"๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐๐ญ๐ข๐! ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ? ๐๐จ๐ฐ'๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐?"
"๐๐ข ๐๐จ๐ฆ, ๐'๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ง๐, ๐'๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐, ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฆ."
"๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐'๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ง๐จ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฃ๐จ๐." My Mom said with a hint of hope in her voice.
"๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ซ๐, ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐." She added.
I smiled, my Mom is the only person that I have in this world, that's why I don't want to dissapiont her.
I don't have a father to look up to while growing up, he left us when I was born, well that was the thing my Mom told me.
"๐๐ค๐๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐, ๐'๐ฆ ๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ, ๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ, ๐ญ๐๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ."
"๐๐ค๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฆ, ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ, ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ. ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฒ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐." I replied.
My Mom is a baker, she worked in a little bakery near our home.
We live in a tiny apartment, we couldn't afford a better one because we are still adjusting since I just graduated from law school, though I have scholarship, we still have a financial problem.
That's why I decided to come to New York because we believe it is the City of Opportunity.
I rent a tiny apartment in here just to have a place to sleep every night.
After I finished the call, I decided to went to the second floor of the building where my apartment is.
As I walked through the hallway I saw a woman standing right in front of my apartment.
She wear a black jeans, a white shirt, a black heels, a sunglasses, and a hat that's right enough to cover up her face.
When she looked into my direction and notices me, she immediately walked to the opposite direction.
"๐๐๐ฒ." I tried to call her but she continously walked away.
I noticed that I am stepping on a brown enveloped, I am curious but I grabbed it.
I think this belongs to the lady.
I didn't open it because I don't want to invade someone's privacy, and it's literally doesn't belong to me.
I followed her but I didn't saw her.
"๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ, ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ค ๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ?" I asked a random guy.
"๐๐จ, ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ง'๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐จ๐ง๐."
"๐๐ก ๐จ๐ค๐๐ฒ, ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ!"
After that I went outside the building.
"๐๐ข, ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ค ๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ?" I asked a random guy again.
"๐๐ฆ, ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐?" He said while pointing his finger behind me.
I looked behind me and I saw her walking to the car.
"๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ!" I said to the man.
"๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ, ๐ฐ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ!" I run to the Lady.
"๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ!" But before I could get to her, she already goes inside the car and drives away.
She didn't even bother to look at me.
I am catching my breath while the man that I asked earlier approached me.
"๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ?" He asked curiously.
I look at him.
"๐๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ."
"๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ? ๐๐ก ๐ฐ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ, ๐ฌ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ." He said.
"๐๐ก๐ฒ? ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง?" I asked.
"๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ง'๐ญ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง'๐ญ..... ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐ฌ๐จ." He said and walked away.
Did she really left it on purpose? But why? Who is she?
Nevermind.
I went back to my apartment and for a moment I stare to the envelope.
I didn't open it because it's not my mine. And maybe the lady will come back for it.
IT'S been two days since I found the envelope, and the Lady didn't show up at all even her shadow, I didn't open it since then but today I can't take it anymore.
My curiosity is bugging me everytime. Even when I'm sleeping, eating and even finding a job. I can't concentrate anymore.
I grab the envelope and opened it, and then I saw the note.
๐ฏ๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐,
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐. ๐บ๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐
๐.
Wait, how did she know me?
Who is she?
After I read it, a piece of paper suddenly fall.
My jaw suddenly dropped and my eyes became bigger when I grabbed and saw what it is.
It's a check!!!
"๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐---."
I almost faint when I saw the amount of the check!
20 ๐๐ซ**๐ค*๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง!!
Why o why? Is this real?
"๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐*๐๐ค*๐ง๐ ๐ค๐ข๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐? ๐๐ก๐๐ญ? ๐๐ก๐ฒ!?"
What in the world did I do to deserve this!?
"๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ, ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ง๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ณ๐ ๐ฆ๐." One of my co-worker said.
"๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฒ." I simply replied and walked away.
I just finish a case and I won.
I'm happy but it's not new to me, ever since I found the check, my life changed a lot, but in a good way. I feel blessed and forever thankful and grateful.
Exactly today is the second year I have found the envelope. And every year me and my Mom celebrated it.
After I found the check, I immediately call my Mom and she hurriedly came to New York, after that we went to the bank to clarify everything.
And as what the notes told me, I used it to have a better life.
I invested it to the bank, and me and my Mom moved to New York for good. I bought a not so small and not so big mansion with a pool.
I bought Mom her own bakery and who would've thought that people here loves Mom's bakes, and in no time her bakery became famous and now has a lot of branch around America.
I also bought a restaurant, sometimes I manage it and sometimes my Mom manage it. I also invested to many big companies.
And I also pursue my career as a Lawyer and I won many cases, that's why I'm so thankful to my Mom and my old self because I wouldn't be as successful as I am today without her tears, sweat, and her hardwork.
Besides that, I also helped many childrens in street to have a better life, and I also donate to charity.
Also, using some of my money, I hired an invistagator to locate and know who is the Lady who dropped that envelope infront of my apartment.
And they found out, she is my half sister. Me and my Mom can't believe it. She is the only daughter of a powerful man, which is my Dad.
I tried to contact them, but they are not responding. I tried sending my Dad a letter, he responded by sending a letter too.
๐ด๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐,
๐ท๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐. ๐ฐ'๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐. ๐ป๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ ๐๐๐ ๐
๐. ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐. ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.
๐ณ๐๐๐,
๐ซ๐๐
After that, I didn't contact them anymore, I want them now to live peacefully the same as we are now.
But I forgive my Dad, and no one knows, maybe one day we would cross path.
Now who would've thought that a Lady who just wondering around New York two years ago, is now a share holder of many famous company, a CEO, an impressive lawyer, and most importantly, still a loving and caring daughter.
๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐! ๐๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐! ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐!๐
๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐.