Stop don't collapse

Hi, I'm Aurora, I'm 22 and I'm a girl with Turkish origin born and raised up to the age of 18 in Izmir but then my father and my sister moved to Istanbul here everything is different it is true there are more chances of work but there it was much safer although honestly speaking for us girls is never safe. I go to college Istanbul University I won a scholarship my sister goes to college Bosphorus University is a bit far from my school but it was the only school that could have a scholarship I cannot afford to send where she would like I'm lucky she understands me. I hear a loud noise at the door and jump out of bed my frightened sister runs into my arms I stroke her hair soothing her I sign them to shut up and go to bed I go to the door of our room I open it softly I hear my father kicking at the door and again drunk I open the door and find him on the ground in front of me.

Dad: What are you looking at? Help me get up,

brainless girl you are I help him to stand up I don't have time to talk when I find myself on the floor with my lip broken, he enters the house and goes to his room, closing the door behind him.

I go into the bathroom and look in the mirror and put a small plaster on the open wound "Nothing serious this time it's nothing" I go to my room and immediately go to bed so as not to be seen by Laila

Laila: what did he do to you this time?

Aurora: quiet nothing is nothing

Laila: Do you think that if he says anything I believe it?

She gets out of bed and turns on the light I cover myself with the sheet but she discovers me immediately looking at my face she sits next to me

Laila: Do you call this anything?

Aurora: it's nothing it doesn't hurt

Laila: I'm so sorry I get up and hug her Aurora: go to sleep tomorrow we get up early and you are not to blame do not apologize.

Do as I tell them and I fall asleep thinking about tomorrow.

I feel pull from my arm, open my eyes and see my sister looking at me confused

Laila: all right?

Aurora: yes why? What happens?

Laila: I don't know maybe you had a nightmare?

Aurora: I don't remember

Laila: let's be late, I have already prepared breakfast I get up, go to the bathroom to wash and change and sit at the table

While we are almost finished we hear the door of Dad

Laila's room open, I straighten my shoulders and look at me scared.

I look at him approaching the table

Dad: why are you making such noise in the morning?

Sitting down he looks at us

Dad: forget it listen Aurora I need some money you know the expenses from the house have grown eat a little too much be careful not to get fat otherwise you cannot get married nobody likes whale girls.

He laughs heartily.

We get up with my sister, I take the wallet and pass them some money

Aurora: for now I have only these in a few days I'll have the salary and I'll pass the others to you should be enough for a few days right?

Dad: I'll make them enough but don't delay giving them to me ok?

I agree and leave the house as soon as I stop and breathe the air

Laila: I'm running otherwise I'm late today I have an important task.

He gives me a kiss and runs away.

I resume walking towards the bus stop across the pedestrian crossing I almost get hit by a car, I look scared at it, black with dark glass, I'm more scared when I hear the horn that you have to move I don't want to argue so I leave stay and go on without looking back.

I arrive at work after 3 hours I run to college I finish at 5pm and I go back to the other work in the morning I work in a bar and in the evening of 6pm until 12am at a restaurant I do everything dishwasher, assistant cook, local cleaning and waitress. It's 11pm tonight there have been a lot of customers so honestly I'm tired.

Ugo: hey connect everything well? I look confused at my friend and then he looked around me

Ugo: look that you have already cleaned that table if you continue like this you will have to pay for it to break it I immediately look at my hands and see that she is right I am rubbing a little too much

Aurora: missing that I also have to pay here I walk away from the table quickly

Ugo: maybe we won't have any more customers, let's ask the boss if we can go away, what can you tell me?

I agree but as the boss tells us to go we hear the door of the room open.

The boss: I'm sorry guys you are tired but bad luck for you those guys who have just entered are VIPs here with us

Ugo: I remember those are those ..... forget it I'm going to take the order

The boss: Aurora listen you don't see and hear nothing and don't mess with those guys because ...

Aurora: quiet boss I understand I go into the kitchen and start helping the cook

The cook: I hope there are no problems with eating otherwise I am spoiled

Aurora: quiet you are a good cook there have never been complaints about your food

The cook: maybe, but these customers have the last word

Aurora: but why? Who I am?

