Endless love...
By Mallory Quinn
Chapter 2
"Southampton"
A new day was starting for Candy and her two friends. She had the face swollen because of the blow she received from her attacker. Her bad experience with Damien Leighton; she understood too late what Jack was talking about. Where all men really like that? Anthony, Alistair and Archibald were not like that... but they were probably better educated... She was alone with Jack; Fabrizio was out to get something to eat.
- What are you thinking about, Candy? Asked Jack
- I was thinking about my friends in America, how they never tried to... even the awful Neil Reagan!
- The awful Neil Reagan?
- From the family that supposedly adopted me, then...
She told him in details what had happen at the Reagans. Jack couldn't believe his ears!
- Candy... I'm surprised to see you always so smiling after everything that had happened to you...
- I'm happier when I smile, I feel better. I don't like feeling sad...
- That's why I like you, Candy. There's innocence and a purity that comes out of you... When we get to America, you're going to stay with me; you're not going back in that family that treated you like cattle. I'm going to find out legally what our options are, if I can adopt you, I mean like my little sister or become your legal guardian... I'm going to be 18 soon...
- Yes, thank you Jack! Thank you so much! She said jumping to his neck, I want to stay with you... and we'll go and live all these exciting things! I'm so happy!
- How's your face?
- Painful... but it's going to be ok. But I'm sorry for making you leave London...
- Don't worry about that, you're much more important... that snotty nosed kid almost raped you...
- I didn't understand the sense of your words until he threw me on the bed and tried to... force himself on me... Thank you Jack, you saved my life...
- You're welcome little sister. We're going to go look for a job to earn money and change the colour of your hair...
- Ok, but where are we going to start looking?
- Well why not in beauty salons? I could offer them my services...
- And me too, in exchange for the colour for my hair...
Fabrizio came back with bread, fruit and juice to drink.
- Here is the king's meal, he said smiling
Candy when to freshen up quickly and she went to eat with her friends. Then they went all three of them to find some work on the docks. Candy was wearing a cap and boys clothes, in case the police was looking for them. Fabrizio found a job as a carrier on the docks. Jack and Candy went to a beauty salon to try to make a deal for Candy's hair.
- I could do little jobs, said Jack to the owner, in exchange for a work on my sister's hair...
- But she's got beautiful hair, why would you want to ruin it with colour...?
- She's got to be in a play, that's why she needs it. Wigs are too small for her heavy hair, and the theatre won't pay for the die job...
- I could work for you, said Candy; I can wash the head of you customers for instance...
- I do need a girl to wash my client's hair, said the owner named Lola...
- I can do it, madam, said Candy, please...
