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[90] It Begins With Money, It Ends With Money
It all started years ago, at my job interview as an entertainer at Ardere.
I had just recently escaped my parent’s house. And by escape, that was my way of saying I’ve stolen what I could before I could leave, leaving just enough for my siblings, and ran as far away from home as I could. It was only just me then, I didn’t have Mexi yet. She wouldn’t come until much later. I had nothing but a few dollars to my name, and I knew that I wouldn’t survive with that amount with the dreams that I wanted.
I wanted an apartment, a law degree, and a way to get all my siblings out of the house.
Obviously, I can’t achieve all of that with just a regular job. With the money I had, which was just a few dollars, I booked a small room at some dingy motel. Then when I was settled in, I grabbed the
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“What’s that about?” Red asked as we got out of the cab, pulling an exhausted and dozing Markus out. Thankfully, Red was with me because there was no way in hell I can carry Markus all on my own. I already had another set of weight that’s pulling me down in my belly, I can’t have the person who made the weight possible adding to the changes of my center of gravity. “What did that woman mean by contract, Violet? What was she talking about?”I say nothing. Instead, I slung my arm around Markus’s lower back, while his inner elbow settled around the back of Red’s neck. It was a good thing that his apartment was in the basement and we didn’t have to use the stairs. Thank you to whoever invented elevators!Red huffed, his voice sounding annoyed with my sudden s
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