INBETWEEN THE GREY COLOURS (EPISODE ONE)

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Title: Inbetween the Grey Colours 💋💍
Writer: Sasha Nathaniel 😇
EPISODE ONE

She stared right through the window of her penthouse into the soul of the city. The way the lights were shinning and Christmas songs were resonating captivated her soul.
She didnt really believe in Christmas or understand the idea of an old man giving children gifts and people singing songs and having dinner.
   Maybe it was because she never had all that while growing up. It was more of moving from one foster care home to another.
  "Excuse me Miss Bright, your dinner is ready" Amanda's maid interrupted.
"Thank you. You may leave now."
    Amanda couldnt bring herself to believe that she is now a partner in the Harvey's Law Firm. One of the top and most sought for legal practitioners in the country. Discovering seven years ago that her real birth father was a multi millionaire and that he left a fortune for her was the beginning of an upward movement in the graph of her achievements. She graduated from Harvard Law School with honours, one of the brightest students in her class.
  She turned and sighed, then walked slowly to her dining table. Kristen, Amanda's maid had made quite a generous dinner for her. With spiced chicken, baked potatoes, and gravy for main course. Then apple pie, mango sauce and fruit salad for dessert.
There was soft classical music playing in the stereo to soothe her mind and an amazing meal in front of her. That was all she needed at that moment.
After dinner she went to her bed room and stripped off her clothes, then she went into the bathroom and filled the tub with warm water and lather soap. She lit some scented candles and played her favourite John Legend songs. Life is good.

The next morning was a bit of a hassle situation. She woke up and had to get dressed for work. She loved her job and the money that comes with it. But she knew that something was missing.
  Her driver was already waiting in the drive way to pick  her up and take her to work.
"Good morning, Miss Bright, looking great this morning."
Amanda was puzzled. The last time she remembered her driver was a white man. And now the person standing in front of her is a black stud female. Maybe the company had assigned another driver to her
"Good morning..."
"Jay. Just call me Jay ma'am."
"You're a woman."
"Yes i am."
Jay opened the door for Amanda and let her in, then went to the driver's sit and ignited the car. A grey five hundred thousand dollar Rolls Royce.
On getting to her office, Amanda was told by her assistant that there was an urgent meeting being held at the conference room and all the active partners were there.
Amanda then told her assistant to clear up her remaining schedule for the day.
She walked into the conference room with confidence and sat on the chair at the right hand side of her boss.
 Her boss, Mrs Rachael Langley, is a 45 year old woman abundantly rich, successful and married to someone much more younger than her.
Amanda admired the woman's wit. Strict, principled, relentless and resilient.
"Am sure you all are wondering why this meeting was called impromptu. There has been a change of plans. The SMAT Tech Incorporation wants to acquire the whole neighbourhood of Queens Estate, downtown Mediva. This would usually have been an easy thing for our firm to pull off. But the whole neighbourhood has posed to be uncondescending and we need to seduce them to succumb to our demands. This is a multi million dollar case and we need to put our best attorney on it."
The board room was quite for some seconds until Amanda spoke up.
"So all the people that would b affected, their homes taken. How do we convince them to give up everything they have and own?"
"Thats why am putting you on the case Amanda Bright. I believe you can get us the SMAT account."
Amanda knew that this was going to be a tough case but she had no choice, she had already been assigned to it.

Back at her office, she drew up some files concerning the Queens Estate neighbourhood. It is a small and peaceful neighbourhood situated in downtown Mediva where families had built their homes. It reminded her of her childhood. She had always craved to be home with her real family instead of moving from a foster care home to another. She couldnt even imagine having all that and then having it taken away from her.
She checked her time and it was five minutes past five o'clock. She packed up her bag and her Apple Mac laptop and some files to work with at home. Then she headed towards the elevator and hit the 0 button indicating the ground floor.
Her driver was already waiting for her at the parking lot. She took her files and opened the door for her, then went to the other side of the car and dropped her files there.
   "Lets stop by at Waltmart please. I would like to get some groceries before i head home."
"Okay ma'am."
Amanda rarely cooks her dinner or buys her groceries by herself. She has a maid to do that. But tonight felt different. She wanted to do something special.

Walmart is just around the corner so Jay drove towards there and got to the supermarket within fifteen minutes.
She waited in the car for her boss, Miss Amanda Bright, to go in and do the shopping.
Her phone suddenly rang and when she picked it up it was her son calling to tell her to get him some comic books on her way back from work. Jay didnt have much. She works two jobs to make sure that she and her son get everything they need to be comfortable. It was not easy being both a father and a mother to her son.
It was easier when she still had her license to practice medicine. But it was taken away from her two years ago and now she shuffles inbetween being a high class driver and working at a bar to earn money. She noticed from the corner of her eye that Amanda was approaching so she stepped out of the Rolls Royce and helped her to carry the  carton colour grocery bags.
"Thank you."
"You are welcome ma'am."
Jay drove Amanda home and dropped her off.
"Please bring the groceries to the penthouse after you have parked the car. Apartment code is 14427, type the code and you would have access to the elevator.
Jay drove to the parking lot and then took out the groceries and started walking towards the entrance. She typed the code and let herself in with the groceries.
On getting into the house she heard two voices arguing.
"How did you get into my apartment.
"I see you have not changed your code."
"Its over Jamie, we cant be together anymore."
"I know very soon you will come back to me begging,m and it would be too late. I own you Amanda."
Jay noticed that the guy had a Spanish accent.
Jamie walked out right past Jay with his nose up in the air.
Amanda came right after him.
"Am sorry hope you didnt over hear us."
"It was hard not to, you two were kind of loud."
They both laughed.
"The kitchen is straight down the hallway, by the right."
"Thank you Miss Bright."
"Jay, would you like to stay for dinner?"
"I would love to but i have some plans with my son tonight. Maybe some other time."
"Thanks for all your help."

On getting home, Jay was welcomed by her five year old son. The best thing that has ever happened to her.
"Guess who's going to read The Next Wonder tonight?"
"Me mummy!"
She took out three comic books, the third, fourth and fifth edition of the The Next Wonder.

Queens Estate is a quiet neighbourd and safer than most mixed neighbourhoods. She wanted her son growing up in an environment where he felt safe. Somewhere he could learn alot about himself and the black culture. Yet be accustomed to the etiquette that is demanded in a corporate world.