Chapter 3 The offer

Elena glanced at the frame in her hand, she kept it back on the table next to her bed.

"You miss her a lot, right....Everything will be fine" Dora assured.

"Her pancake was the most delicious one I have tasted,, mum loved cooking... I just cannot forget about her. Well, I am hungry" Elena held her stomach.

"What do you want to eat? Tell me, let me inform the chef."Dora said.

"Anything" Elena replied.

Dora left the room to go meet the chef. Elena's mind suddenly drifted to the moment when the boy smiled.

She didn't know why, but she just love his smile. Such a contagious smile.

His pink lips was just so tempting. Everything about the guy was.... Amazing.

'I will visit the warehouse tomorrow. The boy is just so cute' She thought to herself.

Dora walked to the room in a hurry. She was panting like someone that just ran a relay race.

"What is making you pant so hard" Elena asked and rolled her eyes.

"Fat.. Father is here" Dora stuttered.

"My dad is here? Oh no. I forgot to dump the drugs I didn't take... You know what, take two tablets from each and throw it away" One thing Elena didn't like was taking drugs, even if she was sick she won't take it. She wasn't feeling so fine, so their personal doctor prescribed some drugs for her, but she didn't take the drugs, and now her dad was back. Surely he must her if she had taken it, and would also want to see some proof.

Dora quickly brought the drugs out of the shelf, she brought two tablets each from them and took it out of the room.

Elena heaved a sigh of relief, she sat upright, waiting for her dad's arrival.

Just as she predicted, he entered her room - without even knocking. He saw her on the bed, her face was unpredictable, she wasn't smiling.

"Welcome, dad" She greeted in a low tone.

Mr Queen noticed something was bordering his daughter, but what was it?

"Lena, are you okay. Do you still have a fever?" He asked in concern. He touched her forehead with the back of his palm.

"I am fine. It's just that. . ." She paused. 'If I should talk about the school issues now, then dad would be troubled, it's best to keep quiet for now' She thought to herself.

When Mr queen saw that Elena stopped talking, he asked, "Did you take your drugs?."

Elena nodded, then she said, "If I didn't take the drugs, then I wouldn't have been this fit and fine."She stood up and went to the shelf to bring the medicine. She showed him.

" Excellent. How was your visit to the company today?" immediately he asked this question, Elena though of that boy, she didn't know any buy her mind again drifted to that boy.

'What is wrong with me' She mentally hit herself.

"It was fabulous. I will visit there more often, to know how the warehouse works. I think I should begin from there, then after that I will move to the main company.

"That's amazing. I hope you learn fast, so you can replace me soon" He said and smiled at her. "I will be in my room resting".

*****

Jerry got home late in the night. He closed early at the warehouse, but he was just exploring the city, after all staying at home would remind him of his misfortune.

"Jerry, you are back? You got us worried" Aria said, immediately she saw him.

"Why were you worried? I am not a baby, Aria. Is there anything to eat, I am hungry" He replied and walked into the house.

"Too bad, you came home late. Lillian was here, she brought some already cooked food and was waiting for you to return, but since it was late she went back home....I was so famished, so I ate the food" Aria explained, angering Jerry.

"You ate what? How could you?"He was loosing his cool.

" Relax, bro. At lease you got paid today, let's use the money to prepare something" Aria rolled her eyes.

Jerry was about to say something, when the 'door' opened. Their mum walked in, she was holding a shopping bag.

Aria and Jerry's eyes widened in shock. Where did she get the money to go shopping?

"What are you staring at?" She asked both of them.

"Mum. Isn't that a shopping bag?" Aria asked.

"Yeah, from a classic supermarket. A customer of mine gifted it to me, he bought lots of things for me" She replied.

"He?" Jerry and Aria chorused, they immediately stared at each other.

She started explaining to them, how the man was looking for gift to buy for his wife as an anniversary gift, and how she made a suggestion. Turned out the woman liked the gift so well and that made the man happy, he then bought some things from the supermarket as an appreciation to her.

"What were you thinking?" She asked them.

"Nothing!" They chorused again.

******

The next day at work, Jerry was getting used to carrying the loads. It wasn't stressful as the first day.

"Hey" Someone called, he immediately recognized the voice. The lady of the other day.

He had gotten to know that she was the boss's daughter, he heard the workers gossiping about it. Almost everyone in the city knows Elena, she was social media famous, but since Jerry didn't have a phone be didn't know her, not until he heard the workers saying it.

"Hi... Ma'am" He greeted.

"You were here yesterday, right" She asked and Jerry nodded in reply.

"Well. My name is Elena Queen, you can just address me by my name. What's yours?" She introduced herself, and was waiting for the boy to do same.

Jerry thought she was trying to create an employee to employer relationship, what he didn't know was that there was something else.

"I am Jerry".

Elena stretched out her hand for a handshake. "Nice to meet you".

Jerry shook hands with her. Her hand was soft.

"Elena, can you let go of my hand" It wasn't a question though, it was a statement. Elena was so lost in whatever she was doing, that she forget her hand was still holding that of Jerry.

"Oops,sorry. So tell me about yourself" She said, smiling.

Jerry's brows furrowed. What is wrong with this lady.

"Excuse me, if I don't work, then I won't get paid. I need to go" He didn't like the way she was trying to get close to him.

"Westley!" Elena called, and Westley walked to meet her.

"I will like to discuss something with him, do you mind him taking a break" She said, pointing at Jerry.

"Okay" Westley replied and walked away. After all, he didn't own the company.

"That's sorted out" She smiled at Jerry and held his wrist, dragging him with her as she walked to her car.

Dora was quiet the whole time, she understood everything, she understood that Elena had fallen in love with this boy. 'He isn't up to her standard, she shouldn't be throwing herself at him. Someone like him would like to take advantage of her.. I have to advice her' She thought as she stared at them.

"Why did you bring me here?" Jerry asked. He was sitting in her car. Never did he thought he would enter that kind of car in his lifetime. It was an expensive car.

"Well, the thing is that my dad asked me to bring someone with me to a business party. I have no one, so I thought I could use your help"She started.

"My help? What for?" Jerry asked.

"Will you be my boyfriend?" It was as if she just released the bombshell.

Jerry was shocked. Shock was an understatement.

"Look, it's just for a night. You will attend a dinner party with me.... I will pay you ten thousand dollars, please just accept" She pouted, if it was some other boys they will even follow her without the money, but Jerry wasn't interested in her.

Deep down, Elena had plans. She had a selfish motive.

Jerry thought of how Lilian would feel if he tells her about it, although Elena said it was just for a night, Lilian wouldn't still agree, she didn't want to share Jerry. He wanted to quickly declined the offer, but then he remembered the money Elena mentioned.... 10,000 dollars! It would go a long way for him and his family.

What should he do?

TBC