Chapter 7: Surprised To See You

Jade

“So you mean my boss asked you to be his pet?” Layla asked with a surprised look on her face.

“Yes, but is that the part that’s meant to be bugging you? Didn’t you just hear me say that he is a mafia boss? I mean, isn’t it scary that your boss is the head of a mafia gang?” I asked.

“Durrh, I knew that anyway; it’s not like it was hidden or something.” She responded, surprising me.

“Are you fucking serious right now? How can you be comfortable working for a mafia boss, and why didn’t you tell me?? You know how I feel about such people.” I said.

“Chill out okay, it’s a known fact that he is linked to the mafia, but he isn’t dangerous, and so far he hasn’t been linked to any scandal.” She said, and I rolled my eyes.

Yeah, right, he hasn’t been linked to any scandal like mafia bosses were such saints. If he was such a good person, why was he threatening my father and me? I wonder what he might do to us if we don’t pay back what we owe. Was he going to harm or possibly kill us?? The thought of it alone made my skin crawl.

“I was wondering if you could lend me some money. I promise to pay back in due time. It’s just that the time frame is so short I don’t know what else to do. This week is gone already, so I have less than 7 days to raise five hundred thousand dollars.” It was absurd, and I honestly didn’t know what to do.

“I only have $20k in my savings, but I can give it to you. That’s the best I can do right now; it’s my life savings.” She sighed sadly.

“Thank you very much. Also, I was thinking maybe you can ask Connor for some money. I know this is such a difficult thing to do, but please, can you do this for me?” I pleaded. I knew it was such a difficult task because Connor was her shitty ex-boyfriend who was a druggie, but he’s rich, and I feel like he could be of some help.

“Hell no, Jade. You know I’ll do anything in my power to help you and your dad out of this mess, but I can’t ask Connor for help. You know how messy our breakup was. No babes, sorry, but I’ll have to decline this one.” She said.

"Please, Layla, I know it’s even insane for me to ask you this, but please, I don’t know what else to do. Don’t let them take my dad away from me. And you know I can’t even involve any authorities because my dad stole from him; it’ll just complicate things more, so please, I’m begging on my knees.” I said going ahead to kneel down.

“Oh no, no no, don’t do that. Please stand up.” She said, helping me up.

“Okay, fine, I’ll help you, but I’m not promising you anything; you know, five hundred thousand dollars is such a huge sum. So I can’t make any promises.” She said.

“Thank you so much. I love you to the moon and back.” I said, and I hugged her tightly.

“Okay, I have to take my leave now so I can see him before I leave for work. I no longer have his number, so I’m going to have to do something like a surprise show-up at his house. I’ll update you later on how it went and if I got the money.” She said getting ready to leave.

“One more thing, Layla, please do not tell him the exact reason why the money is needed. I do not want it getting out or anyone viewing my dad as a thief. And also get anything you can out of him, even if it’s not the complete money.” I said.

"Okay, baby girl. Love you and see you later.” She blew me a kiss and dashed out the door.

Pheww, that was such a tough one, and I’m glad Layla decided to be such a sweetheart by trying to help out.

I sent some emails to my CO and Valla and decided to rest my head a little while I waited for her call, hoping it came with some good news.

After sleeping for 3 long hours, my phone began to ring finally, and I picked it up tiredly without checking to see who it was.

“Hello?” I spoke tiredly on the phone.

“Hello Jade, Jade, can you hear me?” The person at the other end of the phone replied, sobbing.

The sleep cleared from my eyes immediately, and I checked the caller to see it was Layla. Why was she crying?

"Hello, yes, I can hear you, Layla. Why are you crying though?” I asked worriedly.

“That scumbag Connor treated me like I was some used trash bag. I went to his house and pleaded with him in the nicest way possible to loan me the money, claiming it was for an important family member's surgery. He then promised to loan me the money if only I slept with him.”

“Of course, I was taken aback, but he said that was the only way. I had no other option than to give in because I wanted to do this for you, and after an hour and 30 minutes of sex in different positions, this jerk had the guts to send me out of his house like a cheap call girl and worse, with no money too.” She explained, sobbing bitterly.

I gasped, still gagged at what I had just heard. Fuck, he was such a jerk.

“I’m so sorry about this girl; I’m truly sorry for putting you all through that. I’m coming to your house right away.” I said.

“No, we will meet up tomorrow. I couldn’t bear to go back home, so I went to my sister's house immediately.” She said.

“Okay. I’m so sorry, boo. I’ll see you tomorrow.” I said, and we talked for a while before I hung up.

That bastard Connor, he is such a piece of shit.

I was having such an awful day, so I knew it was best for me to go to a nearby bar to get some drinks. I freshened up, put on some clothes, did a light makeup, packed my hair in a messy bun, and dashed out.

I entered the club, ordered some vodka, and drank till I was drunk. I know I was acting recklessly, but that was my way of drowning my sorrows.

When I felt like I had had too much to drink, I stood up, paid the bills, and was about to leave the club when I bumped into someone.

“So sorry about that,” I said drunkenly, trying to find my balance.

“Surprised to see you here drunk.” A voice said, and I looked up to see who it was.

“Holy shit,” I muttered in shock.