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"Cab!." I cry out as a cab stops at my front then I look at the man inside the car its a black American.

I enter the car with so much excitement. Oh my,I have gotten a job,this is the first job I'm ever getting in my life well not my first job but my first company job but I've done a lot of jobs like cooking, house maid, waitress, selling and so many like that but the one that I worked as a waitress was not in a big restaurant, it was just in a local little shop,now I've gotten a company job and I'll be paid $10,000.

"Madam,please where am I going to?." The cab driver asks me snapping me from my thoughts.

"I've been waiting here for over three minutes and you haven't told me where we're going to." The cab driver reminds then I check the time and he's wrong we've been here for over five minutes.

"I'm so sorry,I was lost in thought." I quickly confess to him.

"OK,just be driving straight then I'll tell you when we should go left or right."

"OK madam." The cab driver begins to drive.

I can't wait to tell Josie she'd be really happy for ,she might even want us to celebrate, wow this is so great and when I tell Clement he'd be really happy for me too. He might give me a gift.

I am so happy I've gotten a job to use to take care of me and my family which is only Josie now I take care of myself and Josie. Oh I can't wait to see Josie's look when she finds out I've gotten a job. Josie would be very happy and I'm sure Clemy would also be very happy.

I wonder who my boss is,it may be the woman's husband or boyfriend.

I laugh out loud unexpectedly then the cab driver looks at me surprised making me feel embarrassed.

I wonder who my boss is,what's his name? Is he nice? Is he living a happy life?. Wait how's is that my business? All I should just care about is getting my money and working hard.

"Madam,please where am I going?." The cab driver stops snapping me from my thoughts.

"Just keep going." I tell him a little angry at why he'd ask me that question.

"Please,this is the end of the street and there's no left or right." The cab driver tells me causing me to turn and look around my environment and he's right all I see are beautiful trees and some rose flowers and other type of flowers.

"Oh my God!." I cry out loud.

"Madam what happened?." The cab driver asks me.

"Nothing." I lie to the innocent shivering man.

"Do you know where we're going to?." The cab driver asks me as I give him a sad and afraid nod.

"Just move backwards then you'll see the company you picked me up from then after that I'll tell you where we'll go." I assure the cab driver who looks afraid but he just obeys me knowing he's going to get paid for what he does.

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"Josie I have good news for you." I give her a cup of coffee with so much excitement in me I can't wait to tell her about the new job I've gotten.

"What?." She asks me sounding uninterested and is facing the television where they're playing a film called 'THE ONE' but I don't think I've ever watched it before.

"OK,I'll tell you." I pause so excited then continues.

"I've gotten a new job." I tell her jumping up but she doesn't seem like she's interested she doesn't even look at me.

"Josie,what happened? Why aren't you saying anything?." I ask her already worried and a little afraid.

"Josie I just told you I've gotten a new job and this time at a company not a street job." I tell her as she seems not interested in what I'm saying.

Josie takes a sip if her coffee then laughs but I don't think she's laughing about what I am saying at all cause it's not funny at all.

I sit close to her with so much fear in me.

Is she angry at me? Did I do something for her that she doesn't like? Does she have a friend that is influencing her negatively?.

"Josie,why are you not talking to me?." I ask Josie but that's not all the questions I have for her,I still have a lot of questions to ask her but I need to ask her little by little so I wont destroy her brain.

Josie finally faces me causing me to sigh in relief and in fear.

Josie takes another sip of her coffee then laughs.

"Why are you laughing?." I ask her because I don't know what's so funny in what I'm saying or doing.

"Are you OK?." I ask her then she stops laughing.

"Yes I am." She finally talks to me.

"Then why did you not talk to me?." I ask her with a sigh of relief following it.

Thank goodness but why did she behave like that is anything wrong with her.

I hold her hands with mine then smile.

"I am so happy you're OK."

"I know what you're thinking of,that why did I behave like that,well it was because I was watching this awesome film and I got distracted." She tells me but how did she know what I was thinking of.

Is she controlling my brain? Does she have some evil powers she's using to know what I'm thinking of? I should not think of something so she won't know what I'm thinking about, what can I think of? Yes I need coffee.

"Um, i-i would l-like to ha-have some coffee too." I stammer then quickly run out of the sitting room to the kitchen which is connected to the sitting room.

I turn on the gas and put a pot fill with water in it.