Chapter 5

THE COMEBACK OF THE REJECTED HEIR CHAPTER FIVE Rancorous laughter met Sawyer's ears from his left, that was when he noticed the workers had been inside watching him. "Look at him… did he think… he would get hired looking like that?" The manager said in between laughter. "You thought you would get hired? What a big joke on your part, you can't get hired in this restaurant, we don't need lowlife working for us" the manager said and Sawyer's heart plummeted. When he had thought he had gotten a job but luck had ran out from him that he was only used for a joke. "That is enough Josh!" A loud voice boomed and Sawyer turned towards the direction of the voice. "Father I didn't do anything wrong" the man who Sawyer had assumed was the manager said. He stared at him again and this time he could clearly see his features, he was perhaps in his early twenties and he had mistaken him for the manager. "Return to work everyone" The new man who Sawyer was yet to put a name to said and the crowd dispersed. "Good evening sir" Sawyer greeted the man, skeptical about who he was and didn't want to be made a fool again. "Good evening, I would assume you are here for the vacancy for the position of a chef, am I right?" The man asked. "Yes, Sir," Sawyer replied. "Great! You've got the job, I need you to be here tomorrow as early as eight pm and then we will discuss the payroll before you begin" the man said. "Thank you sir, I will be here right on time tomorrow" Sawyer said and the man gave a little nod. "What's your name?" He asked. "I'm Sawyer john… Sawyer Michelen sir" Sawyer said, his heart pounding at the almost slip of he made. "Great! I am Jerry, the manager of this restaurant and you can address me as Jerry" the man who Sawyer has finally put a name to, said. "Sir, Sir" An employee of the restaurant ran quickly to Jerry, panting and breathing hard. "Another worker just quit, the orders coming in are too much for us to handle, it's just the two of us left" the employee said and Jerry sighed. "We are losing customers to our competitors," the employee said. They have been running down in sales and also employees quitting because their payment could not be met since they make little sales "What do we do?" Jerry said and his eyes caught Sawyer. "Can you take up the job immediately?" He asked and Sawyer nodded. "Of course sir, I can," he replied. "Then get to work" he said, and threw an apron to Sawyer who quickly tied it around his waist. "Follow me to the kitchen," he said. **** The last customer had just taken her leave and the open sign was turned to close. Sawyer sighed, he could feel his bones schimg, he needed to get home and get a lot of sleep and rest before the next day began. "Thank you Sawyer, you saved the day" Jerry said with a new look of respect and Admiralty in his eyes. "He didn't do anything big Dad, he just worked which is what he is paid to do" Jerry said. "Like you are also paid to work, but you never do any work" Jerry fired and Josh scoffed. He doesn't know why he had hated Sawyer from first glance but now he knows why. He had come to steal his spot and now his father was beginning to get fond of him. "I will see you here tomorrow Sawyer" Jerry said and Sawyer thanked him then went to the dressing room to get his stuff. "Dad, he just started working here, you don't need to praise him that much," Josh frowned. "I need to, did you taste his hamburgers? He sure knows what he is doing and knows how to cook as well. He will be of good use to the restaurant and if he stays here, within weeks we would be back on our feet" Jerry replied. His face lit in smiles. "I also make nice hamburgers, I mean been the best since, no one does it like I do" he said. "Yes, until he came. Everyone who came to eat today ordered a hamburger and it was because it was prepared by Sawyer" Jerry replied then walked away leaving a green coloured monster behind. Josh cracked his knuckles wondering where Sawyer had come from all of a sudden and now his father was beginning to take a liking to him. He needed to do something and he needed to do it fast to get rid of Sawyer from the restaurant. Sawyer stepped out of the restaurant with a deep sigh, he was exhausted yet he wa happy he had bagged a job, at least something that would sustain him for a while, the day had worked in a funny way but at last it was to his favor. He glanced at the dark street but he couldn't afford a can as he had nothing on him. He knows he will walk for twenty minutes before he gets to his house. He had no choice but to walk it no matter how tired he was. He took the lonely street that led to his house when he felt a shadow towering over him, he turned and saw Josh, his manager's son, behind him. "Oh, hi Josh" he said politely. "You know when you first stepped in, I never liked you and then when father took a liking to you all of a sudden within an hour, I hated you more and guess what I found out?" Josh smirked walking close to him. "You are not really who you claim to be!" He whispered into his ears. "I don't know what you are talking about''. Sawyer said his heart thumping loudly in his chest. "You are Sawyer Johnson, son of Benjamin Johnson" Josh said and Sawyer froze. Josh had found out about his identity.