My Vampire Mate

Chapter 2

I flew in the back of the restaurant throwing on my apron putting down my bag picking up my order tablet giving a sympathetic smile too the staff. Daniel comes walking up behind me looking at me as if he's trying to act mad but not pulling it off very well. "I am so sorry Daniel I woke up late and I missed the bus." I blurted out. "well don't you think you should get up a little bit early?" He replied. "I know I know I'm so sorry it will never happen again." after I said that with such feeling he bursts out laughing to the point it almost scared me. "It's okay Onyx my little friend, anyways I had you working a double yesterday and I know you probably didn't get out of here on time so I can't exactly be mad at you for only having a few hours of sleep and coming right back. with that being said it is pretty busy and we just had a eight top come in. I'm going to need you girls out there." He said. "Maria do you mind if I take some of your section and you take that eight top that's in mine. I didn't make exactly a good impression when I first came in with them. I think I almost knocked them down actually." I pleaded. Marie is an older woman she's in her Mid 50's and the nicest sweetest person you'll ever meet. She works constantly because she's raising her two grandchildren. Emmanuel who's 12 and Stefan who's 9. Her daughter died of a drug overdose when Stefan was only a few months old. I don't pity the kids though their father was a deadbeat drug dealer from what Maria says and the mother did love them but she had her own personal demons. the reason why I don't pity them is because they are two amazing little boys who have people that love them. They are kind, sweet, smart, and funny. I know they get that because they are being raised by their grandmother Maria so any other circumstances I would say yes I pity these poor boys who probably will grow up and having a hard life abandoned by their parents but in this case I won't because what I see is two boys who will never know as much love as they do with their grandmother. "Sure thing sweetheart not a problem" she said with a warm smile on her face. She then took her tablet and walked out of the room towards the dining area.

About 20 minutes later as I was helping my table refilling their drinks getting their orders and placing the order in when Daniel walks up to me and asks "do you know where Maria is? her table is waiting for her and are getting very irritated. I can't find her anywhere. is something wrong?" "I don't know but I'll find her. I'll check the bathroom maybe she's not feeling well." I calmly said. he nodded with a worried smile. I turn around and walk away the staff bathroom was through the kitchen down the stairs across from the stockroom as I approached the door to walk in I can hear crying I softly knocked and walked in and there was Maria standing there tears rolling down her face and she looked up. "What's wrong what happened is everything okay are the boys okay?" I ask. "yes" she nodded. "Then what's wrong? why are you crying?" I ask again. "they're so mean... I haven't done anything and they're just so mean." She cried. "Who, what's going on? Who's mean to you. I'll kick their ass I promise. I will just tell me who it is." I rant. She let out a little laugh "thank you." She laughs. "you don't have to thank me. I haven't kicked her ass yet, so tell me whose ass am I kicking." I say and the smile came back on her face. "no one's, I'm sorry I shouldn't have gotten as worked up as I did it's just they were really mean to me. I've never been talked to like that as if I was nothing." She explained.

"who... Daniel? Did Daniel do this to you?" I get upset.  "no." she nodded. "it was the young kids. the eight top." She replied. "the eight top that I asked you to take for me?" I questioned her. "yes" she said. "oh Maria I'm so sorry I didn't know they were going to be so mean to you. I'm so so sorry what did they say? what did they do?" I asked. "well it really wasn't all of them she said it was the brunette girl and her red-headed friend. I was trying to take their order and she just kept saying oh my God I can't understand you can you go back to where you came from immigrant. How long have you lived in this country and you still can't talk right. Her redhead friend just laughed and commented along. While the other ones sat there not single word. Just talking amongst themselves.... not about me but not stopping her either. I just couldn't believe how she talk to me how she viewed me I'm kind of immigrant. I was born here yes my accent is thick that's because I was raised in a household but only spoke Spanish. my parents came over to this country was barely two nickels to rub together and they worked as hard as anyone. I am so proud of them and I will always take pride in my family and for her just to look at me as if I was nothing. I know it's nothing personal because to her we're all nothing she's above everybody but it's just it was a little hurtful  I know I should be used to it by now because we get cranky customers but she was just downright evil." She explained."Hey don't let her get to you don't let any of them get to you you're an amazing woman. I think so and I'm pretty intelligent just ask me." she laughed at me as if I was being some careless little kid telling a joke but it was nice to see her face light up.