Cast out By the Billionaire

Elina Brooke

“Don’t keep customers waiting!”

Elina Brooke instantly pick up the tray containing the customer orders. How she hates Saturday, the diner was mostly occupied with teens. And most times were her mates from high school. Now in college. Flirting around here and there. Without the slightest shame. Or maybe she was just jealous, neither of them had swung their head around to look at her the second time whenever she walks past, their eyes were always down whenever she attends to him and when they stare at her, it come a withering glare. And a disgust look.

Mondays were more better, though It was always long and tedious and customer were mostly grouchy. And she received less glare and nothing seems to ruin her mood. Except her sassy boss. Lady Carol.

Well. She had come to accept her fate.

Hurrying towards the table at the corner of the diner where the order was been made at that moment one of the departing customers, pulled out of a chair and stepped backward without looking. Crushed into Elina, sending her careening to her to the right. And face down unto the next table. The tray slipped from her hands and splitters on the ground. She fell on the table, grateful the plate on the table were empty. She observed the water and coffee jolted wildly, while the plate skidded to the edge.

The Man on the table took the brunt of the accident as hot and cold liquid sloshed on his thigh and tie.

“I’m so sorry” she apologized to the man as he leaped off from his seat. With a glare, brushing the pants.

“Oh sorry “ muttered the coward who’d bumped her. Those stupid teens. He hurried away leaving her to face the wrath of the angry man.

“Are you that clumsy?”

“I’m really sorry.”

“Use this”

A napkin was thrust into her hands. She carefully blotted the the man’s tie.

“Am sorry.”

“Good for you “

“It wasn’t her fault, someone crushed into her.”

She swung her head around in recognition of the voice. And she met his cool gray eyes of the person who gave her the napkin.

“Raymond!” That was all she could say out of surprise, she couldn’t think of any other word, he doesn’t visit the diner on Saturdays.

Raymond was the very attractive friend of Elina, the only one she had keep so close or he had kept her close. Her childhood friend. Their mothers had forced them to be friends, even their mothers ain’t friends anymore but here they are still friends after ten years. He didn’t like Elina at first Because was fat. And unattractive. With her glasses. He teased her and made fun of her. But she was smart and was always helping him with school work. That was probably what got them sticking together. So she could help him pass his grades.

“Elina!” Lady Carol brawls

“You should leave.” She jabbed him on his back. A signal to leave now. Pronto! He did. But he didn’t leave the diner. He waited outside. Waiting for her to be done with her shift. It was just an hour left.

Without another word, her hand went directly to her cheek. Twice!

“What is wrong with you?”

Then she turned to the customer. Apologizing to him. And the other customer whose order didn’t get to him. But got devour by the cold floor instead.

“Get rid of that mess on the floor!”

She had no choice but to comply, squatting, she picked up the broken glasses and cups and the plate both the ones on the floor and the table, put them all in the tray and shamefully walked away into the kitchen and return with a wipe and began scrubbing the spot. Luckily for her, her glasses wasn’t broken but sustained a little crack. Nevertheless she still had to get it replaced.