||Arlington Arlington||
Stirring the meat soup on the fire, I sigh repeatedly. It isn't that easy working as a maid Cook, more like a chef.Who would think I'll get involved in this kind of job, I don't think anyone would. Yeah, my brother is stinkingly rich but mom doesn't want to get involved in his money.Why? She believed his money is impure. But come to think of it, Money is money. Right? Pure or not. Un clean or clean. It doesn't matter anyways, or does it? To me, its not. All that matters is spending it."Arlington..." Jesse yelled my name like Its the cause of her misfortune. Yeah, she's the manager here but she act like she owns the restaurant, arrgh!"I'm yet to finish. Can't you be more patient, huh?" I gritted my teeth trying to be nice cause I can't be any nicer than this. Jesse sure knows how to frustrate the daylight out of me."Yeah, I should be. Till you spend the whole day on soup only, chasing costomers away." She shot at me. I only groaned at her stupid reply, she's just a bitch who lacks manner of speech."Ranting again, right?" Min-hung chuckled behind me."Like she always did." I scoffs. "I wish I can spank her ugly face. Ugh, it pokes me.""Everyone knows she's ugly, that's why she's harsh." Min-hung said."She should at least try adding a little smile to her ugly face, maybe it might reduce her ugliness." I huffed."She got a ugly smile too. Smiling would make her look like a lost beast." She said and we burst into laughter."You are both grounded." Jesse appeared from behind. "I just hope you don't..."I cut her short. "Not that grounding us would make you look any beautiful, tch." I hissed lowly."I heard that, Arlington." Jesse seethes."Like I care anyways." I rolled my eyes at her before turning off the gas cooker."I need to attend to a customer." Mi-hung excused herself as she sighted a customer entering."Now that I'm done, maybe you can spare my name from your frustration." I said releasing the knots tied around my back from the apron."You...!" She growled."What?" I frowned deeply at her."I hate you with burning passion." She seethes."Oh dear! You don't have To hate me cause I despise you so much. So, why hating huh?" I pouts in mockery."I'll make you pay for this. Double grounded, you are doing two waitress duty at a time." She fussed clearly angry."Sure, why won't I? But don't forget to add that to my pay, dear manager." I winked at her. She growled but walked away."You sure know how to keep her at her place." Min hung laughed."I know, right?""Yeah. She already dismissed two duty waitress home, you know what happens after that." Min hung said concerned laced in her voice."That's her headache though. Since she'll be doubling my pay, do I have a problem here?" I toned. "No, I don't."***Everyone had closed for the day but here I am tidying the tables and resetting the table clothes. I'm exhausted already but I don't want to give Jesse the satisfaction she wants.Just like the witch she is. "Look like the talking princess is tired, ugh!" She frowned tightly.I glared at her but say nothing, no need in exchanging words with her, since she forcefully dismissed Min hung when she volunteered in giving me a helping hand."Look like her mouth is glued also." She pressed further. And that's it, she forced out the anger I've been bottling up.I groaned deeply. " Don't make me do what I'll regret, Jesse.""Oh, really?" she mused but keep quiet, good thing she's quiet, else. I sigh as I lay the last table cloth, picked up my bag and set to leave. Its past ten already and that add to my anger, she's sure gon' pay for this. I promise."What? stop staring at me like you will devour me." Jesse hissed."Maybe I would." I scoffs and walked out."Not even a goodnight?" She called after me."Yeah. Goodnight..." I hissed at her..Usually, I should have meet people either walking in twos or three but tonight the street seems empty. I hate this eerie feeling I'm having, huh?I clasped my fist tightly, Jesse, that ugly beast caused this. I pressed my lips in a thin line as I continue walking, I heard footsteps behind me. I turned abruptly but there'd no one and that added to my fear.'Please save me...' I prayed within and like a lightening a hand grabbed my wrist forcefully."Someone please he-" I couldn't finish my statement."Sshh... Be quiet, will you?" A strange voice wrapped his hand around my mouth stopping me from speaking or yelling, maybe. I groan in