Gustavo Alvarez was in his house working on some office files when Amelia drove in with her car and parked by the driveway.Gustavo was aware that someone just parked in his driveway, he thought it might just be Santiago or Àngel or rather the both of them, but he never knew it was his betrothed Amelia.Amelia walked in and she was not looking happy, Gustavo was surprised to see her at his house, she didn’t call to say she was going to come to visit him at his place, he saw her countenance immediately she walked in but he cared less about her.“You are here, and I’ve been trying to get through to you and you are ignoring my calls,” Amelia said this time her eyes were burning with anger. But Gustavo was not moved by that.“Amelia, I’m working I’m sure you’re not so blind to see that” Gustavo replied without looking up at her as he continued to type on his computer.“Have you heard about the engagement?” Amelia asked as she took a seat beside him, her eyes focused on him to see his reac
Gustavo got ready to leave for the club with Santiago and Àngel at least he just had to try his luck and do whatever Santiago instructed him to do. He prayed in his heart that the plan would work out so that the engagement wouldn’t go on as planned. All he had to do now was to play his cards well.When they got to the Club, they did not check in as everyone else that came to the club, they were VVIP to the club already.Everywhere was buzzing with people of different caliber, and the DJ was playing the music to the highest volume, if you were not the type that goes to a club you would find it unsettling to be there, everyone was happy to be there and of course on the dance floor.Everyone had a partner whom they danced and drank with, men would be seen with two to three women, and even high school girls were not left out in this they made sure they dressed as adults so that they could sneak in without being questioned.Gustavo was already sick of the environment and the noise that the
Sophia wondered why the young man would have insisted on taking her name tag along with her, she knew how crazy people at the club could be especially the men. But this one was the first of the kind, it was normal to ask for her number and give her complimentary cards or tips but this particular one she couldn't seem to wrap her head around it.She stood there for some minutes before she requested her order.“Where is your name tag?” Seth asked as he crept up on Sophia from the back.“You scared me, Seth,” Sofia said trying to think of a lie to tell Seth.“Sorry about that but I asked where your name tag was,” Seth asked again.“Oh, my name tag, yeah it fell off I think” Sophia lied.“Fell off? You should be more careful and you know how important it is for the customers, they can easily call you by your name” “Don’t worry about it, I think it fell off a few minutes ago” “Tell the cleaners about it, so they can help you keep it well if they come across it while sweeping” Seth sugge
Sophia closed from work but this particular night she didn’t wait for Ella-Rose and Lilian. She decided to go home alone, she was moody and felt bullied, she concluded that it was because she is from a poor background that was the reason why Gustavo Alvarez made her feel bad.She wondered how he found her at the club and pondered on the reason behind him ceasing her name tag, she found it absurd that of all people “the Almighty Gustavo Alvarez” who was always busy had the time to pick on her.Sophia got home tired and hungry, she wished she had enough money to order food for herself and her father. She decided to get home first and run a cold bath before thinking of what to eat.Sophia got home and saw her father’s truck parked in the driveway, she checked the time on her watch and found out that she got home earlier than on other days, maybe because she had gone home alone because if she had gone with Ella-Rose and Lilian, they would have taken time undressing and chatting.She turne
Gustavo already knew what the meeting was all about, so he decided he was going to play along.Gustavo walked down the stairs majestically, not minding that his parents and Amelia’s parents were waiting for him. When he got to the living room they were all seated discussing politics amongst themselves.He first greeted Amelia’s parents before he greeted his parents, it was a sign of respect to greet your visitors first before greeting their relatives.“Good morning Gustavo,” Mr. Felix Delgado said as he responded to Gustavo’s greetings.“You just keep growing taller, taller and taller but I love it as it makes you grow into a handsome man”, Mrs. Martha Delgado chipped in.Gustavo decided not to be disrespectful to Amelia in front of their parents, so he went where Amelia was seated beside Toria, Gustavo bent over to kiss her on the forehead and whispered some words to her which made her smile and blush.“Oh look at that, aren’t they lovely? Mrs. Martha Delgado said as she clasped her
Three months passed and Sofia had adjusted to working at the Glitzy clubhouse. Ava still made everything complicated for her but Sofia refused to be bullied by her.Ella-Rose and Lilian were always there to support Sofia and help her out where she found things difficult.One pleasant evening, Sofia and the rest of the workers had come to work like they normally do but they heard some noise from the bar.“They are at it again, that’s how toxic they are,” a young man from across the bar said.“What is going on?” Sofia said asking no one in particular.She made her way into the small crowd of people clustered at the bar trying to get a glimpse of what was happening.“James?” Sofia called out not sure if she was right about who she saw.James stood up from the floor with Ava in his arms and without looking at Sofia he left out of the door and entered the ambulance that was waiting outside.“You know who he is?” Lilian asked Sofia.“Yes, yes that’s James my boyfriend or rather my ex-boyfr
Sofia went back to her duty post but she was not convinced if she was ready to take up Ava’s position. She never denied the fact that she had always envied Ava’s position, but the situation surrounding her dismissal from work made things look different.A few minutes after the club was officially open for the regular night activities, the VVIP guests started to troop in with their bodyguards following closely behind, most of them came with their girlfriends, and these girls were all in their early twenties, some of them were even teenagers who cared less about their studies or of their parents.Sofia went about her duties and could get invited by the men she served drinks to come to dance with them in their words they told her to “come have fun” with them. As irritating as it was to Sofia to see men that were old enough to be her father ask her to come keep them company she declined their requests respectfully.Sofia returned to the bar to ask the barman to take her order when she he
“And for the girl, I need her to start work tomorrow, here at my lounge,” Amelia said.“Yes ma’am she will be notified,” the manager said as he closed the door behind him.Sofia went back to the bar with thoughts of what she heard at the lounge still in her head. She had so many questions to ask, but the problem was who will answer those questions.“Are you okay?” Richie asked.Yeah, I’m good” Sofia said as she looked up at him. Sofia had never really spoken to Richie before and she never knew his name was Richie until an hour ago.“Well you don’t look okay to me, I can get you a drink if you don’t mind,” Richie said as he reached for a glass.“No, no I’m okay,” Sofia said stopping him.“Let me guess, she doesn’t drink?” “I knew it, I’ve watched you closely and I noticed you are the only employee here who doesn’t drink”“Yes, I don’t drink” “And why is that?” “I don’t like the taste and the feeling” Sofia requested a bottle of water instead and she drank it all at once, she was w