The cook: girl don't you know them ???

I nod my head no

The cook: they are the famous VIPs from this country, they are the richest kids in Istanbul who are friends and lucky but who they target are ruined by losing their jobs and even their dignity.

They are the nightmare of everyone who knows them I hope everything will be okay otherwise I'm ruined I'm the only one who supports the family if they fire me I don't know what I'll do.

We hear screams in the hall so we run away to see what happened.

I am speechless seeing the scene my friend and on the ground in my knees with my head bent I try to go to him but the cook stops me I look at him confused

The cook: don't get mixed up, they'll get angry with you too

Without realizing I am close to my friend I do not look at anyone I fold up in front of him and look at him I put my hand under my chin and I raise my head I smile at them and help him to get up I look at him from head to toe and all dirty with to eat

Aurora: go and change here I'll take care of it He doesn't answer me but does as I say. I slowly turn around not looking anyone in the eye

Aurora: sorry my friend had to go to change I'll take his place just tell me.

Unknown: so that's it and ??? I do not raise my head to see who is speaking I only hear the laughter of others a girl approaches me The girl: now you are the new toy for us He goes to sit laughing out loud

Unknown: I want to speak to your boss I don't have time to turn around because he's already next to me

The boss: please don't get angry it's just a kid I'll do ....

Unknown: who talked about the little boy?

He doesn't care anymore because his dear friend took his place but let's leave this story I want to see the cook make him come here in front of me.

The boss clenches his fists and starts to turn towards the kitchen.

Aurora: I cooked tonight so the cook of these dishes is there in front of us.

The boss takes me by the hand and squeezes me, I look at him smiling.

Unknown: ok okay I don't enjoy it anymore I hear the noise of the chair and his footsteps coming towards me as soon as I see his shoes next to me I clench my hands in fists holding as hard as possible I feel his perfume that makes me feel foggy and without realizing it I lace right in front of him on his shirt I get scared and try to get my hands to clean it but looking good I have done another damage

Girl: Is that blood on your shirt? I look at my hands and I realize that by clenching my fists I have cut my flesh with my nails

Aurora: I'm so sorry I'll pay for your shirt I hear laughter around us

Unknown: yes ??? Well I say you will pay me yes but now I have to get your shirt dirty right?

I look at my shirt if I come ..... I don't have time to say something that I find myself already soaked in the soup that was on the table I want to scream in pain and I have tears come out without controlling them but I don't cry I don't make any noise I have my head bent looking at my shirt that is attached to my body and burns to death.

Unknown: wait but was it hot ?????

I see his hand trying to touch me I immediately withdraw from his hands Unknown: Take off that shirt right away and it will stick to your body if you keep it that way He takes another step towards me again and I take one back

Aurora: it's nothing I'm sorry so much for the problems I caused if you allow me I have to go and change.

Unknown: go now and then come back here in front of me. Am I explained?

I agree and then I run to the locker room in a hurry I take off my shirt pulling it I make a cry that worries the boss and Ugo I hear a knock on the door

Aurora: don't worry, everything is fine, I go out as soon as I finish dressing I go out and found Ugo and the cook looking at me in front of me

Aurora: it's nothing serious

Ugo: why did you do it? Why did you get in the way?

The cook: why did you take the blame for the food?

Aurora: Ugo you have always helped me so as a friend it is time for me to do something for you and as for you, our dear cook, if you are fired, how are you going to keep your family going?

Ugo: but now you will be the one who will lose your job for sure as you will with your father I know .....

Aurora: I'll be fine I breathe smiling and go into the room but looking around I don't see anyone

The boss: they left, he left me his number and told me to call him tomorrow morning at 10:00 on time.

I take the ticket and look at the boss

The boss: he said nothing else

Ugo: so you didn't lose your job?

The boss: no and I don't understand why he usually gets me fired from those he targets Ugo: maybe because if it was really badly done ???

The cook: maybe in the end he has a heart ???

The boss: everyone go home now

He looked at his watch and I see it's after 24:30 so there are no more buses I have to walk it will be a long walk.