JENNIFER

"I knew about the entire thing but I was asked to keep my mouth shut." Marilyn scratched the back of her neck to avoid the glares being directed at her by four children taller than her.

Marilyn Moore is someone they've met in college few weeks after they started their first year. She's been a nuisance to everyone in the campus since day one, no one could talk to her about it because they are avoiding trouble. She's always pluck problems from one angle to the other while slowly evading the end of it.

"Why would you fucking keep your mouth shut? Don't you have small sense to know this shouldn't be hidden? What the fuck is really wrong with you?" Elena who is known to always be outspoken stepped forward, her boots making noise as she walked towards the girl to intimidate the fuck out of her.

Marilyn played with the edge of her short skirt while stuttering her words out. "I didn't know we were going to use it later on. He told me it was something every new student should know but after the third year ended without it, I thought we don't need it anymore."

"Well, news fucking flash, we are going to use it! A gigantic project is looming on our heads with a huge sum of money we don't know where to get it. We all aren't rich fuckers, you know? We work our way out with tight budge unlike you, millionaire's heir." Mia chirped in, her eyes budging out after hearing the amount of money they are supposed to spend for just a project.

"And to think we won't be able to graduate without it. This just sheaf into a bundle and create a gargantuan bombs that will decapitate us all." Olivia walked away with that, her steps hurried to leave the place because she is not only thinking about herself now but her roommates that are all broke to their fucking asses.

Almost a thousand dollars for just one project? And they didn't tell them about it since they started the college till now when the due date is near? They want the project done in just three months but there won't be any money for them to do it. How can they do this to them when they thought it's the end of it all? They should be done with college in just few more months but problems keep on plucking from one place to another.

They wanted to spend the last year having fun going to each and every club that exists in New York, touring around pubs like plebeian while having tons of fun and keeping memories but it seems like they are dreaming big. They shouldn't have thought about a simple life just because they are in their last year in college. That is where their test is actually going to begin and it is something they haven't seen coming at all.

None of them expected something relatively close to this drama in their lives.

"Hey, Ivan!" Jennifer grinned at her only closest male friend in the entire world.

"Hi, Jenny. What's up?" He gave her that million dollar smile so wide that she got blinded with the rays of light illuminating his white teeth.

She's always considered him as a handsome fellow having this next door neighbor's look. Instead of being that ruggedly handsome, he is calm and soothing in his own way. His nose perfectly straight, mouth set in cute line so boyish and beautiful. With his brunette hair and matching eyes that are now lighter than his hair, complete with his tall height. He is the perfect definition of Adonis, she always confess that to him whenever she cannot take his cuteness.

He was there offering support to her when her father died, and even offered to help her with her tuition fee, but being the prideful person she was and still is, refused his offer to help. She cannot accept that because they are friends. She knows he's never looked poor, he always dresses up nicely and come out clean but that doesn't mean his budget isn't tight too. Some people are just like that in life.

They'd kill to look great out in public and wallow their hunger behind the walls of their home.

"Nothing much. Just heard about the gigantic project we are going to take up from next week till next three months. And the huge sum of money that'll bite our asses." Jennifer complained, her smile slowly fading at the thought before her.

Things are just piling on her like wood in fire place or beside the mantle. One on top of another, they keep growing so tall and towering over her.

Ivan threw his arm across her shoulder with that blinding smile still intact on his face. "Don't worry about it. You are going to be my partner in the project so I'll get everything done for us, chill."

Jennifer turn to look at him with furrowed brows, her mouth set in a thin line. A look he knows because he's already raised both hands in surrender. "You know I won't allow you to do everything when I'm not handicap. I'll work my ass and boobs all to get the cash."

Ivan shook his head at her prideful speech before position both his palms on her two shoulders holding her at an arms length. She can already feel the glares of billion girls on the campus ground envying her close relationship with the most sought out guy in the entire campus. Sometimes she just cannot resist giving them the middle finger.

"How about we strike a deal, sweetheart?" He gave her that charming smile she cannot resist.

"What sort of deal, darling? Don't annoy me this early morning because I won't be able to hold myself from hitting you where the son doesn't shine if you do." She gave him an equally charming smile too, both knowing what that means.

"I'll get everything that needs cash for the project while you do the entire thing. You know you've got the brains to do that while I don't. Isn't that perfect for you too? Don't tell me I cannot do this deal of a thing since this is the first time I'm trying. As my friend, you should just accept it and let's move on." He ranted, waited patiently till she surrendered with a quiet chuckle.

"Yes! She agreed!" He yelled all around earning curious eyes from people there because it sounds like she just agreed to become his girlfriend or even wife.