Maid Returns

43: That Ugly Night

[Pearl]

Meanwhile. Honey Cafe, Provence

I'm working part-time here. Reason? this is a maid-cafe, I'm wearing a cute uniform, the decoration is very cute and I feel younger when I enter here.

The regular customers are students, working women and single men. While I'm cleaning the table, I see Muffin entering the cafe

Pearl: Good afternoon Miss
Muffin: I'm married...joke!!
Pearl: you're too young for you to get married
Muffin: and you?

Then Muffin goes to the counter then she orders a tea and a sweet.

Honestly, when Muffin asked me that, it feels like I just hit by a bullet.

Darn~ when will a guy approach me?? *sigh I feel so weak right now. Then a guy stops besides me as his lips goes closely to my ears

"be thankful that you're single, you will not experience the pains of having a relationship"

what!? A guy just whispered at my ears, his voice seems sexy (darn author, why that term??) and he said those!? I look at him and--

Wow~ he really looks good, his eyes, his lips, his face, his-- He's--

"Miss?"

Pearl: Oh Hi! I'm Pearl Taro

I offer my hands to him, he shakes my hand and my heart is beating fast

"I'm Xeo Castella, just call me Xeo"

Pearl: you have a very nice name
Xeo: you too
Pearl: Oh by the way, please choose a sit

He goes to his seat then I get the menu lists to him. Suddenly, Muffin grabs my hand

Muffin (whispering): do not flirt
Pearl (whispering): I will not! and this is my chance Muffin
Muffin: ukh!
Pearl: aw darn~

then I go straight to Xeo and I give the menu lists

Xeo (reading): what will I choose here?
Pearl: I can recommend Cherry Waffle or Tiramisu for you
Xeo: Okay, can I have a Cherry Waffle then 1 glasss of water for a drink, please?
Pearl: okay

Minutes later, I gave the orders to him and he starts to eat. Then I go to the counter and I start staring at him.

Suddenly, I see the two familiar people entering the cafe...

Vanilla: Pearl, Muffin, Hi!!!
Emmanuel: Hello ladies

Muffin: Hi Emman, Hi Vanilla (continues to drink)
Pearl (approaches them): guys can I take your orders?

Then Emmanuel and Vanilla go to the counter to order something. I wonder if they are dating or not.

Darn~ I forgot that Vanilla likes David Rose very much.

Night Comes, still here at Honey Cafe. There are no people coming inside at this time but Emman,Muffin and Vanilla chose to stay here and I don't know why...

Oh! Xeo is still here also, doing something at his phone. Suddenly, Hero enters the cafe

Hero: Pearl
Pearl: Hero and where's Parfait??
Hero: Parfait,Lun and Dan are not here?
Pearl: No...

Fortunately, Parfait, Lun and Dan enter the cafe

Hero: Par, what happened to your head?
Parfait: I encountered the men who killed the agents in Victoria. But we defeated them

Emmanuel goes in front of Par

Emmanuel: you're indeed stubborn, you're not suppose to go to Essence but you did!! (points his finger to Par)
Hero: HEY!! don't yell to my girl like that!!!
Vanilla : Emman, there's nothing wrong if one of us go to Victoria and buy something
Emmanuel: What if those men followed them? They might find us!!!
Dan: Emmanuel, I killed them and surely, they will not follow us!
Emmanuel: how sure are you--
Dan: they're dead and you don't have to yell at Parfait like that. Things happened even we don't want them to happen. By the way, Par can beat those monsters as many as she can than you!!

Emmanuel punches Dan and Dan is laughing like he's not hurt

Dan: hahahaha that's why you didn't recieved a platinum pin because Parfait is more manlier than you

Emmanuel is about to attack Dan but Hero is able to pull him strongly

Hero: Dan is right, deal with it!!
Emmanuel: This assassin is getting on my nerves
Dan: you're always like that. The reason I said those things that's because you never learn!!!

Xeo: Bros, chill please
Emmanuel: what chill!? you stupid--
Pearl: MERINGUE!! STOP IT!!!

the three boys freeze. Meringue is Emmanuel's surname, in case you forgot...

Pearl: I'm very embarrased for the owner, this is a girl cafe but you guys are fighting!!!
Parfait (begins to cry): if those men followed us, I'm sorry everyone

Parfait runs way from the cafe

Lun: Par!!
Vanilla: she is not a lure and no one expected that would happen
Muffin: Grr!!! that's not her fault if those men saw the three of them, DAMN YOU EMMANUEL!!!

Muffin and Lun go out to follow her. Now I'm going to face the boys and Vanilla

Pearl: Guys, I'll close this cafe, let's get out of here

then we go out from the cafe, Emmanuel walks away very fast, then Dan and Hero start walking as well. Sudddenly, Xeo holds the steel door

Xeo: I'll help you
Pearl: thanks...and Xeo?
Xeo: yes?
Pearl: let's have a walk?
Xeo: sure, tonight is very beautiful, let's walk around Provence

Vanilla starts walking then we close it and we lock the cafe.

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[Emmanuel]

I am on my way to the beach. Shoot! I see a group of men fighting with Parfait, Lun and Muffin. So I start running, but someone hit my head.

My vision starts to blur, I'm falling...

what will happen to us??