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Chapter 23 - DAISY

"Here's your order sir." Daisy said in a very cutesy voice.

The man who looked like he was in his late 50's flushed as he stared at daisy's huge tits bounce when she placed his order on the table. Daisy could see the man's eyes trail all over her body. He swallowed hard and licked his lips. 'Perverted old man' She thought, her face filled with utter disgust.

"Thank you." She said as she flashed a quick smile at him.

Her high heels clicked as she walked over to serve other customers. Daisy could feel the stares burn deep into her skin as she strolled across the café. She thought that after a year of working as a bikini Barista, she would get used to the stares. She looked around the café. It was filled mostly filled with old men and girls walking around in bikinis, serving customers. "Hey!"

daisy spun around to the direction of the voice. A young looking man with blonde hair was signaling for her to come over to where he sat. Daisy walked over to his seat and flashed him a small smile.

"What would you like to order sir?"

"Well, if I had to say..."

the man trailed off as he placed a hand on her waist. Daisy swiftly held his wrist when she felt his hands moving towards her ass. There was a no touching the waitress rule in the café, but a lot of men didn't follow the rule. Daisy and the other waitresses had to deal with things like this on a daily basis.

"Sir, you're not supposed to touch the waitresses. If you're not going to order something, I'd asked you to leave the café." Daisy said in a firm tone.

The man cocked his head as he let out a small laugh. "With the way you're dressed you're literally begging to be touched."

Daisy clenched her jaw. 'Breath girl, breathe. You wouldn't want to cause a ruckus, right?' Daisy exhaled through her nostrils, trying the calm the anger rising up within her.

"what would you like to order, sir ."

The man smirked at daisy.

"Well, I'd like to order…..this."

the man reached out and grabbed daisy's ass. She jerked back a little, causing his grip on her ass to loosen.

"Sir, please leave the café right now." Daisy said, her anger slowly getting visible.

"What are you so mad about? You're not supposed to word a single complaint when I touch. You're a slut after all. the whole bikini Barista thing is a cover."

Daisy could feel her thin rope of sanity snap. She lunged her fists forward, landing it directly on his nose. The force of the punch sent him flying off his seat. He held his nose, which was now bleeding.

"You little bitch."

The man got to his feet and charge at daisy. He swung his fists at her. Daisy move her head to the side, dodging his attack. She grabbed either side of his shirt and slammed her knee with so much force into his belly. The man coughed violently as he fell to the ground, clutching his stomach in pain. Daisy made a sharp turn and saw that all eyes were glued to her. She broke out in cold sweat when she realized what she had done. Shit, I did it again.

"What's the matter?"

A woman dressed in a black suit walked over to where daisy stood.

"Manager I'm very so-"

the woman raised a hand to daisy's face, cutting her short.

"This bitch broke my fucking nose!" the man said, still crouched down on the floor.

The woman turned and looked down at him.

"If you don't get your perverted ass out of my café, I will sue you for sexual harassment and you will end up spending most of your life in jail."

The man uttered a curse under his breath and scampered out of the café. Daisy could hear the other waitresses suppressing their giggles. She turned to them and they all gave her a thumbs up. Daisy let out a small giggle. Her laughter stopped when she turned back to see the manager giving her an angry stare. "Daisy, I'd like to have a word with you in my office." She said and breezed past daisy. Daisy sighed. 'I'm definitely in trouble.' She thought. Daisy sluggishly made her way to the manager's office. She closed her eyes and let out a deep breath through her nostrils as she stood in front of the office door. Placing her hand on the door knob softly, she swung the door open. The manager sat on her chair. She seemed preoccupied with the pile of papers on her table. Daisy walked in slowly and sat down on the chair directly opposite the manager. Daisy fumbled with her fingers as she waited for the manager to break the awkward silence. She stole a glance at the manager, examining her features. Her black hair had tiny strands of white hair streaks on it. Even though she looked quite young, Daisy had always suspected that she was in her late 50's. The manager dropped her pen and looked up at daisy. She swallowed hard, anxiously waiting for the manager's tongue lashing.

"This isn't the first time an incident like this has occurred, am I correct?"

Daisy nodded swiftly.

"And I gave you a warning, didn't i?" daisy nodded again. The manager sighed and rubbed our temples. "You need to understand that things like this can be bad for our business. I know how those men can get but you need to learn self restraint. If they ever try something like that again, you can always come to me, I'll handle it."

Daisy let out a sigh of relief. She had expected the manager to scold her in a very angry tone.

"Yes manager, I promise it won't happen again."

The manager nodded.

"Of course it won't. Now, for your punishment. You're staying after working hours to clean. For a week."

