Marriage Contract - Gael's Secret

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name,

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ut..." I inhale deeply. The truth is, I've pounded the pavement and sent resumes all over this city, and

I'll ta

you s

tly need a job and a paycheck." I muster a smile

ss for you and notify D'Angelo th

the details, I exit the building and

accident. It's like he was the linchpin holding everything together. Since then, my older brother John Dixon left home seeking his adventures, and my mother, Judy Dixon, hasn't found much joy in life lately. Then came the debts that nearly left us homeless and hungry, or both. In the end, serving coffee will

sent me for the pantry position." I hand her the paper, a

cks up the phone to make a call. "All set. Head to the employee eleva

ped at least to enter through the front door and occupy a room of my own. Dreams, can't rely on them! The elevator's chime signals my arriv

m Dylan Thompson, and I'm in

nd with a cordial smile to the man who will probably

re are a few ladies wearing a dark blue uniform with white aprons and caps, bearing the logo of a company I'm not familiar with. Probably, D'Angelo outsou

tart my first day today, especially not now. I mean,

roblem,

s fine! Where

r employees down that

thing seems very fast-paced and pragmatic here, and in the blink of an eye, I have a silver cart in front of me containing trays with toast, cookies, croissants, a coffee pot and another with water, a teapot, some cups and glasses, and a pitcher of juice. The meeting room is complete

sits beside me during lunchtime. She opens a plastic container, and the

, unwrapping a cerea

health insurance, meal cards, and we ear

indicating a yes, and t

st two thousand a mont

dad left. Not to mention the rent and daily bills. Mentally, I sigh. And then there's my mom, who

hat for lunch?" Anne a

didn't know I'

want, I can shar

nne, thanks! I'm not

owever, I could distance myself from the problems that keep me awake every night since everything turned upside down. The creditors knocking on my door demanding the money my dad owes them, or the last letter

t black dress that accentuated her sensual figure and makeup that highlighted her deep, pull

dy dances there at night," Anne explains, as

all I mana

right, but I had no idea. Throughout my adolescence and young adulthood, I always had everything in my hands, and my family wa

changing clothes, and the g