Library
Search
Home / Emotional Realism / A Order / Chapter 1

Share

A Order
A Order
Author: Sonia

Chapter 1

Author: Sonia
My name is Jake Miller. I work part-time as a freelance errand runner.

Most of my jobs are pet sitting visits—feeding cats and dogs while their owners are away. The work is simple, flexible, and clients usually trust me to follow a checklist: refill water, top off food, take photos, and send updates.

One day, I picked up a high-paying errand. The address was in one of the city’s most exclusive neighborhoods. The note was short: Feed Mimi. Key available at the front gate. Follow instructions once inside.

I checked in at the security booth, got a temporary pass and the house key. The guard verified my order before letting me in. I turned on my phone’s audio recorder right away—better safe than sorry, especially in a wealthy community with strict rules. I didn’t want trouble over a simple errand.

When I opened the front door of the modern mansion, the living room was completely quiet. No barking, no litter box, no food bowls, no leashes—nothing you’d expect for a pet. A neatly dressed woman stood near the sofa, looking tense, as if she’d been waiting for me.

I paused politely. “Hi, I’m with the errand service here to feed Mimi. Where’s the pet?”

The woman didn’t answer right away. She looked me up and down, as if sizing me up. She wore a Bluetooth earpiece, and someone was clearly talking to her on the other end.

After a few seconds, she spoke. “You’re Jake?”

I nodded. “Yes. The job says pet feeding. If there’s no pet here, I’ll need you to confirm the change on the app.”

She suddenly smiled. “Mimi isn’t in the living room. Come in and help me check something first.”

I stayed at the door. Company rules forbid errand runners from entering private areas unrelated to the job. “If this isn’t pet care, I have to contact the person who booked the job first to confirm.”

Her expression flickered, then she calmed down. “Don’t be nervous. Just help me unpack a few boxes. That’s what errand runners do, right?”

Something felt off. The job was listed as pet care, but there was no sign of an animal. The woman kept avoiding the topic. Even stranger: a small security camera in the corner of the room was pointed directly at the entrance and the sofa.

I tensed up and stepped back. “Sorry, the job description doesn’t match what’s here. I can’t continue. You can update the order on the app, and I’ll decide if I can take it.”

She realized I was leaving and quickly blocked me. “Wait, don’t go. Help me unpack these delivery boxes, and I’ll give you a great review plus extra cash.”

She pointed to several cardboard boxes near the coffee table. No pet supply labels—they looked like expensive gift boxes and document folders.

I didn’t touch them. Instead, I took a few photos of the scene to file a report with the app. Just then, a delivery driver knocked at the front door. The woman hurried to sign for the package, and I slipped toward the exit.

By the time she turned around, I was already standing outside.

“Ma’am, I can’t complete this order today. I’ll file an incident report with the app. If you really need pet care, please place a new order with clear details.”

I left immediately.

At the time, I thought it was just a weird mix-up. I had no idea that from the moment I stepped into that mansion, I was already being targeted.
Continue to read this book for free
Scan code to download App
Previous Chapter Next Chapter

Latest chapter

  • A Order   Chapter 9

    Later, I found a new job in my hometown.My big-city project experience let me build a good career quickly. A few years later, I became a department manager and started mentoring younger staff.Sometimes people ask me: “You worked in the big city—what’s the most important lesson you learned?”I always smile.It’s not the office skills they expect.I tell them:First, if you take any in-home service job, keep records. If something feels wrong, stop immediately.Second, never take sketchy extra cash. The more suspicious the opportunity, the more likely it’s a trap.Third, if you’re threatened or blackmailed, don’t handle it alone. Call the police, save evidence, ask for help.Fourth, the most important thing in any close relationship is honesty. Hiding things to “protect” someone only creates bigger misunderstandings.Fifth, have principles. Have integrity.That one strange errand nearly destroyed my job, my relationship, and my name.But it also taught me something: you don’t have to be

