Perfect Deception

ng it like it was a solution. The fact that it was a quick notice

head and ga

ur Mom sold this bakery all of a sudden. I mean, it is very confusing. This is not meant to happen." I paused to catch my breath. I was rambling, but I just couldn't control it. I've been working in the bakery fo

ir. "I know you should have been told earlier, but the case is that my mom is reloc

in my own thoughts. Where will

h's salary. So as to make up for the qu

that could solve my problem. I was a single mother so I nee

ut paying me for this month, I need to get a new job. Zoe is t

w job, I will ask around

ple's business and pays attention to others. The fact

thought he was stalking me so I approached him one evening after we had counted the day's sales. I had challenged him and had been so shocked to find out he

ks,"

ot a big deal. This i

ll be going ba

lder and left the bakery wi

borhood searching for any job vacancy, but, unluckily, I wasn't qualified for all the ava

y bed, she kept on bouncing on it, until I woke u

n." I mumbled

giggled. "No, I love

the sleep off my eyes. "You can do t

curls spread all over the pillow and her g

d her hair. I smiled. "I'm very ti

orehead. "You don'

t? I'm very happy and do you know why? It is because I have the most

nd looked at

and nodde

m in preparing dinner. I could hear the clangs of plates coming

feeling b

her. "Yes, so what are

ner! dinner! dinner! dinner!"

hed. "Oh lo

ok at her and

y in cooking," I called he

ht bun. "Let's just make

"Of course, whe

lf, but she couldn't open the door.

oven, touching it an

a hand

not to touch th

ds and hid them behind her back.

take a pot from the cabinet. "Nothing is insi

"Come on, Annie, just le

thing, it's not on me." I said

girl. She can't break

wirled around th

y did a h

ust don't bre

heard the clang of glasswar

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tch a 8 o'clock film we used to watch every night. While watching, Zoe fell

ture of an old memory I was trying to forget. It was a picture of me and a man hugging each other on an island in Hawaii. I wore a purple sun hat and a simple bikini. I l

o notice him. He stood out among every other man in the harbor. His raven hair was trimmed and he had a smooth jaw, which made him look handsome. He wore a shirt and trousers. Also, he wasn't alone, he was

e who had won the ticket so I had to come alone. He was telling his friends something an

hit me and sent all my luggage flying into the air. The lock of my luggages wasn't strong, the moment my hand let go of it, it stumbled down the ship and unclaspe

wears clearly on display among my other belongings. I had fidgett

ed him. I shut my eyes, erasing him from my thoughts. I didn't want to think of him tonight. I brought out my mini laptop and searched for availa

ess ran down, she owned a grocery store down the corner from our house. Things became even worse when I had Zoe, because it meant more mouths to feed. Initially, my mom was very angry that

a man who was physically ill and the salary was twice my previous salary. Immediately, I applied for the job. The interview for the job was t

e intervie