075: Scarlet's Kidnapping

"Scarlet, honey. You shouldn't be doing that,"

For the nth time, Mrs. Stone approached Scarlet standing behind the counter, attending to a customer.

"Mom, you are being paranoid, I'm only standing behind a counter," she beamed at the customer, waving to them. she whirled to her mother and gently nudged her on the shoulders. "Go away now, Mom, I'm fine," as soon as she was gone, she swerved to the next customer, a luminous smile on her face. "Hello, what's your order?" She picked up her notepad, ready to take the order and when she finally glanced up, she found a pair of dirty eyes gawking at her. Scarlet froze for a second, watching as the stranger plopped a gun on the counter before her.

Scarlet nearly signed. Why couldn't she go a day without the unnecessary drama, not that she minded but she wasn't in the mood to get messy or stain her parent's restaurant? She hissed. "Do you have the license for that, it's very dangerous to carry around, especially in an open place like this," sh