" Can't these women tone down their voice's? What if the man hears them? Damn, I will be deaf by the time they leave!!' Melody grumbled as she made coffee for a customer.
" Melody, have you seen the men that everyone is talking about?” Sarah, one of the girls working in the café, asked Melody as she waited patiently for Melody to make a cup of coffee for her customer.
" Hmm”.
From her tone of voice, Sarah knew that she wasn't interested in the topic. Sarah squeezed her face. Since Melody and her father moved to county Vee, the only girl her age who did stay far away from her is Sarah. Even if Melody hardly replies to her, she always talks to her and tries to get her to reply.
After giving Sarah the coffee she requested, Melody walked to the counter and sat down on a stool. Her eyes scanned the café and came to a stop at the objects of everyone's discussion.
The two men were really fair and handsome, but one was more handsome than the other. One has sandy blonde hair, while the other has black hair. The one with black hair has a feminine beauty that will put many women to shame.
They were really worth people talking about them. They were now celebrities in county Vee.
Melody's eyes met with the one that had black hair, and she quickly looked down. Why is he looking at her?
"Dammit, '' Melody swore under her breath. Why did she raise her head up to look at them? All the scars on her face haven't healed up yet.
" Melody, another cup of coffee for God’s sake are you deaf?”
Melody jumped off the stool and began to prepare another cup of coffee. She just hoped that the new guy had an eye problem and did not see the bruises on her face, she really hoped so.
After making the coffee, Melody returned to sit behind the counter with her head down. After some minutes, she felt a pair of eyes boring into her head, making her squirm. Was someone looking at her? She raised her head a little and found out that the two new guys were looking at her.
She quickly looked down, what was that for? Why were they looking at her? Why won't they look away? Did those city people not know that it's bad to stare at someone for a very long time?
Bang
" Melody!!!” One of the workers slammed a tray on top of the counter, making Melody jump.
" W.what?” She strutted in a tiny voice as she peered up at the girl in front of her.
" What are you thinking about? Well, it's none of my business, just know that the mayor wants you at his table” the worker hissed at her before walking away.
Mayor? Melody shivered in fright, why would the mayor want to see her. Many people always treat her as if she were invisible, and he was one of those people, so why would he need her now?
Maybe he wants another cup of coffee? If that's the case, he should have told the worker's, there was no need to call her, right? What could he possibly want?
The mayor is sitting with those men from the city. She did not want to go close to them!!
She looked up and saw the trio staring at her, the one with black hair was smiling encouragingly at her, his smile beckoning on her to move close to them.
She shivered like someone who had caught a cold.
" Melody!!”
She jumped and began to walk towards the mayor's table, slowly but steadily. She stopped a little distance away from the table.
" Sir, you called for me?” She tried to make her voice come out as stable as possible, but it was still shaky at the end.
" Over here, Melody, this gentlemen from the city likes your coffee and wanted to speak with you personally” the mayor smiled widely at her
Melody was shocked at the smile. After all, Madison was his daughter, and she knew that Madison would have said something about her to her father. In fact, the girl has spread many rumors about her in this town and since it is a small-town everyone knows each other.
According to what she heard from people, the land the city guys wanted to buy belongs to the mayor's family, so maybe he was just trying to do everything to please them and appear like a good person.
She raised her head a little" thank you sir's”
The one with dark hair opened his mouth to speak when the voice of the manager of the café interrupted him
"I am truly sorry sir's” she turned to Melody, " Your father just called and said that he wants you home. Since your shift is over you can go home”
She totally forgot about the bruises on her face as she looked up quickly, " did you tell him that my shift is over?” she asked in a shaky voice
" Yes I did wait Melody what happened to your face? it's bruised and ......”
She took off, but not before hearing a growl, from whom?
Why does her father want her home? She shivered under the hot sun as she ran home. She knew that her father would be counting, she did not know how much time he would give her to walk from the coffee shop to their house, but all the same, she had to be there on time.
She was not just running to get home early, she was also trying to run from the coffee shop. Why did she forget that her face was still bruised and look up completely?
