'I'm sorry. The position has already been taken." The woman behind the coffee counter said, a sincere apologetic smile plastered on her face.

Well, if you've already gotten someone for the job, then fucking get rid of the vacancy notice outside your shop and stop teasing the hopes of the unemployed!

I smiled back even though my insides were burning with disappointment and rage.

'Alright, I understand. Thank you for your time."

The woman nodded; her eyes genuinely sorry.

Well, at least she treated me better than the other lady at the departmental store who I was sure wasn't even up to the position of the manager.

'I wish you the best of luck."

'Thank you." I replied and leave through the door I had walked in with. I let out a heavy sigh I didn't know I was holding in. This was the fifth place I had gone to seek for a job, every single one of them turning me down. My feet were begin

'Yo! Sis." Zed teeth gleamed behind the wheels of the car and he stepped out of the car and came up to me just immediately.

'Zed?" Of course, I couldn't believe my eyes. I mean, it was obviously the Zed that I know, my childhood pick-pocket and crime partner, riding an expensive car and dressed in a…tuxedo? Was he playing dress up or what?

'Yes, baby. It is I." He gives me a quick hug and I push him away immediately.

And is this Zed smelling of men aftershave and cologne? Where did his awful body odor go?

'Why are you here?" I continued to look wide eyed at him, his clothes, his expensive Italian leather shoes and his car.

'What do you mean why am I here?" He said with his signature boyish deep laugh. 'I work here."

I blinked at him on repeat and let my mouth gape. No fucking way.

Figuring I wasn't going to believe him that easy, he pulls out his wallet.

Is that a fucking Rolex w

Our new home was still a million miles away from the Bahamas but far quite a mile from our old place. One week was enough to change everything and start a new life.

The website was permanently down and gone. I had changed my phone, email, and contact numbers and made cautious care that there was nothing left to trace back to me. After searching for available apartments online and settling on one, I had withdrawn all the money I've had up in my savings account for two years now and the amount almost caused me a cry of joy. This was going to be enough to last me and my sister a few months, coupled with the half payment I had gotten from Kelly and all of my dress-up dresses I had sold off.

At least, before I hopefully get a legit job this time around.

JoJo didn't seem to buy the idea at first until I had given her the reason that moving to a new place was going to help me start a new lif

'I'm sorry. The position has already been taken." The woman behind the coffee counter said, a sincere apologetic smile plastered on her face.

Well, if you've already gotten someone for the job, then fucking get rid of the vacancy notice outside your shop and stop teasing the hopes of the unemployed!

I smiled back even though my insides were burning with disappointment and rage.

'Alright, I understand. Thank you for your time."

The woman nodded; her eyes genuinely sorry.

Well, at least she treated me better than the other lady at the departmental store who I was sure wasn't even up to the position of the manager.

'I wish you the best of luck."

'Thank you." I replied and leave through the door I had walked in with. I let out a heavy sigh I didn't know I was holding in. This was the fifth place I had gone to seek for a job, every single one of them turning me down. My feet were beginning to ache from walking and my stomach growled hungrily. Just one more stop, one last stop and I a

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