Lucy finally learnt the hard way that life don't always favour people like her. She must work really hard to survive, because life is full of struggles for her, she lost her parents at a young age to a car accident but she only was the only survivor. Ever since she has been on her own,no uncles or aunties to help her.
As she works the school hallway, she can see students having conversations, enjoying college life knowing full well that their parents got them covered. It kinda stings but who is she to blame her misfortune?
Lucy kept walking .
No one walks beside her.
No one waited for her.
Why will anyone wants to make friends with a broke orphan who couldn't pay her tuition fees.
She reached the administration building, she sat down slowly and pulled her phone from her pocket, she unlock the phone only for a notification to pop up and it reads
FINAL TUITION PAYMENT
She was so heartbroken as she stared at the message that says if she doesn't make payments her education journey is over. She wanted to cry but what solution will it bring to her, she looked at the total amount of her tuition fee, it was more than what she earns, if she doesn't pay until the end of the week she will be suspended .
SUSPENDED
The word made her heart ache more, the more the thought of it the more her heart tightened. She couldn't imagine all her efforts gone to waste. During the day she attends lectures after that she goes for her coffee job, the late at night she goes for her waitress job in high society event, from there she will take some leftovers that will last her for the day. Sleep has become a very expensive task that she can't afford because she needs the money right now more than sleep.
But why is she not surprised she thought, nothing good ever comes from anything LUCY JADE does.
She shakes off her heartbroken self, because now is not the time to feel sorry for herself, she needs to get more extra jobs to meet the tuition fee deadline.
She was so lost in her thoughts that she didn't hear Maya's voice. She touched Lucy she jerk off she turned she saw Maya's concerned face ," you disappeared from the class I thought you were kidnapped" Maya said playfully.
Lucy faked a smile " I just needed some air"
Maya scanned her face and asked " you have seen your tuition email right?".
Lucy didn't say anything she just brought out her phone and showed.
"Lucy I know the deadline is this weekend but everything will be fine my dearest friend"
"You think so Maya" Lucy said looking half sad." Don't worry Lucy we will find a way".
"Don't worry I will sort it out what are friends for" Maya said. "No Maya you have helped me enough this is my cross to bear my dear friend" Lucy said.
Lucy looked away.
Friends.
It sounds strange but Maya has always been there for her, and she has never made her feel less of herself.
All of Lucy life people always leave without saying goodbye she never meant anything to anyone before, but Maya was different and very cool to be a Rich girl.
"Lucy if we can't get the tuition fee, we can just rob a bank" Maya said jokingly
Maya I have to go to work now am going to get late, " Lucy I have told you a lot of times I don't like the way you over work yourself, you know I told you my mom needs a personal assistant why don't you want to take the job?" Maya said.
"If you keep on helping me too much people will think am just a gold digger looking for favours from your family" Lucy said while leaving.
Maya followed her she said "I can't wait for you to be the most wealthy woman, you have really worked hard, one day you will look back and remember all the sacrifices".
She smiles and said that I wish everything will be better Maya. The city never slows down for people like her but she had to go
Lucy didn't know that today will be the beginning of her encounter with the Non challant CEO
But she has no idea that her life is going to change.