Drew stood up, he just finished eating his bread and I could tell that he’s still hungry, like the both of us.
“I’ll clean the car today so I can’t bring you to work,” Drew told Alyssa and she nodded in response.“I’ll help clean the car.” I volunteered since it was I who turned the car seat muddy.“I’ll do it myself you should rest.”“I’m fine, it’s the least that I can do.” I tried to insist.“Nah, no need. I can do it myself.” He said and left, leaving me no room for argument.“I’m sorry,” I replied and he just waved his hands“Don’t you have plans for today?” Alyssa asked, when his father left us alone inside.“Yeah, I’ll try looking for a job,” I answered.“You can borrow my clothes for now,” she told me knowing that I have nothing except the clothes that I was wearing“I’m sorry Ms. Price but you’re not applicable for the job.” A woman in her mid-forties that had probably worked there since she graduated college told me. She looked at me under her long glasses with scrutiny like I was a joke. She just read my resume and looked at me up and down then told me that I’m not applicable for the job without even asking me questions.“Your resume is great. You have the perfect skills and personality for the job. You also graduated as a Cumlaude in your college degree and surprisingly you also quitted a wonderful job after 2 years of working as Calvin Miller’s secretary.” she sarcastically said and paused. She’s waiting for her words and the information to sink into my brain to see why exactly I’m not applicable for the job. “You graduated college four years ago Ms. Miller, and it’s been two years since you quitted your job. We have a lot of fresh graduate applicants here that al
"Bella give these orders to table 8." Alyssa handed me a tray with their orders on it and did what she said.Since I wasn’t accepted in any job I had no choice but to work as a waitress in a restaurant where Alyssa works.With her help, she was able to talk to her boss and give me a job without undergoing any interviews and hide the fact that I’m pregnant. She was also able to persuade her to always have the same shifts as me since their working shifts change every week.I’ve been working as a waitress here for only three days and Alyssa is always there to watch out for me and help me with everything. She kind of reminds me of Ivy. Ivy would always defend me from the bullies while I teach or help her with our lessons.Today, we were tasked to go to work at seven and go home after the busy hour which is lunch. It’s the time when we most have customers in the entire day.My stomach growled but I had to wait at the end of our shift befor
My body went cold after hearing her words. I know Ivy, she won’t say something that she wouldn’t do."Please Ivy! I really need the job. I promise I'll leave you alone. You know that I'm pregnant Ivy, with Warren's child. If you won't do this for me then do this for the baby," I pleaded."Do you want to keep your job?" Gemma asked and there was a glint in her eyes. I know she’s up to something but I don’t care what it is as long as I’ll still have my job so I nodded."Then kneel before us," Gemma ordered.I know that she’s cruel, but I never thought that she would go in this length.She knows how much I hated showing I am weak. I even turned back too much pride just for pleading to her in public. I also know that she’s trying to provoke me to do something I'll regret that may end me in jail but I won’t let that happen now that someone is relying on me.Swallowing my pride I slowly bent my knees and kneeled
“Are you okay?” Alyssa asked me for the millionth time today.“Yeah, I’m fine,” I gave her the same answer earlier which made her eyebrows shoot upwards.“You’ve been quiet the whole day,” she remarked.It’s Sunday and the restaurant she works for is always closed on this day of the week. Since what Ivy told me yesterday bothered me, I decided to stay with her instead of looking for a job. Drew doesn’t do day-offs so he’s out there looking for passengers and driving them off to their destination.“I’m just worried that I won’t be able to look for a job.” I liedShe sighed and grabbed my arm, “You’re not going to be a burden for us if that’s what you’re worried about. It’s okay to have no job until you have your labor. It will also be the best for your baby.”Whatever Alyssa tells me, I’m still a burden to them. They are alr
I woke up, still feeling dizzy because I was drugged. I looked around, but I can’t see anything except for the light passing through the black bag that is over my head. My hands were tied behind my back and my feet were tied at each stool of the chair. A cloth was between my teeth and tied at the back of my head refraining me from shouting for help. I moved my body and tested the strength of restraints put on me, but I was tied tightly.I flinched and closed my eyes when someone removed the bag over my head. I slowly opened my eyes, blinking to adjust at the brightness of the room and saw that I was in the middle of what seems to be a bedroom of an abandoned room or old house. There was a light bulb hanging above me on a wire and a bare stained mattress at the corner of the room. The man continued and removed the cloth from my mouth."Hi, Bella!" Ivy waved her hand and smiled at me. She had someone with her, a man that I've never seen before.“What are you
Panting I struggled to walk and ignored the fact that he already knew where I was. Ivy and Bella watched me as I tried my best to get away from them. I could hear Bella and Ivy’s laugh behind my back and all I could think of doing is to do my best to get away from them."We will give you a ten-second head start and after that, we will bring you back," Ivy shouted, wanting to prolong my miseryand laugh at my expense."One!" Bella and Ivy shouted in unison."Two!" I winced as I did my best to run away from them."Three!" I looked back and saw that what I did, didn’t do much and only made me go in just a few inches away from them."Four!" I tried to think about my baby and why I should not give up."Five!" Their laughs grew harder as they watch me limp and wince in pain."Six!" Tears slowly started to fall out of my eyes. I can't bear the pain, humiliation, and anger anymore."Seven!" They shouted louder getting excited to take me aga
"Who are my parents?" I managed to ask Gemma."Why? Are you going to look for them?" Gemma smirked, "You would never find them, Bella. I doubt you'll ever find them. You were just a baby when they took you. How could they recognize that it’s you?”"You ruined my life!" I shouted. They took everything away from me and now they want to take away my child."No Bella, you ruined our lives and now we will ruin yours," Gemma answered.Haven’t they done enough already? What did I ever do to deserve all this?"Forget about the surgery. We will force her to have a miscarriage." Ivy said and went near me."No! Please don't," I begged and stepped backwards from her, until I'm at the edge of the cliff.Ivy lunged and grabbed my hair making me lurch forward and land at my wounded leg making me scream in pain. Gemma watched as Ivy grabbed my hair. She even lit a cigarette and smoked in front of us. She really don’t care about anything tha
I groaned and tried to move my body. I feel light-headed and exhausted and my eyelids feel so heavy. Everything around me was strangely quiet and all I could hear was the continuous electronic beep.I tried to move even though I feel weak like a block of cement was on top of me. I fluttered my eyes open and was blinded by the shining light making me blink multiple times to let my eyes adjust.Everything I saw was white. White walls, white sheets and I'm even wearing white.Am I dead? Is this heaven?I sat up in daze and realized that I'm actually in a hospital when I noticed a lot of things attached to my body.It turns out that the beeping sound that I was hearing was coming from the heart rate monitor beside me. I initially thought it was just me.I looked around to see if there was anyone besides me. The room is huge, but I’m alone in it. There were two couches at the side of the room with a coffee table in the middle, a single bed is also plac