New story here! I hope you will enjoy this story. And I hope this story will have many readers. English is not my mother tongue. So this story is practically has grammar and vocabulary ERROR. You've been warned! Thanks for reading this story! ^^
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Cornelia's POV
"Mr. Jensen, please give me another one week. I will pay for the rent."
"I can't. I help you because your parents are my best friend. But my family and I need this money too."
"I have no where to live...and I have no money now."
"Sorry, Cornelia. You need to leave now. I will give you one hour to pack all of your things."
Mr. Jensen said that and left. My life was completely a mess now. I had no money and now I had no where to live. I let out a sigh, I needed to start packing my things.
My name is Cornelia Josephine Parker. I'm 20 years old, I'm the only child in my family. I graduated from a well known university in New York. Yes. I graduated. I got a full scholarship because I'm very clever; I graduated as a business management student with 4.0 GPA. I had a high GPA. But now, I was unemployed. No one accepted me in their company.
It was all because of that someone... My so called uncle, uncle Jacob. He made my life more miserable. Every company that I had filled told me that I could never get a job because I had a bad record from Parker Corporation. What the hell was that! I had never worked at my parents company! How come I could get bad record! It was all because of him! Jacob Robert Parker! I would never forgive him!
Let me tell you my whole story before you get confused. I was born in a very happy and rich family. The Parker family. We had a very big company, we lived happily. But everything has changed since that accident, It all started from 4 years ago. I was 16, when a car accident happened. The accident that took my father and mother's life. That night, they told me that they will be late and I don't have to wait for them...
*4 years ago*
"Hello?"
"Lia"
"Oh! Hi! Mom"
"Sweetheart, Your dad has a delayed meeting, so we will be home later. You don't need to wait for us. I'm sorry, sweetheart. It's your birthday but we can't celebrate it. We are really sorry."
"Nah. It's no problem, Mom. We always celebrate my birthday together. So it's no problem for me, It's my turn to respect your job. Good luck with the meeting!" I don't feel sad at all, I'm proud of my mom and dad.
"We are sorry, sweetheart. Tomorrow we will celebrate your birthday, tomorrow I promise you."
I giggled. "Okay, mom. No need to be sorry. I know you two will always be there for me"
"We are so proud of you, Lia. I love you, sweetheart. Take care of yourself at home." I heard my dad say that.
"I love you, Lia. Take care! We are going to enter the meeting room now. Bye!" My mom said.
"Bye! I love you both! Take care of your work! Be home soon! Good luck!!" With that I ended the call.
Later that night, I was asleep. I woke up because I got a call... It's from the police. I had a bad feeling. He informed me that my parents got in a car accident and they died there.
I cried. I know that there will be no tomorrow for us. I know that today will not be my best birthday. In fact, it's the worst birthday that I have in my entire life. I have no family now. I'm alone...
Five days after they died, today is their funeral. Many people came to their funeral to gave them their last respect. I cried. I never stop crying...
And what makes my day even more worse is my father's lawyer told me that all their money and company will belong to uncle Jacob.
"All of the Parker's wealth will belong to Jacob Robert Parker" My father's lawyer said.
My uncle smirked. And it doesn't have a good meaning.
"You have a smart father, Lia. He knows that you can't become his heiress. He knows that you can't lead this big company. So instead of you, he chooses me as his heir." He gave me a smirk again.
"You have no right to call me Lia! You must call me Cornelia! You are no one for me! Only my family and people who worth my respect can call me Lia!"
"Hahaha.. Very good, Cornelia." He said.
I wanted to punch his face. But I know physically I will lost. But in intelligence, I know I will win over him. Even though I'm just 16 years old, I know there is something wrong.
Later at that night, my uncle kicked me out of my family's mansion. He didn't even give me a cent of money, I know I never liked this uncle. And I don't believe my father gave his company to this evil. But what can I do? I'm just sixteen.
*Present time*
I realized that 30 minutes have passed, I needed to pack now and leave this house. If my mother and father were still alive. My life wouldn't be this hard, I just wish they were here with me.
After I went out of the house, I gave back the key to Mr. Jensen. He knew my story because he was my parents best friend. Mr. Jensen wasn't rich, In fact, he was quite poor. But he was willing to rent me a room in his house. Stupid me! I didn't have money to pay him. So I hadn't paid him for 3 months. Sometimes I just got money from my part time job. It was just sometimes. I had been unemployed for three months now. So that explain why I hadn't paid him, now he gave me no choice.
I was quite lucky actually, I still had a friend. Her name is Tori. Tori for Victoria. She was my best friend since university, she knew my story. Actually she offered me some help with my finance and my career. But I refused her help, I wanted to stand on my own. And she understood me very well.
"Hello?"
"Hey! Tori!"
"Hey, babe! What's up?"
"Tori, I need your help."
"What help?"
"Can I live in your house for few days until I got a job?"
"You still unemployed? Oh that damn uncle of yours! How dare he!"
"Tori, I ask your help. Not your swearing!"
"What's the problem? Did Mr. Jensen kick you out of his house?"
"Yes. He did it."
"Oh my!! Sure. You can live here. My parents will love it too. It's been so long you meet my parents. They miss you so much and keep asking about you. Wait there! I will be there in 15 minutes!"
Now I just needed to wait for Tori.
15 minutes later, Tori arrived at Mr. Jensen's house to pick me up. I got into her car and she started to drive her car. We kept talking about many things. I hadn't called her since a month ago, and there were so many things for us to be discussed.
We stopped at her parents house, It was as big as my old mansion.
"Hi honey! I miss you so much!" She ran to me and gave me a hug
"Hello Mrs. Peterson. I miss you too, sorry I haven't contact you or Tori for a long time." I hugged her back.
"It's no problem, dear, Tori has told me about you living here. You can life her as long as you want. It's no problem with us. And how many times I should tell you? Don't call me Mrs. Peterson, call me Julia."
"Ops! Sorry! I forgot" I gave her an apologetic eyes and smile.
"Come in! Tori will show you your room"
We came in to the mansion. Tori brought me to the second floor. My room was beside her room. It was not my first time being here. So she didn't need to give me a tour. I knew where the bathroom is, I knew where the kitchen is, and other rooms too.
After Tori brought me to my room, she left me. I took time to shower. After that I joined The Peterson family in dinner.
"Welcome to the family, Cornelia!!" They all cheered for me.
I wanted to cry. No one has welcomed me since my parents death.
"Thank you all."
"No need to thank us, Cornelia. You are like a second child to us." Jeremy said, he is Tori's father.
They all gave me a hug. And I hugged them back. It felt like I had found a new family, that I had lost it all. But I couldn't give them a love that I once gave to my own parents. But I still loved them.
After the welcoming dinner, I went back to my room. I let myself fell in the bed and closed my eyes. I started to think... Tomorrow, I needed to start to look for a job. I couldn't depend on this family, I had a feeling that tomorrow would be a long day.
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Last edit : December 2015