"I'm so sorry. So sorry" Fira muttered dusting off her dress while trying to stand up, she failed to see this person that she had just bumped into a moment ago.
The sound of the two people falling had attracted the attention of many, they turned their heads and gazed at the two women trying to stand up. One was black-headed and the other was brown-headed.
"Are you blind? Can't you watch where you are going? Even if you are in a hurry you can always do that without bumping into others, such low-class people always make my mood sour." Dina cursed sending glares toward the woman who was trying to stand up.
"I am sorry, I didn't intend to. I will take note of it next time ma'am." Fira remarked dusting off her skirt while standing, she picked up her bag ready to leave from there.
"That's enough, you do not have to cause a scene here too. We can go and leave the poor girl alone." Alan muttered pulling onto Dina from the back so they could leave from there.
Dina was pissed at Alan for reprimanding her in the morning and now he was trying to defend a lowly waiter or waitress that worked in this restaurant. She was not having any of it, her mood was ruined already, and she would take it out on the girl.
Pulling her hand away from Alan's hold, she stepped closer to the girl with a fake smile. "That's not how you apologize, kneel and beg before my feet and I will let you go."
"If you do not do so then get ready to get fired from your job. Trust me I can do that in seconds." Dina remarked turning her back to Fira while giving Alan a cocky smile.
Fira raised her brows, it seemed the lady was out for trouble and not for peace and she didn't want to have a problem with her anymore but she would never watch herself get bullied. Raising her head, her gaze fell on the woman and her lips parted in a gasp.
"Dinaa..." Fira called out, surprise laced in her tone.
Dina frowned when she heard her name being called in a familiar tone by a lowly waitress but when she saw Alan's eyes widen a bit, doubt filled her heart and nervousness sought to envelope her too.
Dina was unwilling to turn away to see and a gasp left her lips when her eyes fell on Fira. Different expressions past through her face, disgust, amazement, wonderment, anger, and finally it settled on arrogance and a little bit of surprise.
"Fira."
"Dina. It's you, I thought you looked familiar from the back, oh I'm sorry for bumping into you. I was in a hurry a moment ago." Fira remarked failing to notice the man standing behind Dina.
Dina opened her lips and shut them again, it went on for three minutes before she could finally muster up what to say. "What are you doing back in the country? You are supposed to be overseas and why are you dressed like this?"
"Don't tell me you now work as a lowly waitress, you are so above that status and our family can still feed you. Even the servants work less but earn better salaries." Dina remarked in a tone filled with disgust which she did unconsciously.
Fira turned embarrassed, her cheeks turning into a dark shade of red. She couldn't forget the family that had thrown her out and told her to never return four years ago, they had just found out she was pregnant yet they didn't let her explain.
Flashback.....
"Mum please let me explain, just give me a chance to speak. Please mum." Fira begged holding onto the tiny piece of clothes she wore in the cold.
But her words fell on deaf ears, luggage was thrown out filled with a small number of clothes and some money was thrown out too to get herself out of the country.
"As of today, I no longer have a daughter called Fira! You have brought enough disgrace to this family already, you do not exist to us now!" Fira's mother spoke harshly glaring at her with fire in her eyes before slamming the door shut.
Fira cried on the ground for hours pleading for them to let her explain but no one listened to her, they all ignored her and after spending hours at the door, she wandered on the streets for days before she was saved by a good person.
Flashback ends...
Staring at her sister, Fira smiled awkwardly and turned around to leave from there. She has promised herself that she would never have any contact with people from that family again.
"Fira..." Alan muttered stepping out from behind Dina, he stretched his hand ready to pull Fira back but his hand was intercepted by another hand.
Fira wavered for a moment when she heard her name being called out, she was all too familiar with that voice but she didn't want to stop. The pain from back then was sneaking its way into her heart again and it hurts like hell.
Skyler glared at the hand that was trying to stop Fira, he clicked his tongue before taking off his coat and putting it over Fira's body shielding her from being touched.
Fira shuddered in shock when she felt a coat being drafted over her, she tried to pull it off and turn around but the man's embrace was too tight and he didn't give her a chance to break away from him.
Dina frowned and sent a glare toward Alan, she was not going to let Fira go just like that, she was going to humiliate her, even after years she was still trying to seduce Alan.
"Is this your new man sister? Isn't he a client in your restaurant? I see you are stocking up to big shots now, mum was right, with time you only show your slutty character a little bit more."
"What are you saying, Dina? Stop it!" Alan cursed pulling on Dina and trying to make her stop talking.
Fira closed her eyes in pain, she felt Dina's words tear her old wounds open. It turned out no matter how much she believed she was fine over the years, it was not true at all.
"Leave me alone Alan. Am I saying anything wrong? I can't be lying can I? On the day of her engagement, she ran away to spend time with her loved only returned the next day!"
"Not only that, she got pregnant too and was kicked out of the house but it seems she has not changed her ways yet, she is still the same!"
"Acting innocent and pitiful trying to gain sympathy. Pathetic!" Dina spit out with anger and hatred in her eyes, her hands turned into a fist at her side. Dina was determined to ruin her reputation no matter what.
"Enough! You have said enough, I already apologize for bumping into you. Please stop assuming things and stop talking too, I may be quiet but that doesn't mean I can't say anything too"
"I am only respecting the bond between us as sisters and nothing more!" Fira remarked while holding back her tears, her words came out choked up and immediately she ran out.
Skyler's eyes turned grim in anger, he turned around and narrowed his eyes on Dina. "Watch the way you speak to my girl or next time, it won't be fun!"
He felt confused because he did not have any relationship with Fira, yet he was angry that someone made her cry.