More Than A Book

Money, Money, Money

This chapter and the next one are based on the episode 'Computer Creep Much?'

I only own my OC's!

Lily's POV

"Tell me you're joking." "I'm deadly serious. Even Bryony agrees with me." I let out a groan at Uncle's words. "Remind me again, what exactly do you two want?!" I asked with hands on my table in the living room. "We never see your salary from that part-time job at the café." Uncle Angus frowned.

I groaned once again in annoyance and started looking through pockets of my jeans in hopes of finding some money, but there was none. Fuck, fuck and FUCK! "It's because I've already spent it." I lied. When it came to espionage, WOOHP covered our absence from school, and there were some other advantages... But being paid was not one of them. That was why Mother and Uncle never knew about many of my absences from school. And I was still able to finish second year with good grades!

But, both of them found it suspicious that I never had cash when they asked for it. So now they wanted to see money. "If you don't bring some money you've earned by tomorrow, you'll stop working at that café." Uncle Angus said simply and walked out of the living room.

I let out a loud groan in annoyance. And what would happen if Uncle found out I wasn't working at the café?! I would like to see his expression if he knew that I worked in a world of espionage. But, I could only dream of that happening. I mean, from what I've been told, Jerry threatened the girls not to tell anyone unless they wanted to be sent to Siberia! And the last thing I wanted was getting shipped there.

No. I just had to earn some money, bring it to Uncle tomorrow, he would show it to Mother, and then I'd quit that job I took to earn cash. Simple enough. Except that... I had no fucking idea where to work! "Holy craaap....." I sung sarcastically throughout the now empty house. Uncle was going to work by now, and Mother was still in Europe.

Suddenly, my X-Powder was ringing, so I quickly opened it. "Yes?" I asked. "Lily, want to come here?" Clover asked. I sighed. "I would, except that right now I'm in a huge problem." I said simply. "What happened?" Sam asked. "Remember that cover-up story of me working at a café?" I asked slowly and they nodded.

"Well, Uncle and Mother now want to see some salary. If not, I'm done for. Which is why I'm now looking for some job." I explained. That was when Sam and Clover looked at me in realization. "Why didn't you say so?!" Clover asked. "Alex's in desperate need of some money too, so we can get you both a good job." She then smirked. "Yes, please!" I exclaimed without thinking. I just needed some fucking money, no matter what kind of a job it was!

"It's half past two?" Alex asked me to make sure. "Yup." I responded with an eye roll. "Only a few more hours of humiliation." Now why was I saying that? I'll tell you why. I was also going to tell you why I would kill Clover as soon as I got my hands on her.

Because, right now, Alex and I were standing in the middle of the mall, dressed up as chickens. Yup.... With a chicken suit and yellow- red striped socks. Both of us were holding a plate with chicken on it while I was holding ketchup as a condiment.

And, I wanted to kill myself because I said 'no matter what kind of a job'. This was humiliating! The employer looked alright, but this job and costumes weren't! I swear to God.... Alex and I looked like total lunatics here. "This is humiliating..." I groaned in disbelief. "Look on the bright side. At least you're younger than me." Alex said with a bored face. "By two months." I pointed out. "That's still something! I feel so embarrassed, being the older one and doing this!"

"Maybe. But... At least we're in this crap together!" I grinned because we shared same pain. But our goal was one thing. Money.... "Money, money, money..." I started humming to myself along with Alex. That way we made humiliating less of a pain if that was possible. "Free samples of Captain Cluck's chicken drumsticks!" Alex offered the plate to some guys who were passing by.