In Piece And Pieces (Completed)

Chapter 3

Macy was thankful that she had a job and that even though Ma May pretended to be a tough woman,She was actually kind.
She had not only gotten a job but shelter as well. Ma May had agreed that she spent the night and every other night in the store room as long as she worked for her. She also agreed to pay her on weekly basis seeing how broke she looked.
After Ma May had flatly told her last night that there was no vacancy in her bar. Macy had been unable to move her legs from the spot she stood,
her sandals rooted to the ground.
As she stood there,eyes closed,fighting the urge to howl in frustration. She felt a hand tugging on her skirt.
She opened her eyes to see Ma May's astonished gaze on her.
'You look lost and I'm beginning to actually wonder if you heard what I said about not having a job to offer you'.
'You really have to give me this job ma  or I'll pass out on the streets from a cold'. Macy pleaded with the older woman praying inwardly that she'd not be subjected to another night on the streets of Los Angeles.
Ma May's eyes softened at her words and so she pointed at a stool opposite hers and Macy didn't need anyone to spell out to her to take the seat.
'I really don't have a vacancy but I don't want to be responsible for your death either. So whatever I'm offering you is going to be temporary. I am not going to ask for the story of your life neither am I curious enough to want to find out what a young woman like you is doing on the streets. So, I am going to have you sleep in the store and pay you two hundred dollars every week. Your job would be to wait of course but like I said earlier, this is going to be temporary and I am going to have you stay here as long as I can. You look innocent enough for me to hire you without questions but I will throw you out once I sense anything fishy about you'.
'Yes, ma'am'. Macy had been too relieved to say anything else.

Macy went about serving people drinks and trying her best to smile at her customers when she turned in time to see Clara walk into the bar for her evening shift.
Macy had realised that morning that she was the only who worked a full shift and also the only one whose home was in the store.
She smiled at Clara who returned the smile and then disappeared into the store to change into her work clothes.
Macy looked down at herself and realized she was still wearing the same cloth from yesterday and the day before. Luckily for her,there was a bathroom at the back of the small building where she had had a bath last night a change of  underwear.

***

'This deal is going to be a big one Daniel'. Bryan grinned.
'And if this pulls through,you'd be richer by twenty million dollars and then we would throw a big party and then....'
'And then,your prostitutes will grow in number and the alcohol rate in your system will grow more than just a notch' Daniel finished for his best friend.
'You can't seem to see more than my love for beautiful things,can you?' Bryan gave him a smug look.
'No,I can't. Even though most of the women you bed are far from the letter 'B' in beautiful'. Daniel taunted his friend.
'Man,let's get down to business, I'm no mood to discuss your choice of women'. He continued.
'Yea,let's. Even though I have a feeling that you,my friend is just jealous and frustrated maybe. When was the last time you got laid man?' Bryan attempted a comeback.
'Anyways,like I said earlier, I just kind of overheard it from Mr. Lawson. He seems to be considering you and Ford Collins for the role. This is big role and according to him,he doesn't want to make a mistake. Ford is a great actor and so are you and that is where Mr. Lawson's concern must be coming from. We need to to keep our ear on the ground for this'. Bryan explained.
Daniel scratched his jaw and shook his head.
'Just get me this deal man,it's going to mean a lot to me'.

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