Chapter 14: Protecting myself
I am going to work with Laurence, enabling me to pay for my stay and all the expenses he had at the hospital. I... am going to work harder.
Thank you, Sir Laurence.
The following day, Mr. Laurence and I went to the restaurant he had told me about. I looked around the place when I got out of his car. When we went inside, all the employees bowed their heads to him, and greeted him warmly with a broad smile on their lips.
"Listen everyone, from today onwards. Loren will be working with us starting today," he uttered to them, and I blinked my eyes a couple of times when I heard the name he had given me. He looked at me and smiled, "So... You can start putting on your uniform, Loren," he said, and I nodded my head.
I started to put my uniform on, and went back in his direction. "Let's go to the kitchen," I just followed him there, and he introduced the staff members to me, and I bowed my head, and I was also pleased to meet them all. While I was looking around, my hands suddenly wanted to hold those kitchen tools, and I was surprised when I remembered something. It was familiar to me.
"Loren? Are you okay?" when I turned my head, I saw Laurence was looking at me with a frown.
"Ah, yes. I am okay," I said to him with a smile.
We went out and he explained what I should do at the counter. I work with him as a cashier and waitress at the same time. I just nodded my head at the same time while he was explaining everything to me. "Do you understand?" he asked.
"Yes, Sir."
"Alright. Jane?"
"Yes?"
"Assist her, okay? I'll be out in a minute," he said, and Jane nodded her head. I looked at him as if I didn't want to be far from him. I don't know any of them, and I am scared of being judged by them.
When he went out, I looked at them with a smile. Jane approached me, and I thought she was friendly. "Hi, I'm Jane. What's your name?" she asked. "I'm Loren," I replied.
"Loren what?"
I gulped, as I didn't know what my family name was," Loren..." she was still looking at me while waiting for me to answer her. What should I do? I don't know my family name.
I smiled, "Loren Guzman."
"Oh. Your family name is so pretty," she said, and I just nodded my head.
Jane started to teach me when we had a customer. I just nodded my head while looking at how she does it. "So? Do you get it now?" she asked.
"Ah, yes. Thank you."
"Hey!" we turned our heads on the woman in front of us.
"Yes?"
"Who are you? What's your relationship with Sir Laurence?" she asked me while raising her brows at me.
"We don't have-"
"Don't lie. Are you his girlfriend?" she asked, and I shook my head.
"No. I am not," I answered, but it seemed like she didn't believe me.
"Liar," she uttered.
"Stop it, Cassandra, you're scaring her," Jane said to her, but she scoffed.
She then looked at me, as if she was observing and judging me by my looks. "You're pretty, but... I am prettier than you," she said to me, and smirked. "Ah, yes. You are," I said to her with a smile. I am so nervous right now.
I chuckled nervously while looking at her. She was about to talk to me again, when suddenly Laurence arrived. She then bowed her head and rolled her eyes on me and faced Laurence. "Sir..." she uttered, and smiled at him. |
Laurence looked at me. "Are you okay?"
"Ah, yes."
He then smiled and there were a lot of customers going inside the restaurant. I guess this was the best and most luxurious restaurant in town. I smiled while greeting the customers and taking their orders.
"Good evening, Sir. Can I get your order?" I asked him with a smile, but the way he looked at me... It was very different. I feel liked I'm being judged and harassed sexually. I continued to smile at him while waiting for him to talk and take his order. He was smiling at me, but it was like an evil smile.
His hands travelled below the table and was about to touch me when I avoided it before he could do something else. "Sir? What are you doing?" I asked him, and I didn't even dare if there were a lot of customers inside. I just don't want to get sexually harassed by this jerk. I need to teach this man a lesson.
"Hey! What are you saying!" he raged at me.
I scoffed, and placed the menu on the table, madly, "Sir..." I uttered calmly at him. I raised my brows at him and started to say, "Your hand... What are you going to do if I don't stop you?"
"Hey!" he shouted, and stood. I could see the people were looking at us. And, I don't even fuvking care about it. I glared at him with a smirk, "Sir... You're being rude. I am just asking you nicely, but-"
"Enough of that. You bit-!" he stopped what he was about to say and was about to slap me when Laurence got in the way. When I opened my eyes, I saw Laurence blocking his hands to get onto me. My eyes widened while looking at him.
"What's the problem, Sir?" he asked the customer.
"This waitress... She's accusing me of something," he uttered, but I rolled my eyes while shaking my head.
"No... You're lying, Sir. You are about to touch me, right? But... I got aware and prevented it. That's why you're so mad at me, right?" I asked him, and I could see how mad he was at me right now.
Laurence turned his head on me, and I looked at him. "Are you okay?" he asked me, and I nodded my head at him. He then looked at the customer, "Sir?"
"Yes?" he smiled as if he was so confident that he would win this battle against me.
"I'm sorry about this happening, Sir," he uttered, and my eyes winded when Laurence said that. "But, Sir..." he cut my sentence when he spoke again.
"A pervert like you isn't welcome in this restaurant. So, you can leave now," he added, and I was surprised about that. I thought he would side with that man again. The man smirked and scoffed at the same time while looking at us.
"I don't need to eat at a restaurant like this. You have no taste in food. And... I will ruin you," he said before he left the restaurant. I looked at Laurence and said, "I'm sorry, Sir Laurence. It was all my fault," I uttered and bowed my head.
"No. It's okay. You don't have to worry about it. I'm glad you spoke back at him. I'm glad you fought him," he said, and smiled at me. I nodded my head, "Thank you, Sir Laurence."
"You see, Jane was also in that position last year, but... She didn't speak up," he said, and that caused me to look at Jane, who was now serving other customers.
"Really? Why?"
"I don't know. Maybe she's scared because that customer is a VIP," he said.
"Netherless. Even who it was or what his position is, we need to speak up. We had rights to fight for," I said to him, and he nodded his head.
"You're right."
I was still looking at Jane. I don't know how to say this to her, but I want her to know how to fight for herself when that situation comes to her again.
Time flew so fast and it was already night time. The restaurant is closed now, and we were all outside. I looked at Jane, but she didn't even look at me. I guess she's shy to face me. "Jane? Are you okay?" I asked her, but she just nodded her head without even looking at me.
"Are you sure?" she nodded her head when she looked at me and smiled. "Yes, I am fine, Loren. I'll get going now, Sir." Laurence nodded his head and she started walking away from us. My eyes were still on her as she walked away from us.
"Let's go," Laurence uttered. I looked at him, "Sir?"
"Yes? What is it?"
"I am sad about Jane," I said.
"Why?"
"I don't know. I just feel like I am sad looking at her," I uttered, but what he did widen my eyes widened. He placed his palm on my head again while he was wearing a broad smile while looking at me, and I could feel the fluttering feelings and butterflies inside me. Everytime he does that, it makes me feel shivers and chills. And, I don't know why.
Why am I feeling that way? Why do I like this from him? Why?
"Don't think of anything right now, Loren. Let's go home and rest, okay?"
"Okay."
To be continued...
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