The inheritance – Part One
The Inheritance Part One The Talisman It was 9:00 in the morning when my phone started ringing insistently. I let it ring for a while, but whoever was calling wouldn’t give up. I wanted to keep sleeping—I had only just fallen asleep at 5:00 a.m. Not because I’d been out partying or anything; I had been working. You see, my job is developing management software for small businesses, and I often stay up all night finishing deliveries. The silence and solitude help me concentrate. I go to bed late, wake up late, spend the nights alone working—it’s my life and I like it. The one who really has to be patient with this rhythm is my wife. I know she sometimes gets a bit annoyed, but she understands that the nature of my work is …