IT'S GAPING WIDE

Ava and Laikin

THE LOAN

Ava's P.O.V

" We would  like to take a personal loan"

" No problem what's the plan?" he displayed all his teeth his gaze shifted from Laikin to me.

" We want to buy an office space here at Atlanta and we'd like to pay it off in  about ten years"

" Sounds reasonable we'll just have to see your debt to income ratio then your credit score and you're both good to go" he assured us before he typed in our names and waited for the results.

" Impressive thirty percent"

Well that’s odd Laikin finished paying off his school loans. I unclenched my eyebrows.

“And your credit score is forty one percent” read Klaus my face hurt at the smile that nearly broke my face in half while I faced Laikin who showed his pearly whites too.

“So what’s the interest rate on this loan?” asked Laikin.

“Nineteen percent”

Immediately he mentioned the interest rate we both calculated the final value of the loan. “Seven hundred and  five thousand dollars” He beat me too it before we got out of the loan officers office and entered our Blue 2007 Ford Edge.

“ You’re sure you can handle paying off the loan because six years is still a long time”

“ Yeah we still have some savings left and hopefully I can get that IT manager job since it has a good compensation”

He arched his eyebrows at the mention of IT manager post. “I thought you found it stupid?”

“It is there’s still a chance I won’t get it but we’ll figure this out we always do”
“Ava watch out!” he exclaimed as I hit the brakes at the pedestrian that nearly fainted at the road. “Sorry” I apologized before I continued the ride to our block.

Ava's P.O.V

I had just arrived at our lunch table " Have you guys seen Bernard because I sent him an email and it bounced" I asked them as I pulled the lid off the tupper ware and stabbed the cantaloupe with my fork.

“He got fired " announced Cedella before I choked on the cantaloupe and entered a coughing fit.

" When?" I asked

" Who knows?" shrugged Imogen as AJ collapsed on the table the loser to his hangover.

“ One thing for sure this department will crash" uttered Dontrell.

“ Don’t say that"

"No it won't"

Because I'm applying for this job.

After three resounding knocks I was allowed into the office of Mister Knowles.

There were bags under his eyes and his arm propped against the desk was the only thing that kept his head up.

"Good evening Mister Knowles"

" Good evening"

" Not to intrude but do you need any assistance ?"

" Actually I do"

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“Ava are you sure you can handle this?” he repeated himself for the umpteenth time. “Yes, I can you just focus on getting the building okay?” I assured him with my hands at the side of his face before I bid him goodbye with a kiss and got to work.