NINE

P E A R L

The car we were in stopped in front of a luxurious looking hotel. The building and architecture was enough to tell me that everything I paid through my four years would be one night alone. Heck, a few hours. The fact that this was probably where we would be staying made me feel tense. Now that I knew just how rich he was, I felt the depth of my poverty stricken state. This man could easily solve my life’s issues, which includes college debt and loans with just 0.5% of a few thousand dollars.

I snapped out of my deep state of thoughts when my door opened. I blinked at the opened door before I raised my gaze and saw Anthony standing behind the door with his hand motioning for me to get out. I smiled at him then got out of the car.

I nodded at him and stepped aside for him to close the door. Once that was done, he offered his hand out for me to hold. The first thing I did was to look around us then at him. I noticed he was now wearing a cap that shielded his face. Something told