MAID IN MANHATTAN

CHAPTER ONE

I stood at the front of the big building with my body shaking violently reading what's on the top of the building " THE STARKS NIGHT ",  I knew that it's not were my mom would be ,not were she will die with  noises filling the air coming right from the building. I just stood like i was in a trance not conscious of the fact that my leg was moving my body forward until I heard a very rough voice " ma'am, would you come in?" I guess it should be the bodyguard.

I nodded  quickly not finding my voice and followed the guy but one thing kept my mind busy was the news my dad gave me and the fact that the body guard could not even identify that I'm a minor, well how would he? When I look like an eighteen year old.

I followed closely till I was in a room filled with different people. "WHOA", I mean they all naked well not all that naked but I would like to use the word  NAKED! Never have I thought that there would be a place like this one. Music blaring ever so loud,people dancing others drinking and chatting ,I dried my tears using the back of my hand to evade pity or question(not like they'll notice me but there are chances) I  walked further and stopped when I see some people going to the front desk empty but walk with tray filled with drinks, I followed too and I gently sat on the stool looking directly to the bartender not knowing what to say.

Sitting there for about an hour now looking blankly like he was transparent and I could read reasons as to y it had to be my mom dying with tears rolling down my check, might I add that the bartender was looking at me too directly wondering why am crying as he tapped me making me shift uncomfortably on the stool ,he spoke up." Why are you cry angel?what's wrong?"I quickly dabbed my tears not answering him. He sighed again introducing himself.

" hi my name is Mike ,what can I do for you?"that alone snapped me to reality because he was loud and cheery.

"What do you have?" I asked back ."uhmm...are you just coming from another planet? Cuz you seem so to me"he said with a smirk on his face and I just turned my face,I'm not in the mood to talk. "You should ask what I have baby, I have everything you want" he said looking  like he just got his chocolate.  "Gimme what you have then and the best please" I replied without thinking feeling irritated.

"Okay I will, just meet me  at this address and here this will cool you down,bills on me" he said slipping an address in my hand and a drink which I gladly collected I gulped down immediately. I never for once thought that drinks can be so bitter and burning like this one,it was so hot that I think it would burn my outer body .
"Hey!slowly babe,so you don't choke and look it's the strongest of all drinks so be careful , I don't want you passing out on me when the business begins" mike said with a hint of concern etched in his tone but that didn't even stop the burn I'm feeling.

After a while, the burn subsided  and I could breath again,I asked him for more and more and more .I didn't know I was drunk until mike said he won't give me no more drink cause I'm already drunk and about to pass out. I tried to get up but fell losing my balance ,I stood up a again and  took some steps and repeated the same but this time someone caught me I turned to  see   their face but my vision was becoming blurring. I tried again and I saw my mom! My mom! Tears became evident now, I just hugged her tightly.

"How mom?how could you ? Please don't go, not this time..I need you, I need you mom!" I held her close in her embrace I didn't want to let go.
"Dad said you were going to die and you won't be with me anymore but I know you always keep to you promise.. Please mom, I promise I will not leave you. Come back to me please mom" I can't anymore, I broke down. It was too much my mum was asking of me and I'm not selfish to ask for her now right? I don't mind paying to spend time with but not leaving me now. She knelt down beside me and held me in her arms say soothing words to me " oh my baby, I won't leave you.. I'm right here with you and I'll never leave you. Never baby I promise" tears rolling down her cheeks, I believe her ,every word she said ...I believe her". She promised and assured me not to leave if I go to bed with her and stop cry which I gladly accepted even if I've never slept  with anyone on my bed, if it would make her stay then I would accept every condition.

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I woke up to my phone snoozing beside me,I reached for it to switch my alarm off and start my reading and exercise and other stuff. Yeah, I wake up  as early as early four to do my personal stuff and prepare for school etc .I tried to get up but felt heavy so I shifted a little only to get the surprise of my life.

No! No! No! My blood shot up with my head banging so hard I crawled out of bed feeling weak ,sore and pained. With the dim light coming inside, I saw my clothes on the floor scattered. I quickly picked them up  and realized I was not in my room nor on my bed, my comfort zone I was some where else. With my clothes in my hand I started shaking violently my body became itchy as panic radiated throughout my entire body ,I hurriedly wore my clothes and grabbed  my phone placing it in my pocket. Black dots started filling my vision as my breath became shallow, I think I'm going to pass out any moment from now, with shaky hands I wore my sandals and ran slowly holding my head and my stomach because my head is about to fallout and bile rose up at the back of my throat signaling me that I'm going to throw up too but I tried swallowing it. I staggered out from the room without looking back as the cold air of the midmorning slapped my body stepping out to an open view of other similar building . I was on the rooftop of a building making a mental note of what I saw in that room , I did all I could, everything an abnormal person would do, jump! I jumped.

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