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"I hope you're still coming Maya!"yelled Crysta from the other side of the call.

"Chill out Crysta. I'm on my way. I'll be there in fifteen minutes,"I said as I slipped my feet into my black converse.

"You better be here or else I'll slit your throat,"she warned then hung up.

I put my phone into my hoodie pocket,took one last look in the mirror and left my room.

I went down the flight of stairs and straight into the kitchen where I found my mother and younger sister Raya.

"Are you heading out?"asked my mother who was busy preparing Raya's snacks for school.

"Yeah,I'll be gone for most of the day. Is there anything you needed from me?"I said,walking towards Raya and planting a kiss on her forehead while she ate away her cereals.

"Not quite. What time are you coming back. I'll need you to pick some groceries for me,"my mother said,handing me a list of the groceries she needed.

"In the evening,"I said as I looked through the list. "I'll get them for you. Anything else?"

"Nope,"she said. "Just stay safe."

"I'm always safe mom,relax,"I said as I gave them both tight hugs. "I'll see you guys later at dinner."

"Bye Maya!"Raya called out to me as I left the house.

"Bye Raya,"I said, blowing her a kiss which she grabbed and planted on her cheek.

I took a taxi and headed for Crysta's house which was not so many blocks away from ours.

We were going to find new jobs today after both of us quitting in a coffee shop we used to work in.

Why we quit is a long story that I would rather not speak about. But you,dear reader,will know about it soon enough.

When I got to Crysta's house,we drove off in her car and first dropped her younger brother to school.

"So,I got us job interviews but I'm not sure you are going to like the idea,"Crysta said as we were driving away from Newford Junior School.

"Okay,"I said hesitantly,fixing all my attention on Crysta. "Tell me about it."

"It's not a coffee shop,"she said.

"Okay."

"And it's not an ice-cream shop."

"Okay."

"And it's not.."

"Enough with the nots Crysta. Just tell me where the job is."

"In a bar,"she finally said,having parked her car in front of a Janie's Bar.

"As strippers?!"I questioned with my eyes almost popping out.

"No!"Crysta said. "As bartenders. What makes you think I'd get us a job as strippers?"

"Bitch I know you too well and I know you're capable of that."

"Chill out Maya,"she said with a laugh. "Although if you want to be a stripper there's a spot for that. I can just talk to my guy and...."

"...hell no!"I cut her short. "Let's just go for the bartender job."

"I wasn't expecting that. What happened to the Maya that couldn't do some weird jobs?"

"She's not here. Enough with the chut chat and let's go already,"I said as I got out of the car.

"Yes ma'am,"Crysta said as she too came out of the car.

We walked side by side into the club.

Since it was still early in the morning,it was almost empty. Well,except for the few workers who were busy cleaning up the mess that had been left the night before.

"Umm,excuse me,"said Crysta to one of the workers."Can you show me where Mr Richard's office is."

"Oh,yeah sure. It's right up my ass,"he rudely answered and walked away.

"Who broke him?"I whispered to Crysta's ear.

"I don't know but whoever it is did him wrong,"Crysta said sarcastically and we both laughed.

"Hey,"said a voice from behind me which made Crysta and I stop laughing and turn to see who it was.

"Hi!"I answered. "Wait,you also work here?"

"No,"she said with a chuckle. "This is my dad's club. What are you guys doing here?"

"Umm,excuse me!"Crysta butted in."Why do I seem like I'm lost. Maya,who's she and why do you guys seem like you know each other from somewhere. Maya,are you cheating on me? Is she your side best fri..."

"Crysta would you chill,"I said with a laugh. "This is Carrie. I met her at Mrs Rein's ice cream shop yesterday when I went back to get my purse. She helped me find it actually."

"Hi,"Carrie said with a smile so bright,showing off her dazzling teeth.

"Hey,"Crysta said. "Cool teeth. Can you hook me up with your dentist? That guy's doing a great job!"

"Umm,sure. Why not,"Carrie said with a chuckle.

Damn she looks so good,I thought.

"Cool tattoos!"Crysta shrieked as she took up Carrie's left hand.

"Ah,thanks,"Carrie said. "It goes all the way up my sleeve and slightly on my back."

"I would like to see all of it some time,"Crysta said as she bit her lower lip.

"Be my guest,"Carrie said,giving Crysta a slight bow.

I just stood there and watched them as they continued flirting but it got boring so I went and took a seat near what seemed to be like the stage for strippers.

The two followed me and sat in the empty seats that were next to me.

"So,Maya,you're not the type to talk much,huh?"Carrie said after she was done talking to Crysta and a mild silence had fallen.

"It depends with who I'm talking to,"I answer,fishing out my phone from my pockets and focusing on literally nothing.

"You're the opposite of your best friend Crysta who's rather outgoing."

"Yep! That's Crysta!"I answer,my gaze still fixed on my phone.

"Crysta mentioned something about you guys looking for a job here."

"Yeah,that's what brought us here. We're just waiting for Mr Richard's to come so he can tell us what is expected of us."

"She mentioned that too."

I gave her a nod,this time facing her.

I didn't know what to say next.

"He'll not be here till around noon. He had to attend to some stuff. That's actually why I'm here supervising the activities taking place,"Carrie said as she threw her eyes around to check if people were still working. "I can give you guys a tour if you like."

"We would love that!"Crysta shrieked.

I looked at Crysta with the why-do-you-have-to-be-so-dramatic eyes and she responded with a shrug.

With that we were all up on our feet and the tour began.

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