Chapter 26: Chapter 26

CHAPTER 26

Sara blinked thrice, she couldn't believe her eyes, Christian was standing in front of her, the rage and anger radiating from him chilled her to the bones.

"I said get your meaty hands off her, pervert." He said shouting, looking anywhere else but at him, she could feel the numerous countless stares coming their way.

Christian was definitely going to put her in trouble, how had he gotten her address?, She thought to herself.

Suddenly she felt the pervert holding her, dropping his hands and turning to face Christian.

"And who the hell allowed you in here, little boy?" He asked, looking snidely at Christian.

"You are publicly harassing a worker sexually, and that's not part of the services you paid for, or is it?" Christian asked, standing tall and looking at the man with what she could only describe as pure hatred.

Sara felt numb, she didn't even know what to do again, if Christian was caught here, she would be severely punished, this little situation could cost her her job, and she was not ready to loose it just yet, she still didn't know what to do about this mess.

Standing up shakily, she picked up her tray gathered some courage and muttered some words albeit slowly, "Christian, it's okay, I'm fine, let's get out of here."

"Get out of here!, after someone just harassed you, we should get out of here, I'm not having any of it." Christian said as he turned to face her.

"Do you know that this is the VVIP section, where most of this club's important members stay." Sara said already becoming impatient, if she were to be caught in this situation, by any of the top club matrons, she was surely doomed.

Christian seemed to relent, as he dropped his upright posture and led the way downstairs, but not before doing something so surprising to her.

Dragging her hands sharply, he led her through the buzzing crowd, not minding her shrieks, and when they were safely outside, he dropped her hand and faced her fuming furiously.

"Christian, how did you get the address of my workplace?" She asked quietly, "Seriously, is that the first thing that comes to your mind, you are not even thinking how you were harrased just now.

"Hey, don't turn this on me now, you can't just come into my workplace and do whatever you like, this indecisive action of yours can cost me my job, do you know that?" She said looking up at him defiantly, already becoming angry.

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Christian's temper was rising real fast, he was a quick tempered person and although he didn't want to lay any anger on Sara, he could see she was already irritating him, he wanted her to stop working here immediately, he hated the fact that all these sleazy looking men had their eyes on her, he hated the atmosphere of the club, it reeked of alcohol, smoke and sex, this was no place for a 16 year old girl like her to work.

"I want you to stop working here immediately." He said looking straight into her eyes, trying to gauge her reactions.

"What?" She asked him, shifting backwards slowly and he followed suit, "You heard me right, I want you to stop this work immediately."

"You must be out of your mind, and who are you to tell me what to do? This is my life, my job and I do my things my way, you have no right to tell me what I should and should not do."

"Well I am your boyfriend, and I definitely have the right to tell you what to do!" Christian said, his voice rising in anger and then he sighed, he had definitely gone overboard, cause streams of tears started flowing down Sara's face and his heart squeezed in pain.

Sniffling, she stammered, "Oh.... Oh, Um yeah I, I totally forgot you are my boyfriend, and I should obey you, right, right.... I.."

The tears couldn't allow her to talk properly, he had not even meant it to go this far, "Love, I don't like seeing you cry, why are you crying?"

"You don't like seeing me cry, I hate been controlled, you are my boyfriend and all that, you even came to my workplace to raise your voice at me, we have not even dated for like 2 months and you are already showing your true colors, I don't even know what to think of you again." She replied sniffling, wiping at her face with her handkerchief.

"Sara love....." He was speechless, he didn't even know what to say again, "Don't Sara love me, infact I'll like you to take your leave now, I wouldn't want to be caught here with you, it's against our club rules." She was already going inside, God! He had really fucked up, this possesive streak of his was leading him nowhere.

"I'm sorry." He shouted going on his knees, he didn't even know if she had seen him, her back to him already walking away she replied back, "Just go away."

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Sara was done with her shift for the day, already past 10:00 pm, she was cleaning the tables and packing the glasses back to the counter.

After the argument with Christian earlier on, she had come back to the club looking exhausted and emotionally drained, that even Lucy had noticed and had asked her what the matter was, but she just waved her off.

Finished, she went to the manager's office to collect her pay for the day, silently praying that the little scene Christian had caused today at the VVIP lounge had escaped their notice.

Pushing the door slowly, she came face to face with the club's manager, her heart beating frantically, she composed herself as she said, "Ma'am I'm here to collect my pay for the night."

"Yes, Sara right, I'm coming." The manager answered opening her desk drawer to reach out for something, bringing out an hefty envelope she handed it over to Sara, "Here's your pay."

Collecting it, Sara was surprised, this envelope was large and not what she usually collected daily, frowning in confusion at what she was holding,"Ma'am I don't understand,this is not my normal pay, or is there something else inside......"

"Oh, I forgot, one of our renowned clients seems to have taken a shine on you, he told me to give you this as a tip, although he said I should not disclose his name to you it seems he wants to remain anonymous,well you deserve something like this don't you think, you are a pretty girl? Do you know that?"

"Well ma'am, thanks for the compliment, but I'm sorry I can't accept this from you." She replied handing back the envelope.

"Why, my dear, he means no harm, he just wants to make you smile I guess.", "I know ma'am, but I'm not just ready for any distraction right now."

Smiling at her, the manager collected the envelope, brought out some bills and handed it over to her ,"If you say so, here's your pay, I'll just tell him you rejected his offer or better yet, you declined his generosity."

"Thank you for understanding ma." She replied, collecting her pay, she scampered sharply from the office, to say she was surprised that she had not been confronted about what happened in the VVIP lounge was a lie.

This money she had been offered could have gone a long way in helping her life, she removed all thoughts about the anonymous giver from her mind, and picked her bag from the counter as she went outside.

It seemed God's favor was on her this night, even though Christian had spoilt her mood, and she was not even sure if she could face him anytime soon, she was somewhat relieved and happy.

Singing into the night, she smiled wildly and freely, the chilly night breeze soothing her heart and soul calmly.