losed the laptop and leaned her head back against the headboard. It had been 3 months since she lost her job, and the bills were piling up. Rent was due, her sister was hospitalized,
ng room. As she got a drink of water, her phone buzzed on the coffee
in mi ololufe"
y dear d
want?" she as
e money to pay off
lways asking for money, despite having no j
lend you" she stated fl
back on the table. She had enough problems of he
, her beaded braids hitting Abeni's face. Naledi was Abeni's childhood friend,
i. "Naledi, why a
lieve what happened
ked Abeni,
." Naled
hat?" Ab
t on a date!" N
er friend. "You and white men," s
and lobster?" said Naled
ex? Wasn't he Gam
ardie bedrieglike ske
about that ch
Naledi threw a co
e job hunt?"
ght finding a job in New Yor
jobs are hard to find i
iend before screaming
rang on the coffee tabl
it?" ask
in Fiji with her boyfriend. Camille was Abeni's friend from her last job before the bookstore closed down. She had blonde ha
and Naledi's faces appeare
shouted Cam
nd Naledi resp
Elena. Abeni and Elena had met in high school.
las!" Elena sh
three respon
what's up?"
." said Camille, draw
ey all ask
ED!" Camil
d her mouth with her hands, and Elena fro
sh!" Nale
lieve it!"
ong enough!
ons!" they ye
ating Camille, thrilled
a relationship, never held a boy's hand or had any romance. She had never even had her first kiss, obviously still a virgin. Abeni had always wish
be emailing so late? Opening it, she read: 'Thank you for applying to Haven Bakery. We rev
an interview! Letting out a silent scream, she checked the d
e. She had been wondering how to pay next month's rent after draining
She put on a crop top, jacket and baggy jeans and left her hair out in her
om her apartment complex. Reaching the bus stop, she saw the bus. Entering the bus and paying for herself, she sat down on the bus waiting for her stop. When she stopped at her stop, she started walking to the
ce!" sai
" she said "Ada is being mo
he being moved
d before leaning t
Kuznetsov fam
asked
. "You are telling me, you don't know one of
have to do with moving Ada onto the lower
d they are currently staying in a room on that floor, so they
ople looked at her and sh
amily asked for something unethi
hospital..." c
floor where Ada was, room 550. She walked towards the elevator as she entered the elevator. It was full and she managed to squeeze in. Then, when it arrived on the 2nd floor, a hushed tension filled the air
epth of experience that spoke of a life lived on the edge. Those eyes, a shade of deep
ysterious charisma, with a hint of ruggedness that h
y. Despite the controlled chaos that surrounded him, his appearance remained impeccably composed, from the ta
xited the elevator. Confused by what was happening, Abeni stood still. They looked at her,
in or not?" sh
looked at her and an undeniable expression on his face before he smirked and walked into
oor?" Ab
heart almost popping out because of how handsome this man looked. Arriving at the floor, she exited the elevator quickly. Coincidently, the men also exited the elevator. Abeni walked th
ts safe to keep her in the same room as random strangers!" her mother cr
r}" her mother said "They can't
"Why is there a requirement
ke the whole floor to themselves, and they ha
loor for 1 person?" asked Abeni. "Does each room h
voice suddenly boomed, loud enough
handsome man from the elevator. The nur
th was this man? And why did everyone
aling with someone very powerful and dangerous. Her heart pou
do now that she had dared to defy his wishes? Abeni