Chapter 5

• •EMMA•
• …
• I woke up the next morning feeling cold, I shuffled around the bed to look for a blanket to cover my body even as my eyes were closed,
• Wait, I paused, this didn’t even feel like my bed. I opened my eyes instantly and sat up so fast I almost had a whiplash, to see I was in an unfamiliar room,
• I looked at my body to see that I was naked, and my lingerie was scattered across the bed and floor
• “ Oh my God, what have I done?!” I whispered in a panic, the memories of last night all came crashing back, and I felt hot shame cover me like a hot blanket,
• I slept with a stranger! “ You’re so stupid, Emma!” I called to myself as I hit my head several times with my palm, I felt so sore as I stood up from the bed,
• I peered in the mirror to see my body Littered with love bites, I was appalled,
• What made me behave that way with a stranger? Oh my God!
• I looked to the side to see a note and a small envelope, it read
• “ for your work”, what the hell? This person was very rude, or he didn’t even care how he came across,
• I opened the envelope and came across a check for a hundred thousand dollars! I shook my head Like it would rewrite the figures on the check, but it didn't,
• And of course, there was a part left out for my name to fill it, I heard a knock on the door, so I quickly put on my skimpy dress, but it was daybreak already and this was far too revealing to walk around in,
• I caught the sight of a jacket on the couch, that must have belonged to the stranger who I gave myself to last night, and without much thought, I put it on and walked out,
• The person behind the door was a maid who I’m sure was sent to clean up the room of any mess we made, God I was so embarrassed!
• My face was flushed red with embarrassment, I made my way downstairs to the changing room, and oh God I haven’t talked to Amy since last night! She must be worried sick,
• I heard muttering and quiet sobs In the back room as I entered, I saw Amy squatted down with her phone and her head buried on her laps, she didn’t go home,
• “ Amy?” I called with my raspy voice.
• Her head instantly pushed up to her face very red eyes, her hair was tousled, and she let out a cry of relief, she got up In a half-run and rushed up to hug me
• “ Emma, oh my God! You stupid girl! You had me worried sick, you are alright! I was fucking scared of death, Thank God!” she cried out in tears.
• She pushed herself off me to look
• around my body as I was hurt,“ oh my God Emma what are these marks? I was so worried, especially after I noticed that took a sex pill!”
• “A sex what?” my eyes widened, yes I took a pill but I thought it would calm my nerves, I don’t know if it was a sex pill no wonder I did that! No wonder my body reacted to him!
• Amy looked at my hand and saw the check, her eyes searching my face in realization,“ Emma, what is This? Why are you with a check? And whose jacket is this?”
• I don’t even know when I burst into tears, she stopped asking questions and hugged me again, I couldn’t even blame the stranger, he didn’t drug me, I drugged myself without realizing
• I explained everything I could remember to her, and that I woke up alone, she looked over to check and gave a sigh
• “ you should keep the money, Emma, you got this fairly, he gave it to you, you didn't steal it,”
• Her advice was enough, I was going to, but I pointed out that I was not going to work there again, it was a mistake to,
• I took the hundred thousand dollars and I cashed it into the bank, I had one-third of the money, but I still needed the Remaining, I had to get it.
• Since I had made the money I went back to college to continue my studies and I returned to working in the restaurant,
• two weeks had passed after that incident and I would rather not remember it, I just wanted to move forward with my life
• I clocked into work in the evening, my head ached since I had not eaten anything since morning, but it got worse as soon as I passed the restaurant's kitchen
• The smell of the fish made my stomach churn in disgust, my hands flew to cover my mouth as I ran to the toilet, pouring my empty guts into the white porcelain bowl, “am I sick?” I quipped, as my head hammered painfully.
• I used the wall to steady myself, as I came out of the bathroom, I saw workers glancing at me with concern,
• my eyes had become blurry and my legs gave out, the next thing I heard was someone shouting my name as I blacked out
• …
• The noise of a monitor beeping woke me up from my sleep, I from the family’s pungent smell of disinfectant, I knew I was in the hospital, I must have fainted from skipping my meals, but it was never as bad as this!
• I looked over to see that my boss from the restaurant Mr. Jonathan had escorted me to the hospital, and was now talking to a doctor
• They both noticed I was awake and halted what they were discussing, Mr. Jonathan gave me an unreadable gaze, like he was mad at something the doctor told him.
• “Miss smith, you’re awake” the doctor quipped getting too close to my bed, I sat up and leaned on the pillows as I tucked my hair away from my face,
• “ What happened, doctor?”
• “ That was a close call, Miss smith, but we have given you an I. V drip to protect you and the baby, you have to take good care and eat well”.
• “ What do you mean, baby doctor?” I asked In a panic, maybe he gave me another person's diagnosis,
• My heart started beating fast in my chest, I clutched my belly as I looked at the doctor, dumbfounded by what he just said,
• “Congratulations Miss smith, you’re pregnant”