A Billion Dollar Sin

Chapter 1

Fatima's POV

Looking at my answer sheet one more time, I make sure that all the correct answers were chosen, my name is written down, before I put my pencil back in my backpack. Getting up like the queen that I am, I give the professor the exam sheet and get out of the classroom before I regret taking the exam. I mean I kind of studied, but everyone knows how hectic Accounting can be. Anyways it's not like I could do more than my best. I am already on my third year and trying to graduate from college with a 4.0 gpa or close, knowing that I failed a semester earlier is not easy to accomplish. Staying at this expensive school, without a scholarship is unrealistic for someone who is not a billionaire. So no doubt my college debts are just piling up. I am just happy that as long as I am a student, they won't start adding interest, which means less to pay as long as I find a good paying job, or a job that can offer me a contract to pay my students debts and classes, in return I work for them.

I free my curls that I tied earlier, feeling the breeze around with my backpack on one shoulder, I smell vacation in the air. Summer is here babyyy. I walk to a nearby cafe to meet Yasmin. She is my best friend from Dubai, we grew up together and have been friends forever. But she is been married for 2 years now, and her and her husband are any relationship goal. I hope to have that one day, but for now, I need to meet her real quick before I start my shift for today

Walking in the nearby cafe, I see her sitting on her own, and two drinks already on the table. I sit down facing her and take a gulp of the beautiful oreo shake in front of me, I am so stressed at the same time feel excited for the end of the semester

"Damn girl, it was that intense?" She asked me raising an eyebrow

I rolled my eyes "You have no idea, but hey I am finally done with this semester. You ready for your last exam tomorrow ?"

"Don't even remind me about it. I have a ten page paper due instead of the exam, now that I think about it would have been better to just take an exam. I would have been done by now " she sighed. Is it bad that I think that's better than a final? Because you already know what to expect right?

"So, what's the news now? Spill it" she asks me putting her two hands on each side of her cheek. What's the news? Should I tell her that I've been trying to quit my barely paying part time job? And then for sure she is going to force her husband to get me a job, considering he is a known CEO, and a close friend of mine, he will definitely reach out to his contacts, and let's just say that's not what I want.

"Same old stuff. Nothing new" I faked a smile. She narrowed her eyes, then put a finger on her jaw

"Once again you are lying to me. Come on, you can tell me, I promise I won't overreact" she kissed her pinkie and made it face the sky. It was our way of saying we were telling the truth, or we can keep the promise

"Well, Now that I am done with this semester, I am hoping to find a good paying internship or a full time job, I am graduating soon, need to get that experience" I told her, which was not totally false

"That's simple, you are doing business, and Malik owns one, why not join him?" She grinned putting her hands together

"That's the thing Yasmin, I do not want to get a job like that. I would like to 'earn' the job through hardwork

She rolled her eyes at me "Come on now honey, today's Business is about who you know, not what you know"

"Yeah but I want to see how it works out. Don't wanna chicken out without even trying, you know"

"If you say so"

I checked my watch, damn time seems to fly, I get up give her a side hug "Girl, I gotta go. work "