UNINVITED GUEST

4. ALL GOOD ?

" Hello Lilly!" Rose smiled at her, but she looked stressed.

" You okay?" Lilly asked.

"Not really. I'm new to this city! I'm clueless where to go," Rose said.

"You said you are visiting your friend!" Lilly wondered.

" I ran away from home, as my step father is harassing me, worst part my mom denied to help me. He sold me and when I realized it, I ran away. I came here for fresh start. " Rose gasped.

Lilly is shocked.

" But today I realized that my friend is bitching behind my back. I don't want to stay there anymore. I have been trying to get work since a week, but all in vain. I don't know where to go!" Rose sighed.

In the meantime her phone rang. Rose looked terrified after attending the call.

" What happened?" Lilly worried.

" They...my step dad found me where I'm. They came to me friend's home inquiring. Luckily I'm here now!" Rose sighed.

" Oh, no! You are in danger! It's risky to wander alone," Lilly said.

" What do I do now? Can you please help me finding a job?" Rose said.

" You should better hide for few days. Fine, come with me, to my home. I have a job for you." Lilly said.

" See, last time, the helper's duty was to cook lunch, dinner and mop the floor. He broke 2 year contract, paid penalty and left, thought you were paying more than enough. Be cautious this time," her Grandpa said when Lilly said, she is bringing a new person to home on call.

" No, she is actually staying here for a few days. She would help us with house chores, while I can start working on having a own stall. She is like an uninvited guest." Lilly informed.

" I can offer you food and shelter. You need to help us with household work, as long as you want to stay. " Lilly said Rose.

" Done, " Rose thanked.

Lilly gave her a new SIM card to use, so that her step dad can't track her location. However Lilly didn't like, how Rose is backing off from complaining to police.

" He would harm my mom, if I do so," Rose repeated every time.

Soon Rose became close to Lilly and her Grandpa. Rose would take care of home, while Lilly tried to get a small room for rent to start a stall.
However she will also have to hire extra people to cook, alongside other equipment, which she can't afford. She and 2 other enthusiasts she met online, finally met and started to work together.

James in the mean time is enjoying the work and royal treatment he is getting at Daniel's home. Anyway as the alliance isn't yet confirmed, James would visit Daniel privately at his bungalow. He started working on his idea, with all the money James gave. He quitted his waiter job the very next day, he met Catherine.

Though Lilly is good with new dishes and cooking experiments, they couldn't attract customers, as there are many such stalls in every other corner.

James is interacting with Daniel's daughter via phone calls. They would talk for 15-20 minutes once in every two days. Their bond looked fake. However James is faking being happy. He also lied that he broke up with his ex, due to differences in opinions when she asked about past relationships.

After a month, Lilly is happy as there is little improvement in customers count. However she kind of felt strange as there a set of college students, visiting almost everyday.

To be continued...