Love's Gentle Thaw

CHAPTER FIVE

Autumn huffed angrily and closed her curtain, she couldn't believe her seatmate is her neighbor. She's never seen anyone at that house before.

By the time it was six in the evening, autumn left her room heading to the club where she works.

" I'm off to work. " She said to her aunt and walked past her.

" Be prepared to sleep out if you're late. She heard her aunt's voice but she just played deaf. She boarded a taxi and after about an hour, she was at her destination.

She entered the club and as usual, loud music was blaring from the speakers. Autumn walked to the bar stand ignoring the stares she's receiving. That's one thing she good at.

" Hey pinky. " Her co worker said immediately she settled down. Autumn nodded slightly at her and the girl chuckled already used to her attitude.

" I'm not a Barbie doll Tiana. Don't call me pinky. " Autumn said and Tiana smiled.

" Accepted. "

Soon autumn began serving taking drinks to the disabled who couldn't get their ass up to come get their drink in the bar themselves .

" That was a relief. " She signed out after serving countless people moving from place to place.

" You still work here? Haven't been seeing you in a while. " Carlo's voice came up and she signed again.

" You don't seem to understand Carlo. " She said clenching her first in anger.

" You do have a kind of temper autumn. " He said. " It's a club house, I just happened to run into you. "

" You should have ignored me. " She said and he frowned.

" I can't do that." He said and licked his lip staring lustfully at her.

She hated it. This was exactly how Alan ,that bastard stares at her.

" What's with you and that bye eyed boy?" Carlo continued and autumn suddenly wished she could get out of here.

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Autumn arrived at her doorstep close to midnight and as expected, the door was locked. She sat down on the cold floor close to the door.it was a cold night and her aunt should have at least kept a blanket for her. She chuckled at her own thoughts.

Aunt Gina? Hell no

She felt tears well up in her eyes but none of it fell. Not even a single drop.

Autumn reminisced on her once perfect life and she just keeps smiling like a lunatic.

She's not gonna cry, even if she can.