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Meanwhile in Sandy's apartment Optimus was getting ready to go to a club where she worked; he looked at the kitchen clock and saw that it was ten and
fifteen in the evening; approaching the kitchen table he took the spare key which Sandy gave him and left the apartment; once he was outside the building
Optimus looked at a piece of paper with an address.
I know where it is; I will get there faster if I go on foot Optimus thought to himself.
Arriving in front of the club Optimus saw a group of people who were pushing their way to get in; he was puzzled by such a crowd. What are all these humans
doing here, and what is most important how will I find Sandy in this crowd? Optimus thought. He didn't even notice the man who came up to him from behind.
"Can I help you"? the man asked.
"Actually yes, I'm looking for Sandy; she works as a bartender here"
"You must be Orion" the man said.
"Yes"
"I'm Tony; Sandy told me you'd come; come with me I'll take you to her"
Optimus quietly went with Tony; when they came to the bar where Sandy was Tony shouted to her.
"Hey kiddo your friend is here"
"Thanks Big Tony; send him here"
"She is in there" Tony said, pointing his hand toward the bar.
"Thank you" Optimus said.
"No problem, anytime" Tony replied and went out.
"You made it" Sandy said as Optimus made his way to the bar.
"Barely" he said.
At that point one of the waiters came up to them and passed an order to Sandy.
"Two cosmopolitan" the waiter said.
"Coming right up" Sandy said she took the glasses and started preparing cocktails.
"I have not yet managed to talk to my boss about your job tonight; he is a little more nervous than usual" she said.
"Do you think it's wise to ask him tonight for the job?" Optimus asked.
"I don't know; I hope"
While Optimus and Sandy talked; Sandy's boss approached them.
"Are you working or are you flirting with the guests"? he asked Sandy.
"Frankie you are coming at the right time; this is Orion; he came to ask for a job in the security" Sandy said.
"Sorry kid at the moment club has no money to hire another staff member; come back in three months" Frankie said not allowing Optimus to say a word and
then he turned toward the stairs that lead to his office and climbed up.
Sandy turned to Optimus : "I'm sorry Orion but hey at least you tried" she said putting her hand on his shoulder.
"Tried?... He didn't even let me open my mouth " he said bitterly.
"I know but he is not in the mood tonight; listen why do not you stay here a little and I'll give you something to drink" Sandy said with a smile.
"I don't know maybe it is better for me to go back to the apartment"
"Oh come on stay; it's not good to be twenty-four hours locked in a small space"
"Well maybe I can stay a little"
"That's the spirit; here this is on me" Sandy said giving him a can of light beer.
"I don't drink"
"Don't worry there is no alcohol in that, and there you have an empty seat" she said, pointing to an empty chair at the end of the bar.
"Thanks" Optimus said taking a beer and taking a seat at the end of a bar.
Like I would give alcohol to an alien Sandy thought to herself.
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After some time Frankie decided to come down from his office to check the situation; he went down the stairs and approached the bar.
"Sandy is everything going alright"? he asked her.
"Yeah but I barely managing to serve all guests; where is Chris"?
"He called me ten minutes ago and said that he is coming"
"I hope that he will arrive before the club closes"
Just as she said that Chris ran into the club.
"Hi Frankie, Sandy; sorry I'm late" Chris said.
"It is good that you finally arrived" Sandy said.
Chris took off his jacket and began receiving orders; now that Chris is here Sandy was finally able to rest a bit; she looked to see where Optimus is and soon
found him still sitting at the end of the bar.
Good he is still here she thought.
Then her attention was attracted by a group of girls not older than eighteen; they looked at Optimus and whispered among themselves. Soon one of them
separated from the group and went to Optimus; the girl was very pretty; she had long blonde hair and blue eyes. She was moving seductively with great
confidence in herself.
"Sorry is this seat taken"? the girl asked Optimus with a big smile showing her perfectly white teeth.
He looked at the girl before he answered: "No"
"Is this your first time in this club"? the girl asked trying to start a conversation.
