The Old Apartment

“Yes! This is definitely an old apartment, but actually is a big estate and now I regret letting you choose the house” I said helping to remove the boxes of delicate house decorations from car.

“Ha! I got you a estate darling, which we can renovate later ” Cassy said removing another box from trunk.

I looked at the mansion in front of us, dusty walls with wild plants on it, wooden panel window and door, it looked like a palace from horror movie. I don’t know why people even like things that they scared most.

" I would surely renovate each brick, so that while sleeping it won’t fall on me ” I said rubbing my right shoulder on cheek to stop the itchiness .

" If they would allow you ” she said seriously.

" And who might they be little Cassy ” I said rolling my eyes at her.

“Ghosts” she hissed playfully and looked in front. Smiling to herself, thinking I got scared.

I couldn’t help but shudder about thinking them and making me wobble. Ghosts are the weapon to make people agree.

“Really are you going to use that card on me” I said amused at her. She just laughed and moved her head sideways.

We climbed the wooden stairs which creaked with each step, after reaching inside I gasped at the interior. The large living room with grand staircase in middle separating into two directions, the antique design on pillars, large chandeliar made up of glass, furnitures and red carpet which was dusty.

“Any ideas about renovation ” Cassy said with smirk. Of course she knew I was in love with interior and I won’t allow to touch a single thing because I was shaking to put the box away and touch the design and furnitures.

“No, I love it ” I said smiling like a lunatic and looking here and there. I was too excited that I literally banged my box on table and heard a cracking sound of glass. I quickly gave a nervous sorry look to Cassy who was stiffling a laugh.

" Oh no! They were expensive champagne glasses from France, that too our parents favorite” She was correct because I started putting my hair and biting my nails due to nervousness. I could imagine my both the mom looking at me with blazing anger.

What should I say? Should I say I slipped and falled or it was mistake of a worker or road was not good.

" I would say it broke while traveling, as you know Cassy was driving the car ” I said giving a cute smile to her.

I was caught off guard when something hit my right shoulder, pressing skin and hurt a little. Only then I realized she punched me and ran away, and she knew I wouldn’t follow her cause am lazy.

I hanged my head down and went to do other works.

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After everything was set, I let myself fall on sofa, it was soft and silky velvet. I now officially love royal design furnitures, my eyelids shut automatically.

It was a sleepy atmosphere, maybe I could turn left and put my legs on table but that won’t take more energy.

" You know we have to roam around this place and see other rooms” Cassy said sitting beside me.

" Yes, but you should too take rest you know we did a lot of work” I said with my eye still shut.

" Well I was hoping us to see the last room on third floor, it is the only room present on the floor.” She said playing with the cushion. I could hear her rubbing velvet with her palm that made me remind of opening and closing of zip.

" You know mom said that, the third floor will be under her” I said opening my eyes and looking at her sprawled on sofa.

" You know it won’t hurt to be a detective once ” she said giving me a evil smile.

" Fine ” I said and pushed myself to go with her.

" Really! Wow! It’s time for me to distribute sweets to our neighbors” she said pushing herself smiling and jumping on ground.

“Oh! What about neighbors” I asked suddenly remembered about neighbors, it’s good to know meet new people.

" I am not going to go in that room with whole neighborhood” she said eye wide.

" I didn’t meant that, we need to fill forms of college and also make friends with neighbors, who know we will need their help” I said shrugging my shoulders.

Cassy frowned but soon it was replaced with a brilliant and sweet smile that she only shows outside.

" Maybe you are correct, after all we own this estate and the doors can wait for us. Oh! am I looking sincere in this smile” she said pointing at her perfect set of white teeth.

" Yes, you are looking so pretty that people will surely assume you as the Dracula’s daughter” I said smiling sweetly.

" Oh! Eva you would still be my best friend and they might think you as my feeding bag ” she said shooing my comment away.

But in reality she looks like a model, her maroon eyes, red hair suits her pale complexion. Whereas I looked normal, light blue eyes, dark brown hair and fair complexion.

I ignored her comment and started walking towards door, and she quickly checked surrounding for our phones and house keys.

Cassy is lovely, funny and full of joys, whereas I am a bit serious but rest of our quality matches.

We were childhood friends and so were our mother’s. Our dad’s left us when we were too young, my dad was murdered by a Russian murderer Dante Johnson who is now in Russian prison for lifetime, whereas Cassy’s father died in an car accident, where his car brakes were failed.

From that time our families joined together to support each other. My mom Rebecca and Cassy’s mom Jenny were our only parents. Infact we both call each other’s mom’s as mom, and we really do mean it by heart.

