Chapter One_ Getting fired.

Penny's POV:

I removed my blazer and off my shoes as well, my eyes wandering around my room fory phone.

"Chris! Chris baby!" I called for my son. His voice echoes from downstairs as his footsteps keep drawling nearer.

The door was pushed open and Chris walk in.

"yes mommy?" He asked, I smiled and ruffled his hair with my hand.

"Have you seen my phone?" I asked him. He glanced around the room before walking to my vanity table, laying there carelessly was my phone.

Thanks to my son though, I'm quite clumsy.

If not for my son, I wonder what I could have done alone. I'm quite clumsy as most visible as it seems right now.

He handed over the phone to me and I smiled brightly at him, after a long day at work my baby is always my daily dose of panadol.

"Thanks baby," I said and checked my phone screen then frown my face, it is awfully late and we're yet to make dinner. "Go downstairs, I'll join you in a jiffy."

He nodded and walk out of the room.

I quickly remove the last piece of clothing on my body and rushed to my closet, I peeled off a big black bottuns down shirt from the rack and wore it before going downstairs.

🎀Twenty minutes later🎀

I dropped the last piece of bacon and egg on Chris's plate before motioning for him to eat.

He took a big bite of his bacon and innocently moaned.

"Mommy this is so good, I'm saving some for lunch in school tomorrow." he gushes, he always gush over my food. I mean its just my cooking lol.

"Don't worry sweetheart, I'll wake up early to prepare a fresh meal for you tomorrow morning, now eat." I ordered and he nodded then started eating.

I took a bite of my bacon while slowly watching Chris doing justice to his. I chuckled at his silly attitude but when he was to catch me; I did as if I was eating all along.

He sip his drink and abruptly stood up from his chair, he came towards me and gave me a toothy grin.

"Thanks for dinner mommy, I'll be in my room now." He said. I quickly stood up then carry him. He might be six years old but he is still my little kiddo boy.

I slowly climb the stairs with him in my hand, I pushed open his door and walk towards his bed before dropping him gently on it and covered him up with his duvet. I kissed his forehead and switched off the lamp.

"Goodnight mommy."

"Goodnight my liddo boy," I replies before closing the door behind me. my back against the door , i took a deep breath and sigh heavily.

I opened the next door and walk inside my room closing my door as well. let's call it a day now, shall we?

I removed my shirt and walk inside my bathroom, I turn the shower on and get inside. As the cold water hits my skin, I shivered lightly.

After bathing, I wrap my towel around me and walk back inside my room. Getting inside my room I peel off the towel around me and sat down before my vanity mirror.

I wipe my face with my towel and picked up my face cream from the table, I apply the cream on my face, my eyes continuously darting around the room.

After applying my cream, I stood up from the chair and headed for my closet, I picked up my pink strawberry nightgown and wore it and put n hair band on my head before going back to my room.

Sorry for the late introduction, my name is Penelope James, I am a thirty years old working class lady. I live with my son Chris, don't even get me started on who his father is.

I work as an accountant in a big company,I've been working there for four years now.

Enough about me, I've got to sleep.

I lay back on my bed and hugged my huge Teddy bears. Apart from Chris, she is my big friend.

I took a deep sniff of gee and rest my head against her.

"Goodnight, Perry." I said before closing my eyes.

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I tie my apron around my waist, and placed the frying pan on fire.

"Get me four eggs from the fridge Chris," I said as I fry the pour some oil inside the frying pan. I heard my phone ringing from the dinning table and walk back there to fetch it.

I saw the name boldly written in front of my screen.

SASHA

I swipe the receive icon and placed it agaunst my ear then walk back to the kitchen.

📲Hey sister📲 Her voice echoed from the other side. I scrunched up my face and snorts.

📲Why are you calling me?📲 I asked with a calm voice. She chuckled softly and coughed.

📲Why so stoic?can't I check up on my little sister and her bastard kid again?📲

📲My child is not a bastard, Chris is not a bastard. He have a father!📲 I said angrily.

