where I should've been (EDITING)

chapter 5**

VANESSA'S POV:
         "Dami I have to go work my shift now,here are the snacks and don't come out of the lounge okay?."
  
    "Okay mommy."

   Well I still had to work if I ever wanted out and I'm just using the little strength I have right now. I hope I don't have to handle any rascist dickhead or a dickhead in general.

    I went to exchange with the girl whose shift just ended at the register.

   "Hey Vanessa"she greeted
  
   "Hey"

   I always forget her name I don't know why.

   One minute in here and I'm already bored out of my mind.

Pheww customer finally.

Okay..... why am I so giddy on the inside?

One..two..three..four customers,there's no way I'm not gonna deal with a dickhead.

   "Ring this." a blonde bubble gum skank said
"What! I got something on my face?."

  Oops didn't know I was staring

     "Noooo....and that would be $10.36.
  
    "Here,keep the change"

  Ooouuuu she gave me a 20.

  I pack her stuff and put them in a bag before handing it to her.

   Sales went like that and surprisingly,there wasn't no dickhead......yet.

   "Here,ring this up."  That voice that melodious feminine voice that seems so familiar
  
   I looked up and saw the most beautiful blue eyes I've ever seen.

   "Petra?"
   
     "Hi"she said staring at me hard.

  Then she continues "I thought I would have to comb this Earth to search for you but here we are, you work here?"

     "Work here? Noooo I just occasionally leave my house,and put on a uniform and just sit down behind this register because you know...... It's funn." I said giving her a bored look. she raised her hands up in surrender.

   "You didn't have to do me like that, i was just keeping the conversation going ma."

   "Bro i ain't your ma."
  
      "I ain't your bro either"she countered
   
     "Yeah sure."

   "Mommy you forgot to open my drink and there's no one there to open it I'm thirsty." Dami said giving me the bottle of soda.

  "Bella you have a child?"
   "Who are you talking to?" Dami asked giving Petra a confused look

    "Your mom."
   
     "Why do you call her Bella when her name tag clearly says Vanessa? Even I know that's not how Bella is spelt." Dami said giving Petra a look

   "Vanessa?! I thought you said your name was Bella?."

   "Well you don't expect me to tell you a total stranger my name." she gave me a disappointed look and I felt bad.

  But howww did she not see my name tag?

   "Mommy you're not supposed to be chatting with the customers. the sooner they leave the sooner we get home and the sooner we get home,the sooner you dodge mAuRIcE wrath." I chuckled at how she said maurice.

   "Yes ma'am I would stop chatting with the customers,so I can get us home sooner."she nodded and left. I looked up to see Petra looking at me intently.

  "Who's Maurice? Is he threatening you?."

  "Don't worry about that and your bill is 35 dollars."

   "Fuck 35 dollars! Your child is obviously scared for your safety. so who is he? Is he the one that made you scared earlier? Vanes-"
I cut her off I don't want her getting involved in this. I don't want anyone to ruin my plan.

      "Maurice is none of your business. I'm fine,Dami was just being silly. would you like to pay with cash or credit card?" she was staring deep into my eyes piercing my soul causing a shiver to run down my spine making me gulp

   "Cash" she gritted out stuffing her hand into her pocket and slamming 100 dollar bills on the table.

   I counted it and it was 500 dollars.

   "You gave me more than the amount.you gave me 500 instead of 35 dollars."

    "I know..keep the change." she collected her bag from my hand and turned to leave,she then turned again and looked at me

   "If I find out Maurice is hurting you.i promise you Vanessa....I'm gonna feed him his balls. he has no right to lay his hand on what's mine." she growled making me look at her like she had gone crazy

    "I'm not yours and I'm not a lesbian."

    "We'll see about that mama."she chuckled and winked at me.

   Goddddddd

  That's the sexiest thing I've ever seen in my entire life!

No it's not! a girl winking at me is not sexy! I'm not gay!

    I looked at my time and my shift was over so stood to gather my stuff and was greeted by the guy who was taking the next shift.

   I walked to the lounge and saw Dami already sleeping.
I collected my phone and ordered an Uber I packed everything in my bag and carried  Dami in my shoulder and walked out after the Uber texted that he's here.

  

A/N:two updates to thank my readers.. thanks again for reading my book.