y's
to hunt for a man
club, a steady rhythm of deep s
s dance about, dis
my heels, shine some
at a clearance sale and my golden anklet gl
es around my shoulders, f
this, looking good is everything espec
nervous. I'm never n
a living: captivated
never
rowd, careful not to
some drunk thinking my pr
ter with rows of expensive liquor lined up and
igh, remembering my mother'
worse. You spread your legs to survive, an
on in the tiny, cracked mirror as I applied my eyelin
alk around like you're someone, but yo
om smudging my mascara. Her words shouldn't hurt anymor
k on this bed as a sickling; you're also the
entually got bedridden. Father had overworked hi
digger with no high school certifi
no matter how many time
oring her curses and leaned
pillows. Her eyes, though, were still full o
way, my eyes bri
a deep breath, shaking off the
the suffocating wa
searching for a prince to
-expensive suits whispering into the ears of women who pretend
us
road shoulders, an average suit, and shoe
class,
rth my
a gold digger. They
myself an oppor
opportunity is for rich and stupid men wh
s sur
m tells me there's no o
ion as I massage my temples, wi
ut of here empty-handed, rent is go
with mother's new, ex
ready to try my luck elsewhe
the farthest cor
flashing lights and
ke a second skin, but they do
g energy that makes hi
athing for
bout him scr
rich...
n't need to be flaunted beca
l, tells me he's used to people com
geous- drop
crafting him. His dark hair blends into the shadows, and he rest
as finall
straps of my dress before runni
p gloss, a push of
se
with each step I take. The club fades arou
favourite game
y leave me; I can'
gainst the polished surface, offering him my best flirtatio
me, a frown settles in on his handsome feat
ilting my head slightly and pouti
stretches
mirk tugs at the
. It sends a shiver down my spine. "Are you l
nkle; sending foreign
w this was going to be