100 Days With Mr Romero

“I am deeply sorry sir. ” Emma pleaded with the manager at the restaurant she has just secured a job with. She was resigning. She had thought about returning to Sam’s bar after his plea the other day. She knew Sam is in a vulnerable state right now and returning to work in his bar will mean a lot to him.

“It’s okay Emma. ” the restaurant manager replied her with a half smile. Emma had just revealed to him that she will be resigning from her work as a waitress.

“It’s not my intention to leave halfway sir. ” she said cleaning her forehead with her left hand.

“The circumstances at hand is just something I can’t overlook.. I am terribly sorry sir.” Emma begged folding her hands before the manager who was sitting in his office. She was standing opposite him.

“The customers will miss you Emma. ” he said grinning.

“I know sir. I’ll drop in once in a while. ” she promised smiling as brightly as ever. “I’ll be leaving now. ” she said placing her name tag and badge on his table. She took a bow and made her way out.

“Don’t forget to meet Dennis. ” the manager told Emma as she was leaving.

“I will sir. ” she hinted with a nod. Dennis is the cashier and he will he sorting Emma for all the services she had rendered in the past few weeks.

“We will miss you Emma. ” one of the waitress in the restaurant said looking at her. The bar tender in the restaurant giggled and told them “Everyone will miss Emma. ” and Emma couldn’t help but smile. During her brief time at the restaurant, she had spread a lot of love and warmth around and her cheerful smiles and gestures were often talked about by the customers. As she exited the building, she thought about her first day at work in the restaurant. She had already checked in with the restaurant and there was no vacancy. Few days later, she went back again after trying several places which weren’t quite fruitful. That day, she was told there was still no vacant spot and as she was about to leave, she helped a little boy get rid of the orange juice that had spilled on his shirt and the manger witnessed that kind gesture and immediately employed her. ‘I am ready to resume work fully. ‘ she texted Sam as she walked back home. He immediately called her uttering phrases of gratitude.

When Emma went home, she immediately headed to Mike’s apartment. He opened the door for her and ushered her in. He was in a white short trousers and blue vest. His glasses stood firmly on his face and he adjusted it after offering Emma a spot to sit. His computer was on and pieces of papers were scattered across the room.

“Seems like you are busy. ” Emma told him while glancing at the space. “I can come back later. ” she told him.

“No it’s fine. You can stay. ” he quickly replied and began arranging the papers lying around.

“I just quit my job at the restaurant. ” Emma said to him and she immediately noticed his changed mood. He dropped the papers on his table and sat on the stool beside the table.

“You are returning to Sam’s club? ” he asked even though he knew the answer was yes. Emma nodded and Mike nodded too.

“You know I don’t want to tell you what to do but I hope you know what you are doing. ” he said to Emma who tried to feign a smile.

“You are a smart woman Emma. I trust you will do fine. ” he said smiling.

“I will leave you to work Mike. ” Emma told him and quickly got up.

“Thanks for everything. ” she added extending her right hand to him and he shook her and winked. Emma left Mike’s apartment knowing fully well that her decision to return to her former job doesn’t appeal to him and he wouldn’t want to meddle with her affairs.

A fact about Emma is that she will always want to see the good in people no matter their shortcomings. She believes there is always something to write home about: even about the darkest minded people. As she walked into the club, she noticed nothing has changed even though she wasn’t expecting anything to change. The resounding music, the cheerful and noisy customers, the dedicated bar tenders and classy ambiance. She headed to the bar and met Larry serving some customers. He immediately recognized her and flashed his teeth at her.

“Welcome back Emma. I am so glad you are back. ” he said looking at her cheerfully.

“How are you? ” she asked him. “Larry right? ” she quickly added.

“Yes. ” he replied nodding. Emma sat on one of the vacant stools while Larry quickly pulled a glass to serve her a drink. “No i’m fine.” she told him.

“I was very guilty when I heard you resigned. It was all because of what I did the other day. ” Larry confessed to Emma with his eyes downcast.

“It’s okay Larry. ” she told him. “I am back now so we are good. ” she said giggling and he chuckled too.

“I can see you are catching up with Larry already. ” came Ellie’s voice. They shared a hug and Ellie told Emma she is glad to have her around once again. They’ve got different schedules and barely hanged out. Ellie is glad Emma is back now.

“I have some customers to attend to. ” Ellie said to Emma who quickly caught a glance at the serving tray she held with her left hand.

“Sure we will catch up later. ” Emma told her. Sam immediately walked in and dashed to the bar.ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

“Hello Sir! ‘ Emma greeted him after he sat close to her on one of the vacant bar stools.

“Sir huh? ” he chuckled. Emma nodded. “I am glad you are back. ” Sam said collecting the glass of wine from Larry. “And this time, back for good. ” he told Emma pointing a finger at her face. She smiled at that.