Peral
I heard the sound of the elevator and my body reacted before my brain and I couldn't comprehend what was happening and saw him on the ground groaning in pain, and before he could stop me, I dragged my body and ran for my life.
'Run, Peral, run!' The voice screamed warning me to leave as soon as possible and I did.
I didn't even turn back to see him, and vanished in the elevator, pressing the close button rigorously to stop him from getting in, and rubbed my arms getting rid of his touch.
'I hate him!' I couldn't keep him out of mind and the feeling of being gross covered my head as I felt his smell over me,
The elevator stopped and I hurried towards my mother's room and locked the door behind me, while Kate stared back at me with a question mark on her face.
"What?" She mouthed worried seeing me pant, I shake my head, closing my eyes and forcing a smile, and she nod in response.
I glanced at Mom, and she was sleeping peacefully, and that is all matters to me, I looked at Kate, and she looked back at me with a questioning gaze.
"I'm gonna take a shower" I mouthed back at her and she showed me an okay sign with her hands.
I stepped inside the bathroom and quickly pulled my clothes off and switched the shower letting the water run over my body, the hot water helped me relax my tensed muscles massaging my body and taking away all the worries, but I hissed at the sharp pain over my neck.
My fingers reach over the source and my skin felt hard, I hurriedly ran to the mirror staring at the reflection and saw the hickeys.
That bastard left hickeys over my neck and these are turning back 'He is a monster' the voice echoed in my mind and I couldn't agree more, and if I stay here there are chances of me meeting him again.
I would rather put him behind the bars, but I don't have that time, Mom needs me.
"I will take her to her previous hospital" I was sure, I wouldn't stay another second here for him to find me and do something worse.
I turned the shower off and pulled the towel drying my body and grabbed the clothes Kate bought me and got dressed. I am already late for my shift.
Kate was already dozing off, I walked closer to her to the couch and tugged her blanket, and covering her making sure she doesn't catch any cold, she is very sensitive, and glanced at Mom one more time, before I walked out of the room and trying to make a minimal sound.
I reached the restaurant and there were fewer customers today maybe because it's a Wednesday night and people are busy with their shifts, I wanted my head to be occupied, but nothing was helping me, I stood by the counter thinking about how I was so involved in his story and almost agreed but it was good when he told about the contract, I would rather be single or the worse agree to the boy my father would introduce me to.
Mom would do anything to make her wish come true, she had always been that way. I was immersed in my thoughts to notice Mike pat my shoulder to bring me back to the restaurant, I jumped at his touch, and he looked startled, I quickly changed my expression and put a smile on.
"Yes Mike, you need something?" I asked trying to soothe him up but it was not that easy.
"No, it's okay, I got this," He said holding his coffee cup, I nod my head trying my best to stay awake and sane.
"Are you okay?" He asked me before leaving, I knew he would ask me I pressed my lips together and forced a smile at looking at him.
"Yes, I am perfectly fine" and it was a perfect lie which I'm sure he saw through clearly but walked away and sat back on his seat.
I could feel his stare on my back but I refused to look back and explain to him what was happening, he would definitely punch some sense in that man, and this is the last thing I want in life right now, but will Mike really be able to do it? I mean to succeed in doing it, yes he is big and bulky but he is nowhere around him, he was lean but his muscular body was visible even with the suit.
He looked like CEOs and Mafia men, sexy and deadly, I snapped back shaking my head 'Was I really complementing that shit piece?' I can't believe my mind!
"What are you doing?" I murmured trying my best to not let Mike focus his attention on me, "He forced a kiss on you!" For God sake stop thinking of him as a godly figure!
I warned my brain and it obliged right away, soon the restaurant was filled with customers and it helped me take my mind off him and the night passed by real quick, if not for the IT base, there was no way this restaurant would have stayed alive, but the owner was nowhere to be found, I never met him and he is told to be some big shot who bought this restaurant as a retirement plan for him.
He really wasn't thinking straight, how can this be equal to a retirement plan, once the IT companies shift, which is under plan, the business will go under, who would want to come this far away to eat just a taco, sandwiches, and some fries, well I wouldn't do that!
That's for sure. I took a quick nap in the morning and woke up to the birds chirping against the window and a smile covered my face seeing the view.
"Good morning to you too, Igloo," I greeted, taking the water bottle and pouring some water for her, she is a pigeon.
The only thing I like about this restaurant, after the payments, they pay well no matter what the sales are and that's the only reason I am still working here but soon I will have to leave once I start my internship in Walter's, I've always wanted and they finally passed my application rejecting it for more than three years now, I tried all through my college maybe they wanted someone mature, that was the reason I tried to come up with every time I got a rejected letter.
"Peral, can I come in?" I quickly look at myself seeing I was not a mess and checked my breath and it was good.
"Yes, Mike" I replied and he opened the door and the door make a cracked voice as it opened and he peeped in, I smiled looking at him.
"Umm- are you sure you okay?" he really is not letting this go and if it was me, I wouldn't have done too.
"I am fine Mike, it's just-" I tried to talk but words held in my throat making me hard gulp and speak "Mom, she- her kidneys are failing," I said and he took a deep breath and sat beside me wrapping his strong arms around me pulling me close to him against his hot chest, his masculine scent covered me, I didn't deny his touch, if I do it, he would have guessed there was something and I did not want him to worry about it.
"She, she will be fine" He tried to calm me down but I knew the truth there was no way, I sniffed and pulled back, and he let loose his grip over me, I gazed at him, and he came closer but I was not ready, I have already rejected him and this will lead him, I quickly pulled myself back and walked away from him.
"I think I should go," I said and I could feel the hurt in his eyes, but he quickly recovered and nodded his head.
"I'll- I'll just leave," He said getting up from the bed and walking towards the door and close it behind him.
"Fuck!" I cursed under my breath, I was still trying to process what just happened and saw my phone chime, I quickly grabbed my phone and noticed it was from Kate.
"I'm leaving in ten minutes," Shit, I quickly grabbed my bag and kissed Igloo from the window and walked out of the room.
"Bye Mike" I yelled walking out of the restaurant, I couldn't let this mistake break the friendship between us.
"Bye" He replied, I know what happened was wrong and it shouldn't happen again because I couldn't lose Mike as a friend.
I quickly hailed the cab, usually I take the subway but this is not the time and in about 20 minutes I was in front of the hospital.
"Let's do it" I tried to be strong, I can not show anyone what I had been through, it will just add up.
But the moment my eyes land on the figure near the reception talking to the nurse my feet felt numb and I couldn't move.
"Peral" I heard my father call from behind and I quickly grabbed his right arm and walked to the elevator, he looked at me confused, it's been decades since I let him touch me and here I pulled his hand and walked with him.
I turned back watching him as we stood there waiting for the elevator, the elevator stopped and we got in and again I rigorously pressed the button making sure no one could come inside until the lift opened wide.
"Hello, Mr. Miller" As a voice echoed, my spine shuddered and I froze..