Four

Alondra stopped at a small coffee shop. She saw a white paper stuck near the door. She approached it to make sure what was written. They are looking for a female server but unfortunately, someone who had a diploma. She shook her head. She knows she won't be accepted because she doesn't have the requirements. Where will she look for that? She didn't study and finish college or high school. She thought and discourage that it was very difficult to find a job in the city. Even a server requires a college level. But maybe even high school will be accepted but she only finished elementary school. She went inside and try.

"Hi, Good afternoon," she greeted the woman at the counter.

A woman was wearing a pink apron and busy cleaning the counter.

"Hi. What can I do for you?" the woman replied.

"I wanna ask if I can still apply?" Alondra pointed to the paper outside.

"Yes, do you have any requirements?" the woman asked her.

Alondra shook her head.

"Those without requirements cannot enter, but we accept cleaners," she said to her.

Her face cleared up.

“That's okay!” she said in a happy voice.

"Alright, come back here tomorrow morning. The owner of this coffee shop hasn't arrived yet." the woman said.

“Okay,” she replied as she walked out the door.

Alondra's problem is again where she will get money for her return fare tomorrow. But it's okay, she'll find a way.

Leandre woke up suddenly when he noticed someone kissing his chest. When he opened his eyes, he saw that Jade was not wearing any clothes and so was he. And she was on top of him.

"What the hell!" he said.

And Jade was thrown on the side of the bed. But she was crawling again and approaching him.

"Make love to me, sweetheart," Jade said in a hoarse voice.

No way! Never in his wildest dream that he wants to have sex with this woman. He wouldn't give her a chance to turn him around and fool him again.

Leandre stood up and quickly picked up his clothes and went to the guest room. She put on his clothes and left the house. He doesn't know why that woman entered his room. He is now driving to the city and planning to go inside the bar and have a drink. Even if that woman undresses in front of him, he won't be able to take it anymore. Leandre can't accept sleeping with her now that the other man used her. He got out of the car after parking. She went inside the bar and got a VIP room. He is looking at his watch. It's six o'clock in the afternoon and he's going to invite his friend Nicholas to have a drink with him tonight. Good thing, that Nico answered his phone right away.

"Hello, Leandre, why?" Nicholas asked him on the other line.

"Let's meet, I'm here right now at the bar," he replied.

Nicholas laughed on the other line.

"Is your problem too big to ask for a drink at this hour?" Nicholas asked.

"Sort of, are you going or not?"

"Easy, I'll go." He replied.

Leandre hung up the phone and leaned on the couch. The VIP room door opened and a gay man entered. He whispered something in Leandre's ear.

"Will you get a woman?" the gay asked him.

"No, thanks!" he responded.

The gay man left immediately after he said no. Leandre shook his head. He's having a problem with a woman now and then he's going to get a woman for a companion? It's also tiring sometimes. He wasn't active in sex for almost a year but he didn't search because he didn't want to add to his problem.

While Alondra is still in the city. She still wanted to roam around. As she was walking, she suddenly bumped into a woman.

"I'm sorry, I didn't see you," she said and helped the woman to stand up and recognized her immediately. She is the woman in the big house in their area. The woman smiled at her.

"I didn't think I'd see you again in the city." the woman said.

"Yes, I looking for a job, that's why I'm here," she replied.

"Is that so?"

Alondra nodded in response.

"Did you find it already?" the woman asked.

"Yes," she replied.

"Good to know that. Come, join me." the woman invited her.

They entered a classy restaurant. Alondra looked at herself in her clothes. A faded blouse and jogging pants that are also old.

"Let's go inside. They don't mind." said the woman.

So Alondra continued to enter while the woman held her arm. They sat on the corner. She was ashamed because he looked around and there were only rich people inside eating, if she looked, she was the only one who entered like a rag. A waiter approached them.

The woman looked at her as she looked at the menu.

"What do you want to eat?" the woman asked.

Alondra didn't say a word. She didn't know what to answer.

"Don't worry, I'll pay."

"Whatever you want, Ma'am. That's mine too," Alondra replied.

"Alright."

The woman ordered and the waiter left in front of them.

"Where are you going to sleep?" asked the woman.

"I'm going home later because I'll be back here again tomorrow."

"Is that so?"

"Yes."

