Tremble For Me

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om my sleep. I bolted upright in a terrible pa

land

apartment. Heart pounding, I stared into the darkness. My

freak

e this by law. I waited, hunched inside my duvet. Silence. Jesus, it had just been

wonder I was getting nightmares every night. The rent had been due two days ago and I ha

on him, but it was too late. I'd been fired from my last position in the real estate company I worked for. Which would have been

heir sixties, and one of them had

brain was done with any thoughts of sleep. I swung my legs off

the number of interviews I'd done, surely there had to be an invitation somewhere. N

wanted to kick something, but I restrained myself. The last time I'd given in to the urge

Ella.

shion designer. Then I shoved it out of my mind. Fashion design was for people who were born wealt

domestic cleaning type jobs, which I was starting to consider. If the pay was good enough why not? I wasn't too proud

rgently

pay and

difficult about watching a child or

Aunty. Not that there were any other contenders. Still, I felt cer

her piqued as I read

rue, I had rarely seen my sister's family during the last two years, but I faceti

I had no idea what five-year-old girls were like, but there were lots of books I could read on the subject and I was once a little

even I wouldn't hire me. So, I exaggerated my experience somewhat. Okay, maybe I went overboard and did more than a bit of embellishing. I couldn't help it.

. They were all

ve no clue about the potential employer, other than a name. Luke Meyers and a work

es

from the table. I reached for it and smiled

aid referring to Ruby's boss, a workaholic wom

rough the phone. "No cha

new who really loved her job. And she was really good

asked, referring to

ht have found a temporary situation." I told h

want to be supportive and all, but a nan

have you know that I do have ex

hat all of your experience? Watching your

made up some st

n't!" sh

ean, I saw Mary Poppins and there must be a bunch of book

ou should wait for a more suit

anything. Rent was due two days a

d you some money," she offered softly. "

t lesson. After this, I intended to start religiously saving at least twenty percent of what I earned. But first, I needed to start earning.