The Pearls by Michelle Farrell Page A

at the pictures. Well I guess she really likes this idea of being a Dragon, and having someone out there meant for her. This made Zoe smile. Justine finally found something that made her happy, and Zoe could see it in her eyes. Zoe glanced at the clock and realized it was almost two in the afternoon. They have been sitting here for hours and didn’t even realize it.
    “Crap I need to get ready for work, my shift starts at three.” Zoe told them
    “Uh Zoe , one last thing I need to show you.” Kaiden hands her the bank statement then. She looked it over and fell on her butt.
    “Is this real?” Zoe asked
    “Is what real? Zoe why are you on the floor?” Justine asked laughing at her.
    “Yes its real, you never have to work or want for anything again, not to mention I will take care of you too.” Kaiden told her with the most serious expression , but he was afraid.
    “Umm , Justine do you want to make some phone calls? You can be as rude as you want to be. Just tell them both we will never be in again.” Zoe was smiling now too
    “What do you mean Zo e?” Justine looked confused now. Zoe handed her the piece of paper grinning ear to ear. “Holy shit!” Justine yelled.
    “Well we have to take you to that bank and get your new id’s and stuff first , then you can actually access that money, until then whatever you need is on me.” Kaiden told them.
    Zoe was in shock by what Kaiden had just told her and what she was looking at. She was rich, like filthy rich. She wasn’t sure what to do first. She has always worked for everything. The things she saved for and spent the most on, was all in her bedroom. She started laughing then, hysterical giggles erupted from her mouth. Zoe jumped up then and grabbed Justine’s arms.
    Zoe hugged her as tight as she could and then they both started jumping up and down like the little girls they never were. Then they both stopped suddenly looked at each other and both burst into tears. They cried and sobbed and blew snot on each other’s shoulders. A couple minutes later they both remembered Kaiden at the same moment and looked up at him.
    “Uh you guys ok?” Kaiden handed them a roll of toilet paper.
    That made them laugh and the giggles started all over again. Kaiden was so lost he just stood there and stared.
    “Sorry we just, well, god I just hope this isn’t some sick joke.” Zoe said as Justine was starting to sober up and just stared at Kaiden waiting for him to tell her “ yes this is a joke ”.
    “Nope no joke, Zoe is beyond rich, a Queen, she was very much loved by a mother and father, and my soul mate. And Justine we are going to track down your information next, and I am sure we will find something just like I did looking for Zoe. You are filthy rich too, we just need to find it.” Kaiden told them both
    “What do you mean I am rich too?” Justine was very curious now , almost not believing
    “Well , one thing I haven’t been able to tell you yet, is that, well, once we turn into our Dragon, we turn immortal. We will never age. We can be killed obviously, but you will never age again. And since we are immortal we tend to be very good with money and well all Dragons are filthy rich.” Kaiden told her.
    “Wow” Justine breathed out. “Well on that note I need to make some phone calls”
    “And I need a shower and then food.” Zoe said
    “Well how about I go grab us some food while you girls clean up.” Kaiden said
    They both just nodded their heads and turned on their heels.
    Zoe went to her room in a daze and then the bathroom. She turned the shower on and took her clothes off. She stood for a minute looking at herself in the mirror. She will be this age forever. As much as the old couples were her favorite to watch, she was silently glad she would be young forever.
    She hopped in the shower then and took an extra long shower. Her tummy was rumbling loudly now, pleading for food. She quickly toweled off and threw some clothes on. She brushed her