"Yes ma'am."

Daisy was relieved to get off with just cleaning duty. "Now, get back to work."

Daisy nodded and strolled out of the office.

Daisy stared at her old, worn out apartment complex. Apparently it was built in the 80's and the owner wasn't bothered enough to renovate the entire building. Daisy was grateful that it was an old apartment complex. She was able to get it at a cheap price because of that. Daisy walked up the rusty stairs and went to her apartment door. She swung the door open and watched as three cockroaches ran past her. 'I need to get some bug spray' She thought. Walking into the room, Daisy put down her bag and began taking of her clothes. She put her long purple braids in a bun and headed towards the bath room. She felt filthy and was craving a shower. Hopping into the cramped up bathroom, Daisy slipped under the shower and turned it on. She closed her eyes, enjoying the feeling of the water running down her body. Her eyes landed on her wrist which had visible bruises on it. She ran her fingers over her wrists. Daisy was surprised at how fresh the injuries still looked. She got the injury when she was 16, during her depressing phase.

"You're a thorn in my life! You're a huge obstacle. You're a mistake! You should have never been born!" daisy could remember her dad say to her. Daisy was just 6 when her mom opted out and left her. Her dad was an alcoholic and a very abusive man. Daisy could understand why her mom left. As soon as her mom left, daisy's life became a living hell. Her dad would come home drunk and take his anger out on her. She had to face hide her bruises every time she went to school. Her dad stopped working and spent all his money on drugs and alcohol. Daisy had to drop out of school because she couldn't pay her tuition fee. Things got worse when she turned 16 and her body had began to mature. Her dad would sneak into her room at night and violate her body. She resisted the first time and ended up getting a black eye. After that, she stopped resisting and let her have his way with her. That was what caused Daisy to spiraled down into depression and ended up trying to kill herself. Her attempt failed and daisy thought hard and long about her life. She decided to get a part time job at a restaurant. When she had a enough money, she moved out of her dad's run down apartment. Sometimes daisy wonders where her dad is or what he's doing. 'Stupid brain, always making me remember unnecessary things' She thought. Switching the shower off, she got out and threw on a black sweat shirt and sweat pants. Daisy picked up her lighter and a pack of cigarettes and made her way outside for a smoke. She stood outside the apartment building, a lit up cigarette in between her fingers. The dim light from the cigarette reflected on her silver rings, making them shine in the darkness.

" I really need to stop smoking." She said.

In the distance, daisy could her a faint voice. She turned and looked into the darkness. The voice got louder as she saw a silhouette in the distance. Daisy squinted her eyes at the silhouette, trying to figure out who or what it was.

"Daisy!" the figure called out to her.

She froze as beads of sweat began to form on her fore head. The voice was so familiar to daisy. 'Oh no, please, please let it not be him' The figure got closer and she could clearly see who it was. Her father stood right in front of her, a smirk plastered on his face.

"Hey daisy, I knew it was you. Did you miss your old man?"

daisy could feel her body cringe at the sound of his voice. It made her stomach churn.

"How the fuck did you find me?"

"I knew you wouldn't go too far. You didn't have a lot of money so it wasn't too hard to figure where you would stay." He said as he stole a glance at the run down apartment complex.

"What do you want?"

"I heard you've got this good gig that pays you well. I need money and I know you have some, so give it to me."

Daisy clenched her fists. 'The audacity of this man' "Do you think you can walk up here and ask me for money? After what you did to me? Are you fucking insane?"

the old man frowned.

"That's no way to talk me. I'm your father and you're supposed to give me money!"

daisy was burning with pure rage.

"I'm not giving you any money you asshole. Now get the fuck out of her before I kill you. I'm not scared of you anymore."

Daisy had dropped her cigarettes now and was ready to beat him to pulp.

"You bitch, you think because you've gotten older you can say whatever you want to me? I'll remind you of the beatings you used to get from me."

Daisy had her fists clenched, ready to swing it into her father's face when she saw a dark figure loom behind the old man. She stood wide eyed as the figure picked up her father by the head.

"Argh! What the fuck is this!" he said squirming around.

The figure turned him around. His face went pale as he stared at the creature before him.

"M-Monster!" he screamed.

The creature squeezed his head hard, making it pop like a balloon. Blood gushed out of his headless body as the creature threw him to the ground and began feeding on him. Daisy fumbled for her phone and switched on the flash light without hesitation. The light revealed the creatures features as well as her father's lifeless corpse.

"what the fuck is that?" daisy said as she instinctively moved back slowly.

The creature stood up slowly and fixed its attention to daisy. 'Fuck.' She thought