half naked & almost famous | lil peep

12. fine print

farrah's pov

willow and i walked into the main entrance of venus, one of the staff members approaching us. we probably looked a little out of place dressed business casual here.

"can i help you ladies with anything?" he asked, "we're here to meet liam, willow and farrah" i introduced us.

"oh yes, his office is in the back hallway, his name is on it. he's expecting you so just knock" the guy said

"great thank you!" i told the employee, willow and i smiled at each other. this was really real.

i hesitantly knocked on the office door adorned with his name plaque.

"hey girls" he said enthusiastically. his office was sort of bland, no pictures or decorations. not even a plant to inevitably kill. there were two plain black chairs at his desk and two identical contracts with pens laid out next to them.

"okay so we will do a read through, and i'll give you as much time as you need after to read on your own time. how does that sound?" he asked.

"good" we both nodded.

he began to read;

"you're both being signed to a 2 year contract, with possibility for permanent extension based on quarterly performance reviews.

your probation period is 3 months. up until 3 months we do reserve the right to terminate the contract if we do not feel it is a good fit.

based on verbal agreement, your current weekly hours will be matched for the 3 month period. a new schedule will be decided after this.

dancers and service/kitchen staff have two separate tip pools. for you, any money made by direct collection or collected from the stage afterwards is yours to keep for each song you do. if there is multiple dancers any money given directly to you is yours, after stage collection will be split evenly.

we do not allow any relationships amongst staff. we do not allow any sexual favours to be provided for customers, even if offered payment.

the club is staffed with security during all operating hours. it is your right to request the removal of any patron who makes you or another dancer uncomfortable or threatened.

we do not permit drug or alcohol use by employees during working hours, including showing up for your shift intoxicated.

call outs on busy days such as friday's, weekends, theme nights, and holidays require a minimum of four hours notice. call outs on any other night require a one hour notice minimum.

while employed at venus you may not be employed by any other competing establishment.

while employed at venus we ask that employees enter only through the back entrance and must only be in performance wear while on the floor."

liam highlighted the key parts of the contract.

"any questions about that ladies?"

"no" we both answered

"i'll give you two some time to read through" he told us, stepping out of the office. 

"this all sounds pretty good. what do you think?" willow asked me.

"i'm gonna check the fine print but seems like the deal of a lifetime if you ask me" i replied.

a couple minutes later liam returned, "so what do we think, any questions?"

"i'm good" i said

"so am i" willow followed,

"amazing, we are so happy to have you two lovely people aboard. i'll have you flip though and initial where indicated and a signature and date at the very end" he instructed.

i nodded, flipping through the pages and signing accordingly.

we handed our official contracts back to liam.

"congratulations, you're officially venus girls. when was your next scheduled shift at your previous job?" he asked

"we were both supposed to work tomorrow night. 8pm start usually until about 1am" i told him.

"great, i'll see you both tomorrow at 8. i'll have one of our veteran girls give you guys the rundown" he said

"great, see you tomorrow" willow said to him.

i walked back to my car after the meeting, i kept smiling to myself. as most people say i was just a stripper but this is a major accomplishment for me.

i had just got to my car and my phone rang.

i let it go to voicemail, i assumed it was willow or gus. i'd call them right back as soon as i got situated.

it began to ring again right away.

"ugh" i grumbled, digging for it in my bag.

i was surprised it was kayla, my little sister, calling me. i say little but really she was sixteen, i was four years older than her.

"hey kay, what's up?" i asked, usually she didn't call. at the very least a text first.

"mom. mom- she's kicking me out" she cried on the other line

"kayla what do you mean? she can't do that, you're only sixteen" i told her, my chest instantly tightening with anxiety.

"i don't know. she found out i went to some parties with my friends and we were drinking and she said i'm turning out too much like you and if i'm gonna act like you she's gonna treat me like you and i can figure it out for myself" she cried through her long winded response

"where are you? i'm coming to get you right now. you're staying with me until it gets sorted out so don't worry about that" i told her

"i'm still at home i'm packing my things. can you come soon please?" she begged through her tears.

"of course i'm on my way right now" i assured her, immediately heading in the direction of my childhood home.

i honestly couldn't believe my mother. she was disgusting. she can hate me all she wants but kayla is literally still a kid. how could she do this to her?

i wasn't going to let my sister end up like me if it's the last thing i do.