Blackville Manor
HSR Properties had been around for the past 40 years and had built a reputation for itself throughout the whole of America. They owned and rented out houses, flats, offices, studios, factories and garages and even the odd basements’. They are the ones that everybody goes to. I mean all the actors and singers and rock stars, hell even the not-so-famous people.
Now, this company is co-owned by three young and very professional people, Alexander Harris, Elizabeth Summers, and Willow Rosenberg. They are all in their mid-twenties, and have been best friends since birth.
They inherited it from their parents, who inherited it from their parents.
The original founders of HSR are Daniel Harris, Arnold Summers and Joseph Rosenberg. Then came Peter Harris, Hank Summers and Ira Rosenberg, and then Alexander, Elizabeth and Willow. You see with three young and fresh minds business was booming and well you could say they could swim in the money, literally… but being able to ‘swim’ they had to work hard. Really hard. The thing about these three young adults was that even though they had many other workers they just loved working on board everything, so it was an everyday occurrence that one of them would be grumpy. Today it was Elizabeth’s turn.
“It’s not fair! How come I have to go to Blackville Manor? At night as well!”
Willow looked upon the grumpy and distressed blond with a look that could be called almost pitiful.
“Okay so I know why I have to go, but it’s just so not fair!” Buffy whined. “you know normally I would have just made Amy go but no she has an AA meeting and Xander has a date with Anya and a minister and you have a dinner thing with Tara’s family- oh yeah good luck with that.” She moaned, as she paced up and down her office, as she if she was trying to wear holes, into the deep burgundy carpet.
“Thanks and erm Buffy, I think you better sit down, you’re making me feel all dizzy and, I don’t really want to lose you to the finance department. I just had an idea; why don’t you ask Dawn?”
“Cant Will. Her and Connor are having dinner and making wedding plans with Jenny and Connors mom.”
“Shame, so Dawns out of the question. Who else does that leave? You could always ask Riley?” spoke Willow mindlessly as she was lost in thought.
“No way! He’ll just think im interested in him and…oh my god.” Buffy trailed off as she realised what would happen if she didn’t go to the manor tonight.
“Oh your god what? Whats up?” asked a puzzled Willow.
“I’ve just realised that thank the lord I’m not going to be at home!” said Buffy and sat down on her plush leather chair, behind her bulky desk. She grinned like a Cheshire cat as she spun around a few times and stopped to face Willow.
“Okay, im not following and stop smiling like that it makes you look crazy.” Willow leant on the table with a confused expression.
“Have you met his mother?” Buffy waited for Willows answer, who shook her head saying no. “You’re lucky. Her voice sounds like a banshee, she has these dark evil looking eyes and she carries a doll called Ms Edith. All I can say is thank god I didn’t marry Angel.”
“Oh I feel sorry for Dawnie.” Willow said as she sat down on one of the chairs opposite Buffy shaking her head. “Having to have a mother-in-law like that must be pain.”
“Yeah I know, the thing is I also feel sorry for Darla, but then again I did introduce her to Angel so that makes it kinda my fault don’t you think?” Buffy asked.
“Can I just say No Comment?!”
“What do you mean no comment? Right off topic- we’ll come back to that. Do I have to go? And why on earth does it have to be at night?” Buffy moaned just before she started banging her head on her desk.
“Stop that this instance you’ll bruise! Oh my goddess I sound like my mother! See this is what you do to me Buffy! Argh!”
“I’m sorry… I think. Ok so Willow, oh great Willow-“
“Nope don’t even go there. And yes you have to go there. Buff this is one of the big ones.” Willow stood up, put both hands on the table and looked at her directly in her eyes. “We just spent a lot of money refurbishing the place and now we need to sell up so we can get it all back, and this,” she pointed to her face. “This is my Your-gonna-do-it-no-matter-what face.”
Buffy recoiled slightly as she noticed the evil glint in Willows eyes. What scared her most was that it looked like Willow’s hair was turning black, but then again her eyes must have been playing tricks on her. Ones hair couldn’t turn black just like that. It must have been her eyes or the light. Yes a more logical explanation. Buffy wasn’t turning crazy. Just yet anyway.
“Ok Wills take a deep breath, its cool. I’ll do it,” she said trying to calm the scary and aggravated red head. “Just take a deep breath and calm down.”
“I am calm, and I don’t need to take a deep breath.” Willow said as she sat down once again. “Oh, another thing, it’s at night because he has a busy schedule.”
“What? I have a busy schedule too you know!”
Willow gave her a pointed look.
“What I do! I have… to erm… make dinner-“
“You have a cook!”
“I have to clean the house-“
“You have a maid and a cleaning service.
“I have to do-
“Don’t even think about saying gardening, you have three gardeners, and you don’t have a date, you don’t have any appointments, you don’t have any work, you have no plan, that’s why I fixed it for this evening.” Willow smiled proudly.
“It’s not fair!” Buffy pouted.
“Oh suck it up soldier!”
“Fine! I’ll go. I’ll sacrifice my evening so some god knows what can look at a crappy house-“
“Mansion!”
“Crappy mansion!” grumbled Buffy as she slouched down in her chair.
“That’s the spirit!” Willow smiled at Buffy as she got out of her chair and headed for the door.
“Will’s! Wait! Who wants to live there anyway?”
“A Mr William Winthorpe. I’ve emailed you all the details.” Willow spoke as she looked over her shoulder. ’I bet she doesn’t even know who he his.’
“Who??” Buffy asked her retreating friend. ‘Nope not a clue’ was the last thought that ran through Willows mind as she left Buffy’s office.
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05/18/17 04:16 am
pj! I remember wishing one of your stories would be finished seriously about a decade ago. Amazing. I just tried an old password I used to use and amazingly got in too. Memories!
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03/20/17 01:20 am
10 yrs later, i finally rem my username and password. Pari, you rock. Hope you are well.
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08/31/16 03:43 pm
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