Play to Pay: Chapter 5

Jez woke up and looked at her clock, 4:53pm. She had worked a double shift last night at the club. No privates, just dancing so she didn’t mind. But she didn’t get home until 6 in the morning and she had crashed. Until this moment, Jezie had forgotten all about her “date” with Olaf. She drug her lazy butt out of bed and walked into the bathroom. Turning on the water so it would heat up, she pulled her hot pink Barbie tooth brush out of the drawer. She knew how silly she looked, but in way this was her way of making up for having to be the adult all through her childhood. When the water was hot enough Jezie stripped down and climbed into the shower. Her muscles were so sore from the strenuous positions she had put herself in the night before.

When she was finished, she turned off the tap and made her way back to the shit hole otherwise known as her room. She dried off and pulled on her favorite outfit. It was a white knee-length skirt and had big red flowers on it and red trim at the bottom. She pulled on a red tank top and fitted cardigan. She pulled her hair up into a loose bun, leaving a few spiraled tendrils hanging around her neck. She did her makeup as natural as possible, although she had to use a horrendous amount of concealer to hide the bags under her eyes. Slipping on a pair of strappy red sandals, she walked out into the kitchen. She rummaged around in the drawers until she found the dull red lipstick her mother was always stealing. She offered to buy her a tube of her own, but apparently her mother was too good for that.

Jezebel scoffed as she turned out the lights, stepped out into the hallway and locked the door. She slipped her key into a hidden pocket she had sewn into her skirt. When she turned away from the door she bumped into Tony.

“Where are you off to?”

“I’m meeting a friend. You?”

“Just stopping by on your neighbors to see if they have this month’s rent. Oh, by the way, your rent is covered for another month or so now.”

“Thanks Tony, see ya around.”

“Hey wait just a minute,” said Tony as he grabbed her delicate wrist, “Don’t I get a kiss good-bye anymore?”

Jezie reached up on her tip-toes and gave him a quick peck on the cheek.

“That was a pretty pathetic kiss, babe.”

Tony pushed her up against the cracking drywall and crushed her lips beneath his. She could feel his tongue shoveling deep into her esophagus as he crammed his hand under her skirt. When he finally pulled away all he did was wink at her as he walked down the hall.

Jezie shook her head, grateful that he had things to do that evening. She practically ran down the stairs and out of her building. She unfolded the tiny piece of napkin that held the address of the place she was to meet Olaf.

Instead of numbers it said, “Meet me at sundown in the prettiest place around.”

She was stumped…sundown…prettiest place around…the park! It had to be the bigest hill in Seymour Park. It was the best place to watch the sunset, although no one really went there anymore. Sure enough when she had climbed the path Olaf was there. He was sitting with his back to her on a yellow picnic blanket. There was a spread of food and two tall white candles placed on the blanket.

Jezie walked up behind him and placed her small, fragile hands over his eyes, “Guess who.”

“Hmm…I don’t know perhaps I should find out.”

He pulled her face towards his and at the moment she thought he was going to kiss her all he did was peck her on the forehead. Jezebel couldn’t explain why at that moment she felt a pang of disappointment.

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