An exercise in creative writing

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Just Sign It

Marina liked living in the streets, or so she was constantly telling herself during the long winter nights when the snow and the wind made her shiver so badly so she couldn't fall asleep. Marina was a survivor. She could endure any hardship.

She knew how to find the best spots to sleep at and the best places for finding leftover food and once she has found such a place she would fight like a lioness to keep them for herself - a simple survival instinct.

One day she was on her way to her favorite food scavenging place when she saw an old lady trying to cross a busy road. The old lady's shoe got stack in the sewage rail and an impatient taxi driver was about to run over her, assuming that she was just taking her time and that the sudden acceleration would make her move faster.

Marina immediately understood what was about to happen but she had no time to help that lady get her shoe out of the rail, so she just threw herself on the taxi, nothing but a few scratches and bruises and an angry driver. The taxi driver started yelling at her, shouting "You are crazy I won't pay you a dime". Marina was always terrified of conflicts so she just blurted out a scary "You owe me nothin'" and quickly ran away.

Six months afterward a courier gave her a letter inviting her to M.Shore and Associates Law Office. The letter also mentioned something about her being the sole heir of Agatha Brewnasky.

When she came to the law office she was told that she is indeed the sole inheritor of the late MS. Agatha Brewnasky, who was touched by her help, half a year ago.

"How much does it worth?", she asked.

"The estate is estimated to be worth 100,000,000USD?", the Young lawyer answered calmly.

"What do I have to do to get it? Can you repeat that, please?"

"Just sign it"

"You owe me nothin'", Marina shouted and bolted out of the office.

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