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to the boss's office. I get on the elevator to

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r build towering over me, he stared

ry," she

"I do apologize, Miss Harding

earfully, not wanting to anger

me, "Now I'll ask you again, will you

, I

n to look after my sick Aunt. At the same time, I can't go out

that I am going to regret

t, I'll email the details

om to throw up, I felt sick to my stomach, that whole event made my stomach turn

al comments around me, he's a cocky, arrogant personality,

rketers for Vogue Magazine, it's fun and it pays well but I still need the promotion, my Aunts bills are piling up and the ext

ce, Mr Goodwill had sent me all the details of our date, it is going to

ck and finds my Aunt Li

en

walk into the kitchen, ki

work to

d might get

s, "Oh my gosh,

u," I smi

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, "Thank

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" she nods w

hey wo

ooks at her,

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heart surgeries and two different sets of medica

anged dinner i

get changed. We live in a small, two-bedroom house

y slippers, I sit down on the couch and a few moments later Aunt Linda joins me with two bowls of Spagh

", Aunt Linda

mories of him come back to me,

er niece suspiciously

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ully sweet is wha

me a once ov

doesn't like me dating, but because Aunt Linda gets a little carried away and that's why the only boy, I've e

eaving me all alone for the rest of the night, and I decide to go to my room to prepare f

el

been answering my messag

y, I've been b

upset you" he sighs, "You kno

why are yo

ed last night,

ad to get home, I do have

cour

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about you. It seems like you'v

beat tha

all

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why I was happ

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about

breath, "I might

babe, but what

t with tears in her eyes, "I don't kno

you'll get th

in tears, not because of the promo

minutes", Ashby says

y I did, I feel guilty lying to the ones I love. I g

, you're doing this Mama, n

end down to wash my fac

e and see Ashby standing outside with a tub of ice cream and chocola

smiles, "I came a

door before locking it, "Yo

friend, I have to wipe those tea

Let's go t

sit down on the bed together, Ashby pops op

talk

it, tasting the chocolate ice crea

fear is not getting the job because I don't perform well, and also get demoted

for four years now, there is no way t

thing for this job and I mea

ng me to heat up a little, h

ooks while licking a

y doing sexual favours or whatever to get what you want, hard wo

or those k

nk y

ething different in his eyes, so

ice cream and puts it

y cheeks into his hand and kisse