Chapter 8

It was the weekend, and Gen was sprawled on the floor of her cousin Tiana’s house. She could afford to do this because her mum had decided to take Zara for the day. Gen looked up as Tiana’s beautiful black form walked out of the kitchen into the sitting room carrying a bowl of ice cream.

Tiana was a gorgeous woman. Her body was to die for, and all of it was zero surgery and little workout. She was living well too; she worked for this ad agency and was paid a nice sum. That thought pulled a tired sigh from Gen. She was the only one who seemed to be struggling, yet had a family to cater for.

“What is it?” Tiana asked as she dropped onto the floor beside her best cousin.

“Nothing. I’m just wondering what to do next. Mum’s shown up after two months, which means...”

“She’s in need of some cash. Yeah, I figured that much too. You got it?” she asked softly. She knew how her cousin was about receiving help.

Gen shrugged and shoved a huge scoop of ice cream into