I had already taken a shower and dressed up for work..I wore a black suit and packed my hair in a ponytail. I knew I was going to hear an earful at work, I was already an hour and thirty minutes late.

I got to work two hours late because the company was a thirty minutes drive from my home to work and vice versa.

"Miss Olivia why are you just arriving? you were supposed to make us coffee, I'm pretty sure u did that on purpose didn't you??.."one of the permanent staff, Mr donald asked as I rushed out of the elevator....

"I'm sorry sir...I woke up late today,I didn't mean to skip my duties at all"I replied as I kept bowing my head apologizing

"You are not even a permanent staff yet and you are already acting up..the nerve of you"he said as he crushed my left shoulder.

"Any way I want you to fill up for me in a meeting by 2pm today i'm quite a busy man you know and also by 3:00 pick my daughter up from school she doesn't like waiting"he said as he patted my shoulder and left.

I was used to carrying out all their personal duties for them...maybe just maybe they would recommend me as a permanent staff and sometimes they gave me tips . The main reason I woke up late was because I kept on filling for most of the staffs and doing all their duties for them ,even though it was against my wish.. I had come home soo late and was tired the previous day ..I kept on filling documents that I won't be credited for.

I had to meet mr donald at 1:30pm in other to collect his car keys so I could fill up for him and pick up his daughter at 3 because I didn't have my own car. He gave me his car keys reluctantly then I hurriedly left for the meeting. The meeting lasted for about thirty minutes although it was boring I had to take notes and recordings to give mr donald ...I was really happy when the meeting ended, I really had a lot of work to do at the office. So I decided to hurriedly go and pick his daughter up from school,

I kept speeding through the highway then bang ....the car collided with the car at my front....the owner of the car quickly came out after realizing what had happened. He looked like someone in his late twenties. And from the look on his face it didn't seem like anything good was gonna happen.

"I'm sorry sir" I said as I ran out of the car

"I really didn't mean to do that I _I am really sorry". I apologized as I removed my sun glasses, I wore it earlier because the sun was affecting my eyes.

He kept staring at the damage done to his car.

"Look I don't know who you are or why you kept speeding on a full road ignoring all the traffic signs but one thing am sure of is this car is beyond repair and you will have to buy me a new one of this same brand" he replied still looking at the damage done to his car.

"What...buy you a new one...are you being serious?"I said shocked as I put back my sunglasses because the sun kept affecting my eye ...I held his arm so he would look at me because he had being staring at the car for way too long.

"Are u dense or is it your sun glasses that has blinded your eyes to see that this thing is beyond repair...and I won't take any less...buy me this same brand...its rolls royce and its $325,000 ..."

"Oh Really....you think i'm blind or something, I mean its just the back that's damaged and you are talking about $325,000 ....its not like I broke the car or something. I accept the fact that I kept speeding ,well that's because I was in an hurry, I didn't mean to hit you...and OK I will pay for the repairs not buy a whole car" I replied really pissed off by his attitude.

"Who the fuck is not in an hurry here, I have a meeting by three and i'm here just because of your stupidity ...and who told you paying for the repairs will make the car the same as it used to be. once a car is damaged it can never be the same and this is beyond damage ,if you feel you can't settle for it then let's go to the station or you should call your insurance company or something".

Just then I remembered what happened in school with andrea even if we do go to the station they would obviously side with him because he is the rich one ,the one with connection. well I wasn't sure but he looked like it and he didn't look like someone who would settle for less ..I really felt soo downcast. Where on earth would I get that kind of money from, I thought ....my phone vibrated in my pocket and it was Mr donald on the line

"Where have u being? my daughter called me and said you haven't arrived at her school yet, its past 4 already and someone told me the meeting had ended almost two hours ago" he shouted and I could almost feel my ear drum burst because the phone was too close to my ear.

"I'm sorry sir there was an accident ...I would call you back"

"An accident ???with my car??? "He shouted even more louder than before ...I didn't know what to say so I just hung up even though I heard him still trying to say something.

"So it wasn't even your car you were driving ...and u kept speeding"the guy said with a smirk on his face

"I really don't know what to say to you...but please let's not go to the station...I promise to pay you back little by little ..please give me at least two years to pay back mister"

"And you expect me to believe that you would pay me back ,what if you just run away ....I need a collateral and also I can't settle for two years I give you a year time"

"A year time?? Where on earth am I supposed to get that kind of money from" I shouted on top of my voice

"That's non of my business....you just have to pay me back within a year and where is my collateral or else we are going to the station and you even disobeyed the traffic signs".

"I really don't have anything valuable to give you sir...I don't have..."I was about to complete my statement when I caught him staring at my chest area.

Was he really looking at the necklace my mom gave me. My mum had given me a gold necklace when I was about thirteen she told me she got it from her mother and would want me to keep it .That was the only thing I had left from my mother I had sold her remaining stuffs to make ends meet for me and my brother.

"Why on earth are you looking at my chest "I said using my hand to cover the necklace.

"From the looks of it .I can tell that's pure gold. Its valuable enough for a collateral"

"Not this.. I got it from my mom. I won't let you have it"

"Who gives two fucks about those ancestral shit. Its either you give me that or we go to the station to settle it . l'm sure you know things will be worst for u at the station....a non-licensed driver huh?"

"Please mister ...i'm really sorry about your car but this is the only thing I have left of my mom,please don't do this to me."I pleaded

"I'm really not changing my mind....please make your decision on time, I have other things to do. I believe we have hung out enough".

I had no other choices than to hand over the necklace. He gave me his account number to pay into.

"If you don't pay me back within a year i'm gonna sell this off"he finally said shoving the necklace in my face, he then drove the damaged car away.

What was I going to do, I sighed,

I got back to the office around five only to meet mr donald pacing up and down the office ,it was quite obvious he was waiting for me to come back.

"Anne did you really get into an accident with my car"mr Donald said as soon as he saw me

"I'm really sorry I didn't mean to...."

Just then he hit me on my face I could feel my cheeks burn as the other staff members gathered around us

"That was my favorite car you bozo ,not only did you get into an accident,you hung up on me and didn't even pick my daughter up,she had to go home herself. Just like your educational standard you must be dumb"he said grabbing my collar

My eyes became teary.

"I_I really ....."

"You really what?? I don't care what you have to say but all I know is you have to pay for the damages done to my car and I don't care where you would get the money from....that's why you can't become a permanent staff just eight months more and you are out"he finally said and released my collar.

I got home quite late...I kept thinking of how on earth I was supposed to pay for both cars.I only had eight months more at the company...the money for the repair of mr donalds car was almost up to the money of buying a new car, it was $112,000. Plus I also had to pay that guys money on time, I needed the necklace and I could only contact him for the necklace after I had paid his money fully...I also had to pay my brothers fees

Could l life be any harder,I sighed as I opened the door to the house. I met my brother on the couch in the living room watching tv, he looked really injured to my greatest surprise.

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