Getting a job

After she saw the scar on his chest, she could not erase the image out of her mind, sometimes when she sleeps, she would see the scar in her dream. She really wanted to know the story behind the scar. "Why are you looking at me like that? Did I guess right?" She asked. Peter keep staring at her without replying her. "No matter what the reason is you can share it with me, at least I can be considered a friend to you. I'm also someone who had went through a lot of difficulties. At the very first stage of my life, I was given everything I wanted, my parents treated me like I was a god to them but everything changed when I got back from school and they were no more. It was only of recent that I got my life back. I just want to tell you that although something once lost cannot be recovered, but that's not the end of ones life." She added.

"You said that because of what you had passed through or because of what you were aware of? Peter asked soberly. "What if I told you that your life is over once you lost something? No matter how you live your life, one won't find happiness. Some people said it might be a reward for what someone had done but in my own case, I lost that thing even before doing anything. I later accepted the thought that it was an advance payment for what I later did." Peter replied.

"How ...abooout ...you share your story with me? Tell me the reason behind that scar on your chest." Juliet said with difficulty.

"Let's not go into that now, there will be a day for that. Look at you, you have lost your beauty even when I hadn't said anything." He joked. She wanted to hit him but when she remembered how she injured him, she retrieve her hand. "Ok, let's go and eat, it should be time for dinner." Juliet said helplessly. "Don't remove the tissue in your nose, if father asked tell him you fell off from bed." She added. Peter only nodded in a confusing manner, one can't tell if he agreed or not.

On getting to the first floor, Mr Ralph and Smallie who was discussing with him were surprised to see the two of them together. But they were happy that the misunderstanding between them had been settled. "What happened to your nose? Why is it bleeding?" Mr Ralph asked when he saw the tissue in Peter's nose. Before Peter could answer, Juliet cut in, "Smallie, bring Peter's food over here, he will be eating with us." It is understandable that Juliet didn't want Peter to answer his question. Mr Ralph gave in, but Peter on the other hand remain shameless as ever. "I was told that whenever I'm asked, I should say I fell off from bed, when I was actually beating like punching bag." Peter explained while peeping at Juliet like he was scared of her. "You really have a thick skin, damn shameless." Juliet said angrily.

"How do I have a thick skin? If I really have a thick skin then your Puff-Puff punch won't have injured me." Peter disagreed.

"That's enough, it's good you guys have cleared the misunderstanding you had, it won't be nice to start another one again." Mr Ralph pleaded. "Sir I have something to discuss with you, I don't know if I can discuss it here?" One would think Peter wanted to share a secret. "We can discuss it here, or you want it to be between the two of us?" Juliet lost herself again before Peter could respond. "I'm not going anywhere, anything you wish to say, you better say it now."

"Who said you will have to leave? Or you think I want to order for fish?" Peter teased her. When she regained her calm, she felt like burying herself, she could not tell why she kept losing her self control. Mr Ralph could only shake his head and was hoping things were not how he was thinking. Peter then turned to Mr Ralph, "Sir, tomorrow I will be going out to search for a job, it doesn't have to be a good one. I just need a job that will make things lively for me, sitting down at home is really a waste." The reason he wanted to look for a job was that he didn't find staying at home and doing nothing interesting.

"If that's the case, I can get you a job."

"Don't bother sir, I just want a simple job."

After the meal, "sir, Good night, have a lovely rest. Miss, I will be going now, I don't know if I should say my good night or you will come to my room to get it. Believe me, I will surely take all what you said while you were in the bathroom to the grave without sharing it with anyone." He teased Juliet before leaving for his room. After he left, Mr Ralph asked Juliet, "don't tell me you are already taking a liking of him?"

Juliet responded like a girl caught stealing meat from the pot. "I'm sorry sir, I don't know how it started?"

"You don't need to be sad about it, you liking him is not a bad thing."

"I really hope so father. I keep having the feeling that he is dying"

"Why did you say that?"

"I saw a scar on his chest, it was as if his heart had been cut off or had been injured."

"Don't stress yourself over it since you are not sure about it. Even if that is the case, there might be a way out."