Minutes later, the waiter approached and bring their order. He placed it on their table, it was uncooked vegetables, designed on a piece of meat. Alondra gets stunned upon seeing the food in front of her. She knows that this kind of food is expensive, so she wants to look at it until she became full. The woman noticed that she was looking at the food.

"Didn't you like what I ordered for you?" the woman asked.

"It's fine with me, ma'am," she replied.

Then Alondra starts eating. She can't stay long and she might miss the travel on the way to their town. After a few minutes, they finished eating. The two of them were outside standing.

"Thank you, Ma'am. I'm leaving. I might spend the night on the way." she said goodbye to the woman and walked away.

"Just a moment," the woman called her.

"Why?" she asked.

The woman approached her and held her hand. When Alondra stares, she had money in her hand and it was 100$.

"I can't accept it, Ma'am. It's enough to give me free food earlier," she replied.

"Accept that. It's not right for you to travel without enough money, or you won't be able to go home."

"Thank you very much," she said.

"You're welcome."

Then the woman walks away.

Meanwhile, Leandre has been waiting for Nicholas for almost a half hour but he still hasn't arrived. The door opens and he rushes in.

"What happened? Your late."

"My wife would not have allowed me. So I threw everything she threw at me." Nicholas said.

"Bastard. Maybe you won't be able to enter your house later? Maybe you're annoying your wife again?" Leandre asked.

"Not really. That's just how Michelle and I caress. Throwing things at each other." replied Nicholas.

"It's better because you're so lucky with him," said Leandre.

"He's luckier than me. Because I give him everything he wants," replied Nicholas.

"Yeah."

"You know I'm having second thoughts about coming here," Nicholas said.

"Why?" he asked.

"I thought you had someone else in here with you."

"Stupid! I'm not in the mood to find a woman right now because I'm in too much trouble because of Jade." Leandre replied.

"What did Jade do again?" Nicholas asked.

"She withdrew a huge amount of money again. But I don't know where she used it, she didn't tell me that she was going to use the money," he replied.

"That's a problem. If you don't do something, she'll be going to drag you down and make you bankrupt. With all the girls you've been dating before, I didn't know why did you fall for her, but if you're not a kind man, it's okay." Nicholas said shaking his head.

Leandre laughed.

"I don't know either, Nicholas. It's just that I have to experience something like this so that I can learn next time," he replied.

"The best thing for you to do is close all your bank accounts so that she can't get money, but since you are married to her, you still have the right to give her money, but it's not big, it's just right for her spending," Nicholas suggested.

"It's done. The bank called me earlier so I went. And what annoyed me the most was that he let me into the room while I was sleeping and stripped me of my clothes."

Nicholas laughs.

"So it's like you're still the one who got raped like that? You don't want it? You're the one who went inside your room. Give it to her, after all, she's still your wife." Nicholas said.

"No way! I'm going to ask you, Nicholas. Can you have sex with your wife after seeing her with another man right on top of your bed?" he asked.

Nicholas became silent.

"I'm sorry, what she did was not right.

You didn't deserve to be hurt like that but it's not right to just let her be in her doing. So now if you want to get out of your marriage to her, file for divorce" Nicholas said.

"Yeah," Leandre answered and drink the wine.

As soon as possible, he will take care of their divorce so that he can sleep well at night. Leandre can't be quiet if he knows that Jade is just in the other room. He will never forget her betrayal of him. Because to this day. Leandre still asks himself what he did wrong. He was a good and loving husband to her, he never cheat because of his excessive love and respect for her, but what did she repay him was pain and shame. Leandre doesn't understand why some people, even after being fed with so much love and luxury, can still cheat. And when it comes to bed he does his duty as her husband but it's still he's not enough.

"Are you okay, Bro? I think you suddenly became quiet?" Nicholas asked him.

"Yes. I just remembered what Jade did to me," he replied.

"Oh, common, Leandre.That's why you can't move on because you can't forget what he did to you. You should date and find happiness, that's why you two can hasten the divorce. Or you just don't want it because even though you still love her, you just can't accept that despite your love for her, she still managed to hurt you." Nicholas said.

"I don't love her anymore. Ever since I witnessed what she did, all my love and respect for her disappeared like a bubble." Leandre replied.

"Maybe you followed that six-month rule," said Nicholas.

Leandre laughed.

"That's a damn rule, Nicholas. We haven't even broken up yet she managed to change me for another man and fool me. Are you kidding me?" she asked.

"Are you drunk? It seems like it's still morning for you to get drunk, Leandre."