"Why are you this eager to go to work? Is there something you want more money for? I can give them to you. All you need to do is just request for it." Mate says in a pleading tone, a tone that doesn't match the expression he have on his face.
It's as if his mouth is saying another thing and his eyes are yet saying another thing.
"I need to work to earn my own money."
"But you're working for me." Mate says with a smile, "you're indirectly taking my money." He says as if I can't tell already.
"That's different Mate. The money I earn is for my hard work. It's not something you gave me for free, it's something I earned with my own strength. It's not the same." I remove his hand from mine. "Am going to work, I don't want to be later than I am. "
Merk will undoubtedly cut my ears off, and feed them to the carnivorous animals waiting to devour us.
" If you're this adamant to go for work, then am coming with you." Mate takes a key from the ones on the table. " Let's go. " Taking my hand in his, he leads me towards a car that's different from the one he drove me in with.
"Why are we taking another car?"
"Don't you want it?" He raise a brow. "You like the first one more?"
"No, not at all." Walking to the passenger's side, I open the door and enter.
*
"You're late! Merk have being searching nonstop for you." Rissa says the moment she saw me. Her eyes showing her fear, only when it lighted on Mate who's next to me that it brightened till it shone like sapphire.
"Boss." She greets with a smile, her eyes lashes wiggling a bit.
"You're...." Mate looks at her in confusion. His action making me aware of the fact he doesn't know who she is.
"Am Rissa one of your employees." She smiles brightly, her cheeks pinking instantly.
"Oh, Rissa." He nods. His eyes still cold and indifferent.
"Thank.... oops!" Rissa exclaims as I drag her towards our space* the workers in this place have a place we change clothes. Some prefer to call it the locker room, but we prefer calling it the workers' space*
"Let's go."
I don't know why I feel angry all of a sudden, but I have it tagged as a result of my jealousy at the thoughts of her looking at Mate as if he's her favourite type of dish. It makes me want to plug her eyes out from its socket, or better still hide my Mate in a place where he can't be seen by any other person aside from me.
That way, none of these girls will be able to see his handsome face Everytime.
*
"How did you know the boss?" She asks with a sparkling curious expression on her face.
"Who told you I know the boss?" I remove my shirt in favour for the bar's own. The green fitting clothes feels a bit tight today.
"You came in together with him." She says as if that's an obvious answer.
"What's to say it's not a coincidence?" I raise a questioning brow at her.
"You not only left with him yesterday.... wait a minute!" she squeals, " I totally forgot all about yesterday!" She squeals some more. " How did you end up in his arms?" She wiggles a brow. " He carried you like a groom carrying the wife to their matrimonial home." She sighs.
Her words caused me to blush in embarrassment, but am not about to make her aware of the fact am embarrassed by her words. If anything, I decide to ignore her questions in favour of a diversion.
"I really need to go, Merk will undoubtedly be looking for me." I turn to go.
Right now, being anywhere but here is far more better for me. It's better I get eaten by the wolf who's waiting for me outside, than to die of embarrassment.
"And where do you think you're going to?" Merk ask from the door.
Seeing her made me swallow deeply in fright, my eyes widening a bit as I think on the right excuse to make. I can't afford to make her more angry with me.
" Merk, I..."
"Don't even think you can wiggle yourself out of this." She says with a frown. "You're not going anywhere until you explain Yourself!"
i Yelp at her words, my heart beating as fast as that of a person who just ran a marathon, the organ making as if it wants to leap from my chest if care's not taken.
" I Don't.... I don't...." I turn to Rissa for help, but she too looks like she'll like to be anywhere but here *Merk is totally scary with her tight pony tail and always frowning face. She's not someone to be trifled with.*
"So tell me, " she walk towards me. "How did you meet the boss? What's your relationship with him?" She keeps advancing as I continue taking more steps back.
My heart frantically beating without stop.
"So?" She wiggles her brows, the frown in her eyes Morphing into a smile. "How did you end up meeting the boss? What's your relationship with him?" She asks in the same tone of voice Rissa made use minutes earlier.
"What?" I blink in confusion as I try to get exactly what's she's implying.
Turning to Rissa, I can tell she's equally confused about it. Her eyes shows her confusion.
"You don't want to tell me?" Merk frowns. " You're trying to be stingy with this juicy gossip? " Her face looks like that of a person slapped.
" That's not.."
" Then spill! How did you meet the boss? What's your relationship with him? How did you happen to know..."
"You also want to know?" Rissa looks surprised.
"Of course. You think you're the only one who loves juicy gossips?" Nart frowns at her before turning her attention to me. " Now tell us before I lose my patience with you."
And I did.