The situation became heated. With anger and rage mixed together, The man turned his head and looked at me straight in the eyes. He finally said, "Do you have a dead wish?" He clenched his fists and came closer to me. I can feel the anger and seriousness in his voice. I take one step backwards. I was afraid of what would come next. All kinds of possibilities played in my mind. If he's planning to do something bad, I might need to defend myself and get this girl out of here.
My legs are a little bit shaking as he keeps approaching me. Just when he's about to come closer, A group of men in black suits, wearing sunglasses and microphones on their ears, walk in and approach the man. "Are you okay, prince? We're looking everywhere for you." One of them asked the man. "Prince?" I asked myself. One of the guys noticed the red marks on the prince's face. "What happened to your face? Did somebody hurt you?" He asked with a worried and panicky face. All eyes are on me. I was speechless and unable to explain. "Did you do this?! Do you know he's the second Prince of Arab Saudi Arabia?" The black coat guy yelled at me as they approached me. "But he choked a girl! It's clearly that he was planning to do something bad to that girl!" I replied, trying to explain myself. "What girl? Don't lie to us!" The man yelled again.
I turned my head toward the location of the girl from earlier. My eyes widened as I didn't see her there anymore. Was I just hallucinating? I stare back at the guy and explain myself again. "There's a girl here just a moment ago! I swear, this guy—I mean, this prince over here was choking her!" No matter how hard I try to convince them,they won't believe me. One of them grabbed my wrist tightly. "We're going to report you to the police and make sure you will pay for hurting the second Prince of Arab Saudi Arabia!" He said it with seriousness in his voice. For a moment, my heart beat so fast, and I shook a little bit. "B-but-" Just when I'm about to finish my words, the prince cuts me, "Let's go, I don't want to waste my time over a little cockroaches." He walked away, passed me, and left me behind. "B-but Prince, She-" The prince gave his bodyguard a death stare, sending a chill to his bodyguard. Even I can feel the tension. The bodyguard nodded and walked behind him.
I can finally breathe free. I don't want to thank him for letting me go, because he's obviously doing something wrong and yet getting away with it just because he's royalty. 'Ring ring' I noticed my phone ringing. I pulled it out of my pocket and picked it up. "Hello?" I said. "So, did you get anything today?" A familiar voice heard. It's my manager. I totally forgot about the jobs. "Mr. John, I'm sorry, but I can't get anything. It's too crowded, and I can't even see him face-to-face." I replied with tiredness in my voice. I can hear Mr. John sigh on the phone. "That's all for today." He said this before hanging up. I stared at my phone before I decided to go home.
As I arrive at my house, I immediately lay on the couch and relax my muscles. I'm so exhausted, and without knowing it, I fell asleep. I don't know how long I've been sleeping. When I woke up, it was already dark. 'Ring ring' my phone ringing. With half-closed eyes, I reached for my phone from the table. I answer the phone with a weak voice. "Hello?" "Why won't you pick up my phone?!" Mr. John yelled from the phone. I was surprised and immediately sat up on the couch. "I'm sorry,I fell asleep. What's wrong?" I asked with a nervous voice. "Look at the hot topic. We'll talk about this tomorrow." Before I can process anything, he hangs up on me. I immediately open my browser and look at the hot topic. "A girl slapping the second prince," "Prince Mikha'il gets attacked by an unknown girl?" and "A girl attacked Prince Mikha'il was suspected to be obsessive fans.". My eyes widened as I opened the video. It was CCTV footage of me slapping the prince. My face was clear. Someone leaked the CCTV footage but cut the part where Prince Mikha'il choked the girl.
I scrolled down a bit and read the hateful comment from Prince Mikha'il's fans. "How dare she!How dare she touch Prince Mikha'il's perfect face?Let's get her girls. She will pay for this." "I know where she works. Let's go there tomorrow!". I was scared and immediately let go of my phone. I curled up into balls, and without knowing it, my cheeks were warm with the tears from my eyes. I really messed up.
The next day, as I arrived at the workplace, all my coworkers stared at me and whispered. Even the coworker I used to greet every morning stared at me and whispered behind my back. I remain silent as I walk towards my manager's office. He was sitting there and holding his head with his palm. When he realized I was there, he lifted his head up. "Do you know what you're doing? I told you to take some pictures of him not slapping him!" He yelled at me. "Do you know the consequences of your action?! Because of you, we all almost lost our jobs! Just what were you thinking, Tatiana? YOU SLAPPED THE SECOND PRINCE OF ARAB SAUDI!". I hold back my tears and try to explain everything. But he immediately cut me down. "You're fired. This is your payment for this month. I gave you three times more than it should. You should be grateful that I'm kind enough to you."
"But Mr. John, if you fired me, I don't have any sources of living! I promise I will explain to them that it's just a misunderstanding!" I begged him, but he shook his head and told me to leave. I tried to beg once more, but he immediately shut me down. "Just how many burdens do you want us to face because of you?! Don't talk, and please just leave!" I was speechless as I took the money and walked away. As I was clearing my table, I heard my coworkers talk badly behind me. They made it on purpose to let me hear them. I turn deaf and clear my table.
As I was outside, a group of girls began to surround me. Sure enough, this is the prince's fan. They pull my hair and use harsh words on me. I began to cry, as I was too weak to fight them back. Just when things were about to get worse, a girl with a black coat and pink hair stopped them. "Stop this, or I will call the cops on you!" The woman yelled. The girls stop attacking and walk away from there. The woman turned her head to me and asked me if I was okay. "Tatiana? Are you okay?" Her soft blue eyes stare at me with sadness and a worried face on them. This woman is my best friend, Francesca Etsuko. I immediately hugged her because all I need is someone to comfort me when I'm at my lowest. She hugged me tightly and patted my back. "Shh, everything is okay. I'm here.."