CHAPTER 2: Maggie
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Maggie stared at the computer, wanting to cry. Her credit cards were paid off, thanks to the money that Terry had given her to watch the house. She should’ve known getting paid to live in her own home was too good to be true, especially when she was sent the first three month’s payments up front.
She dropped her head in her hands. She had no idea what she was going to do. She needed to earn more than she did as a hostess. The money from the sale of her house, which she still considered hers, wasn’t going to last long. She had to find an apartment. That meant she needed first and last month’s rent, plus deposit and a deposit on utilities. She inhaled deeply, trying to calm her fears. She could handle this. She’d figure something out.
Stay here and keep taking
