CROSSED PATHS

"Where to go madam?" the taxi driver asks her looking through the front mirror.

"Aaaahhhh... which is the most expensive hotel in the city?" she asked.

"I think 'CRYSTAL' is the biggest and most expensive hotel and is also near."

"Alright. let's go there."

After a while the driver stops the taxi in front of a grand hotel and she steps out of the taxi.

She kept staring at the hotel building and then walks in through the huge entrance

doors.The security guards blocks her way and then a guard aproaches her, "show your VIP membership CARD."

"I don't have one." she speaks in a low voice.

"What ? I can't hear you. Can you please show us your card?" the guard asks in an inquiring way.

"I was just telling that I am not having any card and I am not a VIP member here." she speaks in an regretting way. Then the guard points her to another entrance door, "that's the way for local people. Go from there."

"Huh...local peop...ah. .. OK" She changes her root to another entrance doors and as she walked in she is wondered by the luster of the hotel. Then a girl approaches her and greets her and as soon as she glanced at her, she is stunned with her beauty.

"Excuse me madam, how can I help you?" the girl asks with a bright smile on her face.

"Excuse me...ah..... I mean, are you a staff here?" she surprisingly questions her.

"Yes ma'am. how can I help you? Are you a regular here ? Are you having any reservation? Should I ...."

"WAIT" she interrupts as the staff girl was speaking non-stop.

"What happened ma'am?" she questions in an innocent way.

"Nothing. It's just that I am not a regular here and I didn't made any reservations. İt's my first time here. Alright."

"Oh. But how can I help you."

"Why you continuesly asks the same question about helping? " she said in an irritable way.

" Is there any problem ma'am. How can I help you? " she asked with an questioning look on her face.

"Aaaahh... Listen it's my first time here and I came here just to eat. Alright.."

"Come this way ma'am." the staff girl takes her to an empty table. The table is shining brightly like diamonds. Her eyes were wide open as she saw the great quality of the furnitures.

"Ma'am, take your seat. " the girl pulls out the chair and then she leaves.

Athanesia looks here and there and thinks in her mind, 'Oh my god! What an hotel. The furnitures and the decorating things will make me blind. It's quite nice but why are the peoples here are separated as VIPs and locals.'

Just then a waiter approaches her table, "ma'am what would you like to eat?"

Then she orders some expensive dishes.

As the dishes arrived she started eating it without taking a single breath. After a while she finishes eating and asks the waiter to bring a glass of juice. As she is busy drinking her juice, suddenly a guard rushes in shouting,

"He is about to come " and then everyone started to finish their works up, make everything look perfect while the manager quickly rushes towards the door. Soon the waiter brings the bill. She pulls out her cash card and hand it to the waiter. He makes out the bill and hand it over to her. She gets shocked as she sees the bill. It's 125$ just for few dishes. It only have been 20$ if she had eaten in an less expensive hotel.

"Anything else ma'am." As the waiter asks her, she zones in. "Nothing. I am full."

"Ma'am do you want us to call a taxi for you? "

"No need. I already booked a cab online. Anyways thanks alot. "

She puts her card in and pulls out her phone from her purse to track the cab's location while her bracelet falls on the table. A few moments later the hotel heads and main staff and other staff members stood in two lines facing each other. A second later Athanesia gets a popup about the cab's arrival. Her phone rings. She picks up the call.

Allan arrives at the hotel then comes and stands at the entrance door. Robert came from behind and showes him something on his phone. They both were busy looking at the phone screen. Athanesia picks up her purse while talking on the phone. She walks straight towards the VIP door making her way amongst the staff. The staff members sollowed their saliva and sweat starts to flow of their bodies. As she arrives near Allan, he looks ahead and starts to walk. And while they passes each other their shoulders slightly clings but they both didn't give any attention to it. Then she leaves the hotel.