Now if that new guy did not see her face before, then surely now he would know that her face is bruised and there is the manager of the café, that woman was a total gossip. Before Melody got home, she knew for sure that the news would have spread around town.
She did not want the attention, nor did she want to answer questions that will only make people pity her and not help her.
She pushed the door open slowly so that it wouldn't make any noise, but still because the door was already very old, it still made a squeaky sound.
" What were you still doing at that coffee shop when you should be home!!” Her father's voice thundered through the house, making her jump in fright.
She was supposed to be used to all this, but no one could get used to being abused. Her father's voice should not have an effect on her, yet it still did.
" Were you trying to run away, you unfilial child!?" Her father shouted when she still did not reply but kept standing close to the door with her head bowed.
" I'm hungry, make some food for me" he said at last, and she scrambled quickly into the tiny kitchen in the house.
There was no good stuff in the kitchen. Melody was confused. There is supposed to be a lot of foodstuff left, so where did they disappear to? She walked out of the kitchen slowly and looked at her father, who was watching a ball game on the old television in the small sitting room.
" There is no foodstuff in the kitchen sir, but there was foodstuff in the kitchen this morning before I left for work?” She said in a tiny voice, but her father heard her.
Her father looked up from the television and frowned at the annoying thing beside him, " what did you say? I can't hear you, speak up bitch."
She quickly repeated what she said but this time in a louder voice.
"I gave them all to Missy Betty. She will be your step-mom very soon” her father grinned at her smugly as if proud of his accomplishment . " You can go get another one, you know?” he took his eyes back to the television.
She stood there not knowing whether she should cry or not, for God’s sake. She just bought those groceries yesterday with her hard-earned money, and he gave off everything to a woman because he wanted to woo her?
What woman in her right sense's could date a man like her father? Apparently, Miss Betty could.
Miss Betty lives not too far from them. She wasn't someone that Melody liked; she gossips too much for her own good. She is also Madison's Aunt.
For goodness sake what did she see in her father that was a total drunk and had nothing better to do with his life?.
Mr Johnson looked up from the television when he did not hear the noise of the door closing only to see his daughter still standing in one position. " What are you still doing there? Did I not ask you to go and get me some food?” " I don't have any money” she will be damned if she uses her savings to cook for him, never. She will rather be beaten up than do that. She can't touch that money now because she has come to the conclusion that she needs to leave her father before he kills her. Furthermore, she won't be stupid like her mother. She could already feel her body depreciating day by day. Even if she can't finish high school , she will manage. After all, she doesn't even have enough money to pay for her last year in high school. She will rather use it to run away to the city. " You don't have what?” " I don't have any money” she repeat " Good, then I will have to search your room” . He stood up and walked to her room. She didn't even follow him or try to stop him beca
Melody knocked on the door of her house with her heart in her mouth. She was scared now after doing what she did. What if her father finds out about it and beats her to death, just like her mother? Will her mother be disappointed in her for getting herself killed? The door was thrown open by her angry father; he glared down at her like she was a tiny annoying insect who dared to disturb him. Did he already know about what she did? Her body trembled. She was scared, she would rather not be hit by her father. " Where did you get those groceries? Well, I don't even care now, get your stupid self inside and cook. " he took her hand and dragged her inside, slamming the door. Melody sat in her school library during lunch, eating the cookies she baked before coming to school. She was with that magazine, but this time around she got the shock of her life when she looked at the face on it. It was one of those new guys. The one with black hair. His net worth mentioned in the magazine w
The stupid women won't stop talking, and they won't stop trying to drag him into the conversation when he already made it plain that he did not want to have anything to do with them. The teenager was trying to get his attention by throwing flirty remarks at him. He was really holding back so as not to snap at them, but they were becoming annoying. He blocked them out and concentrated on his mate, who was now sleeping peacefully with her head resting on the counter top. He really wanted to see her face, not catch only a glimpse. He wanted to see her face fully, but he was also scared that he would see bruises on her face and go crazy. Was he cursed? First, he is a twenty-eight year old alpha without a mate, then by some stroke of luck he finds his mate, and she turns out to be human, which is a rare case. She is also a minor if he is not mistaken. . He couldn't just whisk off his mate with him back to the city no matter how much he wants to, he needs permission from her pare
