The Hunt (The Forbidden)

Chapter 3

Chapter 3

When I woke up the next evening, I was excited to go into work, just couldn’t stop thinking of Mason and how handsome he is. I got dressed and tied my hair in a pony tail to show off my long jeweled earrings. When I walked in the bar, I looked around and it didn’t seem crowed yet.

“Hey Emily, do you mind if we switch today?” I asked her nicely.

“Ok no problem, this gives me a better chance to see Derek at the door” giving me the biggest smile.

As I put on my apron, and began waiting on tables, I saw him walking in with such poise and elegance it made me feel like I had butterflies in my stomach. He saw me and I nervously smiled at him, he smiled back and sat on one of the tables closest to the window. I walked to him with a drink menu.

“Hey welcome back, here is the menu of all our drinks.”

“Can I get a Jack and coke please, but before you do that, come sit with me for a little.”

I stood there and didn’t know what to do but I sat anyways. I stared at him, waiting for him to talk but he just looked at me, finally he said.

“Why is a girl like you working in a place like this?” putting his arm over the chair and leaning towards me.

I usually would have told him to “fuck off” but not in this case. I felt open with him, I could tell him anything; I looked at him and laughed.

“I just moved here from Ohio, and needed a job. Since I only live four blocks from here. What about you? Where are you from?”

“I’m from England, but my parents moved us here to Chicago when I was very little.” He gave me a slick smile

“Oh ok, do you remember…”

I got interrupted by another table. I apologized and went to attend the table. The guys were rude and very disrespectful to me, making comments about my body when I would walk away. Finally when I went to hand them there drinks, one grabbed my ass making me jump. I got so heated that I slapped the bastard telling them to leave and not come again. Emily came to ask me if I was ok, I lied and told her to go back to the bar. I was shaking from frustration, but I had to keep my composer.

The floor got sticky from people spilling drinks all night. I couldn’t wait to go home and take a long shower. Than Mason called me over and I was delighted that he was calling me by name. When I approached him he had his eyes down staring at the menu. I waited for him to make up his mind, than he looked at me and said.

“You handled yourself very well earlier” confused I frowned. “When that guy, you know.”

“Oh, that…well” starting to tense up again “I should have told one of the bouncers to escort them out” He stood up putting a hand on my shoulder.

“Don’t be sorry for what you did, you were defending yourself” giving my shoulder a squeeze, than lighten up

“I know I was, but I did it in front of everybody” sighing “I don’t want my boss to freak out that’s all” saying it low and ashamed at the last part.

Soon enough it was closing time, I was done cleaning the floors and tables, and Emily was counting the money. When she was done she asked me about Mason.

“So who was that?” she said giving me a light push on the arm.

“Emily you’re so noisy” teasing her “His name is Mason and he seem to be a cool guy”

“Are you blind? His fucking hot!”

 “I know I noticed, thank you very much” laughing with her “But, I give it time, I’m not like you”

“Oh ha-ha, bitch” still joking with each other.

We said our byes and I started to head home. I was two blocks from my apartment when I heard footsteps behind me. I started to walk faster and so did the footsteps. I felt my bag being pulled and I was forced to turn around. It was the two men I told to leave the bar. They quickly surrounded me. My heart was beating so fast, I started breathing fast. Then the guy I slapped got in my face and was trying to rip my shirt off. I began to cry thinking this was going to end very bad. Then I felt a punch to my stomach which took my breath away. When the second one came I fell to the floor.

“Please …stop” I said crying trying to get up. I got hit in the head, than my face. At this point I started to feel like I was going to pass out.

“Let her go” I couldn’t see who it was, still gasping for air.

“Stay with me Chloe”

My head was pounding and I felt this warm liquid running down my face. I reached up and realized I was bleeding. I looked up just to see his violet eyes and passed out.

When I woke up I felt discombobulated and couldn’t really move. I could barely remember what happened to me and how I got home. I saw something moving in the my room, so I tried to turn on the lights but couldn’t

“Don’t stress yourself, you need to rest”

I was petrified unable to move. “Who’s that” I thought to myself, then the lights were turned on I squinted trying to see who was it was but my vision was still hazy. As I struggled to sit up, I realized I couldn’t and went back down.

“Come let me help you”

“Mason? How did know where I lived?

“I asked you before you passed out. How are you feeling?”

“Like I got hit by a truck, what happened?”

“Do you remember the guy you slapped and his friends?” I told him yes, and then he went on “well they must have been following you and assaulted you and hit you pretty bad on the face and head. Luckily I was walking by when I heard you crying; when I got to you they all ran off.”

As he was telling me my eyes began to tear up, then I realized that I still had the rip shirt with blood on it. That’s when I began to cry, feeling useless but thankful that Mason was there. I looked up at Mason who was standing by my side and then I held out my hand so he could sit next to me.

“Thank you so much, I appreciate this so much” wiping my tears.

“I wasn’t going to let anything happen to you” stroking my hand.

I finally got up and headed to the bathroom, when I looked at my face I had a burse on my chin, a small cut on my left eyebrow and the bigger cut on my head. I got into the shower when I notice more bruises on my body “my God what did they do to me” I said to myself. When I was done I walked to the living room, where Mason was sitting watching TV. Shortly after he had to leave but I really I didn’t want him to go I enjoyed his company and I felt safer with him here.

“Can I see you tomorrow?” I asked. Then he kissed my forehead saying “of course you will love” giving me a small smile and he walked out. I couldn’t wait.

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