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“Cash will be perfect.”
“I need to go to the bank. Any near?”
“There is one a few streets down.”
“I’ll be right back.” I stand, smiling at Lisa. Instantly I feel we are going to be good friends.
“I have to leave in about thirty minutes. If you can come back before then I'll appreciate it.”
“Got it.”
I leave the apartment feeling hopeful. The bank is a few streets down like Lisa said. Luckily there aren’t many people inside. I wait in line for the next teller. I find myself missing Viktor. It has been less than twelve hours and the void is a black hole. Right now we would be in bed fooling around or him getting ready to leave for work.
“Next.” The teller calls.
“I would like to withdraw money.”
“Please insert your debit card. Do you have a withdrawal slip?”
“Yes.” I hand her a slip with my account number asking for eight hundred dollars. I’ve been saving all my allowances from Viktor. Last time I checked I had a few thousand dollars. It should be enough for a few months in the event I don’t get the job.
“Put in your pin.” I do. “How would you like the cash?”
“Sixty in tens and the rest in twenties please.” She counts the money twice. The receipt prints and she puts it in the slot with the money.
“Thank you.”
I put the money in my bag and look at the receipt. My balance is over one hundred thousand dollars. I swear last week I looked in the app and it didn’t say that. There were only a few thousand dollars. This has Viktor written all over. He paid me the amount of the debt I was paying off. It makes me feel cheap. But at the moment I’m grateful. This will help me in more ways than one. I walk to Lisa’s, forcing myself not to call and insult him. But I need to do something. This is insane and in many ways disrespectful. I won’t call him. I choose to call Oliver and demand an explanation. Four rings before he answers.
“Ava, everything ok?” He sounds concerned. I guess I never really call him.
“Yes, thanks for asking. I’m calling because I have a question.”
“If I can answer I will.”
“There is over a hundred thousand dollars in my bank account. Do you know anything about that?”
“He asked me to wire money to your account this morning.”
“I don’t want or need his money.”
“You’ll have to take it up with him. I do as I am told.”
I’m annoyed. Viktor won’t take the money back. I know that. If I try, it will mean facing him which might be the reason he did it. But he doesn’t get it. I don’t ever want to see or speak to him again. I won’t do it to myself. He doesn’t deserve it and I have to think of me.
“Fine.”
“Should I have your things taken to you?”
“No. I won’t be needing them.”
“Ava, he will want you to have them. I can have Marco take it to you.”
“Don’t bother, I don’t live with my dad.”
“Tell me where to send them.”
“I don’t need anything from that house. You can trash it for all I care.” The last thing I need is for Viktor to find me and I don’t want anything that will remind me of him. I want a clean break.
