Contract with the Billionaire

Chapter 2

PEARL’S POV

I wave my daughter goodbye as she runs along into the school. Putting my hands on my waist as I watched her go.

I wanted to be sure she had gotten in before I took my leave. I let out a deep sigh as I turn around walking back to my car.

This Old Peugeot that I got from my father was getting cranky and I knew I needed to change it as fast as I could, but right now I could barely make ends meet.

With tending to my sick father, getting my daughter through school and getting myself through modelling school, plus working two jobs. I think any human would be dead by now.

My path is blocked by the figures and I look up to see who it is and I roll my eyes. Oh God, not now.

“Good day to you guys” I send them a tight lipped smile.

“Hmmm” Mrs Hamming begins “it’s quite unexpected to see you here today” She states sizing me up and I stifle a scoff.

I squint my eyes as I look away from the trio.

“Yeah….I took my daughter to school today, anything the problem Mrs Hamming?” I raise my brow in question earnings a scoff from Mrs Brooks.

Mrs Hamming, Brooks and Kingston, these three Karens are the most racist white women I have ever met.

They have got so much against me because they somehow got to know about my private life, so it just made it worse all together.

But they only know a part of me and not all of me. Who cares though? They are just here to get their daily fix. Picking on the minority gives them some kind of high and sometimes I just wait till it passes, not because I don’t have answers, but because I don’t want to stay around them for too long.

But sometimes I also tend to put them in their place when they start to pry into my personal life by making snide comments.

These three could be a dirt on the fan and may literally throw their dirt at you, all you gotta do is walk past them.

“We here you now dance with poles now” She remarks sending me a demeaning look, sizing me up as she and her minions started to go around me. Like some jackals circling their prey.

“Do you guys realize how stupid you look right now?” I cross my arms as I raise my brow. “Plus, you do know that stalking is a crime yeah? And you keep prying into my business” I raise my voice getting in the face of Hamming.

“Let me make clear to you, just this one time. Let this be the last time you come at me with such bull crap. Need I remind that this is my life?” I yell making them flinch.

“Ain’t nobody gon’ tell me what to do with it, take those damned opinions of yours and shove it where the sun doesn’t shine!” I get, brushing past her and forcefully nudging her shoulder.

I scoff as I settle into my car. I dance with poles now? Pretty sure they have spread my news around town now.

The buzzing of my phone distracts me from my thoughts. “I don’t want no calls right now” I groan. My frustration getting the best of me.

The phone goes off again and I pick it up with a groan.

“Pearly” I speak into the phone.

“Girl where your phone at? I be calling you for years” Mystique, my best friend’s voice pierces though the phone in a frantic manner.

“What up?” I speak dryly into the phone.

“Uh oh, you okay girl? You don’t sound so good” She asks and I let out a deep sigh.

“I don’t wanna talk about it” I shake my head, even though she can’t see me.

“Wait….where you at?”

“Maya’s school” I respond as she hollers.

“Did those darn rats say anything because I swear to-“ She begins

“I handled it” I stop her.

Mystique can be a little more aggressive than I am, and I don’t want no trouble.

“Good” She mutters. “The reason I called, you gotta fill in for Khadija tonight” She informs.

“Why?” I whine into the phone “I’ve got school till later evening and it’s my off today, why do I have to fill in for her?” I complain.

“I’on know girl, I’m at acting on boss’s orders, also, the strip club is by Midnight, you still have time to rest and you gon’ be on that stage for what? Ten minutes tops” She states “Oh and I heard from some girls today, we might meet some big shots today,” She adds and I roll my eyes.

“I got a kid, ion got no time for big shots” I mutter into the phone, running my hands through my now matted hair. Cripes!

“Just come in tonight a’ight, you could get some extra cash and I could use a little company too, I am working two shifts today, I got a break by evening and I gotta resume by midnight too, so…how about we pull up together?” She suggests and I let out a thoughtful hum.

“You know, you couldda just begun with that and there would not be need for this back and forth” I state.

“Is that a yes?” She squeals and I move the phone far from my ear.

This girl has got the weirdest of screams not gonna lie

“Only….” I raise my voice to make her hear me “Only if you promise me some make over…my darn hair is matted already” I pout into the phone.

“Done, I’ll be at your place by eight, oh and don’t forget to leave Maya with the neighbors tonight” She reminds me and I roll my eyes.

“Sure I’ll drop her off before we leave” I respond and she hums.

The line goes dead and I throw my phone to the passengers seat.

This better be good.