Chapter 25 (2019)

PEARL’S POV

Rose sent me the address of the club by evening, a few hours before we meet for her birthday night-out party with her other friend from the office, Martins. I quickly got ready, not wanting to enter the club alone but being able to meet them at the door, so we could enter together. I told Aurora about where I was going and when she asked if I would be telling our parents, I told her no. they already saw me when I came in, so, it’s better they believe I’m still inside the house even after I’ve left.

“Will you be back tonight?” She asked. I shrugged, not sure about how the night would go.

“I don’t know yet but I think I should,” I told her.

I picked up my mascara and eyeliner to finish the makeup on my face before leaving. Normally, that was Lyla’s job, she loved dolling me up but tonight, I can’t afford to have her here because my parents would get suspicious and the fact that I’m twenty-four, still living in my parents’ home and can’t even attend a party with or without p