"'Need...what??!" She said disgustingly to the sexy man standing right in front of her babbling what she can't add up
"Come again!" she added
"I mean I need you to take my orders" the man stuttered as he walks in slowly
Jasmine blow out air from mouth as she walked out of the door slowly "I am sorry about that, someone else will be available to take your your orders"
"You are on duty today" the man said as he turned to her with his left hand that had a tucked in his pants trouser, his wrist adorned with a stunning sleek wristwatch with its sapphire crystal face and gold, bold Roman numerals and it's diamond-tipped straps glinting in the light
Jasmine widened her eyes in shock as she looked blankly left and right, she turned to the man
"Who is this to know my shift? Oh… I see" she thought
She scoffed "Are you stalking me ?" she asked him
"What do you mean? I…" he asked coldly while almost closing one of his eyes
"How do you know my shift?" she asked as she placed her hand on her waist
" I..."
" Sir, I will take your order now" Sandy,a young lady cuts in as she walked into the cafehall in her uniform and she went straight to the counter
"You can go now" sandy said to jasmine coldly
Jasmine nodded to the man and left, the man stood for as he looked at her for a while
"Would you be sleeping over?" Brenda asked as she flipped the bacon over in the pan
"You want me to right?," Jasmine smiled as she responded from the living room, she is seated on the floor in front of the three seater sofa that has a marble table with a laptop on it and is placed opposite the Television as she is focused on the the laptop she is working with
"Definitely" she turned, facing Jasmine's face side from across the kitchen with the spatula in her right hand
"Honestly sweetheart, I get why you don't want to move your stuffs from your house but that place isn't suitable for you and I don't think she is coming back anytime soon," Brenda added as she folded her arms while still holding on to the spatula
"My sister will be back soon and I wouldn't want her back when I have left the only place she can find me, " Jasmine faced her with a faded smile as she nods in affirmation
"It's been close to three, three years, Jas," Brenda emphasized slowly as she raised her three middle fingers in the air
Jasmine focused her gaze on the system and didn't give a response to Brenda, Brenda returned to her cooking.
She brought Jasmine's plate of food and placed it beside the laptop
"Bon appetit"
"Thank you" Jasmine's gaze remained fixated
"I knew that Sandy was the one taking over your spot! I knew it, I could sense it" Brenda spoke as she sat on the sofa with her food in her hand
"I had my suspicion but I got to see her attend to a customer," Jasmine chuckled as she pushed the laptop and pulled her plate of spaghetti and bacon closer to her
"The rumors must be true," Brenda stretched to take the TV remote from the table
"No one ever doubted them anyways" Jasmine said with her mouth of food as she covered with her hand to avoid falling off "I just can't wrap my head around why she wants my spot so bad" she added after the food have had its way down to throat, she walked her fingers through her hair as she slightly brushed them to her left
"Trust me to get the full gist for you" Brenda smiled and folded her right leg on the couch
"Not sure what I will do with them" jasmine said as she looked up to her.
Jasmine's phone that sat on the floor between Brenda's crossed leg and hips, rang, attracting both of their eyes, because who could be calling Jasmine at this time of the day. Jasmine has no friend aside Brenda and maybe her sister, but her sister hasn't called her in three years now but shockingly the caller is "Chef Dan"
Jasmine thought as to Why is he calling, he probably heard about what happened and he is why he calling, he probably heard about She is interested in any consolation at the moment. She isn't in the mood to start restrategizing her life and having people sending in words of affirmation or motivation, it is not like it is the end of the world anything.
"Why could he probably be calling?" she asked Brenda
Brenda hastily dropped her food on the table and stood up "shoot! He gave me a package to give you, oh my! I forgot"
Jasmine powered off her phone's screen to stop the phone from ringing
"You can hand it over tomorrow!" she called Brenda back.
Chef Dan has Really been nice to Jasmine, ever since her first day at work but the package can actually wait she doesn't mean any harm but the package can actually wait
"Why didn't you pick up?" Brenda asked as she walk her way back to her seat
Jasmine shook her head lazily "honestly, I am not in for any discussion at the moment… I am tired" she shoveled more food into her mouth as they both finished their meals quietly .
Focused on the Laptop right in front her and Brenda lying on the couch concentrated on the Television, both covered in blankets as everywhere is serene and cozy.
"I think I have a stalker" Jasmine quietly said without being distracted
"Why do you think so?" Brenda asked without being distracted as well
Jasmine stopped typing and completely turned to her friend "something cringing happened today and It has been disturbing to me"
"Okay…" Brenda stretched her word as she seat well "I'm all ears" she gave a go ahead nod with her head as she already well seated
"When I was leaving the cafe, I bumped into this man and I apologized and asked him to come in and added that someone would attend to him and his first reply was I need you.."
