The female waiter sauntered away to get what he ordered for, and Leonard felt guilty right away. He knew he had no money on him, but he still ordered for something, like what! He needed to be eating something while listening to their discussion, he can't sit there just like that? He'll look really suspicious. As for how he'll settle the bill for what he ordered...he's got not even a single idea.
The waiter placed his food on his table with the soft drink he ordered, then she smiled at him before walking away. Leonard glanced at the food as he licked his mouth, the hunger he was feeling made him start eating immediately. He didn't care about what Eva and her friends were discussing at the moment, he'll come back to that later. All he wanted to do was to eat to his satisfaction.
He finished the food in no time 'cause he rushed it, but he still looked cool while rushing it...the hooded outfit he was wearing played a huge role in that. After he was done eating, he opened his plastic bottle of soft drink and began sipping, then he focused his attention on Eva and her friends' discussion. You know? They were served food and drinks before Leonard was served, but now, he was done eating while her friends haven't even eaten half of what was on their plates.
They were eating in what they call 'fancy style', but that was none of Leonard's business at all, all he wanted to do was to listen to their conversation to the very end with one aim in mind...to find out the type of men Eva likes. As they ate and drank, they conversed, this is what their conversation sounded like,
"So, Eva, how is your fashion designing enterprise going? How well are you managing it?". One of Eva's friends inquired of her.
"Hmm, it's going well, all my workers are doing their jobs diligently, they are doing it whole-souled. I gotta confess, without them, men, it's gonna be a total disaster. That's why it's never possible to run a huge enterprise without employing workers, it's never possible. Though I'm stressed out sometimes 'cause of the many works and pressure, but without them, it's gonna be worse,
So to round things up, I and my employees are managing the enterprise well". Eva explained, then she threw back a similar question at her, "What of you? How are things going for you at your place of work?".
The girl smiled, took a sip of her soft drink, and retorted, "Things are going well, and I want you guys to know that I got promoted at my workplace today".
"Seriously?". Eva and the other two girls inquired in unison.
"Yeah, I'm serious, I was shocked about it also, getting promoted at this young age? But I know that I worked hard, so I deserve it".
"Yeah, you deserve it, we so happy for you". Eva uttered as she and the two girls hugged their friend that recently got promoted.
The other girls talked about their work and how it was going for them, and it wasn't bad at all. You see the type of concern they have for each other? They cared for each other's welfare, they loved each other...they were best friends. But you know what? Their conversation bored Leonard, you know? Asking themselves questions about how things were going for them at work, he was really bored by it.
You know why? 'cause this wasn't the type of conversation he needed from them right now, he needed them to discuss things about men and relationships. Yeah, they cared for each other's welfare and they loved each other, but he needed less of that vibe right now. He took a sip of his soft drink waiting for them to trigger another conversation with a different topic...they had been keeping silent for some seconds now.
Not like they didn't want to speak with each other anymore, they were just busy with their different stuff. Some were eating while some were drinking, they wouldn't keep discussing without having a single break to eat and drink? After eating and drinking to their satisfaction, they started conversing once again, it's one of the girls that triggered the conversation,
"As time passes, I'll love to get a car of my own soon".
"Wow! Like Eva's own?". One of the girls inquired.
"Yes, like Eva's own, and if possible, better than hers". The girl retorted.
Eva raised her hands, and with a smile on her face, she uttered, "That's my girl, don't even aim for my types of cars when you wanna purchase yours, aim for the better ones. Determine now that you wanna purchase a car and work towards it, and it would come to a reality".
By now, you might have discerned that Eva was well off than her friends, she was richer than them. She was wealthier than them for two reasons, first of all, she had her dad's backing, her dad still showers her with money when she needs and doesn't need it. Secondly, she was hardworking, her parents assisted her in establishing her fashion designing enterprise, but she worked hard to make it stand.
They discussed cars for minutes, then they shifted to another topic, as they chatted, they laughed. Meanwhile, Leonard was sitting close to them feeling as bored as ever, you know the reason, they weren't discussing what he wanted. He just felt like standing up and asking Eva directly, 'Please, what type of men do you like?'. But that would be mission failed 'cause they would see his face and recognize him immediately.
After discussing for some minutes more, Eva and her friends kept mute as they focused on finishing their food and drinks. That made Leonard even more bored and fed up, seems like he wouldn't achieve the main reason why he was here. His stay in Eva's office was in vain...following her to this restaurant would also be in vain too?
The waiter that served him came to his table and cleared the plate he used in eating, then she came back and told him the total cost of what he ate and was drinking. Now, there was problem, he's got no money in his pocket. He took a sip of his drink, glanced at the waiter, and uttered,
"Am ain't going yet, I haven't finished my drink, once I've emptied this bottle, I'll settle the bill".
"OK". The waiter said before walking away.
Leonard sighed the moment she walked away, seems like he'll have to find a way to escape from here. The only reason why he was still here was 'cause he wants to listen to Eva and her friends' discussion to the very end. In no time, Eva and her friends finished eating and drinking 'cause they focused on it. Then one of the waiters cleared their table of plates, then they settled the bills of what they ate and drank.
But they didn't leave the restaurant immediately, they still sat down discussing, and their discussion wasn't about what Leonard wanted. After some minutes of discussion, they stood up from their chairs and departed from the restaurant. So in the end, Leonard didn't achieve what he came here for...it was just wasted effort.
There was no need to stay here again since Eva and her friends have left, so he quickly emptied his bottle of soft drink and stood up from the chair he was sitting on. He then glanced around to make sure the waiter that served him wasn't watching him, and she wasn't...she was busy with something else. Then he began sauntering to escape from this restaurant without the waiter noticing him.
He hadn't even gotten anywhere close to the door when he heard,
"Sir, where are you going? You haven't settled the bill of what you ate and drank".
Leonard swiveled his head around to see who made that statement, and it was the waiter that served him, she was even sauntering towards him.
"Geez". Leonard uttered, then he took off, he ran out of the restaurant.
Coming out of the restaurant with speed, he heard, 'Thief, Thief'. That was the voice of the waiter that served him, but he didn't give a fuck about that as he kept on running. You know, his mindset was that no one in the restaurant came out to chase him, they wouldn't be able to keep up with his speed. But after running some meters away from the restaurant, he decided to look back...
And behold, a hefty man was chasing him. The man had a huge body, but he was a really fast runner. Leonard was wrong about anyone coming out of the restaurant to chase him...the hefty man was from the restaurant.
"Holy shit!". Leonard uttered to himself as he kept on running.