Dear friends

As the good things always happen today I am participating in the FreeWriteHouse writing challenge "Maynia", which will be developing during the month of May.

Synopsis

In this story the adventures that Thomas had as a sailor are narrated, when he was older he was imprisoned on an island leaving behind in the city where he lived his daughter Mindy and his wife.

On the island where he had arrived with his boat, there was a discussion in the pub where he was sharing with his friends, a fight arose, so one of those present died and he was accused of it. He was then imprisoned, being subjected to a trial of which finally without relevant evidence he was sentenced to serve a sentence on probation, he was helped by Mary who invited him to his home for not having money to pay for his accommodation. Mary was have a daughter named Angeline who was adopted by Thomas who after a romance stayed permanently with her mother.

When Mary died, Thomas decided to return to the city where he found that his wife had passed away and that his daughter Mindy, of legal age, opened the doors of his house, lodging him there until he died.

He had left the charge to Angeline that in case he died she would do everything possible to travel to the city where her sister lived, which she did not know. When he arrived in the city and called his sister, he informed him of their situation that they were both sisters and that they had to meet to elucidate the legacy of their father. In the chapters that follow, the story is unraveled.

In the following links you can follow the beginning of the story: First-day, First-day-continuation, Second-day, Third day, Fourth day, Fifth-day, Sixth-day, Seventh-day, Eighth-day, Ninth-day, Tenth day, Eleventh-day, Twelfth-day, Thirteenth-day, Fourteenth-day, Fifteenth-day,Sixteenth-day, Seventeenth-day, Eighteenth-day, Nineteenth-day, Twentieth-day,Twenty-first-day, Twenty-second-day,Twenty-third-day, Twenty-fourth-day, Twenty-fifth-day, Twenty-sixth-day, Twenty-seventh-day, Twenty- eighth-day, Twenty-ninth-day.

Today's Prompts

Today's Maynia prompt: mermaid's tears
The Daily Freewrite prompt: for the last time

I hope to fulfill the stated purpose, thanks for your reading.

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Chapter IXX Mermaid's tears

For the last time

When they left the old woman's house, they both had the bad taste of a sour soup where the memories of their father tormented them both, they understood that the purpose for which they had come to claim their rights had not yet been fulfilled. that island. For the last time they both met someone interesting, the last time was on a visit to the farm where they were treated like princesses from a fairy tale.

Angeline, knowing that her sister had an appointment pending with her anxiolytic treatment, asked her to hurry up to be in the villa, seeing the time, they decided to call a taxi. Upon arriving at the villa, they felt a relief since the old woman had tortured them with her pirate tales in which the image of her father was diminished. Mindy, feeling less pressure without warning, began to cry bitterly, telling her sister that all this gave her the impression of being in an endless hole.

(end 5 minutes)

The work in the bank almost finished gave Peter the satisfaction of the task completed, certainly the follow-up of all the movements of John, he perceived that he was paying off since he had managed to catch up on all the mess, the bad investments. John was just cornered, as Andrew identified the bank's weaknesses by salvaging the true value of each of the assets.

John, already exhausted by the post-traumatic stress syndrome, only wanted those two men to come out of his sight as soon as possible, although that was his wish, his assistant was still there collaborating with Peter and Andrew, dusting old documents, analyzing, classifying them by category, leaving in evidence the poor administrative performance of the bank. Despite all this, John was still convinced that the efforts made by the bank had a high level of transparency.

At the end of the afternoon, with everything resolved, the entire file finally assembled, Peter placed a copy of all the documentation in his briefcase, pending the next step of the public auction to the highest bidder. With this when leaving there, both satisfied with what had been achieved, being on the street to relieve the heat, they decided to enter a nearby pub to cool their throats with a couple of beers.

The pub

Upon entering the pub, they found an atmosphere of joy, very different from the one they had experienced during the day when the bitter faces of the bank employees and John had kept them in sobriety. A round table with four chairs in the background caught their attention, they went to sit there, a waitress diligently approached them to offer them the menu, after reading the offer they decided on a round of beer and ordered a seafood grill, a specialty of home. A live musical group jumped on stage cheering those present with their ramblings. Andrew began to follow the rhythm of the songs, already encouraged by the moment he got up from the seat to go to the stage, so he began to sing along with the musical group. Peter, with the joy of the moment, forgot at that moment all the discomforts of the day, admiring that his friend Andrew really now presented himself to him as a multifaceted man.

The hour advanced and after finishing singing, Andrew returned to the table, where Peter with a sleepy face struggled to be awake, then jokingly, he says:

"Peter, don't fall asleep, we still have to order the second round of beers, plus the good is yet to start.

Miss, bring me two more beers "

Peter's air of triumph encouraged him that his task would soon end, in love as he was with Mindy, his mind did not rest thinking about how he would propose to marry once the moment of the auction passed, before the life of her will change forever. Andrew, perceptive as always, took the opportunity to ask his friend why his new smile now, since all day long he had been bottled up giving orders to bank officials, who, knowing the influence he had with the police, accepted their claims without protest. Peter confessed:

"A woman who carries me crazy is Mindy, thanks to her we are really here, I feel unarmed, despite my experience with women, she is a mystery to me and I don't know how to declare my intentions"

Andrew, surprised by his response, expressed:

"Don't worry, we are now two fools in love, I am trying to conquer Angeline"

They both laughed, and stayed there longer until the pub managers had to kick them out. Peter with an extra alcohol told his friend that he could not drive his car, now they would have to order a taxi to return home, his car was on the street, then he would pick it up.

Arriving at the villa after midnight, Andrew had to knock on the door loudly, even the girls were in the living room talking, they were glad that he was back, since even though Angeline still rejected him, he had become yet another member of the family. Mindy, already a little drowsy from the effect of the pills, retired to her room, leaving alone Angeline with Andrew.

