KATE'S P.O.V

"No! Sorry father, I won't do it again..I promise"

I spoke as scared as ever

Whip! whip!

"I-it H-hurts"...I cried as I squirmed closer towards the wall where my palms were forcefully pressed to.

Whip! whip!

"Now you know what happens when you try to mess with my business"

he said as he turned me to face him while he was running his Index finger along the long cane

He raised the cane high in the air and I shut my eyes in an instant knowing what was coming

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"No!"...I shouted as I woke up with a jolt feeling sweat grow in my palms and on my face. I found myself in my bedroom

I rushed to the bathroom towards the basin, turned on the tap, and splashed the cold water on my face multiple times. I lifted my pajama top and turned around facing my back towards the mirror.

I tried to take a look at the mirror to find those bruises still there.

What would it take for them to leave!?

I applied the medicine my roommate advised since I wouldn't waste money on visiting the doctor

mostly cause I couldn't afford it

Then I opened the door only to find my roommate/BFF outside the bathroom.

"Did it happen again?" She asked me with a look of concern in her eyes

I nodded

"Oh, Katie! Do u want to talk about it?" she asked

"Not now Daisy, we'll talk about it later. We have to rest because we have an early shift tomorrow" I said hoping she wouldn't ask me anymore questions because I was too tired to answer her.

Please don't ask anything..please don't ask anything

As if reading my mind she said

"Fine,not right now. But I'm here for you whenever you need me. Make sure you dump it in ur smart brains" she said patting my shoulder like a grandmother but I dare not tell her that or else I would have to stand here for an hour or two. So I didnt take that risk

"Yes, that statement's already dumped up there" I said chuckling as I tapped my forehead with my index finger

"Good, now make sure you get some rest, goodnight" she said yawning as she started walking towards her room

"Goodnight granma" I chuckled while whispering to myself so she couldn't hear me.

"I'm not getting a reply Katie!" She shouted from her bedroom

"Goodnight Daisy!" I shouted

"Thats good!" she shouted back

I went back to my room and decided not to sleep as I stared at the ceiling. But eventually I  ended up doing the exact opposite

'Buzz...buzzz....buzz'

With my eyes closed I stretched out my right hand to switch off that irritating 'Buzzz'

Thank god

Now peace at las–

'Buzzzz....buzzz....buzz'

"Ugh! that stupid object!" I said as I sat on the bed to see daisy all dressed up standing in front of me.

I shifted my shocked gaze to the alarm then I realized:

Oh crap! I'm late

Not even sparing a glance at daisy I rushed to the bathroom and managed to take a 10mins shower while Daisy just sighed

"Don't wait for me Daisy becasue ill be late today" I shouted while showering

"I know and  I'm wating for you in the car so you'll be down in 15 mins and that's an order " she said firmly

"Fine" I shouted

I got out of the shower and wore my black sweatshirt with my blue Jeans in a hurry. I ran towards the shoe rack and put on a pair of Daisy's white sneakers ..

of course I've taken the permission for it

Finally I took a look at the mirror to make sure that the sweatshirt was matching my tan and not making me look too baggy. I ran my fingers through my black hair to remove those knots. I carried my bracelet and my bag in hand and rushed out of the house

As I ran out I bumped into a wall and dropped my things on the floor

ahh! Since when did we get a wall right in front of the door!?!

Immediately I got down on my knees and started picking up my stuff that fell out of my bag when, I  suddenly saw two other hands helping me. I looked up and found myself face to face with a......man? Right out of my house?

So the wall what I thought was a wall was actually his um... Wall-like-chest?

As soon as he helped me gather my things we both stood up.

I stared at him taking in his fair face and his straight thick black hair and he stared back at me. For a moment time seemed to stop and then he cleared his throat:

"Are you fine?" he asked

"Yeah..sorry I bumped into you, I didn't see—

Beep! Beep!

Oh no! I almost forgot I'm getting late

"I'm sorry I've gotta go...and thanks for hel—

Beep! Beep!

"Um goodbye!" I said as I gave him smile and not even sparing him a second glace I rushed downstairs.

Arrgh!...when are they planning to fix the elevator.

I finally reached the ground floor. It felt like hours using those stairs. I rushed and sat in the car.

"You took 25 mins! What took u so long?" she demanded

"Umm..the stairs" I answered

She didnt respond instead she quietly started the engine and headed towards the café where we work part-time to pay off our bills and fees.

We sat quiet for sometime then I broke the  silence: "There was a guy out of our apartment, do you know him?"

"Describe" she said

"Tall, dark hair, fair face, muscular, forest green mesmerizing eyes, Greek go–" I shut my mouth immediately before I could complete that sentence.

"Uh-huh?" Daisy replied with interest and a sassy grin while her eyes were still focused in the road.

"Why are you asking?" She asked me as we reached the parking lot.

"Nothing" I said

"Tell me...now!" She demanded

"Nothing, I just bumped into him while rushing out" I said in an annoying tone crossing my hands over my chest.

"What was he doing right out of our house?" she asked me

"I have no idea" I said

"Of course you don't" she said while curling up the corner of her lips into a half smile

I just gave a loud sigh and said nothing

We finally reached the café and I hope Mr.Wilson

the cafe owner

would excuse us for being late this time. He's one of the best people I've met. He treats me and Daisy like his own daughters. But I have no intention of disappointing him by getting late after how good he's been with us.

I pushed open the glass door and we both entered the café. We soon rushed to change into our uniforms

"Ah! You two are late today" Mr. Wilson's voice came from behind us. We both looked at each other like little kids who were caught stealing cookies from a cookie jar. Instantly Daisy turned towards Mr. Wilson and pointed towards poor me.

"Sorry Mr. Wilson I won't do it again" I said Turing to face him with an apologetic smile

"Fine. I excuse y'all today just because you both are my favorite but don't let the others know about it and if they ask tell them that I gave y'all a last warning" he said as he gave us funny wink and walked away

At almost 17:30 when we reached I got down of the car and ran upstairs as I was excited to watch season 4 of '13 reasons' while poor Daisy had to park the car

"Don't you dare start the show without me!"

She shouted from in the car while sending me a warning look

"Then you better be fast" I told her while rushing up the stairs

Blast it! These useless stairs!

I kept running until aah! I lost my balance and closed my eyes ready to fall into....someones arms? Huh?