"Get her!" A loud voice that came from behind motivated Jennie even more to run as fast as she could, her lungs almost out of oxygen while her heart pumped out of her chest. Desperately turning from corner to corner as she looked behind her, the men that had been running after her started to lose track of her as their voices faded more and more. She didn't know how long she had been running, she didn't know exactly in which part of the town she was but she knew damn well who was chasing her. Running a few more blocks, she looked behind her one last time, a smile of relief appearing on her lips as she slowed down, trying to catch her breath, her hands reaching out to hold onto the cold wall a few steps away from her. "Bastards" Jennie laughed and slowly felt her body coming back to it's regular state, her heart beat coming back to normal as the minutes passed and her lungs filling with sweet oxygen once again.
It would be a lie if she said she didn't get used to running, her father trained her well enough for something like that. She had been doing those runs since she was five or six years old but she never knew why, all her life she believed that her father wanted her to be an athlete of some sort. But that turned out to be a lie, a lie that she had been living through all her life that no one ever had the heart to tell her about. It was fine though as long as she was protected, that being the time that her father was still alive. After he got killed by all those bastards that he had been working with or for or whatever he was doing, Jennie was left to deal with all those people that he left behind. Either she liked it or not she had to since she wasn't the only person she had to protect.
"Hey," Jennie said as she picked the phone that had been vibrating in her pocket for some time now, a wave of relief hitting her as soon as she heard her dog's bark coming from the other line, Jay's voice coming through soon after that. "Hey, so, are you coming home tonight?" Jay asked, his teenage voice never failing to either crack Jennie up when she was feeling down or even make her feel relieved like it did right at that moment. Looking at her watch for a split second, sighing deeply into the phone. She didn't want to let him down, she always hated that feeling but it's not like she couldn't go to work, she didn't want to be fired once again from a brand new job. "I'm sorry, I have to get to work Jay" Jennie sighed and she could tell by that long pause that Jay was hurt a little bit.
"But I promise we'll spend tomorrow together. I have to go, we'll talk tomorrow okay?" Jennie said and looked around as she started walking again, checking if there was someone there waiting for her to show up, something that she usually did every time she would be walking outside. Those guys are not to be played with and she had learnt that the hard way.
"Okay then, good night" Jay said and his voice felt a bit lighter, like he had passed by the fact that he wasn't going to see his sister once again, her schedule making it hard for them to meet even though they lived in the same house. Since Jennie had started working the late night shifts due to the other job that she had during the day it had become harder to get in touch with her younger brother that was now starting high school, the boy leaving during the daytime and coming back at noon if you think that he has friends of his own that take him out with them after school. It was fine as long as they got in touch through their phones but even that wasn't enough to keep their relationship strong as before. Jennie knew that she needed to be home with him but it's not much that she can do from home to earn what they need to survive. "Good night buddy" Jennie said and hang up, walking down the slightly lit alley that she hated, homeless people in every corner reminding her of what she could be if she didn't have her job.
There were times when she hated being so exhausted and hopeless all the time, the last moment that she remembers actually feeling happy was when they were all together, even if she was now suffering from everything that her father had done. She didn't even know half of the things that went down when that man was out of the house , all she knew was that she didn't have to run around in the middle of the night, avoiding all those people that knew who she was and what they needed from her. God knows what her father said to them, or made them do for him while he was alive. Her life had dramatically changed in a night pretty much, she went from something to nothing within a few hours and she didn't even know why which was the most annoying thing ever. She still had things to hope for though. Like the day that she would see her brother graduate, all those trip plans that she had planned with her friends the few of them that had actually stuck around after she lost her father. Little things that made the difference in her life.
Pushing the back door of the restaurant that she had been working for, Jennie felt the hot air hit her face, the smell of food filling her nostrils as she took a few more steps forward. Looking around she didn't seem to spot any of the people she knew, maybe they didn't work the night shift today, that's the first thing she thought as she threw on her uniform, the tight material wrapping around her skin and making her feel like nothing more than a simple employee. "Kim!" A voice was heard, a few people turning their heads, Jennie laughing a little bit since she found it funny that her last name was so common between people. "Jennie, Kim" the voice was heard again and that was she popped her head to look who was looking for her, the manager of the front house making her a sign to approach.
"I need you for that table over there, you're the politest in here so, take care of it" the man said and pointed at the furthest in the back, her heart dropping when she noticed how many people were sitting there, she hadn't served so many people before since she had been there which only stressed her more.
Nodding, she didn't want to ruin her chance to impress her manager. Jennie just put on a smile and grabbed everything she needed. She tried calming herself as she walked there, it would be harder if she was stressed and it would also show a lot. Jennie tend to be a very neurotic person when she was nervous, she didn't want to blow this at all. "Good evening, I'm Jennie and I'll be taking your order" Jennie repeated the same thing that she has been saying since the moment she started working there, a phrase that had become awfully familiar by now. Even though they were rich people, as it seemed, they were polite and not looking down at her at all, something that Jennie hadn't come across that many times in her life. She remembers how rude people she used to know where to others that would take orders for them. It surprised her in a nice way. "Miss" A voice from the table stopped her as she was ready to walk away, with a smile on her face, Jennie turned around once again, facing them. "We're waiting one more person, would you mind coming back in a while?" A woman asked, her tone very friendly.
"No, not at all" Jennie smiled and walked away, rushing to the front of the house and giving out the order immediately, a proud smile on her face. That went very well, and if that wasn't enough her manager had watched the entire interaction that made her feel even more sure of herself. "Good job" her manager whispered, giving her a thumbs up and walking over to her, pulling her to the side so she could talk to her without any guests hearing anything. "Were they nice?" The man asked curious, his tone sounding concerning and actually caring towards Jennie who was very knew to this job. Jennie looked over to the table once again, nodding her head with a proud smile on her face recalling the interaction she had a few minutes earlier. "Good, be ready to bring out the cake later, their CEO has their birthday today" the manager said and Jennie looked at him with a serious look on her face, her task wasn't over yet, she loved a good challenge.
It wasn't long until the orders came up, Jennie who had been waiting in the back rushing out and trying to carry as much of the plates that she could, her heart pounding out of her chest as she was holding them. Putting on a smile again she approached the table, her hand shaking but holding onto the plates as firmly as she possibly could. Handing out every person their plate her heart dropped when she was informed by the guests that the salad she had brought in was wrong. "I'm really sorry, I'll be back with your salad" Jennie politely apologized and took the salad back, cursing herself under her breath as she smiled again and apologized again. Turning around with the plate in her hands she gasped when she felt another body colliding with hers, the plate leaving her grasp and falling forward eventually landing right on the front of the person that she bumped into. Swallowing hard, Jennie looked up, her eyes meeting the most condescending person that she had seen that day.
"I-I'm sorry, oh God" Jennie apologized and leaned down, grabbing the plate that had smashed on the floor, her heart stopping when she felt someone else lean down with her.
"Oh God, I'm really sorry"