Angeline asked him about what happened in the bank, to which Andrew replied:

"Angeline, in two days we will have the auction, today has been a crazy day, John, despite his intentions to transfer your inheritance as a good banker, believed that all these assets belong to him, but Peter and the police they put it in its place "

Angeline, realizing that he had been drinking a little alcohol, did not take his words seriously, so at that moment she offered him a coffee, since she wanted to hear him more about what had happened.

Andrew, feeling unarmed, began to narrate everything to her, until he reached the point of confessing Peter's claim to Mindy. Laughing, she said:

"We had already realized this, because you think I have been patient with Mindy, she is also hopelessly in love with Peter, I think they are for each other"

Andrew, hearing her, without hesitation hug her from behind and kiss her on the mouth, she reciprocated and enjoyed his love.

By late hour, Angeline with that man in those conditions asked him to go to his room since the next day they would all have to appear at the bank to finalize the necessary procedures to finally obtain the inheritance.

Headache

Thomas Jr., as always busy in his work of taking tourists to visit the tourist attractions of the island, was not aware of all the details advanced to recover the inheritance that his father had left him and his sisters, since that he had never heard of his father's whereabouts, if he was alive or dead, the situation that his sisters' visit to his island had brought him, had placed him in the dilemma that soon he would not need to continue enslaved to have to show them to foreigners the benefits of his island, so that soon he could have a more peaceful life.

Peter, that day with a bit of a headache, remembered that he had not informed Thomas Jr of the progress they had made in recovering the inheritance, being involved in the matter of cornering John neglected that detail. After getting ready, he heated up some water in the kitchen to pour himself a cup of hot tea. From the cupboard, he took a couple of crackers and took his cell phone and called him.

Thomas, responding after greeting him, said:

"Peter, I thought that I was not going to have any more news from you, I still did not believe that my father's inheritance was true, it is very good news that you give me, that today we must go to the bank to continue with everyone procedures"

Laughing at the candor of his reply, Peter informed him that they must all be at the bench by noon. After finishing talking to Peter, Thomas Jr., feeling more secure, called his boss asking for the day off, until now he had always punctually fulfilled his work commitments; the boss reluctantly granted his wish.

Meanwhile in the villa Angeline was the first to wake up, after getting ready she went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. Before she knocked on the doors of Mindy and Andrew's rooms to hurry up. In a loaded voice Andrew replies:

"Angeline, you're a commander in chief, let's go over there, give me about fifteen minutes"

Mindy, even with the effect of the tranquilizers, woke up slightly falling asleep again.

Angeline, already in the kitchen set the fire, placed the sandwich loaves in the toaster, fried a couple of eggs for each one, from the fridge she extracted a jar of jam and gracefully served the table with care. Without announcing himself, Andrew introduced himself, seeing all that attention on his part, he congratulated her after kissing her on the cheek.

They sat at the table, neither of them mentioned the episode of love that they lived the night before, they began to talk about generalities, Angeline, smiling with joy, enjoyed the company of him. Something she was considering is that after having been disappointed in her divorce she still did not assimilate her new relationship with Andrew, she thought that it was still premature for them to get engaged without having her inheritance assured.

They finished breakfast without realizing that Mindy had not got up, Angeline suddenly realizing that was late decided to go to her room to see what happened. She knock on the door, she did not answer, so without hesitation she entered the room to see what was happening, there her sister remained deeply asleep, she was very tender, so shaking her on the shoulder she woke up.

Mindy seemed to be returning from a distant country, in a subdued voice she said to her sister:

"Angeline, I am coming back from a wonderful place, where the sun never sets"

Angeline, laughing at her sister's new occurrence, now remembered that it resembled the ones her friend Charles from the nursing home was telling her. Leaving the room, he returned to the kitchen where Andrew still remained, so now he served a cup of coffee for each one.

Mindy, after about fifteen minutes, appeared in the kitchen, Angeline had to reheat her food, since it had cooled down. She sat down, observing them in detail said:

"Friends, sorry for the delay, I had a long time without enjoying a wonderful dream in a land of promises"

Andrew, unaware of his friend's mentality, assumed that what she was saying about her nightmare was related to her mental state due to the stress that was causing everything that had happened as a result of the demand for her inheritance.

All ready to go to the bank for the scheduled appointment, Andrew received a call from Peter, after greeting him, they agreed that he would pick them up with his car at the villa. After half an hour, promptly Peter waiting for them, they boarded the car excited that they were finally close to the goal of fulfilling the wishes of the late Thomas. Peter began to narrate to the two sisters all the details, telling them that thanks to Andrew's collaboration John's will had been broken, since despite his good wishes he was always wary of finalizing all the necessary procedures for the heirs they will recover their assets. The girls, not knowing exactly what he was talking about, expressed their complacency since deep down they knew that these two men were acting in good faith.

Near the bank, Peter recommended that they should remain silent at all times, allowing him to finish the negotiation, since in this way John would not have any support to help him continue delaying the negotiations and that same day they could sign the document for expedite the transfer of assets.

When everyone entered the main hall of the bank, there was Thomas Jr. waiting for them, since they had not seen each other for several days so they greeted each other effusively, Peter, after they greeted each other, called him aside to inform him quickly of the progress they had made and gave him instructions on how he should act when he finished negotiating with the bank. John then went out to receive them and passed them to the conference room where he already had a projector ready to present the report on the relationship of Thomas's assets and review the details of the document they were going to sign.

Suddenly, Mindy when she saw that she was in that immense room with mermaid´s tears sobbed silently, Peter realizing the mood of his friend gave her a pat on the shoulder saying that everything would happen soon and it would only be a bad memory, since their dreams if they will to come true.

(the story continues)

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