Torn (The Torn Series Book 1) by Sky Corgan

Author:Sky Corgan [Corgan, Sky]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-11-19T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOUR

The house is underwhelmingly small for belonging to a rich person. It's in the better part of town, but I'd hardly call it a mansion. I find myself looking at the address that I scratched down on a piece of paper to make sure I'm at the right place. 1454 James Avenue. Yup, I'm at the right place. How disappointing. Part of me wants to put my car in reverse, back out of the driveway and leave. But I already told the woman that I was coming. Ann Longworth. Her name sounds like money. This house though...

I take a deep breath and smooth down the front of my dress. The second I left the restaurant I made a call to Mrs. Longworth, mostly out of desperation to stay away from home. Since I don't particularly care if I get the job or not, I didn't bother going home to change. I look good enough. My long, black hair is brushed down over my shoulders. My makeup is subtle. The dress makes me look sweet. This will do. It will have to because there's no going back now.

I walk down the pathway leading up to the oak door. The door is stained dark, a nice touch, giving the house a more expensive look. For a moment, I think about knocking, but then I notice a button for an intercom on the wall. With a smirk, I press it, feeling a bit awkward, considering I've never used one before.

“Mrs. Longworth. It's Piper Gravatt. I'm here for a job interview.”

The intercom crackles to life. “I'll be there in a minute.”

Internally, I try to match a face to the voice. This woman is supposedly in her mid-fifties, but she sounds much older. When the door opens, I'm surprised that she looks much older too. Pulled back into a low ponytail, her hair is a mix of blonde and white and gray. Her skin is smooth, but it still has that aged look, like soft leather. Her eyes are a pale shade of blue, kind but weary.

“Piper. I'm Mrs. Longworth, but you can call me Ann. Nice to meet you.” She extends a thin hand to me, and I take it, shaking it gently.

“The pleasure is all mine, Ann.” I nod respectfully.

“Don't you look lovely.” She takes a step back to look me up and down. “Alyce never told me that you were such a pretty, young thing.”

“Oh. I'm sorry I'm not dressed more appropriately.” I feel oddly embarrassed by her comment.

“You look fine.” She makes a swatting gesture, silently telling me not to worry about it. “It's not like this is a corporate job. No need to be so stuffy. Come on in.”

I walk into the house, my eyes wandering over the walls to all of the paintings of landscapes. The interior decorating is very feminine. There are fresh flower arrangements on every table. The tile in the entryway is an ugly terracotta color, and the carpet that it leads into is an even uglier pale shade of pink.

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