Chapter 4

The welcoming coffee smell would fill your nose every time you enter in the morning. The smell was sweet mixed with the breakfast smell which didn't stop to make my stomach full. I went to the staffroom to get my apron then took the cleaning cloth took the sponge along with the spray soap then started wiping. Half an hour later I was done removing the dust on the tables and rearranging the chairs. "Okay since you are done on time you can change the sign from closed to open and go wait behind the counter for customers" Jacob told me heading to his office. Jacob was the manager. I did as I was told and went to wait next to Zander since he was the cashier. We chatted a little before the café started being filled with people in every corner. Almost all the tables were taken. I took that as my clue to start doing my job. The customers were so many but I managed to find time for lunch break to talk with my friends. "Argh work now" Levi said dramatically putting a hand on his forehead pretending to faint on his chair as we were done with lunch break. Jaelle rolled her eyes stood up and left me since she said that she found him very dramatic and that one day it would be bad for his health. I stood up looked at him with worry clouding my eyes but that went away as fast as it came. Leaving him on the table alone since I agreed with jaelle but there was one thing that I didn't agree with her. Franco was very dramatic but not bad for his health since drama has never damaged one's health. It was four and the café was still full with hand full of customers. "Aviva you are dismissed you can go home" I heard jacob say from behind me. I jumped a little from hearing his voice behind me scaring the hell out of me. when what he told me registered in my head I opened my mouth to ask why since my shift always ended at eight. "No asking questions just go" he didn't look happy telling me to go home early and that got me suspicious. I wanted to open my mouth again but since I was told no questions I kept back my apron took my things and went not even saying bye to jaelle and Levi. The bus ride was not so long since not many people were inside. It took me only five minutes to arrive home. When I arrived at my front door it was wide open. "Man don't tell me Lynn forgot to close the door again" I whispered to my self. Even though I did know enough karate to fight anyone who was inside the house I held tight the purse because it had the house keys. The last time I lost them my mom almost made me sleep outside. I entered slowly and soundlessly I looked to the kitchen side since I could not see the living room side without closing the door. I closed the door slowly until it was fully closed and since I didn't see anyone I kept my purse on the table and removed my shoes. Food was the first thing that came in my mind first after removing the shoes. I went to the fridge and before I opened it something registered in my mind. How could I be this stupid I didn't look in the sitting room side but since I didn't hear anything I just took a small peep. My eyes got wide at what I saw. The view was too shocking to be true. In my sitting room sat none other than Mr arrogant and his two bodyguards sitting like it was their house. Raising my eyebrows at them I waited for one of them to talk. How didn't I see them. They were all in black suits while our couch was red how didn't I see them. All their heads turned to me when they noticed me. Mr arrogant stood up with all his bodyguards on both his sides. He had a small smirk in his face since it looked like he never smiled. "You owe me" he said in that deep manly voice. The voice that sent goosebumps on my arms. "How" I asked I was the one who never used to talk that much when I was not around my friends. "Your father had a debt from my company and he died before paying it" I thought we paid all the debts that my father left. "I could take this house but it wont even pay off half of his debt for me" he said eyeing the house and scrunching his face. "No no no you can't take the house it is our only shelter right now maybe we can figure out something else" I said almost begging him. He couldn't take the house that was out of question we would go back to the streets again and I didnt want my family to go back to where it was I was a grown up woman being twenty one years I learnt a lot of things in life so going at the streets was another painful part of what I learnt. "Mmhhhmm....." He said as if he didn't believe me or he could care less. "You can come and work for me at my house as a maid and just like that you can pay for your father with your salary" he said eying me carefully. I didn't know whether to accept or not. "Ca.. Can I give you the answer another day?" I asked in a small voice and mentally slapping my face for stuttering in front of him. "The answer is now or never because I literary have someone to buy this house even though it is worth nothing!" He harshly barked at me. I flinched at his tone and behaviour.