Our Chance

Chapter 8

LAURA P.O.V.

"Wake up sleepyhead" I heard a familiar voice.

When I came back home yesterday I called her to inform her that I am back at home and I am not working with my arrogant boss again, she asked me what happened and I told her that I will explain to her the next day.

Tracy climb on the bed beside me and hug me, she told me to stand up and freshen up that breakfast is ready.

After breakfast, I explained all that happened at work to her and she hugs me.

"Don't worry, you will find another work very soon" She said

"I don't know why men just see me as a s*x toy" I can feel my tears rolling down my cheek "Can't I get a good job without them thinking to have s*x with me.

"Please stop crying, you are such a good girl, and let me tell you one thing that you don't know" She leans closer to my ear "You are hot and beautiful that all that guy want to have you" She whispered licking her lips sexually making me laugh.

She told me to get dressed and let's go out, after some minutes I get dressed and follow her. I don't feel like going out but I know my friend will never take no for an answer.

First, we went to the cinema to watch the latest movies that are available, then we go for shopping, after that we branch the restaurant to fill our stomach because I am so hungry and at the same time I am so tired.

After the whole day of watching movies at the cinema, shopping, eating, and all other things we did, we end up on the couch in Stacy's apartment been tired and exhausted.

She told me to have a sleepover at her place, after resting for some minutes on the couch I head to the bathroom to take a quick shower and went straight to bed.

I can't sit at home crying over spilled milk what happens as happened so I decided to go for job hunting, after one week I get a job at a small restaurant as a waitress and the p*****t is very good. The manager said I should start working the next day.

The workers there are very friendly and the manager is also nice fortunately for me she is a woman. It has been a month that I started working and the work is a bit stressful but I am fine rather than having a creepy boss running around wanting to get in my pants.

I just finished my shift tonight and I am extremely tired, I am walking to the bus stop just hoping to find a bus as soon as I get there. As I am walking to the bus stop I feel like somebody is following me but whenever I turn around will not find anybody.

I walk as fast as I can to get to the bus stop and fortunately for me, a bus arrived and I get inside immediately, I look back to see if anybody will enter after me but found nobody.

Am I been followed or it is just my imagination due to the dark alley I pass through?

When I get home, I find something to eat and take a quick shower, before I went to bed I called Stacy to ask about her and she said she is fine, we talk about other things before sleep consumed me.

The next day, as usual, I finished my shift, when I am about to leave one of the workers told me that the boss wants me to talk to me and I made my way to her office.

"Hello ma" I greet her as soon as I enter her office.

"How are you, Laura? Please have your seat" She said

"I am fine ma" I take a seat in front of her.

"Laura, I am so sorry about what I want to say now, you are a good girl and you very respectful and intelligent but just have it in my mind that I am helpless" She opens her drawer and gave me money for a month salary.

"I don't understand what you are saying and today is not the end of the month why are you giving my salary?" I said to her

"I am sorry but I don't want you to come to work again starting from tomorrow," She said but I can see that she is not happy saying it.

"Please ma'am, please forgive me if I have ever offended you, please I need this work" She stands up from her seat and pulls me up to hug me.

"I wish you good luck dear," She said and I walk out from there and went home. Maybe she can't afford to pay for all the workers.

The next day I applied for a job and all of them are rejecting me, the problem is that when I went there for work, some of them reject me instantly and some will said I should start the next day but when I go back the next day they will tell me that there are no any vacancies.

"Please sir, don't do like this to me. You are the one that told me to start today" I told the manager standing in front of me.

"When did I tell you to start work?" He asked me.

"Yesterday" I answer him

"So, yesterday is different from today and things can change within minutes, today I am telling you now that I can't employ you," He told me.

After I left the restaurant, I went to the orphanage home to spend my day because if I go home I will be lonely and I will be thinking about everything.

"How are you, my dear?" Mrs. William greets me

"I am fine" I try to smile don't want to show her that something is bothering me.

"But your face is saying another thing, dear," She said

"I am just tired, that is why," I told her and she did not bother to say anything again but I know that she did not buy my excuse.

I play with the kids to pass my day. After that, I went home and head straight to bed.

I still continue my job hunting and I find one today, I even started working today because I can't take the risk and come back the next having them telling me that they don't want me again.

After my shift time, the manager told me not to come again as from tomorrow because I did not work very well and he did not even pay me.

"Why are you late to come out? I jumped at the sound of the voice.

"Stacy, you scared me" I screamed at her

"Sorry, how is your work today?" She asked

"Same as always, the manager told me not to come tomorrow again," I said with tears rolling from my eyes

"Asshole," She said

"I think there is someone that I offend that is punishing me right now," I said sitting by the roadside crying.

"Nonsense, who is jobless that will be going around all the places you work and told them not to employ you," She said

She told me to stop crying and let us go home but I told her that I did not want to go home and decided to go to a nearby bar.

When we get there, I told be barman to give me the strongest drink that will make me forget my problem

"Laura, It is enough let's go home," Stacy said

"Why? The night is still young, let enjoy our self" I told her and order another drink.

I lost count on the fourth drink and I don't know what happened after that.