Chapter 1

Scarlet's POV

To say that I was happy with an understatement. I got a promotion at work!! I worked at Rachel's, a cafeteria, as a waitress. But now I got a promotion as a manager.

Hey the cafeteria was owned by my college friend Rachel. She opened a cafeteria of her own and as I was jobless, she tell me to come and work till I found a better job but nothing is better than working as a manager in my best friends cafeteria.

I was not jumping at smiling like crazy while I was returning home. Passers-by we are looking at me like I was a griller. I could not wait to announce the news to my father.

To my daddy dearest... My daddy is the best. He used to work in silvester's co and LTD. It was a bigger business but no one used to acknowledge him very much as he was a mere clerk.

Two weeks ago he retired from the job. But most of the money he only went into gambling. Yes he was great he was again but I have no clue of it ! Till I went to the disco with Rachel to celebrate my 19th birthday. Then I saw him there, gambling the money. The day I turned the whole house upside down.

But then he promised that he would stop and he did. I saw the for Millia house of mine a few metres away I ran to my house and open the door slowly to give him the surprise. Then I heard him speaking in a harsh voice. He was speaking on the phone. I hid behind the living room door and heard him say...