Buying the things we need
“Go and buy the things you need, I will drive you home” Levi said.
“No, you guys should go ahead, I will enter a cab when I am done” Dorothy replied.
“I insist, just go in and buy the things” he said.
“There is no need to wait for me, I might take time” she replied and walked inside the mall.
“Should I wait for her or not?” Levi asked.
“She is going to be angry if she sees us here so let’s go” Mia replied.
“Okay” he replied, started the car and drove away.
They first all went to restaurant where they ate before going to the beach for their date.
“Are you sure this one is good?” Dorothy asked the girl at the counter who was calculating the stuff she bought.
“This is the beat product we have and I can assure you that it is the best” the girl replied.
“Okay then, what is my bill?”
The girl told her and she paid with her credit card and carried the bags out of the mall.
She entered a cab and was driving home when she saw a restaurant that she always went to when she was little.
“Please stop the car driver,” Dorothy said and the car stopped.
She got out of the car, paid him and went into the restaurant with her shopping bag.
“This place hasn’t changed one bit” she thought as she entered the place.
She saw the table where she usually sits and to it and sat down.
They used to bring her and other children here when she was little and in the orphanage.
Dorothy had many happy and sad memories about this restaurant.
She remembered a time that a girl won a singing competition, the caretakers brought all of the children here to celebrate.
When it was time to give the children their drinks, the others were given but Dorothy was not.
She thought that maybe the didn’t see her so she went to their male caretaker and told him that she has no drink.
“Oh my goodness, that’s so sad” the man had said to her
Then he told her to follow him to the kitchen of the restaurant, quiet and innocent Dorothy followed him.
When they arrive at the kitchen, the man started spanking her so hard that her whole body turns red.
He told her not to tell anyone or he was going to spank her again.
They came out and when asked what happened to Dorothy, the man replied that it was allergy and the other caretakers believe him.
Dorothy was very traumatized by what the man always does to her but she was scared to tell the other caretakers.
“It was a long time ago but it still feels like yesterday” Dorothy thought.
She was feeling so happy and sad at the same thing that a tear was threatening to drop.
“Would you like me to get you anything” a waiter said to her.
“Yes, I need water” Dorothy replied.
“Okay ma, I will bring it for you” the waiter said and left to get the water.
She came back later with a glass of water which Dorothy collected from her and drank it quickly.
The waiter was still standing there and she was very surprised by how Dorothy drank the water.
“There will be nothing else” Dorothy said to her and she left.
Dorothy smiled, how she drank earlier was how she used to drink water whenever they comes here.
“Gosh, time is really going fast” she said when she looked at her wristwatch.
She immediately got up and went to the counter wanting to pay for the water but the girl told her that it was free.
Dorothy thanked her, then gave her a tip and walked towards the door.
The bags she was carrying was disturbing her so she was adjusting it when she bumped into someone at the door.
“I am so sorry, Miss” a deep male voice apologized.
“It is fin…”
Dorothy was beyond shocked and surprised when she looked up and saw the last person on this earth she wanted to meet.
“Miss, I am so sorry” the man said, bowed his head and walked away.
“Caretaker Phil,” Dorothy called and the man stopped in his track and turned around.
Dorothy turned around too and they were looking at each other.
“How are you doing, caretaker Phil?” She asked.
“I am doing great Miss but who are you?”
“I was one of the orphans you took care of and my name is Dorothy Benson” she said, “Does the name ring a bell?”
Phil’s face went pale when Dorothy called her name, his expression was a mixture of surprise, disbelief and embarrassment.
“Yes, I remember you” he said, “you were very special when you were little”
“Special?, is that why you treated me the way you did? Huh” she asked.
The caretakers went down in his kness and started pleading for forgiveness.
He was even crying while pleading, “please forgive me, I was so stupid that time. When you left I was very guilty about what I did to you so I swore that I won’t treat any child like that ever again”.
“You made a great decision, you can get up now I have forgiven you long time ago” Dorothy said to him.
“Thank you, Miss” he replied got up from the floor.Content is property © NôvelDrama.Org.
“Please can I buy you a milkshake as a peace offering” the caretakers suggested.
“Sure” Dorothy agreed and she walked back to the counter the him.
The milkshakes were brought and Dorothy took one, thanked him and walked out of the restaurant.
She crossed the road and was waiting for a cab when Phil came out of the restaurant and went to a small girl sitting at a bench outside.
From across the road, Dorothy could see the caretaker dragging the girl roughly to a cab that stopped.
The girl tripped and fell, Phil was so amazing that he spanked the girl hard.
“He told me that he quit doing that, turns out he is liar” Dorothy said.
She then kept her bags on the floor and crossed the road and walked towards the caretaker.
Phil was still talking to the girl who fell when Dorothy reached there and poured the cold milkshake on his bald head.
“What the hell..”
Phil was very surprised to see her there so he asked her what she was doing.
“Hmm, what I ‘m doing?, I am going to do what I wanted to do years ago” Dorothy replied and kicked him hard in his groin area.
He held the area and fell on the ground barely missing the girl who was still on the ground.
“You are lucky that you didn’t fall on her” Dorothy said and helped the girl up.
A car stopped and two caretakers got out of it and came to them.
They asked Dorothy what was going on and she told them what he was doing to the girl.
They thanked her and carried the girl then dragged the groaning caretaker into the car and drove off.
“Serves him right, I feel so energized” Dorothy said and went back to the other side of the road where she kept her bags.
She hailed a cab and got in and it drove her home.
At the beach, Mia and Levi were having so much fun that they wished they won’t leave.
“But we need to leave or else we become bored” Levi said.
“You are right, I want to stay closer to Doro too” Mia agreed.
They were lying on a mat snacking on some chips and juice.
“You too are so close, how did you guys met?” Levi asked.
“Well we met at twelfth grade, some girl were bullying me and she helped me” Mia replied.
“And we have been friends since then, although we never visited each other house, we were still hanging out in school” she added.
“That’s amazing, no wonder you guys are so close” he said.
“So how did you and Ed met?” She asked.
“We were born on the same day, time and hospital, in fact our mothers was lying opposite one another when they gave birth to us” Levi replied.
“Wow, so you guys are like twins or something?”
“Yeah, you can call us that, our mothers are very right friends so we are very connected” he replied.
“Oh shit, I need to call Doro to know she has reached home” Mia said and dailled Dorothy’s number.
“Doro, are you home now?” She asked immediately the call was connected.
“No, I am on my way, how is the date going?”
“It is going great, please call me when you get home, okay” Mia said.
“Okay, make sure you have a lot of fun” Dorothy replied and they ended the call.
“Is she home yet?” Levi asked.
“No, she is on her way” Mia replied.
“I think we should leave now, what do you think?” He asked.