The Cleaner And The Trillion Dollar Man

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ars causing me to jolt out of sleep. I rolled on the bed and stretched my hand to gra

sister who has made it a point of duty to always check on me. I live alone in this town and it gets

s food for men? especially men who pick girls there for the night! But I try, I try so hard to do away with those shameless men before they try to get a hold of me. "I get it, dear." Auntie Kate heaved a sigh over the phone. "Be hopeful that you will get a job soon." She was such an optimist, and that was one of the many reasons I love her so much. "I have

!" She reminded us and We all nodded in agreement to Kylie's words. "And you, Lizzy." She jerked her thumb at me. "Don't forget you're getting your pay today. So, get your ass off that damn bed and get ready for the day." Her tone was authoritative. Sometimes, I wonder why Kylie

a few words of prayers to God -I need God to come through for me now. I gently rubbed the soap on my sleek white skin, down to my face and every other necessary part. I pulled the shower and let the wate

u want us to work there? That hotel is big, a five-star hotel and the biggest in this town. Even the workers who work there are classy, not wenches like us." Coco berated and huffed a sigh to calm her rising nerves. "Agreed but you don't have to refer to us as wenches. Those people who work there aren't as good as us. If they can get a job there, what's stopping us?" Kylie protested. Her eyes almost popped out of their sockets. "Kylie is right. We have to aim higher. I mean to leave this local vicinity and look for better jobs. You can still be there doubting us, but my dear, I am already envisaging how hot I will look in that hotel attendant uniform." I fanned myself and flushed hard. I am dauntless and won't let Coco's low-standard ideas kill my big dreams. "Common, let's go out there and do our thing." I turned to Coco. "Let's believe in ourselves. We are good enough." I urged them with my eyes. "Sure Lizzy," they agreed. I smiled and sauntered into the kitchen to get something for us to eat before storming out of the house. I already figured it would be a long day -we had to fill our tummies as we roamed the streets. I made a few toasts and headed back to the room, I offered to them and they took a piece each. I dropped the plate on the centre table for easy access. "So what more do you know about the hotel?" I asked through a muffled voice as I chewed my toasts. Kylie looked up at me and smil

tever I do. After I was done, my phone beeped and it was a text from Parker. I read out and smiled. "Parker is wa