I pulled out of my past when Cassy hit me slowly on shoulder, she gave me a knowing sad smile.

" Still thinking about our pasts ?” She said catching my hands in hers. I nodded and gave her a smile.

" You know we don’t have any emotional attachment with them, but still I think what would it feel to hold our dad fingers, to have a free piggy back ride, to save us from our mom’s wrath, to snuggle in his arms and to-” before I could speak ahead, she cut me off.

" You are right but shouldn’t we leave our past behind, because everything happens for a reason and maybe God did it because he wanted us to be strong and support our mom’s, we don’t need to miss our dad,but we need to be like them and support our family in tough times. You know there’s a quote I have recently read on Google, it says that you cannot stop the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can stop them nesting in your hair by Eva Ibbotson” Cassy said giving a cheerful smile to everyone who pass by us.

I also started to give smile to everyone, after all I cannot let my past destroy my future, I have my family that includes my best friend Cassandra as support.

" You are right, I can’t let our past bother us after all we are strong daddy’s girls ” I said in action tone making Cassy giggle and me laugh.

" Do you know, how much I love your speech and your turning sad into motivational moments” I asked her making my eyes wide and giving her impressed face.

" Yeah! After all I am so special human ” she said exaggerating and flattering herself.

" I didn’t talked to you but myself” I said rolling my eyes and praising myself.

Cassy’s expression became priceless because I was still laughing clutching my stomach, when she pushed me I laughed harder making me groan in pain on my jaw and stomach.

I wiped tears from back of my hand and pulled her frowned face beside me and hugged her sideways, indicating that I was joking.

It took us whole evening going in each and everyone’s house and gifting them chocolates, while introducing ourselves.

We got to know that there were more four estate around us, first belonged to Mr and Mrs Smith who were lovely couple, they owned clothing factory and had a girl around our age Claire. It was a coincidence that she was in same college that we filled the forms. She was sweet but you know we can’t judge a person by their first look.

Second estate was owned by two best friends like us Ariel and Nate who were sons of business man and were damn rich, they were also in same college and were the example of sexy piece of manhood, Cassy was literally eye raping those guys.

Third estate was owned by a joined family Miller who owned a sugarmill in various areas, they were a bit egoistic but when they got to know our family backround, they warmed up pretty fast.

Fourth estate was owned by a small family The Greyson’s, that consist of two small kids and young couple, who were recently shifted one month ago.

They were shocked when we told them about our family, my mom’s Rebecca and Jenny were multimillionaires, and me and Cassy were part of our family businesses.

Rebecca owned all media and textiles industries, Jenny owned all famous fashion designers under her, Cassy owned many five stars hotels under her whereas I owned many car showroom and was famous jewellery designer.

Cassy and I don’t like to talk much about us family backround because we want true friends, to whom we really meant something not as a money bank.

And our whole family businesses is name as P&P, Cassy and Jenny kept company name as Petersons and we as Perish, but our whole business was same, as we used to invest in each other’s company. I got the surname Perish from dad which means to die and infact I liked it from beginning.

“Today was fun and that guys were super awesome, sexy and hot ” Cassy started rambling about them.

" Oh! Don’t you start, I don’t like any of them ” I said pulling away from her but she pulled me more close and kept on rambling.

" Don’t you dare lie, I know you have a crush on Ariel guy and I on Nate” she said in soft voice, listening Ariel’s name made butterflies flutter in my stomach.

I remember his grey eyes darting towards me every time I spoke, and when our hand touched accidentally while giving chocolates, it was like a warm flow of electricity in my whole body, and was like I could feel every part of my body active, my heart beat increase whenever I used to get lost in his memerizing and hypnotic eyes.

We just sat on sofa when suddenly we heard a loud screeching sound of wooden chairs from up, we quickly jumped on our spots.

" Did you heard that ” I asked, Cassy and I moved to attack position, we were black belt in martial arts and had also learned Kung Fu.

The lights around us started fluttering and the air also became cold.

" Do you know from where the sound came ?” Cassy asked opening a drawer and tossing me a knife.

“No! But I know it came from the third floor, that abandoned office floor of our mom ” I said looking here and there for movement.

This was the first time my heart was saying it wasn’t normal, it was something I can’t describe, it was like mysterious, and horror at same time. And whenever I predict something that is always correct and Cassy knew that.

" Cassy, whatever is coming in present we are not ready to face it yet” I said in calm voice looking towards Cassy who was also looking at me with confusion hidden behind calm face. Before everything went Black.