"What!" Brenda interrupted "then what did you do?!" she added as she moved her butt to the edge of the sofa
"He added that he needed me to take his order, I told him there was someone else who would take his order then he said but you are on duty today " she further explained
"Hold on, I am trying to imagine the scenario, Is he hot?" brenda asked as she looked her jasmine with her side eye and coughed
"Stop it! My life could be in danger"
"Oh. No. He could be your sexy stalker. Why would he know your work schedule?"
"Exactly my point,"
"He sure is, you need to be extremely careful, someone who said he needs you and knows your work schedule is sure an harm"
"Even if he is a regular at the cafe, I don't think he has the right to such information…Right?" she rhetorically asked as he squeezed her face , her brows curved almost meeting each other as she placed her palm on her forehead and nods, she licked her dried lips and looked blankly " He is hot though" her voice softened
"Woahhh!! Your life could really be in danger, I will get you a pepper spray tomorrow" Brenda said harshly almost loudly
"please do, I am scared" Jasmine chuckled
They both laughed it out
The sun was beaming brightly into the room, that rayed into Jasmine's sleeping eyes, she stretched herself without opening her eyes as she turned to the right side of the bed in a way that her back figure now faces the beaming sun and her face now facing the bed. Been a while she enjoyed her long night rest. It is a night she longed for but obviously not in this way but either ways she got what she wanted.
Her phone rang out in an extremely loud volume, she rolled back to her former position with her eyes closed, she begin search for her phone blindly which moving her hand forth and back on the bedside tooth like someone playing a piano, she got the phone and picked while she forcefully opened her eyes a bit and closed it immediately her phone got to her ears
"Why are you calling when we are in same apartment" Jasmine said slowly
"Do you know what the time says?" Brenda said over the phone and laughed
"What is the matter now?"
"Moss Telecommunications is hiring! For few roles, I mean" Brenda said excitedly and eagerly
" I am aware" Jasmine rubbed her pointer finger hardly on her left eye
"How"
"I applied last night, any problem?"
"Good! I will send you a phone number of someone who works there, call him immediately"
Jasmine's eyes opened widely immediately like they were ready to pop out as she instantly sat up "Really? Why are you just giving me the gist?"
"You are welcome and I hope you are dressed now?!" Brenda chuckled as she hung up without letting jasmine make her last statement
Jasmine stood from the bed hastily, she screamed silently that her dimples couldn't hide then she followed by shouting loudly while jumping from one side of the room to the other, she tood for a while confused on her step line of action, she blinked multiple times to make her brain work, she ran into the bathroom immediately.
Jasmine is in a beige chiffon t-shirt tucked into navy blue palazzo trousers standing a little taller in her brown heels that blended well into her skin and her shoulder helping her carry her black mini back and her armpit holding on to her brown file of document as she stand opposite a tall building built like a real wifi signal covered in glass, the building had a lot of people going and coming in quietly,she smiled fully that her eyes were halfly closed and took a deep breath as she walked into the building.
Entered into the large reception hall, the quiet hall that had only the noise of shoes and whispers sent her a lot of chills round her spine, she suddenly can't take her next step as her feet froze
What if my shoes make a louder noise… Am I well dressed? What if I trip? Gosh, why am I sweating? My phone should please not ring here" her thoughts were wandering
She wiped an invisible sweat from her forehead before she looked around one more time and sighted the receptionist over the desk, she quickly calculated the distance in between and closed her eyes for a second, opened it and took a quick deep breath.
You can do it! Jasmine Astrid Jenkins, I trust you" she thought to energized herself
She gathered all her strength to move her right leg, it moved but her body didn't follow, she returned her leg to its former position and felt a strange hand holding her arms, she turned to see whose hands were holding her arms.
Jasmine's eyes widened, her breath caught in her throat, her chest tightening with a mix of terror and fear, her mind reeling with fear and disgust.
"Jasmine" the man's low deep bass like a thunder vibrated through her chest sending her chills
At the mention of her name, her face contorted in a mix of shock and fear, her eyebrows arched and lips parted, she yanked her arm back, stumbling backward to gain distance
"Are you a stalker?" she shook her head "you are a stalker!" she affirmed with a loud tensed voice
"No, I am not" the man said calmly as he tucked his right hand into his pant pocket with a seductive smile
"Then why are you here?"she asked angry looking around as her voice was already drawing attention
" Why…"
"Answer me!" she cuts in, in a shaking high low pitch
"Sir! The board meeting starts in five minutes. We can't afford to be late " Alex interrupted in a low but urgent voice as he glanced at his watch walking up to them
Sir? She coughs out loud on a choke.