📲Where is his father? Oh I forgot, he left you. Nevertheless that makes him a bastard as well.📲 I balled up my hand in a tight fist, my eyes darted to Chris who was watching me with keen interest and closed my eyes then open it.

I turned off the gas cooker and rest my back against the counter.

📲Why do you call Sasha?📲 I asked once again.

📲Since mom forbids you from coming home anymore, I thought of doing something good so why don't you bring your child home for Christmas celebration?📲 She asked.

This isn't good.

📲My fiance will be there, won't you want to know whom your sister's fiance is?📲

Why always taunting me with words Sasha?

After hanging up on Sasha, I set Chris's lunch and walk off to my room.

My thoughts went back to what she said earlier "don't you want to know whom your sister's fiance is?" those words had me thinking.

It is just a few lines but it brought so much emotions to my heart. who could her fiance be?

I removed my clothes and tie my towel around my body. I walk off to my bathroom and strip out of my towel.

Turning on the shower, I got in and let thewater cascade down my body. my mind keep moving back and forth.

It is really amusing, when people talk about their first love they say it with so much emotions. yes there is an emotional aspect of it but mine was a sad emotional aspect. He left, never coming back, never caring to know how I am feeling, not caring to know if I'm dead or alive.

He told me he loved me.

I guess it was all a facade after all, he played with my emotions.

I took a deep breath as my tears merge with the water on my face. but I'm not that Penny anymore.

This Penny right here is a strong willed woman who will do anything to train her child and succeed without the help of a man or her family.

Family.

The only word that I love and hate at the same time.

They neglected me when I needed them most, they mocked me especially Sasha.

I couldn't help but start reminiscing on what I had to go through in the hands of a woman I calledmy sister including my own mother.

I grabbed my towel and cleaned myself up before tying it around me and walk back to my room.

Few minutes later, I was already wearing my dress for work.

I grabbed my bag from my vanity table and grab my car key.

I picked up my presentation for the day that I wrote inside a file and walk out of my room.

"where are you baby, we gon' be late." I called out for Chris.

"Front porch mommy." I heard him replied from the door side.

I walk outside and we hurried to my car.

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When I dropped Chris off at his school, I drove straight to the company where I work.

I got out of the elevator and headed to my office, I closed my door behind me and dropped my bag on the desk but a letter was laying flatly there. I don't remember mailing any letters yesterday though, I grabbed the letter and peel it open.

From the desk of

CEO Jones Brownie

Miss Penny James, you're hereby dismissed as the accountant of our company. it is caused by your incompetence for the work.

luck finding job out there.

Brownie Inc corp

PA Ariana gilbert

what!

incompetence? what the f**k did i just read? I'm fired?

no, oh God, no please no, let this be some blurry stuff.

I washed out of my office with my bag and headed to the CEO floor. I got there and met his assistant.

"Miss James, what can I do for you?" she asked.

"please I want to seem Brownie, this is urgent." I said in a very visible pleasing voice.

"I'm sorry miss James but Mr Brownie told me not to let you in." she said.

I'm finished.

This is it. I lost my $30,000 job and now I'm with not much than $100,000 in my bank account.

Ain't this life good?

Bullshits!

I thanked her and walk out of the company with all that belongs to me.

My apartment rent is due in two weeks, where do I get $20,000? From my bank account? Then what do we eat with?

How do we survive?

I brushed away my tears and enter my car, with nowhere in particular to go to I drove around the city aimlessly.

I'm the most unlucky person in this world!

Why's all the bad things happening to me?

I have been with this job for over four years now, they didn't find me incompetence then but now?

Just shits!

I stopped my car at the park and got down, I walk towards a bench and had a seat.

What do I do with my life now?

What do I tell Chris?

In few days I'll have to pay $20,000 for his school fees.

The more I think about it the more frustrated I become.

I had $100,000 and I'll spend $40,000 in it.

What will the remaining sixty do?

Can it feed me and my child for long?

How do I get a job in this city.

I stood up from the bench and headed back to my car as I wasabout to enter I saw a placard that's want a sale girl. In a cafe?

Oh good, a former accountant to a sale girl.

Life is Good!

Let me check it out.