  • A Order   Chapter 8

    Once the truth was public, my company immediately reinstated me.My boss spoke to me personally, apologizing for rushing to judgment. He offered to put me back on the project. But after everything, I knew I didn’t want to stay in that environment.I handed in my resignation and requested all the project bonuses I’d earned.My boss didn’t argue. “Jake, the company wronged you. If you ever need a recommendation, I’ll write you one anytime.”I nodded and left it at that.As for Chloe, I showed her every piece of evidence and the official police report. She cried for a long time.“I’m sorry,” she said. “Those photos scared me.”I apologized too. “I should have been honest from the start. If I’d told you right away, you never would have been hurt by those lies.”We didn’t jump back to normal right away. We talked, honestly and repeatedly, for days. In the end, we both understood: the scariest part of the whole mess wasn’t the photos. It was how secrecy and doubt could turn a small lie into

  • A Order   Chapter 7

    Mia and the young man had been secretly working together for a long time. They’d used the businessman’s trust to steal money under fake pretenses: renovations, gifts, investments. At first, he hadn’t noticed. But when accounts didn’t add up, he grew suspicious.When Mia realized she was caught, she and the young man made a plan: find an outsider to take the blame. If they could make it look like Mia was involved with someone else, the businessman would focus his anger elsewhere.They searched errand apps for weeks before choosing me.I was young, ordinary, short on money, and worked nights. I was engaged and terrified of ruining my reputation. I worked for a vendor on his project—so if the businessman got angry, I would lose my career immediately.So they created the fake pet-sitting order.“Feed Mimi” was a lie—there never was a pet. Mia distracted me while the young man hid and filmed. Then they edited the footage to look suspicious.After that, they threatened me to come to the hote

  • A Order   Chapter 6

    I knocked.The room went completely quiet.Leo was waiting by the elevator, just like we’d agreed. If anyone tried to attack me, he’d call property security and the police right away.When the door opened, Mia paled when she saw me.“What are you doing here?”I pulled off my mask and spoke calmly. “Delivering drinks. And to set the record straight.”The businessman sitting inside looked at me, frowning. “You’re Jake Miller?”“Yes.” I laid my organized evidence on the coffee table. “This is the app order, my incident report, photos I took that day, the threatening texts, the hotel meeting log—and a recording of what you just said in there.”Mia stood up quickly. “You’re lying! Those are fake!”I didn’t argue with her. I looked directly at the businessman. “I don’t know you, and I don’t know Ms. Carter. I only accepted a pet-sitting errand. When I saw there was no pet, I refused service. After that, they threatened me with edited photos and forced me to lie about meeting her privately. M

  • A Order   Chapter 5

    I went through every photo they’d sent me.They looked random, but they followed a pattern: every shot cut out the young man, only showing me and Mia. Every video clip removed my refusals, my steps back, my explanations—leaving only misleading moments.This wasn’t casual filming. It was planned: angles, script, and edits all prepared ahead of time.I organized all my evidence: app order details, incident report, photos I’d taken at the mansion, threatening text messages, hotel records. But it wasn’t enough. It proved I was careful—not that they’d plotted against me.To catch the young man, I needed to catch him in the act.I thought of Leo.He couldn’t legally show me security footage, but he could tell me when someone was coming or going from House 609. I took him to dinner, told him I’d been framed, that my job and relationship were ruined. I promised I wouldn’t ask him to break any rules.Leo thought what they’d done was terrible. He agreed to text me if anything unusual happened at

  • A Order   Chapter 4

    I started with the mansion.The next day, I wore plain clothes and went back to the gated community. Without a pass, the guard wouldn’t let me in. I told him I’d picked up an errand for House 609 and left a lighter inside. I asked if I could contact the homeowner to get it back.The guard remembered me—I’d signed in with a pass the last time. He checked his log. “House 609? Barely anyone lives there. No pets, either.”That confirmed it. The “Feed Mimi” job had been fake from the start.I didn’t leave. I bought the guards a few bottles of water and started talking. One guard, Leo, was easygoing and eventually opened up.From Leo, I learned that Mia Carter was the only person who regularly visited House 609. She didn’t own it—she was looking after it for a wealthy businessman. He was well-connected and involved in several major local projects.I asked, “When I was there the other day, was anyone else in the house?”Leo thought for a second. “Security camera showed a young man went in bef

More Chapters

You may also like

Explore and read good novels for free
Free access to a vast number of good novels on GoodNovel app. Download the books you like and read anywhere & anytime.
Read books for free on the app
SCAN CODE TO READ ON APP
DMCA.com Protection Status