Capo's contract

A part of me wondered if people misinterpreted him just beca

himself with an air of confidence and an alert demeanor, as if waiting for a threat to pop

nt of me as we h

hether to hire someone outside of his office was unpr

ppress the urge to fill it with words. He w

the people who were strewn across the leather couch

lking forward, and I kept follow

d and flirted with him as he sm

up for me, making me push my way throug

ook back to see i

s we made it to the second floor of the club, where less peo

at the end of the hallway, unlocki

o. He disappeared from sight and returned at the d

y grandmother's ghost, you might as well f

erson I had met; and I had been to colle

r behind me and looked around only for a brief moment. There was nothing to look at, really. The

chairs facing his desk. Suddenly I was sixtee

to be a

stion, but he had his brow

why's

silently, but I couldn't bri

aining. Not only to me, but to the p

seemed to leave my face, swallowing every expression I produced, no matter how subtle.

would know I was lying, but I couldn't say anything els

do with sending in a résumé?" From the way his eyes na

He snapped his fingers, a

smi

id you dropped out of

, but I don't have enough money.

ddler might have believed that one, but not him. I wasn't sure he beli

o not lie to me this time, Jasmine. I don't li

nothingness of the room once again. I wondered if he hid his

ed mo

to spin. I guess I didn't make it clear enough. There are other jobs out th

lso, I have plans to start up a business, but the mo

with a pen. "Write down your full name, your address, and

face, he added, "That is not assura

ping back to r

long as you're willing to listen." He to

liste

e sp

list

!" Vera shouted that night as I recounted t

m saying! Who does he t

s a new doll he goes around with and discards whenever he wants. T

friend. He didn't give away much details, only saying the terms wo

ld do it. I didn't tell

ould think

deadline to give my final

good I was at playing the role, whatever that was. I didn't want to shove

e, that's

asped. I had no idea why I was e

idn't fall for it. God, he's just the same as his awful br

r does the

his brother, he just goes at it. If he wants to get into your pants, he'll get into your pants before you e

kled as the room fell silent. "Oh, shit. He ha

I was stupid and sex-crazed, and he just happened

but I knew she wasn't asleep. "H

e grunted as I guffawed. "I

ng off the light from my bedside lamp. She did

d creating lists of pros and cons in my

and dollars

ings a

when necessary and if

t be th

ere in the dark and sighed, my f

hiding if I ever agree