bianca Kings she thought painfully. Bianca Kings died 2 years 9 months and 11 days ago. That name now only brought painful reminders that life was a double edged sword.
But who would call her through this number with her former name.
“Ma’am please this is an emergency”
Bianca sacked in air. Emergency! what emergency? Was Aaron ok.
She slammed that door in her mind before it could gain any more inch in her mind.
What should she say?
“Please ma’am, are you there?”
“Yes I’m here and this is she. How may I help you?”
The man exhaled what sounded like a relived sigh.
“Mrs Kings, am sorry to have to called you so late but please I need a minute of your time.”
“It’s ok Mr..... her words tarailed of since he didn’t give her his name.
“Mr charles Barringhton, I’m your husband’s lawyer ma’am. I’m sorry to inform you that he has been in a car accident.”
Bianca world turned, her ears rung, her mind blanked. She dropped to the small coffee table behind her has if her legs couldn’t hold her anymore. She couldn’t get passed the word car accident.
The kept repeating in her mind over and over again. Each time worst than before.
She was surprised to feel her cheeks wet with tears. Am carrying she thought numbly.
“Mrs Kings are you there”
His sharp panicked voice brought Bianca back from her frozen state.
“Yes, Yes I’m here Mr Barrington I’m...this..is such a shock.”
“I understand Mrs Kings. He is in the hospital still. He came out of the coma and he’s been asking for you ma’am.”
Coma... Bianca thought with fear for him still fresh in her heart.
“I will be in the next flight to New York. Please send me the address of the hospital. God I’m not sure there is any flight leaving tonight this late but I will see what I can do.”
“Mrs Kings I have the plane ticket for you I will email them to you. And there will be someone waiting for at the airport. I will include those details and your hotel room number in the email. You’re flight leaves in one hour and forty minutes.”
Bianca wasn’t surprise everything was arranged by Aaron’s people. They were always competent employees.
But Aaron was asking for her. Her. That sounded like a far fetched idea. But it warmed the frozen block of ice she put around her heart since that horrible day.
He asked for her, her when he was most vulnerable. That told Bianca enough about him.
“I appreciate that Mr Barrington. I will see you soon. Thank you for the call.”
After hanging up the phone Bianca started gathering her necessities for this trip. Her mind far way.
She moved around in a complete state of daze. Within ten minutes Bianca changed into a long sleeved black shirt. Tight black jeans. Black sneakers. She put her hair long wavy golden blond hair in a messy bun.
She grabbed her light brown jacket she brought for the beginning of fall. For the first time since she and Aaron separated she was going to be in contact with him and his family.
But she couldn’t go there yet. Why? Oh why would this happen to her just when she was about to move on with her life? Or what remained of it.
Few minutes later she locked the door to her tiny apartment and hurried for the airport.
