Chapter 10 - The Repossession
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The humiliation escalated the following afternoon.
Brooke and Diane had ventured out to the motel parking lot, intending to drive the Range Rover to a pawn shop to sell some jewelry for cash.
They walked out of the room just in time to see a heavy-duty tow truck backing up to the luxury SUV.
"Hey!" Brooke screamed, running across the asphalt in her designer heels. "What are you doing?! Get away from my car!"
The tow truck driver, a burly man chewing gum, didn't even look at her. He continued securing the chains to the front axle.
"Ma'am, please step back," he grunted.
"This is my vehicle!" Brooke shrieked, grabbing his arm.
The driver pulled out a clipboard. "I have a reclamation order from Apex Holdings LLC. The GPS kill switch was activated last night. The vehicle is being repossessed by the legal owner."
Diane stormed over, her face purple with rage. "I will have your job for this! Do you know who we are?!"
"I know you don't own this truck," the driver said dryly, climbing into the cab.
Brooke and Diane stood in the oil-stained parking lot of a cheap motel, watching their quarter-million-dollar status symbol get towed away down the highway.
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For the first time in their privileged lives, they were entirely, completely helpless.
Brooke pulled out her phone, her hands shaking violently. She dialed the only number she knew could save her.
