Fallen Angel
Chapter 3
As the usual mornings could be, I was the first in the house to get off the bed.
I took my bath, open the windows, and did every necessary thing that has to be done. To kill time, I sat in front of the TV watching anime. Anime was one of the few things that I love in this realm.
I was so engrossed in the series that I never knew Mrs. Becky was standing behind me all this while.
"I just can't figure out what's so intriguing in this cartoon" she jeered
"It's not a cartoon, it's anime" I protested
"Hurry up, we might be late" she announced and we both left.
"Bye kids," Mrs Becky said
"Mom, you didn't give enough money for cereal!" Audrey shouted
"That's what you get for not waking up early"
We proceeded into the garage, entered the car, and drove off.
The drive was quiet and peaceful as I could find a way to meditate there in the car, but not until Mrs. Becky started talking.
"Hermit" she called
"Yes madam" I answered
"I've warned you to stop answering me with those formal names, call me Becky just Becky"
I said nothing hoping the conversation would end there.
"So, what do you think about my daughters?" She dropped a bomb and brought the heat to my sleeves
"They're nice people who could make the world a better place" I tried to sound as formal as I could be.
"Common, don't be stupid you know what I mean by what you think about them, I know they're nice" She tried her possible best to elicit an amorous reply.
"Aside from that, I think of nothing about them," I said plainly without breaking emotion and she gave me a weird expression which I snubbed totally.
Soon, we got to the resort and alighted at the car park.
We both went to our various stations.
I got to the counter cleaned up, and arranged the drinks in a systematic order as well as the order in which they are demanded.
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It was a long day, due to the fact people in the resort were not trooping to buy the drinks rather they were bringing them from their homes to the resort. I only blame Mrs. Becky for her below-standard policies.
Suddenly, I got a call from Mrs. Becky to supply 30 bottles of liquor and 10 bottles of soda, probably for the kids around the beach.
I quickly arranged the drinks on the tray meticulously and took them to the beach. On my way, a lady putting on a blue bikini and sunglasses bumped into me but I was able to catch all the drinks before they hit the ground with the help of my angelic powers.
She was so absentminded that she didn't know she bumped into me and continued walking.
I delivered the drinks to the various tables and went back to my station.
I went there still ruminating about the strange lady.
"Hmm, that's humans for you tho," I thought and swept her off my mind
I buried my head on the table to ease up my stress.
"Excuse me" a feminine voice spoke
I raised my head and saw the same lady that bumped into me at the beach side.
"H-how may I help you?" I asked startled by her appearance
"Give me two bottles of whiskey" she ordered
"Two bottles?" I asked to confirm
"Yes, two bottles you dumbass!!" She yelled and the whole place was on us.
"Ok, ma'am".
I was startled at first by her weary appearance which was highly contrasting with the one I saw at the beachside, now the second thing startling me was the type of alcohol she ordered. It was absurd to see a female order such, let's say the first for me.
I gave her the drinks she ordered and took the bill, then she walked away.
"Another surprise from humans I guess," I thought to myself.
A few minutes after, the same lady came again but this time she was visibly high and her speech was incoherent and complex to decipher.
"Hey, I want another bottle" she demanded
"Isn't that too much ma'am?" I asked disobeying my working etiquette.
"Who cares?" She said laughing and belching at the same time
I gave her what she wanted and took the bills, after all, it's business.
The lady went away staggering from one table to another.
About ten minutes later, she went away.
I felt troubled and restless ever since she left. I don't know why?.
But who could she be?
I couldn't hold it anymore, I decided to follow her.
I took off my working badge and ran outside the resort in search of the lady.
I looked critically into the busy road in front of the resort and they were lots of people, I just couldn't find her anywhere.
"Hey, Hermit long time" Julian the gatekeeper hollered.
"Did you see a lady in a blue bikini and sunglasses pass the gates?" I asked ignoring his greeting.
"I don't know no lady on blue" he replied with his strong medieval accent.
I raced frantically into the road in search of her.
Then, I decide to use my angelic powers to look for her since relying on mere eyes proved futile.
In no time I found her at a distant place in the woods.
By the time I got there, I found her crying her eyes red. She was surprised I came, and I asked her what happened.
From what I was told, she found out her boyfriend was cheating on her.
But as an angel I couldn't relate, so I just pacified her till I was sure she was okay.
I got back to the resort as soon as possible.
"Hey Hermit, you're in big trouble, the boss has been looking for you all day" Julian threatened.
I thought it was just a threat until I got a call from Mrs. Becky to come to her office.
I got there and the first thing I received was a slap.
I didn't feel the pain but I was shocked. Though she does silly things at intervals but this one was appalling.
She began yelling.
"Why did you leave your station of work?do you know how many people have been wanting to buy drinks?!, where were you all this while?"
I stood quiet and gave no reply.
"Answer me!!!"
Still, I gave no reply.
Then she broke down.
"I'm sorry I slapped you, I was just angry"
She said and placed her hands on my cheek feeling the spot where she slapped me.
"I'm so sorry" she repeated
"You can go now," she said and immediately I left.
Now that's how to handle issues even when you're wrong just don't protest.