Chapter 70

The apartment Willow rented was located in Sunshine Park, Buscen City. She cleared out the other bedroom, and placed Helen’s luggage in there. It would be her room, now. The children were overjoyed that their Grand-Aunt Helen had come along with them. They crowded around her eagerly. Willow checked the time. It was already eleven in the morning. Too late to go out looking for work… but there’d be another chance, later in the afternoon. She was on her way to the kitchen to make lunch when her handphone rang. It was the head of the janitorial department at the Hughes Corporation headquarters. Surprised, Willow took the phone call. “Hello, Mr Fawcett?” “Lara! Ah, no… Willow! You’ve skipped work for a couple of days, now! How many days’ pay do you intend to miss out on?!” It was her supervisor at work, shouting every word like he always did. Willow’s eyes snapped wide open with shock. “You must be mistaken, sir! I’ve been let go from the job, haven’t I?” Hold on… the head jan