Chapter 54: Chapter 54

Daisy's POV

"Can't you see? You're such a fool" a customer yelled as I tripped against his foot and fell on my ass.

I stared at the customer and knew that he did it on purpose, he is our regular customer who had a love interest in me, he was nice to me until I firmly turned down his love offer, ever since, then, he became nasty and I always try my best to stay away from him, I mean, customers cannot be spoken to anyhow or I just might lose my job

"Watch where you're going Daisy", Joe, the manager hollered angrily at me, "can't you do anything right?" He yelled as he glared furiously at me

"I... I'm sorry", I managed to murmur as I gritted my teeth and stood up and dusted myself. It's always been like this, some customers can be so nasty But I don't have a choice but to put up with it, this is the job that I am using to put food on my table for the past two years since I entered college, the scholarship I was given into college only cover my college fees and nothing else. It's been two years since I entered college and two years since I left my past behind. Today is supposed to be my eighteenth birthday but as usual, I am celebrating it alone, I am as lonely as I was in high school but the difference is that I no longer have a bully, I have never set my eyes on my high school bully since I entered college.

I was so exhausted after class today and my head was beginning to ache furiously, I wished I could take the day off but today's Brittany's day off and I know Joe would hear nothing about me taking a day off when it's not my day off.

"Over here, another drink for table two"

"Coming right up" I replied as I went to bring the drink, my eyes caught a man keenly watching me, I couldn't see him properly as he was in the shadows but I could feel the intensity of his stare, I shuddered as I quickly averted my eyes, I must have moved too quickly or something because I suddenly felt dizzy, I clenched the tray in my hands as I swayed for a moment and momentarily lose my balance.

Bumping into a table, the drinks in the tray fell and I could hear the shattering glass, Joe screamed obscenities as he walked towards me, "I'll deduct the payment of these drinks that you wasted from your salary"

"Look what she did to me", a lady screamed and the next moment, her hand connected to my cheek. I blinked her into focus, I know her, she is the senator's spoilt brat who always comes in here flaunting different men, she can be very nasty and shrewd, I often do wonder why she prefers this bar to other five-star hotels but my boss would do anything to keep her as a customer, her money speaks for her. My eyes took in the clothes that she was wearing, she was soaked and stained with drinks, some drinks must have been poured on her when I lost my balance,

"Apologize at once" Joe commanded and I quickly curtsied

"Go home Daisy, I do not need more of your mess this night, I'll deduct your one night off from your salary" Joe yelled before storming off.

I thought going to college will change my life, I'll be free to live the way I want leaving my past and everyone behind but I was so wrong, life only got tougher as I have to work my ass off to feed and pay my bills, combined with studying, I have to work extra hard to retain my scholarship. Life is indeed not fair but it has never been fair to me. My dad abandoning left when I was just too young to know what a monster he is, my mother died when I was still in high school and the boy I fell in love with, my high school bully, left the moment the found out that I was a virgin and since then, I have never set my eyes on him. If being a virgin is a plague, that means I am a plague because I am still a virgin but I am careful not to mention it even for once, Aires action hurt me really bad, he abandoned me on the night I accepted to be his girl, I was so delusional to think that he had fallen in love with me. The blaring of a horn jerked me out of my thoughts, I gasps as the headlights shone on my face, I was right in the middle of the road lost in thought and now, I'm gonna die because of my foolishness, I covered my ears with my hands to shut out the screeching of tires.

"Miss, are you okay?" A voice asked and slowly I opened my eyes, wow, I'm still alive, it was the driver of the vehicle, he sounded concerned as he led me from the middle of the road to the side, "be careful next time", he chided gently and I nodded and then looked up to have a look at the man who almost knocked me down, my eyes met with stormy grey eyes with a rim of gold.

My heart did a summersault, "Aires?" I whispered and shook my head in confusion, not Aires, this man is older but his eyes were just like Aires and he looked so much like Aires, he's just like an older copy of him.

"Aires?" He echoed, frowning and I shook my head, "sorry, you look just like an old friend of mine, I mistook you for him"

"May I have the honor of meeting this old friend of yours?" He asked and I frowned, that's impossible because I haven't seen or heard from Aires in two years

"I'm afraid that won't be possible, I haven't seen him for two years, thank you for saving me"

"Should I drop you off?" Again, I shook my head, "I can go on my own, thanks once again".

I wanted to reach home already, today has been one hell of a day for me, I can't wait to hit the shower and fall into my bed.

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I felt it as soon as I entered my room, it seems as if someone is in my room, my heart thudded heavily in fear, "w...w... who's t..there?" I asked, silently walking in. There was no sound, everything was still, looking normal and nothing was out of place, then, why do I feel like I am not alone? I turned in the light and blinked as light flooded the room, dispelling every shadow except...I opened my mouth to scream but he was swift and fast,

"Don't even think about it", he whispered into my ears, there's no way in the world that I wouldn't know his voice, even after decades apart, I can never forget his voice, I was turned around and came face to face with my high school bully.

"Aires???"

"Hello sugar, long time no see"

"What are you doing here?" I asked as he simply went to the only chair in the room and sat down, he looks more mature and handsome but in a rugged way, his muscles filled out his clothes and I noticed that his hair is longer, it rested just on the base of his neck.

"Happy birthday sugar", he drawled and I felt those stubborn butterflies that never go away flutter in my stomach.

"If you're here to wish me happy birthday, just go, I don't need it", I could hear the bitterness in my tone, that's how I feel anyways, bitter towards him, he left me without a word, and that too, only because I was a freaking virgin

"I'm here to fulfill a promise", he said and slowly walked towards me, "you're eighteen and it's time for me to fulfill it and before I could say anything, he dipped his head and crashed his lips with mine.