Pleasure Appointments

you for a second?" sa

bles when Chris peeked in to talk to me. I put the tray I was holding

w bartender work

r?" I asked as

ing to tell you," he said while

what he said.

etter go see him now. You kn

s at Nightbird for two. I've been here

fire me already? I've only been here for almost four months! Or maybe not. C

igh end bar and a restaurant. At the age of thirty five, he has already founded such a beautiful and expen

wly. I peeked first because Brendan might be doing something. When I finally got inside, I noticed that t

busy with what he did on his laptop. "Chris

back in his swivel chair. He looke

lways monitors me when I work. When he is in Nightbird I sometimes catch him looking at me. I thought what if I'm not p

his eyes off me. I stared at my fingers, but when he

I am interested becau

at he wanted to convey. "I'll be straightforward with you, Rory. Some of the Nightbird's well-known customers are interested with you. I shouldn't pu

s and every word that came out of

r. "I'm offering you a higher salary. Plus their tips. Eighty-twenty of the tip. Eighty percent

ut I'm sorry, I will not accept it," I said calmly but I felt humiliated deep inside. "

t's a lot of money. You'll

g. I faced him. When I opened my mouth, I was going to

easily bought at a cheap price. But in exchange for that, the customers

nk about

three days to m

m speak anymore. I immediately left h

I entered the kitchen. She is one of the bar staff like me. S

put on the gloves. I start

o move to the priva

he even covered her mouth. "Wait, do you want it? You

shes and stared at the s

also needs money for his studies,"

me you would never enter Nightbird's

rendan yet," I said and then resu

gain. He's caught me gossiping a few times during work hours. I might get kicked out of he sees me chitchatting

to do my job unt

e chair without foam. My dad Joe is dying because o

entered the room. When I entered, my brother was already asleep while his school books surrounded h

hing will change for me. I stared at the book I was hol

problems I was thinking

ve a body clock. Even if I don't set an alarm, my body knows when I will wake up. It

shop. I will go straight to Nightbird immediately after my duty at th

ry because I am sending my brother to school. My mother Susan, who is living in another country,

he kitchen. Our house is small. When you come inside, everything is in there. Yo

oe. "Dad, I'm goin

t him, I couldn't help but cry. He is very thin and even if he

get home," I said as I stopped m

onse. I waved at him and the

k the bus and sat on the unoccupied seat

e all this that is happening to him. If only I ha

n I remembered Sir B

for money. I will show my soul to entertain customers who request my service. If I acc

es tightly and

to Sir Brenda