Lost Stars | Chaelisa

Chapter 12

Lisa's POV

I felt my phone vibrate. I checked it and saw that I got a text from Sunmi. She wanted to meet later. I heaved a sigh and replied, "Okay."

"Should I do it now?" I asked myself. I decided to toss a coin. Heads means yes. Tails means no. The coin stopped spinning. Heads it is.

I finished my hot choco and headed out of the café. As I headed to the warehouse, I couldn't help but feel a little bit nervous. Inside, there are lots of produce. Mostly fruits and vegetables. There's a small room inside and I entered it.

"Hey, Sunmi."

She looked up from her desk. "Great, you're here. As you can see, new shipments have arrived. So another job for you." She pointed at the rice packages at the corner of the room.

"Rice, huh?"

"Yup. Better than pineapples, right?" She chuckled.

"Yeah, way better," I said. "Actually, I have something to tell you."

"Go on."

"I wanna stop selling, Sunmi. This will be the last time," I said. "I've been clean for a couple of months now. And I wanna stay clean. It isn't exactly easy when I've got a stash just lying around my place."

"I see. That explains why you've been bringing more cash lately. Why the sudden change of heart?"

"I just... I realized I wanted to do other things in my life. You know, other than what I've been doing for the last five years."

"You still owe me money. How do you intend to pay for that?"

"I'll find another job. I'll pay you back in three months, I promise."

She stared at me while contemplating. I could feel my hands starting to sweat. "You are well aware of what I do to people who break their promises, right?"

"Of course," I said.

"Well, then grab your rice package and get the hell out of here."

I did as I was told and left. I've been working with Sunmi ever since I got into this business. Most people know her as a supplier of fruits and vegetables, but only a few knows who she really is. I've worked with her long enough to know not to mess with this woman.