Chapter 19: The Escort

Kara POV

I took a warm shower because I was cold. I brushed my teeth and hair. By the time I was done, mother was home. I could hear her downstairs getting dishes out. I went downstairs.

" Hey." I greeted.

" Hey Kara." she responded.

" How was your day?" I asked.

" It was OK." she stated.

Which, of course, ment that it wasn't OK. But I did not pry.

" How was your day baby?" she asked.

" It was OK." I stated.

I didn't honestly know how to feel about my day. It was strange. After last night's misadventure and then with David's confession, I did not know what to think. If I tried to talk to mother about it, she would freak out and lock me in a bubble. Which would only make things worse.

When she found out, I got called into the office at school because of Mr Miles. She freaked out and took away my phone and watched me like a hawk. I needed to talk to my best friend, but she was working tonight. By the time I was able to talk to her, she would be going to bed. She worked three nights a week and went to school 4 days out of the week.

Mother made our dishes, and we sat down to eat dinner. I almost forgot about the leftover salad. I got up from the table and went and got it out of the refrigerator. I wasn't very hungry after eating the soup at the diner. But I still ate with my mother. There were nights we didn't get to eat together.

I finished my dinner and went to my room. I decided to paint my toes. I finished painting them and then laid down in bed. Truthfully, nobody was going to see my toes. But it made me feel good. I turned on Netflix. There was a movie I was interested in. I did have to work tomorrow, but I did not need to be there until 11.

I fell asleep. It was a dreamless sleep. I woke up to my alarm going off. It was 6 in the morning. Why on earth I have not changed it I will never know. My college classes start on Monday. Where I will go to school from 8-12 and then work 1-4 for the week.

I will work Monday through Friday and have weekends off. Classes are Monday through Friday as well. So I will have the weekends free. Which will be nice. During vacation, I will spend more hours at the diner. I was just lying in bed when my phone rang. It was David.

" Good morning David," I answered.

" How are you this morning, beautiful," he asked.

"I'm good." I stated.

" Can we talk after class?" I asked.

" Yes" he responded.

" Is everything OK?" he asked.

" Yes." I responded.

I then hung up. I am going to talk to him about last night. I want the relationship to continue. I like him and he likes me. So why not indulge ourselves? I'm legally an adult now. So it wasn't against the law. Yes, he was older, but that didn't matter. I got up and went and took a shower. I then got dressed. I packed my gym bag. It was now almost 10. I went downstairs and got a bite to eat. I did not want to go to the diner hungry. I was working from 11 to 3:30. Then I had my karate class.

I put some make-up on today. Nothing flashy. Just enough you knew I was wearing some. I then put my dangling earrings on. I will have to take them out for class. My ears were pierced three times. I wear studs or pearls. I left the first hole open. I like to wear hoops or dangling earrings. I finished getting ready, and it was 10:30. Time to leave.

I started walking down the block when a black car pulled up beside me.

" Ms. Kara," the man asked.

" Yes Im kara." I responded.

" Im Marcus." he stated.

"I'm here to give you a ride to work, Mr. David sent me." he stated.

Did he have a tracker on my phone or something? I wanted to walk to work. I did not always want to have a ride. He needs to send someone to walk with me.

"I'm fine, I will walk," I stated.

" I will follow you in the car then," he stated.

Well, now this is weird, but if he insisted on following me, then I would let him. I will also be speaking to David about this. What else did he do because he was able to afford personal bodyguards? I knew he ran a computer company and had the dojo. But I cannot imagine that they brought in enough. If he was involved in anything illegal, I really didn't want to know.

I finally reached the diner. Marcus parked the car.

" I will be waiting here for you when you get off," he stated.

"Marcus, I will walk unless its raining or bad weather." I stated.

" I understand, miss," he stated.

I then walked past him and into the diner. Cindy greeted me the minute I walked into the diner.

" I saw you and David were hitting it off," she stated.

" Yeah I guess." I responded.

" OK" she stated.

" Kara, he could have anyone he wants, you know that, don't you?" she asked.

" I know Cindy," I stated.

" I don't want his money," I stated.

" I want to find someone who will love me for me," I stated.

She shook her head in understanding. I then e=went to work checking salt shakers and sugar containers on the tables. I checked the napkin dispensers. Everything was ready for my shift to begin. I was wiping a table when those two men came in from the other night. I was in disbelief. I went to the back and called David.

" Yes baby." he answered.

"Those men are back," I stated.

" Really" he said.

" Yes, what do I do?" I asked.

" Go tell Marcus," he stated.

" OK" i responded.

I then hung up the phone and walked outside to where Marcus was parked. I told him, and he followed me back into the diner. He went over to the table and talked with them. They got up and left. I was grateful. It was one less thing I had to deal with.