Chapter 11 Chris

Working was becoming a little bit stressful for Vanessa who was already in her second trimester yet with her usual body perfection she gained little weight. Her colleagues at work assisted in ways they could and that helped Vanessa a lot. A lot of customers liked her and gave her huge tips which Vanessa saved up for her baby. She was determined to keep the child despite her colleagues ' opinions. They had wanted her to have an abortion at the early stage but she had refused. Mrs Scarlet advised Vanessa to have the baby and then give it up for adoption but Vanessa wanted to raise the child herself. She knew it would cost her time, money and opportunities but she was willing to sacrifice her life for her babys'.

It was a cool evening, Vanessa had just begun her afternoon shift attending to customers cheerfully. A young good-looking man in expensive-looking clothes came in. He took a seat close to the window overlooking the driveway and signalled to Clara a twenty-one-year-old girl who