Chapter 3 3

Today is Celeste's first day at her job as a waitress. She is happy with her first job because it will help her family who was left behind in the province. She was immediately taught what she should do.

"Celeste, come on." Manang Lily, Amelia's aunt, said.

"Yes," replied Celeste.

"Here in this restaurant, you are not allowed to go too far, you need to act quickly and bring the customers their orders immediately when it is ready. Is that clear?" Manang Lily said in an authoritative tone.

"Yes," Celeste replied directly.

"Also, all the tables must be clean and you wipe them immediately when the customer has left, the owner does not want any dirt left on the table." She added

Celeste just nodded at what the old woman taught her. Manang Lily is the oldest waitress in the restaurant where they work. She is entrusted with all the necessities that a waitress like her needs to work.

"Also, be careful there are customers who are rude to waitresses like us, except for me because I'm old. And you need to adjust your clothes so they don't insult you. Do we understand each other?"

"Yes,"

"Oh, let's get started."

Celeste immediately acted on what the old woman asked her to do. They are very busy because many people are eating inside the restaurant now. This restaurant is popular because of its good ambiance which is also sometimes played with good music. Sometimes even groups of people come here to sing inside the restaurant. The restaurant is big and rich, it is not hidden from the knowledge that many people come here, as well as tourists from other countries.

A beautiful woman entered the restaurant and sat on the side near the window. Celeste immediately approached her to ask what she would order.

"Good day ma'am, what would you like to order?" Celeste said while smiling at the beautiful girl in front of her.

"Just water please." She replied.

"Okay, ma'am. Just wait for a second."

Celeste left to get water to drink. A few seconds later she was back with drinking water for her first customer.

She presented it to the woman and the beautiful woman immediately drank it with a look of stress on her face because it was immediately consumed with not even a single drop of water left.

"Here," the beautiful woman handed the glass to Celeste and she immediately took it from the girl's hand.

After a while many customers arrived so she prepared himself so that she could properly give the customers their ordered food. Celeste didn't waste a minute, she went back and forth taking the orders from the kitchen and giving them to the customer. Her coworkers are also busy.

Celeste wiped one of the tables because the customer who was eating there had left and she immediately took the plates and spoons. When she turned around, she bumped into a very sexy woman with red lips. The things she carried immediately fell and shattered.

She apologized frantically and immediately cleaned up the scattered things on the floor.

"I'm sorry, I didn't see you." She said while picking up the broken plates.

"Next time miss, look where you're going, unsteady like you are not allowed in our restaurant!" The woman shouted at her.

"Are you the owner of this restaurant?" she asked.

"Yes, and do you want me to fire you?"

"No, I need this job. I'm sorry again." She begged.

"Hmm... I like it when someone pleads with her life because it depends on her job. Alright, I still have mercy, but you have to pay for the broken plates and I'll tell Dad to deduct that from your salary. It's clear!" The woman screamed at her with her eyes wide with anger.

"Okay, that's it. Just don't fire me."

"Hmmm... I like you, girl. Get out of my way and I might kick you."

Celeste immediately stepped aside and gave way to the woman who fought her.

Only now did she realize that people inside the restaurant were staring at her. She quickly cleaned the broken plates and went straight to the kitchen.

Manang Lily immediately met her and asked what happened.

"I didn't do it on purpose, I didn't see her so I broke things." She said while crying.

"Oh you have a wound, let's treat it," Lily said.

Celeste was taken to a room full of supplies and her wounds were treated there.

"Oh, it hurts."

"Next time, be careful. Even if there are a lot of people, you should focus on what you are doing. You just bumped into the owner's daughter."

"I'm sorry but I already apologized to her."

"It's a good thing she didn't report it because her dad wasn't here. If her Dad was here it might be deducted from your salary. But our boss is kind, only his daughter is the cursed one."

"Oh, that's okay if she reduces my salary. Just don't fire me. It's already difficult, I still have a child left in the province." Celeste explained.

"Oh, it's been treated, you stay here first. Don't move it for now, it might bleed again. I'll take care of your work there."

"Thank you."

You're welcome. Just be careful next time so that what happened to you earlier doesn't happen again.

"Yes, thank you again."

"Alright, I'm going back there."

Celeste nodded to Lily and let the tears fall that had been forming in the corner of her eyes, not because of the pain but because of what happened earlier. The suffering he suffered since Noah left him was too much. It hurts to face reality if you're just a poor bastard. People look at you differently if you have money, you will be respected while the poor suffer and are humiliated.

He wiped the tears that fell from her face and spoke, "Can I handle all the pain that I will experience here in the city? Can I handle it? But I have no choice but to handle it for my daughter." She said bitterly to himself.