She decided to try the dress on in front of the mirror. she kept checking herself front and back, the opening made her feel uncomfortable, not just that, she was also uncomfortable with the fact that her full figure came out.
Wouldn't this alone seduce the client she was to meet?
She said to herself, trying to take off the dress when her phone began ringing nonstop. She gave up while struggling to unzip herself and sat on the bed grabbing her phone from her bag.
" What up babe, where are you now?",
The voice came through, it sounded worried.
Liv almost choked with words thinking something might have happened to junior.
" I'm good Paige, what with the sudden call. Did something happen to junior again?",
" No, he is fine. I checked the place you work and they told me you were fired, fill me up. What happened?"
She demanded.
Liv didn't know where to start so she just said,
" It is for the best. Besides mom got me a new job, or something that requires questioning"
"Really!"
She exclaims.
" Yeah, I feel she has something planned out for me this night",
Liv didn't sound alright and Paige could sense it, so she asked for them to switch to video call so she could see her face.
She did just that, Paige saw how down she was looking and she knew it was because of her vicious mother.
" Tell me, what did she do this time?",
" Nothing much", Liv replied
"Just that I have to meet this client she was talking about".
" Wait, are you wearing a gown right now, I mean, I just observed that right now. Where are you coming from dressing like that? Don't tell me you have upgraded your job this time".
Liv rolled her eyes from the ridiculous things that were coming out from her best friend's mouth.
" Why that look?"Paige caught on.
"Tell me where are you going, I'll come along"
" No need. Besides, you need to take care of Junior right?, I'm not a child I can take care of myself",
With Liv sounding that way, Paige knew she couldn't convince her to come along.
" Call me if anything happens okay, I'll come rushing I swear. I'm sorry I've to go Junior just woke up, bye love you"
" Love you too"
The call ended with her thinking of ditching the night.
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Olivia arrived at the restaurant, dressed in the straight gown her mother had gotten earlier for her. She had never been in this kind of fancy restaurant before. She had already called the number her mom gave her and the man arranged for them to meet at 10pm sharp, he also made a reservation for them.
She was led to her table. She wore a jean jacket to cover up her back to stay comfortable but the people who led her to her seat asked her if she would like to put her jacket aside. She wanted to refuse but then she spotted a couple who handed over theirs to the waiters. She assumed it was a culture so she gave it away.
She was given a menu but she insisted she was waiting for someone. After a while, she pulled out her phone from her bag to check the time. It was getting to eleven, she was already feeling bored and hungry.
She went through the menu, but the prices of everything scared her, so she just ordered water. She helped herself with it and stared at everyone inside, she saw how happy people were and she wished that was her life.
Something caught her attention though, a young guy, with a black face mask and black attire walked in the restaurant, he was escorted by bodyguards, there were two of them. They walked with him to where the piano was. It was centered in the middle of the restaurant. He sat and began playing it.
He got talent, Liv told herself. What drew her closer to the music was because it was about her, how lonely she has been since she dropped out of college. Her ruthless mother didn't care less on why she committed such a crime in the first place.
It was to help her father's hospital bills at that time. She helped out the spoiled and rich kids in college just so she could pay her dad's bills, she wasn't foolish as her mom thought, she knew what exactly she was sacrificing except she didn't know it would be this painful and long.
Would she get out of this trauma and truly find happiness in herself again?
He finished playing the piano and she wanted to walk up to him to ask him what song he was playing earlier when she was stopped by the 'SO' called client.
" Olivia right?", he asked, touching her. She removed herself from his touch, it felt disgusting to her.
" The client?", she said, this made him burst out into laughter. His laugh was almost embarrassing.
" Please call me Fred", he suggested
"Is that even a name?"Olivia said to herself, already scanning the man from head to toe. He had a tattoo on, only a closer look could reveal that.
His dress code of a shirt and trouser with a piercing ear, OMG! She couldn't believe she was meeting this kind of thing. She just wanted to get out of the restaurant as soon as possible. Her eyes searched for the pianist but there was no sign of him.
" My mom said you had a job for me. I just came to tell you that I can start anytime. I'm not occupied",
She started trying to grab her bag and leave but the man insisted on her seating down first while they ordered something to eat. She declined saying she was full already and they could just discuss work.
The man smiled and agreed, they both sat and began talking,
" Have you had an experience before? Your mom said she needed the money urgently for her husband's bills. If you can do your first job tonight, I can wire the money to you. And if you perform well, I can tip in extra",
" Now what is he talking about? Who works in the night by this time",
She began reasoning the man's words, was it just her or was he talking about something else. Before she could come to her senses, she felt the man using his hands to feel her laps under the table. She thought he had just leaned forward to view her but this,
" What the hell do you think you are doing?!!", her voice became suddenly loud and bold, but others couldn't notice what was going on.
" Isn't this why you are here? What is with this attitude of yours", the man demanded as she shifted her legs away from his hands.
" I don't know what you are talking about. And if this is why my mom said I should meet you, then let it be that this meeting never held ", she grabbed her bag to leave when the man pulled her legs back with his hands.
" Your beautiful don't you know you could get yourself enough out from it", he pulled his hands reaching her pants when she struggled to get off the table, her dress tore and she fell off to the ground.
Ashamed that this has caught the attention of others especially the waiters who ran over to check what had happened.
Fred told them it was fine and it was an accident, she didn't know her dress was caught up with the table.
He went to her and grabbed her up, his hand reaching to her breast, she couldn't do anything, as the part of her torn dress was covered by Fred, she could only stay still, it will be embarrassing to walk out half naked.
" If she is with you, why does it look like she is being harassed",
The voice came, Harris walked up to them grabbing Liv away from Fred and covering her with the long coat he had.