" boss , please can i take a day off tomorrow?" said a young girl , she wore a short gown with white thigh-high socks and canvas ,she looked not less than twenty years of age but more older with the flashy makeup on her face . she is one of the numerous worker in bella's infamous restaurant,
the restaurant is the most sought for in the city ,
the restaurant is located in the most expensive place in the city and it has a lot of customers ,she started the restaurant when she was in middle school at that time her grandfather gave each of his children a large sum of money to establish any business of their choice within two years she used the money to open the small restaurant close to her school she employed professional chefs and handed over the restaurant temporary to a manager when she was done with college she took over the role and have been running the restaurant alone even after the two years Ultimatum elapsed ,despite all odds her restaurant became known for its delicious meals and hospitality till date.
" No" bella answered ,with her face buried on her phone the girl's enthusiast face fell flat immediately upon hearing the straight answer
" you are not taking any day off until you learn to be hardworking " bella added ,she turned to look at the girl who was sulking . with her innocent face one would think she is a saint but bella knows better than be deceived by her smart employee
the girl is a spoilt potato ,always looking for excuses to skip work ,well that was in the past as she had gotten used to her tactics
"but my mum is sick and i need to take care of her" the girl put on a sad expression , almost at the brink of tears bella really wanted to roll her eyes ,that same line of excuse ,can't she be smarter?
" really ?-" bella faked a shocked face placing her hand on her chest to indicate how pained she is about the news , the girl looked down but her smile didn't escape bella's hawk eyes "- why didn't you tell me ? you know what? i think we will both visit her now , my employee's mum is also my mum and it won't not be good if i don't visit her in fact it will make me feel bad " she said dramatically wiping an invisible tears
" b..boss i don't think i will be able to take a leave tomorrow ,you know we will be taking a lot of orders tomorrow and my mum will be fine ,a common fever isn't strong enough be able to kill her...erm... i will send your regards to her, bye" without waiting for her boss to say another word she ran off like the devil is on her heels
" wait , what about your mum?" bella shouted after her but the girl is already out of sight she stood there looking at the direction where the girl ran off to after a while she bursted out in laughter that was fun. such a manipulative lad
she shook her head and walked to her car parked at the entrance of the restaurant , just as she was about to get into the car , her phone buzzed in her bag,she reached for it ' mum' showed on the screen , she already knows why her mum was calling so why the need to pick up?entering her car she tossed the phone on the back seat and zoomed off
her family house is a one hour drive from her restaurant ,there were no much traffic which made her to arrive at the estate in less than hour .the gate automatically opened by itself after scanning her car
she got out of the car and looked around the house where she grew up ,nothing changed ,still the old extravagant villa . her father loved anything flashy and trendy she remembered when she was young they would change house every month , buying estates and villas all over the world she can't even count the numbers of houses in her father's name it became a common norm but thinking about it now it seems weird her parents have everything man can wish of , money , gold , houses , companies and so on but yet they are never constant in a place it was like a ritual for them .this particular estate is the only home where they would always run back to after searching for 'God knows what '
" young mistress" a manly voice distraughted her thoughts, a tall man in a black robe walked towards her with a gentle smile that touched his eyes
"how are you babbu?" bella's face lit up as soon as she saw the tall man , babbu is like a father figure to her ,he did things her dad never bothered to do
she smiled as memories came flooding back in her head, there was a time she thought babbu was her father then she rarely communicate or even see her dad so she grew up thinking he was her biological father until the day she saw her real dad her father tried to bond with her but deep down she still considered babbu as her father , good old memories
" i am fine ,thanks to the almighty" bella smiled and shook her head, he still hasn't change,always adding Almighty at the tail of his words . sometimes she feels babbu is a very weird human being ,first he doesn't wear footwears not even socks when he is indoors , his long black ink hair is so long , it could be illegal ,as a child she would play with his hair when he is less busy
another weird thing about him is the fact that he is always on ancient clothing something like a robe or jalabiya but he is not even a Muslim nor a Christian perhaps not a fan of religion but the Almighty in his words makes it hard for anyone to believe him
" still as young as ever ,huh? tell me your secret " she clasp her hands and batted her eyelashes in a childish manner the man just smile and ruffled her hair like he does when she was little
" the almighty knows best " bella scoffed as she heard those words ,it was expected though
she squeezed her face and walked past him in annoyance ,she heard him chuckle lightly
in the living room of the estate, a woman in her mid forties alighted from the stairs with a sweet smile ,two deep dimples formed on each cheek
she was donned in a long pink gown highlighting her curvy waist and her chocolate brown hair tied in a long ponytail ,bella watched her mum happily made her way towards her, for the past one year she vehemently refused to come to the villa and during those times her mother would make call threatening to kill herself if she doesn't come home but she knew better than to think her own mother would commit suicide because of her for what she knows her parents cherish their worldly wealth and fame so it was like a dark humor to her when she heard the miserable threat
"ohh, my sweet darling" the woman glued herself to bella "- you've really made mummy sad but now mummy is happy seeing you " she pouted slightly
" yes, mum is indeed happy" bella said sarcastically , she only said those words to make her mother feel guilty , her parents may be obsessive with material things but they really love their children to the moon and back ,if her mum could blackmail her emotionally why can't she do the same? a child follows in his parent footsteps ,he he he
" are you mad at me?" she asked innocently
" for all the times you made me worry to death with your fake tears and threat and you still open your mouth to ask me that? seriously mum ? " bella glared at her with an expression of anger and disbelief , her mother tried to speak but closed her mouth immediately
bella rolled her eyes and started walking to the stairs
" i didn't mean to scare you, i just wanted you to come home " the woman hurried after her daughter who was standing in front of her room
" well, your plan worked awesomely -" bella was half way into the room she turned to her mom with a satisfied smirk on her face "- thanks to you I'm home now .. all hail my dramatic mother" she smiled and banged the door shut with a loud thud
her mother :"....."
bella breathed a breath of relief in closed door , the truth is that was entirely uncalled for but what's the fun in being boring . sooner or later her mum would figure out her plan and she is quite sure they both would laugh about it with tears in their eyes
she does not hate her mother nor is she on bad terms with her today drama was directed by her for reasons known only by her and no one else but did she overdo it? well her mum deserved to be scolded for being childish but not to be hurt, she really loves and admire that woman despite not being there for her or her siblings ,despite supporting her dad knowing fully well how obnoxious her husband can be and despite all the stupid threat . as the saying goes no use crying over spilled milk when everything goes back as it used to be she would apologize