Chapter one
{7pm}
It hasn't been easy for Gianna, trying to meet up with current work which doesn't pay high by the way and it requires her to put in her best effort if she wants to keep the job. And now, what's she doing? Trying to round up so she could go home.
A tiny apartment she managed with her best friend.
"Gianna, table 7. Serve them and you're free to go." Lola. Her manager gave her an extra work to do.
"Right." Gianna rolled her eyes. Can this day ever ends?
"I better get right at it." She mumbled. Table 7, here we come.
After completing the last order of the day, she finally get to change out of her uniform and finally ready to go home.
She carried her bag and waved to one of her colleagues, Andrew.
"Bye Andrew. See you tomorrow."
"See ya later cutie." Andrew wink at her and she smiled.
It's no secret Andrew has a crush on her. But she denied it not because of anything but because she felt she's not ready. Not when her life is in jumbles.
She stood outside the cafe and flag a taxi down and off she went.
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At home.
On entering, she called out to her friend. "Stella, I'm back."
She dropped her bag and collapsed on the worn out chair.
"Girl, you looked... rough. Tough day?" Stella sat beside her.
"More than a tough day. I'm sick of my job! If i leave it, I haven't gotten a better offer and that's what makes it tiring." Gianna sigh out loudly.
Survival in N.Y is somehow. If you don't have connections, it will be hard to live. With the rate of cruelty be performed, it's hard to see a safer place of work. And it's really getting out of hand!
"You at least have a job, I sit here all day like a full term house wife with big belly trying to keep order in the house because I'm jobless."
And it's true, Stella has long been fired at her place of work. She was assaulted and she reported but because the perpetrator is the son of a wealthy man,he went scot-free. And since then, she hasn't had the courage to go out and find work.
"Stella. You know there is a reason you're not working, and I'm not complaining that you're at home, I just want you to feel safe untill you feel like going out to work."
Gianna hugged her friend tightly, Stella eyes watered but she quickly wiped it and pushed Gianna slightly.
"You're suffocating me dude. Get off." Gianna smiled.
"What's at home to eat?"
"I didn't cook. You'll have to look for something to eat yourself."
Gianna groaned tiredly. "I feel so tired. You'll follow me to the supermarket then. No negotiation. We're going together."
Stella rolled her eyes. "Fine. Let's go."
"Okay."
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Silence.
More silence.
Everywhere was so quiet, a pin drop could be heard.
Who would dare say a word? In front of the devil.
A man was tied up and from the looks of it, he looked battered. One of his eyes was swollen up, dried blood stuck there. One of his hands is dangling, it has shifted and his fingers are all broken. His speech are incoherent. He looked lifeless like a doll.
"Why is he still alive?"
A deep and cold voice rang out. Nobody dared to disobey his orders! He is the King himself. He rules and commands, nobody question him.
His deep electric blue eyes are so cold and freezing. His lips are set in a thin line, like he never smile. None other than Ryker Ole.
He sat calmly, while his eyes darted around expecting answers form his men but when it seems not be coming forth. He signaled to his right hand man. Moses.
"Bang!" A gunshot rang out and it landed on the head of one his men standing near. He fell down with even getting to know why he died.
Cold sweet covered the rest. It's not as if they don't have the answer but who will talk? Who will bell the cat?!
"Since you all decided to be deaf and dumb, how about you go and be joins you later?"
And with that, Moses was ready to fire them all, when one of them fell on the ground and start confessing like a witch.
"B..bo..boss. it wasn't on purpose, he said he had something to say, we didn't agree and that's why we beat him till he couldn't talk again"
"Bang! Bang!" Two shots fired at him. He fell in his own pool of blood.
"He had something to say? And you couldn't wait?! Who the hell gives order apart from me here?!" Ryker yelled. His electric blue eyes oozing out danger.
"I don't care how you do it, I want those information on my desk tonight." Ryker turned to Moses. "DMRT re-opens tonight! Send out invites."
And with that, he strode out. The men all bow to him and they didn't raise their head till his profile couldn't be seen. Moses didn't leave.
"Ren and Chad. We're leaving together. Off to the mart!"
"Yes sir!"
They both left with Moses. And the other men, start their torture again even if the man can't feel anything again.
They are that evil.
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Supermarket
{10pm}
Gianna and stella has been here for 10 minutes and they still couldn't decide what they are here to buy.
"Can we just get some instant noodles and eat? I'm starving!" Gianna whines and Stella couldn't help but laugh. The big hoodie she wore covered her face, while Gianna is putting on a face cap.
"Alright. Let's get that and get out of here,I'm getting tired already."
Gianna locked their hands together and they took five of the instant noodles and went to pay for it.
After paying, they collected their goods. Om their way out, a car drove roughly and parked outside. Three men came out and pushed them out of the way.
Gianna fell down with the noodles. "Ouch! Watch where you're going! " Stella pulled her up.
"Are you okay?"
Gianna nodded. Although she's still wondering what that was all about. She was annoyed! They didn't even say sorry.
"They are going to get it from me!"
"No..you're not going to do that. We're leaving." Stella is not buying the idea at all, those men looked dangerously and she didn't want a repeat of what happened to her before to happen again.
But Gianna is not having it.