Bad Luck
After a few moments of cajoling, the woman finally agreed to help Liora. The car drove back and was now at the hotel.
With the help of hotel staff, the drunken man's body in dirty clothes was taken to room 201 on the twelfth floor.
"Thank you for helping me." Liora said to the woman while holding out some bills. "By the way what's your name?"
"Delia." The woman said curtly while receiving the money.
"Wait!" Liora stopped the woman from leaving.
"What else?!" Delia said indignantly.
"Um, may I have your contact number?"
Delia took her wallet out of her handbag, took out a small card and handed it to Liora.
Delia got back into her car which sped away, leaving Liora who was still in place.
***
A man is now lying on a hotel room bed, his clothes are very dirty with a very strong fishy odor.
While breathing through his mouth, Liora tried to unbutton the shirt worn by the man.
"I won't let you live happily!" said the man with his eyes closed.
"Huft!" Liora just sighed.
The woman again unbuttoned the shirt buttons one by one, she wanted to replace the man's clothes with the nightgowns provided by the hotel.
When the last button was about to be unbuttoned, suddenly the man's strong arms wrapped around Liora's body. Now Liora is brought by the man.
Liora, who was still in shock, could only freeze silently. For a few moments, her eyes met the man's eyes which occasionally blinked.
This happened in a short period of time, suddenly Liora's hands were tightly clasped and placed above her head.
"Hey, w--what are you going to--do--"
Liora's words stopped because a split second later her mouth was covered by the man's mouth. She could only speak incoherently at this point.
"Hmmpphhh ... Hmmmmpppp." Liora tried to scream "help" but what came out of her mouth was a word that couldn't be heard clearly at all.
That night became a dark and painful night for Liora. The woman who had good intentions to help actually got something she didn't expect at all.
***
Slowly her eyes opened. Pain is felt throughout the body, especially in sensitive parts.
The woman tried to get out of bed even though she had to wince at the pain she felt. The first thing Liora did was look left and right.
It was quiet, there was no one else in the room besides her. But she saw the last clothes she wore scattered, some on the floor and some at the end of the bed.
Not only that, Liora also saw something that she had never expected before. There were two sheets of paper lying on the surface of the dresser.
Liora tried to reach the two pieces of paper that she was sure weren't there before. One of the pieces of paper was a check for $500 while the other had handwriting on it.
"Hi, I don't know who you are. I also forgot what I did last night with you but this is the check for paying for last night, thank you."
Liora read the contents of the handwritten piece of paper. Instantly her chest felt so tight. Is she considered a prostitute by the people she helped?!
At that moment tears flowed freely from both ends of the woman's eyes. Especially when she opened the blanket and found her innocent body with dried blood stains on the bed.
"GOD DAMN IT!!!" Liora screamed out her emotions.
***
Two weeks had passed while Liora was in town. Today she got a call for a job interview at a restaurant that just opened a week ago.
With great enthusiasm, Liora prepared herself to conduct the interview. Using an online taxi, the woman left for the restaurant.
"A lot of people will be doing interviews, huh," said Liora as she walked and found many prospective employees sitting in line waiting in line.
While waiting, Liora rolled her eyes. She saw some of the workers who had been hired there and looked visibly overwhelmed.
It's not surprising that this restaurant wants to recruit new employees because their current number of employees is still lacking. But Liora felt quite impressed with a restaurant that had just opened but already had many customers.
Liora's eyes were immediately fixed on a woman who was not so foreign to her eyes. I don't know who Liora still can't find the answer. Moreover, the position of the woman defended Liora.
Liora's eyes narrowed to pay attention to the woman because the distance was quite far. But at the same time, Liora felt someone calling her name.
"Miss Liora." A woman called her name after nearly twenty minutes of waiting.
Liora quickly got up from her seat. The woman walked confidently into the room.
"Please," said the woman kindly.
But Liora's footsteps stopped when she was in the doorway and saw a man sitting there. A man who is not so foreign in her eyes.
"Please sit down, Miss Liora." A woman said again before finally stepping out of the room leaving Liora alone with a man who was also looking at her.
The door to the room was closed and Liora couldn't help but slowly walk closer. The woman's heart was beating fast, there was fear but she had to sit in front of the man to do a job interview.
"G--good morning." Liora said while bowing her head.
"Y--you're not ...."
"Mm--no." Liora immediately said it firmly.
"Hahaha don't you want to serve the guys anymore?" He asked with a satisfied laugh.
"Damn you, watch your mouth! I'm not a prostitute! That night I helped you, you know!" Liora, who couldn't stand it, finally snapped at the man in front of her.
Meanwhile he seemed to be silent, staring at Liora who was now standing with bulging eyes looking at him.
"Is that so? But didn't you take me to the hotel?" He asked easily.
Liora's breath was getting louder, even her shoulders were also moving up and down along with her lungs inhaling and expelling air.
It felt like she wanted to get out of the room immediately, but on the other hand Liora also needed work right now.
"That's because you asked me to take me there!" Liora snapped again.
"So ... do you want to keep working here?"