Sofia stood up too, and followed her father into his room. Her father never disliked Camilla but he has every reason to because he knew that she must have told her friends first about her plans before coming to tell him, and he never judged sexuality.
“No Pa, none of them” Sofia replied.“Then who?” he asked spreading his hands.“You said you want to get connected and you think the right place to get connected is at a clubhouse where people go to squander stolen money?”“You need to be patient bunny, I can talk with my customers trust me,” her father said softly with his hands on her shoulders“They can’t do anything” Sofia said almost screaming.“For how long do I have to follow you to the farm?”.“My mates are out there making money and planning their future but here I am, being accused of being rude and disrespectful to customers and getting fired and following my father to the farm that barely gets customers,” Sofia said bitterly with tears clouding in her eyes.Mr. David stood motionless his gaze fixated on his little bunny. He was surprised and dumbfounded.How could his little bunny talk back at him like that? He thought to himself.Sofia realized that what she had said had hurt her father’s emotions and she only said it out of frustration and anger.“Pa, I.. I.. didn't mean...” Sofia stuttered moving towards her father and trying to hold his hands.“No..No, you see this conversation bunny?”“It’s over,” her father said and he switched off his light and made his way to his bed to lie down.Sofia didn’t know what to do, She went into the living room and sat down on the cushion and was lost in thoughts that she didn’t realize when she fell asleep.It was seven in the morning when she woke up with a covering from her neck to her feet. She knew she was not the one that covered herself but her father did. The television which she had left on yesterday night was switched off already.Sofia hurried to the window to see if her father's truck was still in the driveway but it wasn't there. She figured he was still mad at her and because she talked down about following him to the farm he decided not to bother her.She went to check the dining to see if he left her a note but there was none.She took her shower and made breakfast.“Today is going to be a good day then,” she thought to herself.She decided to use the whole day in search of James, he was part of the mess she was in at the moment.There was a knock on the door, but she was not sure where it had come from, maybe it was her neighbor's door she thought to herself. The knock came again and again.She left her room to check who it was.“Hey girl” Camilla entered smiling.“What are you doing here Cami?” asked Sofia“Are you not happy to see me?” Camilla asked walking towards Sofia’s room.Camilla loved staying in the room with Sofia even when her father was not around. She would always tell Sofia that her room always held their little gossip and secrets.“Cami, your shoes”“You don’t know how difficult it is to wash that bedsheet do you?”Camilla smiled and removed her shoes.“I know you are rich and your family is wealthy, so you don’t really worry about keeping everywhere clean you have a maid who do that for you” Sofia said as she shook her head.Camila got an apartment for herself and hired a maid who comes to clean up her apartment every weekend and a laundry company that comes to pick up her worn clothes and bedsheets to wash.Sofia had always wished she was in Camilla’s shoes, at least she had a mother and siblings but she had none, and that made her sad.Camilla took a careful look Sofia noticed she was dressed but laughed when she noticed the color combination of her clothes.“What are you putting on?” Camilla asked still laughing.“What do you mean what am I putting on?”“I’m putting on my clothes”.“Yeah obviously, but the color combination is just so wrong”“Cami, please I don’t have time for that, tell me why you are here”“Well I came to check up on you, it’s been a while since I last saw you,” Camilla said“Cami that’s not true, we saw each other a few days back remember?”“Yeah you’re right, I forgot,” Camilla said smilingSofia knew Camilla was lying, she remembers so vividly that they had met up a few days back, and she was only exaggerating. She concluded Camilla had just come to gossip and while away her time at her place.“Aren’t you meant to be at work?” Sofia asked“Yeah, but I called in sick,” Camilla said with a smirking“Wow, why do you lie a lot?”“I didn’t lie, I just needed some days off to unwind”“And where are you off to all dressed,” Camilla asked taking another look at Sofia’s outfit.“I’m going to see Mike” Sofia replied.“And who is Mike?”“He’s one of James friends”“I need to go see him, I know him to be one of his very close friends, he can help me reach him”.“Then I’m coming with you,” Camilla said putting on her shoes.“No Cami you don’t have to”.“I want to, I’ll be waiting outside”.Sofia watched Camilla leave the room, she knew Camilla to be very stubborn but a very good friend, and hoped she won’t cause a scene when they get there and eventually see James.Sofia and Camilla got into the taxi that brought Camilla to her house and began their journey to Mike’s house. She had chatted Mike up on his I*******m handle to ask about James' whereabouts but he only sent her his address and she now had to use G****e Maps as a guide as she was unfamiliar with the location.They eventually got to the location and they alighted from the taxi, Camilla paid the driver and he drove off.Sofia and Camilla were surprised and could not believe a place like that existed in the world. The buildings looked so unattractive as some were on the verge of collapsing, and there were portholes on the streets.