JUST A CUP OF EXPENSIVE

CHAPTER FOUR

I'm supposedly meant to be home now like how Stacy had ordered me to do earlier. actually, i did none of that. . .what i did was stay behind cause hey---i couldn't just leave the old man by this ungodly hour,  heavens no. . .so i'm waiting till he's ready to leave, playing my favorite game to knock off time.

shouts "YES!!!!"

i finally got to pass that awfully difficult level of the game,  i found so hard to beat for three months straight now.

"TIFE!!!"  Stacy shouted, running out of her office, with her usual bat in hand.  swinging at nothing but plain air. " Is that you Tife??" asking and still swinging at the same time.

"uhm.  .  . maybe__" i said, knowing i'm in a whole lot of trouble now. why'd i have to pass that goddamn level now of all times.

she scoffed. seeing how lame, the sorry excuse of a lie i tried to give her was. . . . she dropped the bat by the edge of the counter when she got  to where i was.

"why are you still here?"

"last i checked. . . i'm quite sure. i told you to leave right" she said, all ready to nag me about this__ she acts like a mother sometimes. . . rare special times.

"i know you did stac' i said. trying to explain myself.

"then why are you still here?" she asked. "i told you i'd take care of things didn't i. you don't have to worry about anything' she said. worry plastered all over her face.

 Even tho she was a crazy blond, she always had a thing for caring for people and like i said before. . . this were extremely rare times but when it does happen, it always felt right.

"i know Stac, thanks for being a sweetheart but you know i can't just leave if he's still there".

"who are we talking about here? . . ." of course she forgets the man we literally just talked about today.

"you know ___you're forgetting things a lot lately, you sure you don't need an appointment?" i asked. concerned about my friend's health.  .  . she be forgetting things too easily.

" just tell me who the goddamn person is"

sighs "him. . . " i said, motioning with my hands so she'd get the hint.

"oh.  .  . him"

"well if that's the case, it's still no problem. . . i'll make sure he gets his ass  in the cab, bus, taxi. whatever safely, if that's what you are so worried about" now guys. . .  i know i said special rare moments. i didn't mean this special. she's caring but not to this extent.

i raised a brow at her. questioning everything!!.

"oh come on, i can be nice". she said, earning herself a 'oh really' look from me.

"don't  . you  .  dare  .  say a word"

"i wasn't going to" raising my arms up as i said that.

"Yeah. . . . Tife we both know you're a terrible liar" "it's a good thing you became a doctor".

Gasps "i'm a terrific liar to be frank with you miss Williams" i said. putting my professional look on.

"Yes dear. we all wish for things we can't get, now go!!!" shoving me to the lockers out back, where we workers kept our things.

"alright . alright. . "

"no need to rough handle me, we all know you want this"

"girl not even in your next life will i want any of what your dishing"

ouch.

i mouthed, feigning hurt. "you just ripped my heart out" i said screaming the words out again. going in to grab my things.

"you murdered me!!" i screamed for the fifth time as soon as i got out back acting all dramatic like she really ripped my heart out.

"shush Tife, you don't have to be so loud and sooo dramatic" she said, setting the bat down by the door that leads to where her office was.

"i'd hate to know how many people you've had to use that on."

"Relax Tife" 

"i won't use it on you. your special" "Although if you are that curious. . . ."

Stac gave her famous devious smirks before adding "It's definitely not just 10".

"BADASS!!!. . .i surely want to be like you when i grow up" i laughed. knowing she was going to get confused again by my ridiculous statement. she squinted her brows already trying to crack through my words.

"chill stac, you don't need to do that. it was a joke"  i said, laughing.

she flipped the bird once more to me. have i told you how much i loved this girl.

Laughs "yup. it's officially official. . . you definitely need to see a therapist because you young lady just won the award of best played harley quinn for the year. You know what, you actually look a lot like her--just add in some little colours and voila."

"we've got ourselves the ultimate psycho."grinning widely. knowing how completely dead i am right now.

"Ha  Ha Ha"

"Very funny. This my dear is exactly why you don't have any boyfriend."  "Your lame jokes scare them away and yet you wonder why you've been single all your life" she replied. snarky at that and all i could do was gasp cause damn was she good .

"i haven't been single allll my life" 

"If you are about to count that moron of an ex you dated for four years straight as what doesn't make you single. . .then you must be a complete fool darling" she said. making my heart bleed____ i told you she wasn't nice, she's evil!!!.

she does speak truth tho, i shouldn't call that a relationship or a boyfriend after what he did to me. guess i have never really had a boyfriend or even thought of being in one after my last one. four years isn't child's play and now life just got me so busy that i don't even get to think about things like that again. we can't afford any more traumas, depression and heartaches now can we and it's not because of my jokes. . . .my jokes are pretty cool.

"Excuse me ladies" came a voice , breaking my train of thoughts. making me wonder whose voice that was.

"Mr Mclay!!"

"what are you doing here??" surprised that he actually came to drop his coffee cup that i specifically said i was going to help clear.

"you should've called for me to pick that up for you" i said, grabbing the contents from his hand "you didn't have to go all out and stress yourself, you're the customer Mr Mclay".

"i know dearie, you young ladies just seemed like you were discussing something really important. . .  i didn't want to intrude" he said.

"I also had an invite for you both, so that was another reasonable reason to drop this." he said calmly, justifying his actions.

"It's an invite, to one of my little family dinners happening this saturday. . . so i'd like for you Miss Tife to serve your splendid coffee for my family that day, i know they'll love it just like i do and you Miss Williams, your lovely pastries___batches of those would be wonderful to have" he smiled, once done with his invitation.

"i hope you're not expecting all that for free, i do charge a lot" Stac, said statement earned her a hard jab at her side from me.

"OW!!!. . . what did i say wrong this time. i was only saying the truth, you know how things are here, i also have bills to pay." her innocent facade not helping her in anyway. i gave her the look i always did give her anytime her mouth tends to get like this. . .i say again she is the devil herself.

Mr Mclay laughed once more "Oh God" he said wiping no visible trace of tears from his eyes.

"don't worry miss Williams . . .you'll be paid handsomely"  " well i'd best be on my way. . . that's my address" he passed a fancy looking card our way.

" wouldn't want you ladies getting lost---see you saturday ladies"  " oh Tife, thank you once again for the lovely coffee and also waiting past your curfew. you care for this old man than he does himself"he smiled. leaving just as he came.

Stacy picked up the card just as the bells jingled for Mr Mclay exist "HOLY SHIT!!. .. .Tife you won't believe this letter" she exclaimed, surprise lacing each words.

"what is it now Stac___i'm pretty sure there's nothing holy about shit"

"not that you cow" "are YOU hiding stuffs from me?"

"Your boss?. . your best friend in the whole world!!!!"

"i wouldn't say world__"

"what in the hell are you on about this time crazy?" i said. trying to understand what the actual fuck this matter is.

"that old timer lives in the .  most   .  EXPENSIVE   .  estates in the state. . . STATE!!!" she shouted

"you are being loud again" i said, after having my ears covered so they don't bleed to death.

"why didn't you tell me he was swimming in money" she was confusing me a lot, i got hold of the card and read it. over and over  again, eyes wide open.

"Woah"

"yeah Woah" Stac repeated

"Even i know that's a popular expensive place" laughs nervously.

"well at least now you don't have to worry about not getting paid . . . . "

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