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Audrey's POV

"Are you sure you don't need my help at the restaurant? " Kyle asked me again when we got to the restaurant that I usually work at and now it was time for us to part ways as usual.



"Come on Kyle" I said then I suddenly remembered the pervert.

"Well I just need someone to get rid of the bad man" I said.



"Who?? "



"A shameless man, Pedophile" I added.



"Where's he? In there? Should I punch his face and beat the hell out of him? " Kyle said -he wanted to walk into the restaurant but I pulled him back.



"I don't think he would even show his face here again! So there would be no need to punch him on his face. Simon already thought him a very good lesson yesterday" I said and smiled when I remembered yesterday's incident.



"Ohh" He mouthed

"But Incase you want me to, I surely will. I'm strooooonng" He said showing me his muscle and I gave him a light punch on it and he screamed.



"Strooooong?? " I laughed.



"Well.... " He smiled.



"Thanks for today Kyle" I cut in and he nodded then he said;

"You are most welcome"



"So Bye? " I waved, as I back-walked towards the restaurant.



"Don't i deserve something? " He asked.

Huh? What?



"What?? " I flinched.



"Bye Bestie, see you tomorrow" He quickly said and scurried away.



I smiled to myself,

Oh Little Audrey, you've got to do something about your heart.



I turned to face the restaurant properly and I walked forward while doing so, But unfortunately I hit my head on the glass, I was already close to it because I back-walked at first.

"Ouch" I groaned in slight pain.. then I walked through the entrance door like a normal person.



Many eyes were on me, Oh they must have seen me with a guy since the glass was transparent.

He is not my boyfriend, they better not misunderstand.



"Just coming, you are kind of late today" Vivian said to me as she walked towards me.



"Vivian" I muttered.



"You won't believe Felix's shirt got soaked yesterday and we both got drenched by the rain" She said giggling.



"Oops sorry! While me..." Wait, I turned around to look for that raptist, the one who wanted to take advantage of me because i was all alone in the dark and raining evening.

But I didn't find him.

"Vivian, your manfriend... "



"He didn't come, I've been expecting him"



"Oh... okay" Of course, he can't come. After what happened yesterday.

"Wait Vivian, I'm still shocked. You are dating a man who is married?? " I said to her in a whisper.



"And how do you know that he is married? " She asked me.



"Obviously"



"Yeah " She murmured.



"Vivian"



"Don't be too quick to judge Audrey, I have my reasons too" She said.



"And what lame reason? Money? " I asked.

She was silent.



"We'll talk about it after I've changed my cloth" I said and left a sad-looking Vivian.

Later, she brighten up her face and went ahead to serve people what they demanded for.



I returned soon.. Good thing, she was already less busy. So I pulled to her to join me at the corner where we normally sit.



"Vivian, you are pretty older than me. I hope you don't mind if I talk to you about it this way" I resumed and she sighed.

"You are a great person Vivian and I can't watch you go astray"



"You don't and cannot understand Audrey" She managed to say.



"Understand what? The fact that you are selling out your precious body to men? "



"He is the only one" She murmured.



"Why? All because of money. Vivian think of it, re-think it, don't you think you deserve someone better? Do you know that what you're doing is the same with the job of a prostitute?" I stared into her eyes.

"Vivian, Money is not everyth...."



"Oh really? You think money is not everything? That's the biggest lie ever. Why are we both working here then? BTW, I'm supposed to be in college but here I am, running from tables to tables. Please Audrey, it's my body. We are damn poor to an extent that my mom don't care about me. Even this ERR work is not helping, so I have no choice than to do everything I can do to be able to go to college " Vivian said in a furious plus sad tone.



I'm very sure she also don't like what she is doing but at the same time, she thinks it's the only thing that can help.

I stared at her speechlessly, it's not like I have nothing to say but how else am I going to talk to her when she wont even listen.



"Excuse me" She said, stood up and left me.



I gave a sad sigh then I also stood up, to do what I'm supposed to do.



"Hey Audrey" A customer called me, how on earth did he know my name and the voice was familiar too.

Oh heaven! He is here, Simon!

But..but why is he all smiling and kind..

And he actually called my name -first.



I timidly scratched my hair that wasn't even itching. I started walking towards his table..

Oh that reminds me, his necklace again.

I saw it in my bag, how did it get there?



I don't ever want his expensive things near me if that's what will make him arrogantly call me a poor girl again.

When I almost got to his seat, I turned back, climbed the stairs and rushed to go get it.



"Audrey, Audrey" He called after me...

creating a scene actually - already.



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Simon's POV



"Darn it! " I hit my hand against the table and other people looked at me. I scorned at them like an abnormal person.

Is she avoiding me now uh?



"What do you want? " One waitress, whom I already know that her name is Vivian asked me in an harsh tone.

Is today a payback day?

Why is everyone acting like this? -not the way they do.

I smirked.

I can buy this shop, is she aware of that?



"Leave" I said to her.

"Let Audrey take my orders" I added.



"Whatever, I never wanted to serve you in the first place. I only came over to you and ask for your orders so people won't think you're insane" She rolled her eyes and left.

I shunned again.



Atlas, I saw Audrey walking over to where I sat and I wore an angry face expression immediately.

"Grilled chicken and sauce" I ordered when she arrived at my table..without she asking for what I want.



She raised up my necklace and let it dropped on the table.

"At first, I thought it was some kind of mix up or mistake when I saw your damn necklace in my bag but of course, it has no legs. So definitely, you dropped it in my bag. Why?? " She shouted at me.



Courage!

She is courageous, She's even yelling me.

I wanted to be friendly with her here but she is looking at me as if she prepared for a serious war.



"There are other eateries aren't they? They are.

Didn't you say you don't mingle with the slum?

How could you have stoop so low to come down to a restaurant to get something to eat everyday? And yet you roam all about with the name people know you as 'Mr Wealthy'. Fine, you are wealthy yet your shining gold necklace has a dirty old pendant. You think I didn't see that" She insulted. - did she just savaged me?



What? I never knew she was like this. I thought she was a softie.

In school, she acted like she can't hurt a flie but her words alone can killllll.

Is that how to speak with someone who saved her from being kidnapped and raped?



Hold on, I'm at fault, I was the one who started to insult her when she first came to WearousHS.



Oh now, am I going to apologise so that we can get along?





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