The boss lady

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I was about to fall asleep when I heard my phone vibrating on the nightstand,oh how I hate being woken up.

"What?" I answered without looking at the caller ID.

"Are you always this grumpy or I am just unlucky?" a very deep baritone voice asked. I looked at my phone as if I would see the person, putting it back on my ear ....

"Are you there? this is the guy you were talking to earlier,."

"Do you accept my offer?" I asked not knowing what to say to him.

"Can we meet up, maybe you can tell me clearly about what you want before I sign anything,."

"Wait for me where we met earlier, I'll be there in half an hour."I said dropping the call. I got out of the bed and hurriedly pulled a jacket on top of my pijama top and left.

I parked the car and saw him walking towards it,I suddenly got nervous, what if this fails,my father would be so heartbroken and his wife would rejoice and I can't let that happen.

He got inside and we took off without a word but he kept glancing at me but I ignored it.

We got home and I parked the car and locked it before looking back at him,his mouth was agape, I coughed to bring him out of whatever daze he was in,.He looked at me then said,

"You have a very beautiful home."

"Thanks, can we go in?"

"Yeah sure," he said allowing me to lead him inside,he kept looking around with his eyes fighting to come out of their sockets,.

"You will have enough time to look around,now isn't the time,it's late so you will use the guest room,the first door on your left,. I will see you in the morning. Good night Mr......" Just then did I realize that I had brought a stranger into my home,not only that but I didn't even know his name. How stupid.

"Smith, Blake Smith"

"Good night Blake."I said turning to leave.

"Oh and am Liza White."

"Good night miss Liza." I left and got in bed thinking about the decision that I took,and praying that it doesn't back fire.

Blake POV

The room that she gave me was beautiful,in fact the whole house was beautiful,I laid down on the bed after taking a shower wondering how desperate she must be to bring someone that she doesn't even know their first name into her house,.

When I called her earlier to tell her that I accept the offer,she sounded like she was already asleep but she woke up to go and get me,.She must be really desperate,but I am desperate too.

Then I realized that I was more desperate than she was,I think. I thought I was going to change my life and my family's back home but my friend betrayed me.

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I had been in the city for three weeks now and was staying with an old friend of mine from back home,. we were working at the restaurant,he has been working there for some time but I have only been there for over two weeks now,.

We were about to head home when the owner asked us to wait for the security,my friend Luke looked shocked for a minute before he straightened up. I didn't think anything of it until they found some banknotes in my backpack,.

How could I have so much money in my bag when I was so broke that even a church rat would put me to shame,? I looked at Luke with wide eyes,.

"So you are the one who has been stealing from me huh!?, I thought you were a good guy."

I desperately needed to tell him that I didn't steal,but my voice was stuck somewhere in my throat.

"How could you do that? Blake why would you do something like that?"

This time it was Luke who asked,just as he asked I remembered that for the past few days, when we got home,he would sneak into my room, and I never thought much about it but now I could see why. He has been using my backpack to steal.

" I really liked you Blake, and that is why am not going to call the cops on you,but I never want to see you anywhere near my business again,YOU ARE FIRED." I just stood there dumbfounded, I didn't steal the money,my friend did.

We left the restaurant in silence until we got home, Luke went straight to his room.he was about to get in when........

"Why did you do that Luke,we both know that you stole that money,why put it in my bag?" I asked him anger filling me up.

"how do you think I pay for this apartment,huh! how do you think I buy the food that you are eating.? huh! Blake?"he asked walking back to me,.

"I work hard for both of us, and you are staying here for free,you should be thank...."he didn't finish his sentence,I punched him hard.

"ahhh... f**k." he held his bleeding nose and looked at me with an evil grin on his bloody face.

"Guess what Blake,you have just lost a home too. I want you out of my house right now." say what? where will I go,I had no money and nowhere to go,I knew no one around there but him and he knew that.

"You can't do that Luke,where would I go, I have no money?" I said honestly,.

"I don't know,and don't care,you have 30minutes before I call the cops." how can one be so cruel,he knew my situation at home.

"If you call them then I will tell them the truth."

"And you think they will believe you,ha-ha-ha-ha-ha."he laughed humorlessly. He was right,no one would believe me. I went to my room and packed up and left,if he wanted me to beg then he would have to kiss my a*s.

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I rolled to the other side of the bed trying to get my mind off those days but failed,it has been a week now since I left him and have been sleeping in the streets, and the weather is very cold. I never called home to tell my mom about that, I didn't want her to worry about me, I am a 26years old man for God's sake, I should be the one to worry about her and my little sister,.

Life hasn't been easy for us,but I made a promise that I will change that, and that is the reason why I agreed to this arrangement,.

Mom your son is going to make you happy.

Thinking about my mother,I slowly drifted off to sleep.