Play to Pay: Chapter 8

Jezie stood at the sink, scrubbing away at hardened macaroni and cheese. She couldn’t stop thinking about Olaf, or the fact that she was falling in love. But none of that mattered, she had a client lined up for tonight. It made her nervous, it wasn’t lined up through the club. She couldn’t help but feel Tony was using her. Scratch that, she knew he was using her. But what could she do? It wasn’t like she lived in a huge town, everyone knew what she was. No one would hire her. She had to make the rent and buy food somehow. Jezie sighed.

Olaf was out walking his dog, Max. It was the usual routine, Max would sniff everything in sight with no real plan on where they were heading. Soon, Olaf found himself standing outside of a warehouse. It looked abandoned, but in this part of town they all looked that way. Just as he was getting ready to move on, he heard a familiar voice, yelling. It was Tony. Here’s what he heard:

Unknown voice: I don’t care what you have to do to get her there. No girl, no money.

Tony: Come on man! You know she’ll show up, but I’m gonna need the money first. Its not normal for her to not get paid right away.

Unknown: Tony, I don’t care. If you want me to get rid of her for you, you’ll have to come up with a better way. I don’t front money to scumbags like you. In fact, you still owe me money. This is just a favor. And I don’t trust you with my money, even if it is just a prop to lure her in.

Olaf couldn’t bear to hear anymore of this. It hurt him far too much.

Sorry its so short, I've hit serious writer's block...not really enjoying it anymore...I hope I get a second wind and finish, but if I don't, many apologies! ~Caiti