3 The Diner

The Diner was buzzing with life tonight.

I ran from table to table getting orders and clearing out dishes for next customers.

The hip wound was a real pain in the ass , it pierced into me so I stop working once a while to just look at it and get some kind of weird relief.

" A chow mein for table 41 "

I take it and brisk walk to the table . A young couple sit there and I recognize them as students from my school.

I set the food down.

"Hi ", the girl greets me.

"Rose right? "

"Yeah Shannon?"

"Wow you know my name " , she said smiling .

Shannon was beautiful with long blond hair and green eyes . Her black crop top and white jean shorts accentuated her features . No wonder her boyfriend was drooling all over her .

"Rose this is Ryder, my boyfriend .Ryder this is Rose "

"Hi", I greeted him .

"We were just waiting for his friends to come and they are always late "

"They are not always late just sometimes late " said Ryder.

She rolled her eyes and said, " You always pick them over me "

" Of course I don't , you're my baby girl "he said pecking her cheek.

Cute.

"Hey do you want to join us after your shift is done , we are going to this night club in town ", said Shannon.

"Umm I don't know"

"Its just me, him ,Tristan and Logan ,his two friends so if you wanna join we'll wait for you ".

My heart skipped a beat at a particular name, but I ignored it .

I have never gone to a club before and honestly, I didn't want to. I went to a high school party in the beginning of school year with Mark and immediately realized that partying with a bunch of drunk hormonal teenagers was not really my thing .

But I had a huge issue saying no to people so I said,

" The Diner is really busy today but if it's not that busy by the time you guys are done then...sure", I said and smiled.

Logan and Tristan came shortly after I left their table . It was the first time I saw him after our conversation near my locker.

I still don't know how he got my address.

He was wearing a black hoodie like always but the hood was drawn down for the first time.He was sitting near the window and the multicoloured lights from cars passing by illuminated his face into a myriad of hues.

I'll never get used to how breathtaking he is.

The owner of Chinese Chicken Spot , Ms Wong was a small lady like literally she was very small. Her 6 year old daughter Mi was even more tiny with her adorable pigtails and small button nose.

Now she was sitting by a corner doing her homework.

"Hey how's it going in there ?"I asked her.

"I hate Maths, I have been trying to do this question for a billion years now "

"Ooooh a billion years huh "

The cutie giggled ....I loved her little giggles.

"Here let me see "

4+5= ?

"Hmm this is a tough one"

I pretended to think for a while then said,

"Take four in one bubble hand " , I said and she folded her thumb to get four, "Take five in the next bubble hand" she took her other hand and stretched five bubbly fingers .

"Now close your fingers one by one while counting "

"One two threeeee four.....ummm ... five six...se... seven eight NINE !", Mi beamed happily.

"Yeay I did it Rose I did it !"

"Of course you did it you are a smart girl , if you need any help just call me OK "

I kissed her rosy cheek and went to take the next order.

Its 9:30 now, my shift is almost done but the Diner looked like hell fire rained from the ceiling.More people walked in through the doors and some waited outside for the crowd to settle down .

Looks like I don't have to go to the club with them .

Now I was treating a stray kitten in the alleyway behind the Diner with some left over chicken .

"Come on eat up come on kitty ", I softly whispered while I pet his little brown head .

He always visited me around this time , the sneaky villain knew that I couldn't resist his cuteness.

"Hi "

The sudden interruption made me jump .

Tristan stood in the shadows, black locks fell onto his forehead almost covering his eyes.....Oh no

I had a thing for black hair.

"Hi "

I said taking a few steps away from the kitty and towards his direction.

"Sorry to interrupt you"

"No it's alright" I said with a wave of my hand.

"How did you get my address?" I really wanted to know the answer to this question.

"I have my ways "

I was standing just centimeters away from Tristan , from here I could see the gold specks in his eyes and I started counting them.

"Is it the kind of ways that get you beaten up in deserted garages "

His right eye had eleven specks .

He chuckled at my question .The deep rumbling sound made my heart do a gymnastic trick and then go on to run in the Olympics.

"Probably "

His left eye had 8 golden specks.

"What were you doing that day"

"Its none of your business" .

"Kind of is because if it wasn't for me you would have been dead that day "

He stared at me for a couple moments with a strange look and I could almost imagine wheels turning and needles ticking in his twisted mind.

Then he took one step closer and I was covered in his amazing smell. I held my breath so that I don't inhale it and become addicted.

"OK but you can't tell anyone"

I shook my head no.If he didn't want anyone to know then I had no right to let people either.

He took two more steps closer.

His lips looked so red and plumb that I had a strange urge to.......

Kiss him ?

Well whatever urge it was I hoped it died before it ever saw light.

"I used to supply ...drugs to those people"

"OH MY .." He covered my mouth with his hand.

"Shhhhh you can't tell this to anyone "

I shook my head no and he slowly drew his hands away , Tristan dealt with drugs ? OH My God he could go to jail for this .

"I know "

I can't believe I said that out loud.

" I know that OK but I don't use it or anything I just take them from the suppliers and get them to the users "

"Who do you get them from "

"I don't know"

"What ? "

"Look I never see those people. Sometimes they leave the drugs in trash cans or they blind fold you and put them in your hand so that if you ever get caught you can never out them because you've never seen them "

"Ohhh.." This was all news to me ....How could he be so cool about this ?

"Is it because you didn't have any drugs that they hit you that day?"

"Can you please stop saying that I got hit by them.... you've already made that point very clear "

"Its true so ..." ,I said with a shrug.

He rolled his eyes .

" I stopped meddling with it....I was tired so I said I wouldn't do the job for them anymore but they had already paid money to those people and I said that I won't get it back for them so they....yeah and then you came in hitting your metal rod ".

I smiled a little at my own clumsiness. But something in the way he said he was tired disturbed me very much because it resonated a tone of.......

Hopelessness ......

"Are you alright ?"

I got no reply for my question other than that toe curling stare .

"Its going to be okay. " I said and put my hand on his shoulder for comfort.

Those brown orbs stared back with an intense ferocity that I have never seen anywhere in the world .

I can't even imagine what he could have gone through to meddle with drugs at such a young age and I was grateful that he opened up to me.

"Thank you for sharing this with me. It seemed .... personal "

"It is. I only told you because I thought that I owed you the truth"

I smiled a half smile and winced , my hip was putting me through so much pain .

He touched my waist.

"Can I ?"

The question was clear, I was too flustered with his hand on my waist that I just nodded my head for approval .

Tristan raised my shirt to look at the wound.

His warm fingers touched my skin and every cell in my body was triggered to attention at the small contact .My breath hitched at my throat because I thought his fingers were going to be soft but they were rough.

I don't know why but I liked them better that way.

"I'm sorry Rose but I promise that I won't ever let this happen to you again.For the first time in my life someone stood up for me and I don't think you'll ever understand just how much that means to my heart, my body or my soul..." , he whispered.

I didn't know what to say to that so I just touched his cheek making him know that I understood his feelings .

He smiled and said,

" So you coming to the nightclub with us "

Oh no I completely forgot about the night club.

"Ahh no I guess I will pass because I am really tired and ....."

" You could either say no and say goodbye to the greatest night of your life or....you could come with me and I'll show you what it's like to live in my world. "

........

How can I say no to that ?

"Lets go ".

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