protest as i struggled to break free but he seem a way too stronger for me, here comes the trouble I think."You just have to comply and you aren't getting hurt in return, that's a deal. Okay?" He negotiated in a hoarse voice. Seriously, I thought kidnappers are always forceful. Why is he trying to be nice here?"Now, move silently..." He growled lowly as he pushed me inside a car, that i didn't notice was there all along. He moped my nose with a white handkerchief, strong smell oozing off it. I tried my best to protest but I'm no match for his strength. I didn't even get to see the guy's face.Slowly, I started loosing consciousness but like a lightening a dark figure headbutted the stranger as he let go off my nose with the handkerchief falling from his hand. I tried holding on to consciousness but it seems I can't do that, the last I heard was series of smacks and groan before i finally passed-outI just hope I'm not being saved from a small trouble into a bigger one....•••FeW hOuRs LaTeR•••||Arlington Arlington||I woke up with a loud bang in my skull, that kind of bang you can't simply ignore.What?Am I, by some means, suffering from hangover yet again? Did I get drunk last night again, after I've promised not to? Oh God, this is bad!But, how did I end up getting drunk? I think harder but nothing is coming, arrgh!Whoever get me drunk last night will pay for... Wait! What am I even saying, I should clear this bad headache first.I groaned deeply, clearly frustrated as I tried standing up to get some pills. This banging is freaking me out and it seems as if my head will be falling off my neck in the next minutes."Easy, you might hurt yourself that way." A calm voice pierced into the air, shutting the daylight from me. I jumped up startled.How did he get in? Did mom invite some visitors in our home? If yes, this is my room and it should be off limit for him."Hey... hey, I didn't mean to startle you that
||Hardie Morrison||"Don't you get? it's foolish keeping her here, she needs to go before she brings any suspicion." Lincoln glared at me. I blinked, this was never the Lincoln I trusted. He never for once raised his voice at me, talk more of glaring dagger at me."I know right, I just want to...""Don't try anything rash, please Hardie." He countered."Okay. Okay, I won't." I smirks."Good. I'll get her to some safe route, it almost dawn already." He pinched his brows."Can I go with you at least?" I asked still putting on my smirk.He glared at him before nodding. "Right, no rash actions.""Sure..."***"Why did you look like you don't wan' leave yet?" I twitched my neck towards the back seat, facing Arlington. Lincoln insist I sit at the front for his own self reason."I've got work to go, stupid." She huffed."Yeah, right." I nodded. "You're only leaving cause of your work, now I get it.""You talk too much, Mr imposter." She hissed under her breath. "The Hardie everyone knows bar
What are you doing here?" I glared at him. "Aren't you suppose to be in a more classy restaurant since you claimed to be Hardie?""That's not how to talk to your crush, you know." He said with a smirk.I scoffs at his statement. "Don't tell me you are stalking me, or are you?" I pressed on further."And what if I am? What are you going to do about it, huh?" He switched to his flirting mood. Gosh! Why can't he be normal for once?I turned around to return to my usual job post and felt a grip around my wrist. I turned back to meet with mr imposter's taunting smile and I was red."What the..."He cut me short. "Please can I get extra package for take home?" He said like he wasn't flirting earlier."Hmm, sure." I gave him a dry smile. "I'll be right back." This guy isn't mentally stable, I guess. How can a man comfortably switch mood with in seconds?Since I don't want to get caught up with his tactics anymore, I arranged his take home package and dropped it politely on his table. Befor
_Page 9_||Hardie Madison||"Here, take a look at this." I collected the pictures from Lincoln.Without going through them, I gave him a blank stare. "What are these for anyways?""Go through them first, at least." He pressed. "You might get few information from it."I sighed as I go through the hard copy just as instructed. "The faces here are blurry, what information am I getting from blurry faces?" I asked."They are the faces behind the sudden explosion of your warehouse, I'm still trying to track down the faces though. But for now, these are the information I gathered."At leat he's trying to prove his worth by working his ass to find out about the opposite attackers.I stare hard at the pictures but I don't seems to recognize any of them, though. Who are these people anyways? They did a really nice job in hiding their identity from me. Wow, just wow for a job well done.Am I having new enemies aside from Jamel and Gareth? Why are they after me? I really need to know about these
