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HeyThereLittleBear
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Of all the powerful forces that ruled the world, none were more powerful than that of money. Money forced people to work jobs they hated and live with people they’d rather kill. Money motivated wives to kill their husbands and even the most powerful of marriages to fall apart. It was the driving force behind almost all of life’s greatest decisions and possibly the most univeral motivator among all classes, creeds, and religions.
Like everyone else, Kristie was governed by the same need for money. She worked a job that she hated and was around people that she couldn’t stand, but it paid her bills… Almost. She had found herself in a compromising position, in part due to poor planning but also because she was still new to the entire ‘budgeting’ concept. She had lived her life so far under the protection of her parent’s cushy jobs and hadn’t had to worry about how she could afford the gas to get to school or the cell phone bill.
Things had changed since she’d turned eighteen. She’d been pushed out of the nest almost literally and forced to deal with the realities of living as an adult. It had been a hard transition, but she had finally gotten back onto her feet through learning valuable mistakes. In her three years of living on her own, though, she hadn’t learned the most valuable mistake of all that things could be too good to be true.
The lesson was coming and she couldn’t have been more aware, even quite proud of herself for having secured what seemed to be the easiest job. Just a few houses down was a man that wasn’t all that older than her with a job too good to resist - just watch his dog for a few days and she could score a couple hundred bucks. It had been hard to believe at first, but his house spoke of wealth to spend on such luxuries and he certainly didn’t seem to be in the predicament that she was in.
It even made sense, as she was still studying to get a degree in veterinary sciences. She liked animals, even more so when she got paid to like them. She’d dressed appropriately for the first time meeting her boss to be, in a flowy black skirt that hung to just below her knees, paired with a well-worn grey tee shirt that had once had a band name on it, long since worn away from years of wear. She took one last look at herself in the mirror to run her fingers through her light brown hair before heading out, able to walk the short distance from her house to his.
Kristie could afford enough to live in his neighborhood, but the differences int heir homes was so vast it was almost laughable. She lived in one of hte apartments that hung at the outskirts of the neighborhood - nice, but by no means any place to call home. Jason lived in a proper home, decent sized with a yard that was well-manicured and was enough of a walk that her cheeks had turned pink from the brisk pace. By the time she was at his door, she was energized, a smile on her face as she knocked.
Like everyone else, Kristie was governed by the same need for money. She worked a job that she hated and was around people that she couldn’t stand, but it paid her bills… Almost. She had found herself in a compromising position, in part due to poor planning but also because she was still new to the entire ‘budgeting’ concept. She had lived her life so far under the protection of her parent’s cushy jobs and hadn’t had to worry about how she could afford the gas to get to school or the cell phone bill.
Things had changed since she’d turned eighteen. She’d been pushed out of the nest almost literally and forced to deal with the realities of living as an adult. It had been a hard transition, but she had finally gotten back onto her feet through learning valuable mistakes. In her three years of living on her own, though, she hadn’t learned the most valuable mistake of all that things could be too good to be true.
The lesson was coming and she couldn’t have been more aware, even quite proud of herself for having secured what seemed to be the easiest job. Just a few houses down was a man that wasn’t all that older than her with a job too good to resist - just watch his dog for a few days and she could score a couple hundred bucks. It had been hard to believe at first, but his house spoke of wealth to spend on such luxuries and he certainly didn’t seem to be in the predicament that she was in.
It even made sense, as she was still studying to get a degree in veterinary sciences. She liked animals, even more so when she got paid to like them. She’d dressed appropriately for the first time meeting her boss to be, in a flowy black skirt that hung to just below her knees, paired with a well-worn grey tee shirt that had once had a band name on it, long since worn away from years of wear. She took one last look at herself in the mirror to run her fingers through her light brown hair before heading out, able to walk the short distance from her house to his.
Kristie could afford enough to live in his neighborhood, but the differences int heir homes was so vast it was almost laughable. She lived in one of hte apartments that hung at the outskirts of the neighborhood - nice, but by no means any place to call home. Jason lived in a proper home, decent sized with a yard that was well-manicured and was enough of a walk that her cheeks had turned pink from the brisk pace. By the time she was at his door, she was energized, a smile on her face as she knocked.