~ Twenty-Four - Season I ~

Ronald peeked out at us from the entrance of the bakery.

“I hope that your short time with your friend is enough because you’re needed back inside,” he snapped at Laura.

“Oh, of course. Tell Grandpa Ben that I’ll be right inside,” she replied after a nod.

Ronald scoffed as he went back inside.

“Why do you always have to put up with him?” I asked as she turned back to me.

“I have no other choice but to bear with him,” she shrugged after a short sigh. “And I can’t simply remove him from the bakery. Only Grandpa Ben has the authority to do that.”

“Then, why does he let Ronald treat you like that? He has no respect for you,” I complained.

She giggled before she cupped my face.

“Will you calm down, Robert? You shouldn’t be bothered by what’s happening here. You don’t even work here,” she replied in an attempt to comfort me.

I held onto her hands, caressing them with my thumbs.

“I’m just worried that he might do something to you. Something I can never forgive,” I said.

She sighed