||Arlington Arlington||The day seems to break faster than user, I sighed repeated as I get out of bed. I just hope today should not hold any drama. For the past two days, things have not be really good with me. I quickly do my daily routine and dressed up for work."Good morning, mom." I greeted my mom who's already at the table with a smile."Good morning, sweetheart." she returned the smile. "You look stressed out, why?""Nothing mom, just that work these days are demanding. But no to worry, I'll manage just fine." I replied curtly."Sure. I know you a strong girl but if things are getting out of hand, do let me know." She said, concern laced in her voice."Hmm..." I gave her a nod and had my breakfast in a hurry. "Good bye, mom."I kissed her goodbye on her cheek."Be safe at work alright?""I'll, mom..."***Trailing down the street, few meters before the next bus stop where I'm suppose to board a cab, a car halt beside me. I decided to ignore the car but the car owner honked to
||Unknown Unknown||I smiled.The type of smile that hold suspense and smirk.Hardie. He is the cause of my smile. Wait? What was he thinking? That he'll be able to get information about me? Did he think capturing and torturing my men will make them rat me out?He is hell wrong if he thinks doing all those will make them rat me out. I own my men and I have full right over their lives and families', they are expected to obey my order to the fullest even if it means loosing their own lives.You call it loyalty? No, cause no one is loyal this. You only use what you have to get what you want.***"Any new information about the president?" I asked as I puffed out huge smoke from my nostrils."For now, there isn't any. We are still looking out for any changes, boss." Jade replied."You can go, get me updated if there's any..." I waved my hand at him to dismiss him. He gave a shirt nod and walked out.I just need to be on my best watch and make sure nothing goes wrong this time around....
||Jamel Jamel||I threw the glass on my hand on the floor and start breaking anything that's I come across. Who could have done this to me? How do the deal get terminated?I made sure to make it private cause I know how much millions of dollar I will be getting from it but now...?Everything is gone in less than twenty-four hours?Fu.ck, I can't take it. This is the most shocking news I'll be getting in the last few year."Call me Gareth..." I growled at my men."You don't need to, I'm here already." Gareth stood at the exit with his hands in his pocket."What..." I was shocked to see him, like I haven't seen him in days and now?He walked up to me. "Hey, you look fucked, what's wrong?""What are you doing here, Reth?" I asked with a raised brow.He looked confused. "What did you mean? I don't have right here anymore or what?""Hmm, I mean I haven't seen you in couples and you just showed up today." I scoffs.He shrugged his shoulders. "Business, I must say. Why did you look fucked up
||Hardie Morrison||The ride was not that long cause Lincoln could see the urgency burning in me and he drove faster than usual. He was at first surprised when I gave him the hospital's location."Are slowly dying and you keep it away from me?" He asked."No, not that. Something more urgent than my own life." I had replied."Tell me, what's it that's more urgent than your life?" He pressed on. The Lincoln I know loves digging in into any situation at hand but I'm not ready to give him the actual answer."It doesn't matter if I tell you, you might get to know with time." That was the reply I gave to him.I barged into the doctor's office with burning rage with Lincoln trailing behind me, I grab the doctor by his collar. "What happen to her? You better start talking now Smith.""I'm sorry, I'm not the head doctor. I don't know who you are talking about." The doctor said with fright."Where the hell is Smith Barney then?" I growled at him."He's currently in the theater room, he's been a