Tapeworm

Right before Alex was going to pour herself a glass, someone yelled.

"You Assholes, you had watered down these beers."

'What' Alex came to a halt and looked around.

It was that featureless guy, right now he was standing up and yelling with all his voice.

Soon Jeorge came forward.

"Are you creating trouble here bro ? Do you know what we do to trouble makers?"

"Shut Up, what trouble. This beer has 17.6% more water than usual, you had watered it down." the youth was quite confident.

'Wow, was that a tongue or Alcohol sensor, 17.6%' Alex wondered in her mind.

"Look at the seals, how exactly we will water it down?"

"Oh yeah, is it some kind of rocket science to use fake seals and stuffs."

Jeorge looked around and asked one of his cronies, normally he would have just throw the guy out, but this was peek time of his business so he didn't do anything rash.

"We were chilling the bottles in Ice Box, maybe vapour formed inside"

'Yeah right' Alex thought.

"Bring him a new bottle" Jeorge yelled, and then turned to the youth and said in a much milder voice.

"It seems there is some mix up with the bottles, don't worry, we will get you a new bottle."

"Sure sure, whatever you say. As long as the beer is good"

Soon a new bottle arrived and everything died down. Alex also returned her focus on her glass.

While she was on her third glass, the sensor had finished around 4 to 5 beer. Soon the waiter came to him with a bill and the show restarted.

"That would be 100 credit bro"

"He He, sorry bro, no money", sensor said proudly.

Again Jeorge came forward, except this time he looked like he was gonna kill this guy. With a heavy voice he said.

"Are you joking here?"

"Nope, no money."

The vein on Jeorge's forehead looked like it would almost burst; he yelled and called his men to search the guy. Jeorge's cronies also came forward and searched the guy in almost all possible manner and soon it turned out, the guy really had no money.

"You bastard you had no money yet you were yelling about water in beer."

"How those two even related, as a barkeep you shouldn't serve watered beer, beside I don't like them."

And that did it. Four of Jeoge's guys started beating up the guy. There were punching, slapping, kicking and cursing, a lot, contrary to what Alex thought, nothing extra ordinary happened, no good Samaritan came to save the guy, nor he had shown some exceptional fighting or defending skill. All going on was five guys beating the shit of one guy.

Soon Alex got bored, she called jeorge and told him.

"I will pay for him, let him go."

"Oh no, Ms. Nicole, scum's like that needed to be taught a lesson and handed over to police."

'Yeah right, if I didn't asked, you were gonna gut him and throw him into drain, police my ass.' Alex thought, but she said "These much beating is already enough lesson, just let him go, I will pay for him."

"Okay, but you should not encourage these types of scum's in feature", although Jeorge really wished to gut this guy he wished to please "Ms. Nicole" more so the matter ended. They just throw away the guy out side of the bar.

Once she finished her drinks, Alex got up and left, however right after she had left the building she found the guy was lying on the road right beside the bar.

"Madam"

"What, I am not giving you any money."

"No mam, no money needed, but would you please help me stand up. Usually I would have moved there by myself, but today's beating is a bit much, can't move."

'Today's beating?' Alex got curious, "What is your name?"

"Tapeworm Mam"

"Cut the Mam, name's Nicole. Where do you live? I will take you"

"No need Mam, I mean Nicole Mam, I live nearby."

"Just come."

Alex helped Tapeworm stood up and then hail a cab nearby.

'You are a kind soul lady; you paid for my beer, now giving me a ride. Just to be sure, I can't pay you. Don't have a single credit."

"First I am not a kind soul and I find the whole thing mildly amusing. But just to be sure, if you have any plan for robbing or doing any other thing to me, you should drop it. Otherwise you will find the earlier beating a mild lover's tap."

"Yes Mam."

*Sigh…

Worm lived a bit far, there was an almost broken down two stories house where the location he provided. Once the cab reached there, Worm stumbled out.

Alex came out, paid and let the cab go.

"Eh. Mam, how are you gonna return?"

"You don't have to use your brain for that. So this is it? You live here? This looks like one of the buildings city admin marked as dangerous and soon will be torn down."

"Sure Mam, won't be using my brain, not that I have much, yes, yes and your are right on spot. This building is scheduled to be torn down in a week. But till then I am it's residence."

"It's yours?" Alex was getting more curious.

"Definitely not mam, this building is abandoned and I didn't have a place to live. So I am living here."

"Fine, let's go in, I am getting more and more curious.'

"This way mam."

"Worm took Alex to a room inside the building. The room was mildly clean, there was a small bedding and some packets of dry food littered around. At one side there was a charcoal stove. Worm laid down on the bedding and said.

"Thank you mam, for taking me here, you can leave now."

Instead of leaving, Alex took out a sheet from her backpack and spread it on the floor.

"Nope, I am gonna stay here tonight."

"Ehh."

"Close your mouth, or a bug will fly into it. What, you are gonna make me leave?"

"Yes, No, I mean I love my life, beside don't have any energy, but why are you staying in a room like this?"

"Told you, I find the whole situation mildly amusing, now stop yapping, and get some shut eye Just remember, if you come into heat at night, just use your hands to calm yourself down. If you come anywhere near me, He He"

Tapeworm, looked towards her for quite some time, then gave up and laid down muttering something like "your choice."

Alex also laid down, but soon she heard Tapeworm's calling.

"Mam, are you sleeping?"

"Asking or telling? Nevermind, what now?"

"Nothing, it's just that the beating was a bit much, would you mind to iron me?"

"Say what? Iron you?"

"Yes Mam, there was the iron. I usually do this myself, but can't today."

Alex, got up, pick up the iron beside the charcoals, lit the stove and after making the iron red hot (As per Worm's instruction), start iron Worm. A normal person would have screamed but worm was moaning so loudly, Alex started to feel like she was having sex with him.

After an ironing session, Worm felt asleep, Alex also went back to her bed and closed her eye.