Love Grows In The Dark by Eli Lowe (ebook offline txt) 📗

again, gaining her attention back to me. “Not every manager has to be bad as they show on TV, Summer. I have eyes to see who is wrong and who is not. And you are definitely not wrong to give a lesson to those who dare to look down on others.” Her words absolutely made me stunned. I mean, isn't she my angel? I was really really surprised. But then again I had other worries too. “I don't understand, if you feel that I am not wrong, then why am I still here, standing in your office?” As soon as I asked, she gave a nod and said... “Because you indeed violated our law. You see,.. 'Always be polite with our customers' is definitely one of our rules here, and you surely know that as well.” Yeah, she was right. I sighed. “So? What do you want me to do, to make up for my mistake?” I waited quietly for her next words, as I acknowledged that woman before me already. She was really something that I wanted to admire. “Two more days this week.” I wasn't surprised at all, cause I already saw what was coming. It was good though, at least I was not fired. “Okay, ma'am.” With that, I returned to my work. But when I get back to the cafe area, the familiar faces were already gone, and they did pay their bills. Anyway, I didn't wait long to make myself busy again for the next few hours, until it was my time to end my shift for that day. Even though I was wearing my jacket, the night felt a bit colder than yesterday. Putting my hands into the warmth of the pocket, I started walking on my way back home. It was around eight at the night, but the surrounding seemed quite deserted as if it was past midnight. The lamps at the side of the street were definitely making the way brighter, but at the same time, were casting the darkest shadow behind them. As I kept walking, I passed by so many buildings, the drunkards who were lying at the side of the dark alley. The barking of dogs came from a distance, while I saw a few of them were sleeping peacefully at some corner of the road. I thought about last night when I found Jenny. All of a sudden I wanted to make sure if she is okay. I guess, she has to face things like last night every now and then due to her job. What if the man from last night try to harm her again? I panicked. But then I recalled that I don't have her number. What do I do now? I can not even call her. So, without thinking much, I turned to go to the exact alley where I found them last night. I thought, that if I go there I could easily check the night clubs nearby. And there are high chances that I might find Jenny too. So yeah, that was pretty much my plan. But never did I imagine that I might have to return empty-handed tonight for my stupid plan. Why? Well, because when at last I was standing at the gate of the first night club that I found nearby, I was struck by a thought that had never come to me before. “Show your ID” The man at the entrance asked. Fuck. How could I forget that I am still underage? This is so not good. “I am sorry, I am not carrying my ID right now. Is it still possible to get an entry?” I asked politely, but I guess, that was not my day. “No.” The man said strictly, keeping a scowl on his ugly face. Realising that there is no other way to enter the club, I decided to find out if there are other clubs nearby or not, without wasting further time. So I roamed around in the dark for quite some time, cause I had plenty in my hand. But thank goddess, I found no other clubs nearby except that one from which I was already denied to get an entrance once. So, that means, club 'A-live' is the one that I was looking for, it has to be. But the main question was how would I get in? I looked at the phone screen, and it showed past ten at night, which means there was still time for Jenny to get off from her work. So what do I do now? Should I wait? I kept thinking about all those, during my walk back to the street of the night club. The streets were still dark and quiet. It was like no matter wherever I go, the darkness never fails to accompany me. But still, it could never scare me with all the cruel realities that night keeps in its deepest and the darkest pit. But suddenly a weird noise pulled me out of my thoughts. I looked around but saw nothing except the turning of the road ahead of me. So, I tried to follow the noise which led me forward on my path. With each of my steps, the noise was becoming clearer and even stronger, which seemed like someone was getting beaten up brutally. I increased my pace with rapidly increasing screams, so that I could see better. Just when I took the last turn, I was stunned at my spot. The noise was coming from nowhere else but the street in front of the club. To be precise, a huge and hulky man was beating up a few others in front of the entrance of the club. Though I was still standing in the shadow, the light from the club made the street in front quite bright. Bright enough for me to recognize the man. Yes, the mysterious and strange guy from last night. I mean, I couldn't see his face though but I remember his appearance