This is my first submission... I'm a little nervous but excited. Can you guys let me know what you think? Helpful criticism will be much appreciated. I Haven't got an editor yet so if they are any glaring mistakes I apologize in advance. Also- if you're looking for hardcore sex from the word go- there won't be any of that in this chapter. This one is like the prelude. I hope you enjoy!
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CoCo
Shit. The only way to describe her life as it was at that moment. A whole lotta shit! Kholeka sat at the corner table of the grimy looking coffee shop with the newspaper classifieds sprawled on the table. She had been frantically searching for a job with decent pay for the last month and so far she had had no luck. Shit. Shit. Shit!
What kind of an idiot was she? Kholeka cursed herself in her head. Hadn't people tried to warn her? Small town girls do not come to the big city and become big time hardcore journalists. She had saved for so long to get to this damn city- the city of Gold, Johannesburg- the place of untold fortunes and promise and now she was regretting her decision. Her modest savings were running out at a rate much quicker than she had anticipated
She sighed and cupped her chin in her hand whilst absent mindedly reaching for the now cold cup of coffee. Her brows furrowed in displeasure as she thought of the bills that were already due; had a month really passed by so quickly? Argh! It wasn't like she could go home either. Her parents had made it very clear that if she left she was not welcome to come back. Shit. Twenty-two years old, black, jobless and almost homeless. What was she to do?
Many hours later, she opened the door to a dingy little flat that she shared with her best friend Kitheng.
"Any luck on the job hunt today?"
"None. Guy! Fuck. We are properly screwed." Kholeka slumped down next to Kit on the sofa and laid her head on her shoulder.
"well... if we are going to be screwed anyway, I still have R50 here that we should probably use for bread but I think a cheap night out is in order instead."
Kholeka perked up immediately, already anticipating the numbing effect of music and alcohol.
"Hell yes! Let's go!"