Chapter 56

After giving it some thought, I decided to ask them about it. Since I had a Grade 8 piano certificate, the manager asked me to give a live half-hour performance on the spot. Then, he asked if I could work every Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday, from 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. He offered to pay me 100 dollars per hour. That would be 400 dollars each night, and I could earn over a thousand dollars working three nights a week. I realized I could even save some money each month. I was thrilled and agreed right away. On my way back, I walked past a pizzeria and decided to grab some pizza to bring back to my dorm. I was still at the pizzeria waiting for my order when my phone rang. When I answered it, I heard Lyla's sad and nasal voice. "Eve, could you please come to the police station to get me?" Her words hit me like a ton of bricks. I spun on my heel and hailed a cab almost instinctively. Lyla wasn't the kind of person to pick fights, so who could have bullied her at Haris University?