21.5But then I don’t want to end up like a weak loser. I’m going to fight. I’m going to fight for myself.“We’ll find that man. I’ll help you no matter what. He shouldn’t have done that to you.” Landon tells me.I glance at Joan and she looks at me pitifully. I hate when people look at me that way because I know I’m poor. I’m penniless. Hell, I’m running out of money in the bank. My savings aren’t sufficiently funded and I’m about to lose my job again. I know I am having a hard life and I hate when people pity me even though I know I am in need of huge help. I somewhat don’t want people to sympathize me because they will only look down on me. They will see that as an advantage. They will only make me feel like I am the worst person ever.Right now I badly need help and I know I need to learn how to depend on someone. I have been on my own for too long and it’s making me feel to lonely and tired.Thinking about it, Devon has the money and he could close the case just by paying everyon

22.5"Aunt Vivian, uncle Landon and I are going to talk about something." I answer him."Benny, uncle Arthur’s video games are upstairs. You know how to turn it on right?” Vivian asks.Ben nods.“You can play it upstairs if you want.” She adds."I can?” Ben smiles brightly. “Okay! I can practice so that I can beat uncle Arthur’s high score.” He stands on his feet and carries the glass of lemonade from the table, “I'm bringing this with me mom." Ben runs upstairs.“Careful honey!” I hollered to him.“Okay mommy!” He answers.I take a deep breath in and glanced at Vivian who was looking at me intently, waiting for me to say something. She looks at me confusingly and leans in forward as she whispers to my ear. "Are we going to tell him about Ben?"Landon glares at us while sipping his drink.I give Vivian an eye, "What? No." I spit.I pull myself away from her as I mutter to myself, "How do I start this."As soon as I told Vivian about what happened, she got so angry and it was expected

23.5"Ned." I smile at him "Please stop thinking that it's because of you.""Because it was." He answer me right away. "Hugo told me before to offer you a job around here but then we were full and we weren't hiring. Now, after what happened, I needed to do something to at least ease my burdened thoughts out of my head."Does Hugo even know about what happened to me? "Does Hugo know about what happened to me?" I ask him shyly.Ned nods. "I told him."I purse my lips together and wondered if it even worried him or…. I don’t know, maybe at least I thought he would ask how I was after finding out about it."That's why he's been persuading me about giving you a job here and it’s safer if you are around under my supervision." He adds.I smile ruefully."Don't decline my offer please. At least when you're here working for me, my conscience will be at ease. I'll be able to know you're safe and you are not harmed in any way." He continues.I take another glance at the uniform and even though

24.5Finally, Hugo's order was ready the same time she recognized who I was and I don’t really want to get into Fatima’s top ten most hated employee in Alfonso’s. I quickly grab the tray with Hugo’s coffee, "I don't know what you're talking about Miss Fatima." I lie to her. “If you excuse me.”I walk back to Hugo's table and place his coffee before him as he looks back at me and says, "Thank you."I smile, "You're welcome sir. Anything else you want?""Yes." He answers. "Don't forget our dinner."I giggle inwardly. I seriously want to scream at how Hugo is being really playful. Even though this was wrong, seeing an engaged man and having dinner with him, I try to think that we are going out for dinner as friends.I smile at him and he did the same thing before I leave his table again.By four, my shift was over and Hugo was no longer at his table when I came back out. I wasn't the one who gave him his bill since Fatima forced me that she should be the one doing so.Hugo hasn't texted

26M I R A N D AAfter staring at the sunset on top of Hugo’s private balcony inside his penthouse, Ben decided to stay in instead of going with for dinner outside. I keep persuading him so bad to go with us and that he's not allowed to stay here without me and without my supervision.Hugo calls in some hotel maids, about three of them, to babysit Ben for the night and he specifically instructed to give Ben anything he wants to ask. Though I know Hugo is being so paternal over Ben, I wanna allow him to do so. Anyways, he's the father and he has the right to do what he wants to do with Ben. I'm just happy that he's giving him what he likes and every time that the three of us are together, I just feel ashamed of myself for not being able to tell him what he needs to know."Ben, why don’t you just come with us hon?” I ask him.“Mommy, I promise not to break things. And besides, I’m a big boy now and I want to play uncle Hugo’s video games.” Ben answers.“But Ben you know that I worry abo