The next morning, around three in the morning, Hunter decided to go for a run in his wolf form. He took extra clothes with him and jogged until he got to a forest he saw yesterday while walking around the town. He dropped the cloth on the floor and then the sound of his groaning as his bones were rearranged was heard as he changed into his wolf, the clothing he had on his tore into pieces. After changing into a big white wolf, he took the cloth he brought along with him between his jaws and began to run through the woods. After running for over an hour, he changed back and went to his hotel room. Melody woke up early and did everything she needed to do for him before cooking breakfast and leaving before her father could wake up. She knew that it was too early to go to school, but she needed to leave the house before her father woke up and gave her hell. She walked the familiar path through the woods she always goes to sit down every morning to think and have a breath of fresh a
She decided not to go to the cafeteria but on second thought, she changed her mind because she remembered that she was going to be paid. It was the first day of the month and that's when she is usually paid for the previous month, and she could not stay with the lion at home. She rushed out and got her father a bottle of water and this time, luck was on her side because he was already passed out from all the beers he had drunk. She carefully kept the water on the table and went to her room. Melody wiped the blood on her face and applied a little ointment before running off to the café. When the two city guys came in, guilt consumed her. She wanted to rush home and bring his wallet so that she could return it to him, but she caught herself at the last minute. She squirmed throughout because she could feel both of them eyes on her. It was off but the blonde one at least sometimes took his eyes off her and pressed his phone, but the dark haired one? His eyes followed her all through.
Mr Benson looked at the bag in his hand and the girl who was walking away with her backpack on her back. Why was she out this early, or is she going to school now? He looked at the bag she had given to him, ' what is inside?'. He walked fast into the station. He was curious and wanted to know what was inside. He answered his colleagues' greetings absentmindedly as he walked to his desk and sat down. He immediately opened the bag and saw a big book with an envelope. He opened the envelope and saw a memory card. He dropped it and picked up the book and in it was written, dear diary ''Why would a full-grown man send him a diary, why would he even keep one? Was that little girl trying to play pranks on him? He hoped not. He opened the first page and began to read it with curiosity deep in his eyes. Melody walked away with her heart in her mouth, yeah she was super nervous and feared what she would encounter in the future, but It was better this way. She has to leave unless she will end
The police station in County Vee turned upside down after all the content in the diary was read out and all the videos on the memory card were played. After everything, some policemen were in tears. They could not believe that the little girl at Mrs. Mary's coffee shop that usually makes such delicious coffee had gone through all this, if they were told they would not have believed it. How could a father do all this to his daughter?. Sheriff Benson was the first to get himself back, even if he was still shaken. “ We are going to pay Mr. Johnson a little visit, get the vehicle ready” he barked. He was suddenly overcome by rage. If only he was not a policeman, he would have beaten Mr. Johnson up with his hands and damn the consequences. All the policemen quickly rushed to get the vehicle ready because they wanted to be among the people that would get an evil man like Mr. Johnson arrested, and within minutes they were at Mr. Johnson's house. Sheriff Benson got down first and walked t
The town was small, so the news spread round quickly and soon that was what everyone was talking about. Still no one except for the police knew the whole story, so everyone was just giving their opinion and speculating. A woman whose husband was a police officer began to disturb her husband for the full story, threatening to put him in the dog house if he refused to tell her what happened. Since the husband did not want to be put in the dog house, he told her the entire story and within an hour, the whole town had heard what happened. The women intended to go to the hospital to end Mr. Johnson once and for all, but the news got to the police and more policemen were dispatched to the hospital to guard it. Even the nurses were searched so that they would not harm him, after one nurse nearly stabbed him but was stopped by one of the policemen who followed Mr. Johnson when the ambulances came to pick him from his house. Michael Hunter's Beta was tired of staying in his hotel room, so he