52 A Mail (1/2)

”A mail?” Grimma questioned with a deadpan expression as she looked at the letter the mailman had just handed her.

”Yes, it's for someone by the name of …”

”I know. Only dad gets mails. It couldn't be for anyone else. He isn't at the home right now so …” she deliberately trailed off. Understanding her intention, the mailman nodded and handed her the pen and the paper that she needed to sign, as proof that the mail was delivered.

”Now, what the hell is this?” She wondered after closing the door and looked at the mail. ”Remedy Corp.?”

She saw the name of the company her adoptive father worked for and immediately decided to bring her mischievous side out. She took it to her room after telling her mom a lie about the person who had knocked on the door being someone asking for address instead of a mailman.

Then, alone in her room when she was and after she had made sure that none of her siblings were hiding anywhere in the room in order to prank her or whatever, the 15-year-old girl decided to take a look inside his mail. She was able to open it fairly easily, which was kinda suspicious but she was interested in finding out what was inside it than worrying about things like that.

A grin was on her face as she opened it. And then,

Knock! Knock!

A knocking sound came from the house door again.

”Tsk!” she clicked her tongue, ”Eh, mom, I am a bit busy right now so could you send Jason to get it?” she inquired her mother if Jason, the second oldest of the four siblings could open the door, and her mother only replied with a happy ”OOOKKKKKAAAAYYYY!!!”

Hearing that, she peaked out from the bottom-space between her room's door and the floor and found Jason going to open the door. With that reassurance, she breathed a sigh of relief and started to read the contents of the letter.

KNOCK! KNOCK!

Whoever was on their door seemed to be impatient and hearing the person knocking on their door again and again made her a bit irritated. But, she distracted herself by the mail.

”Let's see – what does it say?” and with that, she started reading the letter.

In a matter of mere seconds, the person knocking at their door had started knocking on her door. But, she wasn't responding. She was too engrossed in the details of what she was reading. And so, that person broke the door by repeatedly kicking it and entered the room. The loud noise caused by that finally grabbed her attention and distracted her from the letter.

Her adoptive father, who had been away on a business trip, had come back home in a hurry and snatched the letter off her hands, all the while breathing like he had run a marathon. However, even Grimma, the rowdiest person in the house, wouldn't dare to joke after seeing how angry he was.

”DID YOU READ IT!?” He yelled in anger and,

”N-NO!” she reflexively replied with the safer choice, the choice that was a lie. However, her quick reaction made the man think she was telling the truth. And so, that foolish man relaxed.