“Are you sure we are at the right place?” Camilla asked looking around at the place in disbelief.“I don’t know” Sofia responded.“What do you mean you don’t know?” Camilla asked with her eyes widened.“Cami the address is correct and we are in the right place,” Sofia said handing over her phone for Camilla to see and confirm.“What?”“How can a human live in a place like this?” Camilla said turning to look around.Sofia ignored Camilla completely, this was one of the reasons she did not want Camilla to accompany her to Mike’s place. She was always being dramatic about almost everything.Lads were playing on the streets shirtless and barefooted, Sofia decided to walk up to them and ask for directions.“Excuse me, can I ask you a question?” Sofia asked tapping a boy of about twelve years old on his shoulder.The boy turned to look at Sofia and Camilla and he smiled.“Tourists?” the boy asked.“No, I and my friend are kinda lost, can you give us directions?” Sofia askedThe boy didn’t say anything but brought forth his right hand, indicating he wants a tip first before giving them directions.“What?” Sofia asked confused.Camilla brought out a five-dollar note and on handing it over to the boy he shook his head in rejection.“Twenty bucks or you go away,” the boy said as he turned to leave.“Okay, wait,” Camilla said, and taking a twenty dollar bill out of her purse, she gave it to the boy.The boy took the money from her happily and shoved it into his pockets without thanking her.Sofia was simply standing and looking at how the boy and Camilla carried out their transactions and she wondered why a boy of his age is on the streets playing while the other kids of his age are in school learning.She was just thankful that Camilla had insisted on tagging along because she had no money to give the boy as a tip.“What does the address say?” the boy askedSofia took out her phone from her bag again to take a look at the chat.“It says, Meditation Lane, building five, apartment H”“That’s the building over there, all you have to do is take the stairs and get to the fourth floor that's where apartment H is” the boy explained pointing to a building directly opposite where they were standing.Sofia and Camilla were shocked, they have been scammed by a little boy, but It was not his fault neither is it theirs. There were no street signs to indicate.“You little thief!” Camilla snapped at him in an attempt to grab him by his arm.“You welcome!” the boy ran off giggling.Sofia and Camilla simply shook their heads as the boy ran off leaving them in awe of the behavior he portrayed.They went into the building and took the stairs, they noticed the rails were rusty and the edges of the stairs had mustiness. They found it irritating but they had no choice but to endure.They got to the fourth floor and looked at the doors, they found apartment H as it was written with chalk on the door.Sofia knocked on the door but there was no response, she could hear some movement which came from inside she knocked for the second time, and this time there was a response.“Coming!” the voice which sounded feminine yelled.In two minutes the door swung open with a creaking sound, it was a young girl in her teens, she had a cigarette in her mouth. She wore ripped blue jeans with a pink crop top, and her blonde hair covered half of her face.“Who are you and what do you want?” she asked as she looked at them from head to toe, she blew a puff of smoke at their faces.“Is Mike in? we want to see Mike” Sofia asked coughing.“Depends on who is asking” she responded.“Babe, who is there?” a voice of a man from the inside asked.“I don’t know, they won’t say” the young girl replied still staring at them.“You must be Sofia right?” the young man asked as beckoned on them to come in.Sofia and Camilla followed him closely behind and as they entered the room it was filled with smoke, the windows were closed, and the room lacked air as it was not well-ventilated. There was a stench smell coming from the room, Camilla noticed the smell was from the rug, it was damp, and she had to use her palm to cover her nose.“You can sit,” Mike said.“No we'd rather stand” Camilla responded looking at Sophia hoping she'll agree with her.“Yeah we will stand, we are actually in a hurry and it took a while before we could find your address,” Sofi
The alarm rang for the third time before Gustavo Alvarez decided to put it off. He was still in bed, he was sure enjoying his vacation.He sat up on his bed and stretched himself, he heard some noise coming from the other room and he wondered what it was all about, then he remembered that his friends and business partners Àngel and Santiago slept over in his mansion.He got out of bed, took a remote, pressed the blue button on the remote and the windows opened welcoming rays of sunlight into his room. As the sunlight flashed through his face, he used his hands to hide his face from the sunlight as he got closer to the window. The view was beautiful, the sky was blue and the weather was cozy, the birds sang beautifully as they perched on the electric poles.Gustavo watched the birds sing as if he understood what they were singing.There was a knock on the door interrupting his pleasant moments. He quickly made sure his robe was firmly tied, as he wasn’t wearing anything underneath.“
