He raises an eyebrow at me while setting his case down and crosses his muscular arms. The suit fits him very well. "Really would you mind telling me who hired you?"

It takes me a minute to respond because I was staring. I clear my throat, moving my gaze to the ground. I have seen many beautiful men but this one just affects me at a whole new level. Something I have never felt me for. Just looking into his eyes makes me nervous. He looks a little rough but at the same time gentle he couldn't be more than a few years older than me.

"Mr. Knight," I say.

"I'm Mr. Knight." He retorts.

I let out a small laugh and offer my hand to shake, trying to lighten up the mood. He makes no move to take it so I drop my hand before answering. "Your father hired me."

"Why." He questions. Looking we up and down. I begin to fidget with the loose threads on my old shirt.

"I'm...I'm not sure." A half lie, not really sure as to why me but here I am. I mean I have a debt to pay but as to why not working for Mr. Knight Sr. was something I should have probably asked.

"You were the girl who damaged his car, aren't you?" He asks.

"Yes." I nod, slight embarrassed. I'm guessing Mr. Knight told his family a girl shattered his window.

"I will talk to my dad about his." What? I knew Knight Senior warned me but that panic still rose.

"Look I won't be in your way but I need the job please," I beg. Although I do work for Knight Senior I'm not completely sure if Knight Jr can fire me.

"I'm not firing you...for now." With that, he walks but the stairs and into a room slamming the door. Huh, Mr. Knight was right. It's barely our first-time meetings and seems to already dislike me but then again if my dad would randomly hire a girl to work for me and not warn me I'll be a little mad.

Shrugging my shoulders I continue my work.

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"Dad, please! Please, dad, I didn't mean to it was an accident. I will never do it again." I sob and begging but try not to since it only makes my dad angrier. His fist lands on my face and body. My mom can't help me since he knocks her out already. Now I'm totally at his mercy.

Why, why is he like this what did we ever do to him. Black dots start to cloud my vision but before I faint my dad's fist makes contact with my face one last time. Knocking me out my senses and into oblivion.

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I flinch awake from the memory. Lifting my face from the cold hard marble counter. A little disoriented to where I'm. I shaking my head trying to get back together.

"What time is it," I ask myself. I look around trying to find a clock. I find one hanging from above the fireplace.

10:30. Wow, time did past quickly. I quickly grab my things and prepare to live but hesitate I'm not sure if Mr. Knight Jr would want me to stay but I doubt it since after a while he got to his house he left without acknowledging me. He simply slams yet another door and left. So, therefore, my job here is done.

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"How was work?"My mom asks when I get home.

"It was okay. "And it was, I didn't even see my boss for long so that was good.

"Well, honey I hope you like this job. Do you know how much there paying you?"

"No, but I'll ask."

"Sweetheart I was wondering why don't you go to college. Not now, but when we both save enough money you can go to college. " My mom suggest and I love her for thinking about and my needs but I don't think that can ever happen. We just don't have enough money.

"Maybe." Not wanting to say no, I leave it at that. "I'm tired and going to bed. Good night mom. Love you." Standing up from the kitchen chair I kiss my mom and go to bed.

"Goodnight, Lis. I love you." My mom kisses my forehead.

Walking to my small room I sing a song my mom would sing to me while I get ready for bed.

"I will forever love you. No matter what people say. You are my world and forever will be. I just need time to prove that I can make you understand that together we're everything."

She would sing the song when I was younger to not have night terrors of my dad. She would sing it to me before I went to bed every night. While I never knew where this song came from I did enjoy very much the lyrics.

Walking to my bed I pull out my notebook of stories and continue to write where I left off. It's the second story I've written, the first one I wrote was in my junior year of high school. I pick up where I left off.

His hand was like a whisper of a touch against my skin.

" I love you don't ever think for a moment I would ever leave you. You are my everything. Without you, I feel lost and you here help me be sane." Nick tries to convince me of his so called love. But how can I be sure of him if all he does was lie and hide very important things from me? The point of a relationship is to be completely honest with one another and trust each other completely at this moment it does seem that there is much of trust.

"Nick, I don't think I can do this I just need time." With that, I back away from him. Because all I need is time.

I'm not an expert on interaction with men so usually what I write has been from reading other books.

I finish the chapter I put on hold for a while now. I then move to rest but before I pray for what we are given and the health we are in. That we are healthy and we continue to be so. I also hope that the next day would be better than today and that good things would come.

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