Little black notebook

Nathan had an average life, a wife, 3 kids, had a mediocre job, and like most Americans, he lived paycheck to paycheck. Nathan worked in a thrift store, his job required him to accept and sort donations. This week was going like any other, boring, slow, and annoying. One day in the middle of the week, he found a iPhone 11 fully charged with a text message from GraveMarks and Son law office, the message said he had inherited twenty grand from a recently deceased relative. Nathan was shocked not many people knew he worked here, So how could this be. Getting a text message on some random phone and at work nonetheless. He started to delete it, but as he did the phone rang. He answered it. A woman's voice, she sounded distraught but told him cheerfully do you remember me? What about James, my husband, your highschool buddy? He passed away a month ago and left you somethings one this phone, he also set it up for you to find.

At first, Nathan was concerned because he hardly recognized her voice. Had it been that long, his life had changed since. He quickly replied, I’m sorry to hear that James is no longer with us, how are you? They talked for quite some time about how the ceremony went and everything going on in her life. She paused and asked him the question he told himself that he wouldn't be available to answer. So he didn't instead promised her that he would call the GraveMarks and Son law firm in the morning. He thought it was a really strange name for a law firm, but hey, he was going to get twenty thousand dollars. He thought of all the possibilities and what that meant for his family. He didn't want to daydream too much because he was going to have to pay off the debt. But with the rest, he thought about a family vacation.

The next morning at nine o'clock, he nervously dialed the number and took a deep breath as he waited for them to answer. Hello GraveMarks and Son this is Debbie, How can I help you? Yes, I am Nathan Nickeless I'm calling to speak to Mark. One minute, please. Yes, this is Mark! What can I do for you, Nathan? Yes, I'm calling about an inheritance James Riches left me.Oh sorry, we are speaking on these terms, but yes, all I need from you is a Checking and routing number to be able to deposit the funds, do you have one? Nathan was always quite cautious about giving that information over the phone, but he did. Mark said it would take about one business day for the deposit to reach his account. Nathan thanked Mark and finished getting ready for work while driving to work, he tried to remember James, it had been so long since he spent time with him, but he always considered him a father figure. He went to work and was in a daze. He tried to do his job the best he could, donors came and went but one stood out more. Maybe it was because he didn't roll down the windows that much and strangely spoke box in the trunk! Nathan pulled out a small taped box. When the man drove away, Nathan took out his box knife and opened the box, under all the packing peanuts was a small black notebook. Nathan felt chills run down his spine as he pulled the notebook out of the box and began to flip through the pages. It was filled with names each one had 20,000 next to and a weird symbol. Half way through the notebook was his name written in red ink Nathan Nickeless iPhone 11.