Episode 5

CHAPTER FIVE

Damien had arrived at 'the Golden Era' on time. He sighed out in relief that he wasn't late and he wouldn't be tongue lashed by his boss about being late

He went into the Janitors closet to get the cleaning supplies and get to work when a coworker had seen him.

"Damien" the co worker called. Damien turned towards the direction his name was called from.

"Hey Lucas," he said. Lucas winced at the sight of Damien's swollen and purple face.

"Who did this to you? Lucas asked. Lucas was really worried about Damien when he was taken the other day and now he had returned all beaten up.

"It's nothing Lucas, why did you call?" Damien asked. He didn't want to talk about his face, he didn't want to talk about what he went through in the hands of the cops.

"Oh the boss requested for your audience" Lucas said and Damien gave a nod in response.

"Thanks Lucas, I will go there as soon as possible," Damien said. Damien took the supplies he hsf carried from the janitor's closet to the kitchen since that was where he would begin his cleaning.

"Damien, I didn't think you would return here this quick" Anthony, the guy who had always hated Damien right from when he started working at the Golden Era restaurant said.

Damien chose to ignore him, he knew Anthony wasn't making his statement in concern but in jest. Anthony has always found ways to make jest of Damien if he couldn't get him into trouble.

Damien was about to go to the boss office but the boss beat him to it.

"Good morning boss" Damien greeted. The boss stared at him coldly and Damien shivered, he feared the incident could make him lose his job but he was only defending himself, he didn't do anything wrong.

"Hold your greetings to yourself." The boss fired coldly at him.

"What did you think you were doing coming back here?" The boss asked. He was surprised to see Damien had returned.

Parker Smith had told him that Damien would be dealt with to the essence that he won't be able to resume back to work.

Parker had offered him some money so he could fire Damien and get a new employee. He didn't want Damien to keep working at the Golden Era'.

The boss who couldn't say no to a rich man who had patronized the restaurant had greedily accepted the money even when he knew Damien had only retaliated back by defending himself.

"Boss I know I shouldn't have done what I did the other day and I am really sorry for that" Damien apologized quickly. He could see it in the boss's eyes that he could get fired.

"I don't care because the day you fought with Parker smith, you also lost your job" the boss said harshly.

"Boss, I am really sorry, it will never happen again" Damien apologized, he was on the verge of tears. He knew he was about to lose his job, he was going to gravel at the feet of the boss if that would save him his job.

"Do you know how much money the restaurant lost because of you fool!" The boss yelled at Damien.

The boss could remember the look on Parker's face when the cops had escorted Damien out. If he hadn't apologized on time, Parker was determined to give his restaurant a bad review and had also threatened to sue them for making his proposal flop.

"Did you know who you had gotten into a fight with huh?" The boss yelled. He stared at Damien from his head to his toes as he assessed him.

"How can you claim such a well dressed Lady was your girlfriend, your entire existence doesn't even worth the shoe she had on that evening" the boss said. The

staff who had heard the boss' voice which had risen in octave all peered over the doorway to watch Damien's dilemma.

"Have you no shame for yourself! You should have at least one for me," the boss yelled angrily at him.

"Boss, I am really sorry, I would never do such a thing again" Damien begged.

"You are fired, grab the little belongings you have here and never step foot into my establishment ever again" the boss yelled.

Damien knew it was over for him, now that he has been made a national object of ridicule, it would be hard for him to get another job if he loses this one.

"Boss please I…" Damien tried to apologize but the boss wasn't having any of his pleas, he wanted him gone. Parker had promised to pay him more once he fired Damien.

Damien went on his knees as he begged the boss. The boss kicked him on his already bruised stomach which hadn't completely healed and Damien doubled over in pain as tears trickled down his cheeks.

"Get lost and don't ever show your face here! Because the next time you do, I am going to get you arrested and trust me you will receive far worse treatment than you had gotten" the boss yelled.

 "Security escort this man out!" The boss yelled for the security to come get Damien out of his sight. 

"For causing me so much lost, you are not getting any payment from me and don't try to ask me for it, this is me being nice to you, I would have asked you to pay for my loss but it would be a waste of time seeing as you have no penny to your name and you clearly can't afford it" the boss said  cruelly and walked out.

Up until this  moment, Damien had been one of the most hardworking staff in the restaurant. He always did  his best to keep up with the endless activities of the restaurant and also being a student at the same time.

"What did you think? That after you had caused the boss a lot that he had accepted you" Anthony said laughing.

"What a joker! Claiming a sophisticated lady would be his girlfriend" Anthony added.

"It's such a pity that he is so lonely and he needed someone who he could call his woman but he chose the wrong Lady" Joshua, a staff member in the restaurant said.

They kept on saying all sorts of words and Damien couldn't take it anymore, he quietly went into the kitchen and grabbed his bag then left in tears.

'It was finally over'. Damien whispered, he kept on walking home in tears and he wished the pain would all stop, he wished he could turn the hands of the clock and reverse everything.

It seemed like the sky was sharing the same emotions with Damien and it opened its eyes and heavy rainfall began to pour. Damien didn't care; he walked in the rain gently and aimlessly heading back to the campus. He didn't bother to take a cab not that he had the money to.

He was supposed to collect his payment today.

He felt as though the universe had all worked together to conspire against him just because he had fallen in love with the wrong lady.

He had lost his job and he didn't even get the pay for all the sleepless nights he had sacrificed just to make ends meet.

He got into the dorm and for the first time today, something actually went in his favor, his roommates weren't in. He still didn't want to see them.

He got into the bathroom and had a hot bath then got into the bed and decided to sleep for some while before the time for his class after putting an alarm. He didn't want to go late to class.