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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

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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