Chapter 106

CHAPTER 106 Both Benjamin and Damian got jobs after not only catching the two snakes but also saving the life of a worker. Christopher, however, got rebuked over phone by Samael for not taking care of the property well. “Snakes won’t come unless there are rats or some other food that attracts them,” he said. “If this repeats again, I’ll make sure your career ends, so focus on working and reducing the size of your pants.”

Christopher kept apologizing throughout the duration of the call. Afterward, he began cursing the snakes for almost making him lose his job.”It was peaceful during the days Benjamin was gone,” he thought. “He returned today, and it’s become chaotic all of a sudden. It’s even pouring outside.”

It was raining quite heavily, but the pizza deliverers still went out for delivery. Benjamin and Damian used motorbikes, while keeping the pizza boxes in special hot containers. Both of them were delivering at apartments next to one another, so they traveled together and competed to see who would get to the destination first. Though Damian was fast and skilful, Benjamin knew the streets better, so he managed to reach first a few seconds early and made the delivery also.

During heavy rains, Pizzas were priced at two to three times more than their normal prices, but people who wanted to eat warm pizzas during rain would still buy it. The chances of earning handsome tips were also high.

Benjamin received a 50 dollar tip after delivering eight boxes. Damian on the other hand received a 100 dollar tip after delivering only five boxes.

Damian was only a one-star deliverer unlike Benjamin who was reappointed as a seven-star deliverer, so Benjamin felt the need to earn more than Damian through the tips. They made chain deliveries afterward. It rained heavily until evening. Damian successfully delivered all the 20 orders without fail and earned 380 dollars in tips. Benjamin made 21 orders and earned 1320 dollars in tips. He had the last laugh, but he wasn’t all that proud of his achievement as it was natural that seven-star deliverers received higher tips on average compared to other deliverers. Benjamin wouldn’t have earned this much if it wasn’t raining hard outside. The same was the case for Damian.

At the end of the day, both earned well. “It was a good first day for both of us,” Benjamin said. “Yeah, you are right,” Damian smiled. Both of them clasped each other’s hands. “Let’s see who’ll do better tomorrow,” Damian’s gaze was full of spirit and zeal.

“Haha, sure, but prepare yourself to get second again.” Seeing Benjamin and Damian so happy, Christopher felt mad and envious. After Benjamin left, he came upto Damian and demanded money from his tips. He took 300 dollars and let Damian keep the rest.

“This is what every fresher has to go through, so don’t make me come to you tomorrow,” he said and hiddenly laughed. “This will continue until you earn my respect.” Damian didn’t like how his hard-earned money was stolen. He was walking toward Christopher who had his back turned against him, but the waiter he saved yesterday approached him. “Hi, Damian. Are you free tonight?” she asked without any hesitation. “I’ll treat you to dinner.”

Damian paused for a second before smiling, “I’m available.” “Great,” she thought he might reject her because he came from the countryside, but she was surprised. “Save my phone number then.” “Sure.”

They exchanged phone numbers.

“I’m Damian, by the way.”

“I’m Sasha.”

“I have a car, so I can drop you at home if you want,” Damian suggested. “You don’t have to,” she said, but he kept staring at her, so she ended up agreeing. (What’s with his look? His eyes have something deep about them.) As he drove his old car, he chatted with her. “What do you do other than working at Rye’s Pizzas.”

“Nothing else, currently,” she said. “My grandmother and I live together. She’s gotten quite old and weak, but she still wants to visit the park and whatnot, so I recently hired a man named Sohel to take care of her daily needs. The tips I earn at work will help me pay Sohel. I’m saving the remaining for buying a taxi.” “Oh, so you want to become a taxi driver, huh. A female taxi driver. It won’t be easy with some customers.”

“I’m aware, but I’ll install cameras and all, so I don’t think I won’t be able to handle them.”

“Mm.”

“So what about you? What did you do before joining Rye’s Pizzas?” “I come from a very distant place,” he said. “I was jobless before.” “I see.” She then opened up her heart a little. “Thanks for helping me yesterday. After getting bitten, I was too terrified I couldn’t even move, and no one came forward, except for you. If not for your help, anything could have happened. I’m still alive because of your kindness. If I die, no one’s there to take care of my grandmother.”

Damian didn’t say anything.

After dropping her at home, he left. A red Porsche drove past his car and went at a decently high speed even though it was raining outside..

IR 1.

“The roads are still slippery,” he thought, and the rain started oncce again. “I hope they at least wore seat belts.”

It was Rebecca who was driving the Porsche. She was returning from work, and Arlo had showed up today and harassed her, so she was in a bad mood.

Her mobile rang. She glanced at the screen. It was Benjamin calling. She stopped the car by pressing the brake rather aggressively. Her ankle still didn’t fully heal, but she didn’t care. She kept staring at the screen until the phone stopped ringing. It wasn’t just Benjamin’s call, but she hadn’t picked up anyone’s call for many days. “Why does he keep calling me?” she bit her lower lip. “What more lies does he want to share with me?” Her eyes were clouded with tears.

F Her phone rang again. She quickly wiped her tears and looked at the mobile screen, thinking it was Benjamin, but the name Hashan was displayed on the screen. “Isn’t he...”

She thought for a second and answered the call. “Hi, Madam, this is Hashan Harokee, the event manager you booked for your wedding reception,” a man politely spoke from the other side. “You haven’t been answering my calls, so I thought you canceled the event or something.”

“Actually, the event was canceled.” “What?”

“I’m sorry. A lot of things happened,” she sniffled a bit as she wiped her tears. “And the event was canceled. You don’t need to pay the advance I gave you, so don’t worry.” Saying that she immediately ended the call even though the other person was about to say something. Tringg-! She received a text message from Benjamin: I’m sorry.

She thought she controlled her tears, but the tears fought back now and tried to escape through her eyes. She got out of the car, and tears welled up in his eyes like waves sweeping to the shore. She cried as much as she wanted in the rain. After five minutes, she got back inside, her dress completely soaked wet. She was shivering, but that didn’t bother her as her whole mind felt numb. She checked her mobile just to see if there was any new message from Benjamin, but there was only one new message, and it was from Hashan, saying that he already transferred the advance money to her account. “He didn’t need to do that,” She thought. “He’s only making me feel even worse.”