It was a sunny day and Sophia thought it was a good day to do the laundry and clean up the house. Her father decided to stay at home as his back still aches, Sophia declined his requests of helping out in cleaning the house, and she insisted he rested as she did the work around the house.David Cortez marveled at the way his daughter went about her tasks, it reminded him of his wife Emma, she was a very hardworking woman and one of her favorite hobbies was cleaning. The first time he took her to see his parents they were delighted to see her and asked her to stay over, she knew the right words to use when she talked and she was very well articulated when she spoke. She was the only thing he had lost in his life and he is going to make sure he doesn’t lose his daughter too.“Pa are you okay?” Sophia asked interrupting his thoughts.“Yes I’m good”“You seem to be lost in thoughts” “Yes, I was thinking about going to your mother’s tomb, been a while, we can go clean it up since we are
Gustavo Alvarez arrived at his parent's house very late in the night. The driver stopped for him to alight before parking the car in the garage, Gustavo noticed his parents were still awake as the lights were still on. He alighted and went straight into the house, the door was opened by a security guard who greeted him and took his briefcase from him and also his suit.“Good evening Señor” the security guard greeted while collecting his briefcase and suit.“Yeah,” Gustavo responded as he made his way into the living room.The living room screamed royalty, every piece of furniture and interior decoration was a work of art and very expensive. “Oh, my boy!” his mother Elizabeth Alvarez jumped with excitement as she made her way to hug him.Gustavo returned the warm embrace as he opened his arms to her warm embrace.“Ok mama, I can’t breathe”“What did you say?” His mother asked still hugging him tightly.“I said I can’t breathe” Gustavo replied, trying to break free from her embrace.G
After breakfast, Sofia quickly went to freshen up. When she was done she brought out a pair of Jean trousers, a blue top, and a jacket, she needed to get dressed before her father changed his mind about going with her to the hospital. She brushed her hair out and stood in front of her dressing mirror deliberating if she should pack it up in a pony or let it fall on her shoulder. She decided to let it fall on her shoulder, she wore her sneakers and picked up her jacket, and headed to the living room. Sofia was surprised to see her still on call with his customer. He signaled to her to come to sit with him as he continued with his conversation on the phone, she sat beside him but paid little or no attention to the phone call.When David Cortez was done with his phone call he suggested to Sofia that they go to the pharmacy instead of going to the hospital as he described the ache in his back to be a very mild one.“Bunny, I think we should go to the pharmacy”.“No!”.“All I need is jus
When they got to the premises of the Glitzy clubhouse, they found it difficult to get a place to park their car as every parking space was already occupied. It was through the help of a security warden who came to their rescue that they got a parking space. As they all alighted from the car, Camilla was already moving her body to the rhythm of the song playing inside the club. Sofia was so amazed at how magnificent the place was that she began to doubt if she would ever get a job there.“Ok ladies, let’s go inside to do what we solely came here for and have fun later,” Noah said interrupting their excitement.“Why the rush?” Camilla asked still dancing to the rhythm of the music as she walked towards the entrance of the clubhouse.“Wow, this place is very beautiful!” Sofia exclaimed.“I haven’t seen anywhere as beautiful as this” Sofia continued as she looked around in disbelief.“Are you being serious right now?” Camilla asked.“Yes I am” Sofia replied still looking around.“Well th
“Nice to meet you, George” Noah said as he shook hands with him.“Nice to meet you,” Sofia said smiling.“What do you do George?” Noah asked.“I’m an automobile engineer” George responded.“Oh that’s nice,” Noah said.“You frequent here?” Noah asked.“Well I do but not alone, I come here with my friends, they probably should be somewhere around here” George replied looking around.“We will be back guys,” Camilla said as she took George by the arm and left.“Noah, why did you do that?” Sofia queried.“Do what, what did I do?” Noah asked.“Noah you know Camilla and how dramatic she can be, asking that young man she was with that kind of question was uncalled for” Sofia explained.“I see nothing wrong with the questions I asked, I was only trying to start up a conversation” Noah defended.“Noah it’s fine, I think we should just drink up and head back home, I’m already tired and I don’t want to keep Pa waiting,” Sofia said as she emptied her glass of champagne.As they got up to leave, C
The next day was Sophia Cortez’s first day at work, but she didn’t have to leave the house until the evening.David Cortez said he was feeling much better, and he can’t feel his back ache anymore, Sofia persuaded him to stay back in the house and rest more but he declined and insisted on going back to work on the farm.Sofia knew her father to be very strong and hard-working but she just wanted him to relax his muscles, she feared his condition might get worse, and by the time he would be admitted to the hospital it might be too late.Evening came and Sofia got ready to go to work, she needed to go early so she would be introduced to the other employees before the club is open for customers to troop in. After all, Noah once told her “First impression matters”.She decided to take the bus to work as she didn’t have enough money to order a ride to work. She pondered on how her first day at work would look like, she was already aware that it was going to be hectic but she prayed silent