** * * * * Crystal’s POV * * * * *
When I had run out of options, with nothing else in mind to do, I had to visit garbage to pick up recyclable trash and sell it to industries that buy it.
It was a dirty job but at least I was able to raise money for my daily feeding, I was able to take care of Aidan.
To avoid embarrassment, I will usually go out at night, although I still met people on the way at times but luckily for me, very few people knew me around here.
I would leave the house when it is dark and return by midnight. That was the only way I could survive.
It had been going on for days. I would always come back smelling like garbage, I started to regret why I left my job at Logan’s place.
I should have confronted him about those issues and know what he had to say about it, rather than just get up and leave.
Yeah he thinks he fired me, but what he doesn’t know is that I actually provoked him on purpose so that he could get me fired.
Maybe that was a stupid thing to do.
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I put Aidan to bed and walked out with my sack. I made sure that the doors and windows were properly locked.
Luckily for me, Aidan is a deep sleeper and he doesn’t wake up at night.
I climbed down the little steps aligned with the threshold.
“Miss Crystal” I heard a voice call me and I froze.
I turned around and it was my neighbor Mr splinter.
Oh boy, what an unfortunate last name.
He had been trying to close his window when he saw me.
“Hi Mr splinter” I spoke softly, putting up my most convincing smile.
“Where are you going so late?” he queried.
Now this was a question I didn’t want to answer
“I just wanted to get something around,” I said, pointing to the streets.
I was quick to hide the sack bag behind me.
“Well be careful out there, maniacs are running wild in the streets these days, it ain’t safe out there” he advised in his admirable accent.
He was a tall broad-shouldered man in his early forties, a divorcee with no interest in getting married again.
He lived alone unlike the other people living in this block, they were usually married men or women with children.
“Alright, I will,” I replied and strode off.
I got into the cold streets, moving from one garbage can to another.
It seems like all the trash was on holiday as I couldn’t find much, I had gone a long distance but yet my bag was still empty.
I felt disappointed. it was important that I pick enough trash tonight, I needed the money for tomorrow because I currently have no savings.
I was about to give up and go when a dangerous but brilliant idea struck my mind.
“Logan’s Castle!!”
The place had the largest, and most valuable trash. I could find more than enough to take care of my problems for a week, but how do I get in there?
Logan instructed the gateman on the day he fired me, not to ever let me in again.
Perhaps going there is not a good idea, I shouldn’t waste the little energy I had left.
On a second thought
I could jump through the back wall. The place was under reconstruction so the fence had been taken down, it was not high like the other sides of the building.
I think that’s a good idea, I should sneak in, fill my bag with trash and disappear before anyone sees me.
That way I will be able to raise enough money tomorrow.
After weighing the possibilities and consequences of the idea, I decided to go ahead with it.
Since I was already close to the Castle, I decided to go on foot. Not like I have money for transport anyway.
I arrived at the Castle and peeped in through the little hole between the two Gates.
The place was like a graveyard, it was so quiet and there was not one moving around.
I went through the side to the backyard. As expected the wall had not been fixed yet.
I jumped in from there and walked into the compound.
I can’t believe I had just snuck into the home of an Alpha Wolf in the dark of the night. Only someone who had a death wish could have courage to do so, but it turns out that a desperate mother is even more courageous than someone who has a deathwish.
I went to the servants quarters first and packed the valuable garbage there, but it wasn’t enough so I proceeded to the spot where the building’s main trash was piled.
It was usually disposed of on Saturdays but luckily for me it’s Friday. The large waste bin was beside Logan’s side of the castle but that was a risk I was willing to take.
I have gone too far to turn back now.
I moved stealthily to the spot, hiding in the darkness. I was excited when I got there.
As imagined, the place was filled with trash. Perhaps they didn’t dispose of it last Saturday.
I started to take the valuables that would earn me money, I was already calculating how much I would make in my head, there were a lot of costly items there.
I succeeded in filling my bag to the brim, it was like a looty for me.
I was about to leave when I heard someone’s footsteps, it was getting louder by the seconds.
Oh no!! They are coming in my direction.
I looked around but there was nowhere to hide. I’m going to be in so much trouble.
My heart started racing, and I stood, still waiting for my fate.
My legs were wobbling, but who could it be?
I pray it’s one of the maids, I could convince them to keep quiet as long as it’s not Gina.
As the person approached, a familiar scent struck my nose and my heart flipped.
Just the last person I wished would find me
To be continued