Reign Santos-Valentino will soon be 21, which means much responsibilities, becoming head of his family's business. His very nonchalant and bad boy character attracts a lot of the girls but he is too much of a player to keep a girl. But as it's his t...
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As I finish up my last shift, I hang up my apron. Jorge comes to me and he gives me a check.
"Here, you have been taking shifts like crazy. You need it"he hands it to me.
I take a quick look at it and it is certainly a lot. I nod. "Thank you Jorge".
He nods. "Of course, just promise me one day you will find happiness for yourself. Not for anyone but for yourself".
I nod.
He smiles and walks away. I look at the check and I felt loss for words. He is right, since Hailey left I have been working crazy shifts. Hardly see the kids but it's for their own being.
I know I have one less mouth to feed now but still I need this for myself as well.
I grab my things and I walk out of the diner. As I walk to the bus stop, I see a figure in the shadows.
I ignore it and continue on, probably Mikhail or Liam following me.
As I sit and wait, I hear a footsteps coming to me. I reach into my bag for my pepper spray and I see him.
"What are you doing here? I already told your mother I don't want anything to do with you or your family" I say sternly.
He looks at me and I look at him.
"Get in the car Elle" he demands.
Is he for real right now?
I chuckle. "You are crazy for demanding shit right now. You don't own me Reign. So leave me the fuck alone".
He comes closer and I look him in the eye with a glare to show him that I won't break.
"Get in the car or I swear I will do it for you" he breathes out.
I could tell he is serious, so I rolled my eyes. I walk towards his car; I don't want him to do anything so if this will shut him up then I'll do whatever it takes.
I get in and he gets in as well. As I sit in the passenger seat, he drives off and heads somewhere. I am too busy looking down at my hands to avoid eye contact.
"So, I know my mother came to see you and that you know about your cousin, Selina. I only knew of your mother, not Selina. And no, I didn't know who you were when I met you. Honestly, I didn't really care about anyone at the time" he says.
I chuckle. "And this is supposed to change everything, the fact that you didn't know. It doesn't change anything; I'm not blaming you for not telling me about my family or whatever. I'm mad at your mother and your family. Yeah, I didn't know my cousin, but she was family. How is death justified in all of this?".
He stops the car and turns to me. "You may not have lived in this world for long but what we do is fucking life or death. It's not simple and it's certainly not rainbows and fairness. Your cousin was a heartless bitch and she used everyone to her advantage. She wasn't a nice person, but you wouldn't know that because you have your mind clouded with this whole family bullshit".
