The Life Of Jane Reading

¤ Chapter Two ¤

After Jane finished her humiliating day at work she made her way back to her dumpy apartment on Corner Street. The front door was greasy and muddy, nobody had been bothered to clean it at all, not a single brush nor sponge had been layed on that door.

Inside there were three 4 rooms Emma's room, Joseph's room which he shared with Daniel, Janes room and the main room.
Jane's apartment was basically a bug farm, wherever she stepped there would be a fly, a cock roach or whatever other disgusting creatures there were under the sofa and behind the fridge.

When she walked in she saw her 6 year old Daniel sat glued in to the TV.

"Hi Mom! You're back!" He said running towards her in exitement.

"Hey! Have you been a good boy today? Where's Emma and Joseph?"

"Emma went sonewhere. And josephs in the kitchen"

"Ok"

Hours later Emma arrived, she was wearing a miniskirt, a crop top and her hair was dyed green and tied in a high ponytail. She walked past her mum as if she was invisible.
"Where have you been" Jane asked curiouly and she gave Emma that stare she always gave her when she was suspicious.

Emma Stopped and Jane could tell by her expression that she was annoyed. Emma wasn't the kind of sweet loving daughter that Jane had wished for, she was quite rude and ignorant and she doesn't care about how others feel.

"I was at my boyfeiends house" she replied

"And left these two alone? I thought you were more respinsible than that Emma"

"Look Joseph's 10 years old, he can look after himself can't he?"

"I can't" Joseph came out of nowhere eating some cake.

"Nobody was talking to you" snapped Emma "so fuck off."

"Mind your language Emma. Which reminds me Emma."

"What?"

"I can't get you the ZPhone 3."

"WHAT!! What do you mean you can't" Jane could see the disappointment in her daughters eyes.

"My boss cut my payment. I'm sorry"

"But you promised." Emma folded her arms angrily.

"Well that's the way the cookie crumbles"

"Why can't you get a new boyfriend already so we can actually afford stuff? It's not fair, all my friends get what they want an I WANT MY ZPHONE 3!!!" And off she went muttering words under her breath.

Jane walked to her bedroom and flopped on to the bed.

"Emma's right. I need a guy"

She sat down infont of the mirror and brushed back her messy brown hair which was already turning grey from stress. Her grey eyes had bags under them, and she too like her boss was starting to get wrinkles. She needed serious help so she called Cassidy.

"Hello?" She answered

"Hey Cassy it's me"

"Jane! How are you especially after today"

"Oh I'm fine, listen I need some help I look a mess and I need a knew guy could you come over?"

"I'd be delighted to!"

"Thanks bye"

Later on Cassidy arrived.

"Lets start with dating websites shall we ok. I know the best website. LoverTime.com. Profile..... Name..... Jane Reading...... job newspaper writer no no professional news reporter."

"No" Jane reached for the keyboard but Cassy quickly pulled it away "Thats lying"
She folded her arms as Cassy laughed.

"It's called exaggerating, not lying jane. Age.....35"

It took about 10 minutes to complete Jane's profile because every time Cassy wrote something they would have a long argument about it before they agreed on something to write. Now to search for a guy.

"Ok. Lets see on recommended." Cassy began to read out the information for the first guy. His name was Jon Filding. He had black long hair, crooked teeth and a wart on his chin.

"Ew he is SO ugly! And jobless, that's no good next" They cycled through about half the available guys until they came to one that Jane liked.

She stared carefully at his picture. "He looks familiar Cassy." The ladies stared for a while until they got it. It was the new guy from work!

"Omg yes! What's his name?"

"Juliun Stanford" Jane jumed and clapped with joy while Cassidy sent a request.

"Now what"

"Now we wait."

The next day Jane went in feeling better than ever. When she sat at her desk Juliun saw her and walked towards her. Without her knowing he called her name which made her jump in suprise as always.

"Hi. Juliun is it?"

"Yeah you must be Jane. By the way I got your request on lover time. It was you right?"

"Oh yeah." Jane looked behind Juliun and saw Cassy with her thumb up. "Glad you got it." She pushed back her fluffly hair from her face.

"I was wondering.... if you would maybe like to have something to eat after work... maybe at Frankos Restaurant? What do you say..... sweetheart?"

Jane looked at Cassidy to see her nodding her head. "I'd love to."

"Ok great see you later."

Cassidy ran over to Jane excited. "OMG OMG OMG! You got your first date!"

"I know! Did you hear that he called me 'sweetheart'"

Hours passed and it was finally time for Jane's date with Juliun. How will it go?

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