Chapter 1 - " Red Wine"
Time .... I wish I had more of it ....
Fate .... Could you please give me another chance?
Love.... Please come back....
Time was never enough for us because of our ill-fate, but our love has remained through the years and lived beyond our human bodies. We may perish in this world but our love will bloom like a blue rose in a garden that only us can find.
will I ever find you again if time and fate have separated us through death. On your last heartbeat as you slowly close your eyes, I know that I have died with you because we breathe the same air and live the same soul, but would my love be enough to transcend the time and revive our love story?
HV research and Laboratory office:
Louise entered his uncle Henry's office and sat on a red couch near the office table. This has always been their set up before his uncle died and now it feels empty with the memories that keep rewinding in his head. In his imagination, he would picture his uncle reviewing the papers on his desk while Louise would endlessly talk about his breakups with his countless girlfriends. He keeps bragging about how boring his uncle's life is and how the modern age could really get you, three girlfriends, in one shot.
His uncle would laugh about it but would never understand because his uncle has gotten old alone and never gets married. Louise would never understand life without a woman yet his uncle is living proof and a true definition of the word " Genetic malfunction". I mean how could his uncle live for 6 decades just for electronics and research. Is he not even interested in " love chemical reaction "? teasing him and keeping up with Louise's childish attitude is something that made him miss his uncle more because he may never have a
" love of his life " but he knows the capacity of his uncle's unconditional love; he loved him like his own son after all.
His uncle was found dead beside a spilled red wine, it's not clear if it was poisoning or heart attack but Louise didn't have the time to investigate more in detail because he was grieving at that time and was so confused of how he should live alone.
The bottle of wine is not familiar because Louise has never seen a blue bottle of wine in this shade of color and the label looks old and impossible to read. Louise thought that it could be one of his uncle's prized possessions because he loves collecting wine; in fact a wine cellar is purposely built underground of his laboratory where expensive collector's wine is in there. Louise could have spilled everything in the ocean together with his uncle's ashes but he thought he would drink a lot every time he missed him.
On the last will and testament 30% of his uncle's wealth was transferred to him but the remaining 70% was still "on hold" due to one condition. Louise had to continue and finish project Elisa 1811 the last and pending project that his uncle Henry is working on before he died. By then, Louise imagined himself a billionaire after the success of this project.
Louise walked toward the Veranda to get some fresh air while drinking wine, he was little tipsy because he has been drinking for a while and started shouting and talking into the wind as if his uncle would hear him.
" Uncle Henry !, you alright up there? What if I succeed in this project and turn back time? Can you go back to life? Will I ever get the chance to hug you again? Common now you're so silly how could you die in a bottle of wine? Are you really celebrating leaving me, huh ?! "
He's laughing and at some point, he is crying, the alcohol in his blood made him so vulnerable. He misses him then he gets angry for leaving him alone with loads of paperwork to continue project Elisa 1811.
The next morning :
He woke up in an empty bathtub. He must have been so drunk that he looked wasted lying there wearing one sock and his necktie wrap around his head. He got up and looked at himself in the mirror and witnessed something worse. He wears eyeliner and black lipstick like a gangster that he thought died when he was 20 years old. It's " Vince" ( Louise's alter ego ) when Louise was 6 he was diagnosed with double personality disorder where he acts differently every time he is depressed and sad. That personality was named " Vince"--the gangster.
It was five years ago eversince he was attacked by this personality shift. It could be the effect of his uncle's death that caused him to feel extreme sadness and depression. His phone rang by a suspicious call, looking at his screen he would never believe that it was his--
saving someone's phone number as " cute slave" made him cringe.Louise pressed accept to answer the call.
" Hello this is Louise from HV laboratories and research, who am I speaking to? "
" Hi, Mr. Venercheck, this is Ms. Elle Hawkins, I just would like to confirm the date of my contract ?"
" What did you mean by contract? " ( Louise is confused)
" The research assistant position for project Elisa? you said in the interview that I am hired to start tomorrow "
" I did an interview? with you? "
" Yes , Mr. Venercheck you even sent me a signed contract via email "
(run into his computer and found out that he really did send an official contract via email and the agreements are final)
"Aishhh ! I'm going to kill Vince! "
" I'm sorry?
" Oh not you, I have an urgent meeting coming up so can I call you back?
" Sure, I will be waiting for your call. Have a wonderful day Mr. Venercheck ".
Louise is screwed and accidentally hires an assistant for the project. When his alter persona " Vince " decides he would do it all quickly. With an IQ of 161 he is smart but playful and no one is going to mess with him, even the original Louise. He must have known about the project and wanted to get the 70% wealth on hold and if Vince wins over his body the original Louise might disappear instead.
Louise is a little stressed with the comeback of his other personality because " Vince " is uncontrollable and no one would understand at this point. He was scared by the fact that people would only mock at him or thought of him as a crazy person.
He goes back to his computer to check the mess Vince did and it looks like he has just begun messing with his own self again. He scanned the contract and couldn't believe how he immediately composed a 24 pages contract.
" This jerk! ( sigh ) how can he do this to me again? " Louise sounds pathetic blaming his own self, he needs to be careful with his emotions as Vince will always take every chance to get out anytime. He found a camera on a tripod standing on the best spot to record a good wide shot. A memory of Vince turning on the record button has crossed his mind.
" Vince recorded something in here ?"
He took the camera and plugged it into an outlet near the office table.
After 30 minutes he tried to turn on the camera and go through the last recorded video. He was right Vince was here yesterday he pressed play and actually see himself talking to himself in a different persona.
" Louise, it's been a while (evil smile ), decided to record this just in case you want to throw a party for my comeback"
Vince sat on a table where his uncle used to work.
" 5 years of being so silent is not a good idea, tsk! and now that I have managed to come back .no you can't put me in silence again--just watch me, .its going to be fun, checkmate!"
Louise was so angry about what he just watched but getting annoyed with his own face pissed him even more. One thing is for sure he wouldn't give up and will make sure to make him disappear once again.
Authors' Note :
Hi readers! Welcome to my first ever novel, I hope just like me you are fascinated with the parallel side of the world. I really wanted to write this story formally which I have been dreaming about and really excited to share with you. There will be more wonderful chapters coming up! While Louise Venercheck and Elle Hawkins start to work on project Elisa 1811, But how chaotic twist it would be by adding the alter ego of Louise, named " Vince " the smart gangster throughout the story and what is the story behind project Elisa 1811? , please tune in to the next chapter.
