Thousand Years

Alora "Lora!, get back here this instant. You were late and now you are slacking off ?" yelled Madame as Alora or Lora as everyone called her hurried with the drinks to serve the waiting gentlemen. Madame ran an escort bar called "Exotic", and Lora was a companion here. She often had to serve drinks to the various kinds of men that walked into the bar. Madame was kind in her own way to the girls who worked under her. Girls were only requested to be escorts if they so preferred but Madame never forced anyone. Lora was in college, but she had to pay so many bills. Among her three other part-time jobs, this was the highest paying. She was not an escort, she just served drinks. She came to work here when one of her friends suggested it saying the pay was good. They all had nicknames here. Hers was 'Rocco' and the customers only knew the girls by that name. She served the drinks to the gentlemen and took a seat right next to them since they had asked her to do so. Being a companion, this was not new to her. Madame had made it clear to the customers on how to behave in the bar and if they so desire, they can always request a girl who is willing to go home with them. Lora was pretty good at chit chatting and mild flirting by now. As much as she hated doing it, it was part of the job and she wanted the job to take care of her sick mother and her younger sister. While she was keeping her customers company, her best friend here, Cassy came rushing towards her with Lora's mobile in her hand. Usually they are not allowed to use the phones while they are working but this seemed pretty urgent. Lora excused her customers with a big apologetic smile and started towards Cassy. "Lora! Its from the hospital, your mother just had a seizure." said Cassy. Lora felt her knees weakening but she quickly took then phone from Cassy and answered. The doctor informed that the condition is stable for now but Mrs.Inez, her mother , was in need of surgery. The sooner, the better. This was a lot to take in. She just sat on a couch in the back room of the bar, which was reserved only for employees. She just sat there staring at nothing after putting down her phone, her hands in tight fists on her lap. She loved her mother, and she needed to keep her alive. Surgery of this kind would cost so much money but she wasn't ready to give up on her mom just yet. She came back to her senses when Madam came to the room. She quietly sat beside her and held her hand. After a while, she asked Lora to go home and rest. Still in a daze, she changed from her short black dress and heels to comfortable clothes and snickers and headed home. She fell into bed as soon as she reached her small cramped apartment and kept staring at the ceiling till she fell asleep.