"Yes" he replied politely but clearly not interested in talking with her.
"Have you been to the new club"? the girl continued with questions.
"No, I do not often go out to clubs"
"Really that's too bad" she said with a smile as she seductively ran her fingers through her long blonde hair.
"Depends on how you look at it"
"So do you have girlfriend"?
"No"
"Good"
"Why is it good"? he asked confused.
"Because I don't like to share" she said and slipped her hands under his shirt.
Optimus was shocked and confused by this sudden action; she even didn't know him. Are all human females aggressive like her? he wondered as he tried to
pull her hands out off his shirt; finally he succeeded .
"What"? the girl asked like she didn't do anything wrong.
"I would really appreciate it if you could keep your hands to yourself" he said with a calm voice.
"Don't you find me attractive"?
"No" he answered honestly.
"Jerk" she said angrily and threw her drink in Optimus face before going back to her friends.
Sandy watched the whole thing of the corner of her eye; when the girl left she approached Optimus carrying a small towel to wipe his face.
"Here you go" she said giving him a towel.
"I assume that you saw that" he said taking the towel from her.
"Yep the whole thing" she said laughing.
"I'm glad that this amuses you" Optimus said wiping his face with the towel.
"I'm sorry but next time choose your words alright; well I have to go back to work" Sandy said.
"Alright, and what about the towel"
"Keep it you might need it again" she said laughing.
"Very funny….. humans…" Optimus quietly mumbled to himself.
"Excuse me is this seat taken"? a man with bright sapphire blue eyes asked him.
"No" Optimus replied looking at the man.
Those optics….. I saw them once but where? Optimus wondered.
"Thanks it's hard to find free seat in here" the man said and then he looked at Optimus.
"Rough night"? he asked.
"Something like that"
"Do you want to tell me about it"?
"No thanks I would rather keep it to myself"
"Come on you can tell me; sometimes people need someone neutral to open up"
Optimus turned to the stranger and looked him; the stranger's eyes were shining with peaceful glow, and Optimus for the first time felt calm.
"Have you ever been tired I mean tired of everything"? Optimus said looking the man straight in the eyes.
"You mean of life"?
"Yes"
"Of course, but we all feel like that at some point that's normal, but what is important is to continue to fight despite our despair at that moment" the man said
calmly as if he expected that question.
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Sandy was cleaning bar when she heard a male voice.
"Hi beautiful can I get a scotch"? asked the man who sat at the bar.
Sandy raised her head and looked at the dark-haired man surprised.
"How did you find me Josh"? Sandy asked as she poured him a drink.
"It wasn't easy; so how long do you work here"?
"Not long about a year" she replied coldly.
"Do you miss me"? he asked without taking his eyes off from her.
"Let me guess my ex-best friend dumped you" she said crossing her arms on her chest.
"No I dumped her; I miss you"
"Yeah right"
"It's true"
"Keep telling that to yourself"
"I want you back" Josh said looking her straight in the eyes.
"And I want a house in the Bahamas, but that will not happen so move on"?
"Come on Sandy remember the good things in our relationship"
"Good things, are you kidding me"? Sandy said raising her voice.
"Alright let's sum up our relationship shall we; first you always cheated on me including with my best friend; second you've never been there when I needed
you and third you've sold my gift for which I worked hard to buy you"? she said.
"I told you I'm allergic to silver"
"Yeah after you sold it; I loved you so much and how did you repay me, by constantly hurting me with your lies and deceit".
"I'm sorry but I've changed"
"No, people like you never change; now leave or I'll be forced to call Tony to throw you out"
"I'm not going anywhere" he said angry.
"We shall see" she said and left the bar to call Tony.
During that time Optimus was talking with a man and he didn't notice when Sandy went out to call Tony.
"And what if I have no more strength to fight"? Optimus asked.
"Trust me you do; after all nobody said it was easy to be a Prime"
"Who are you"? Optimus said narrowing his eyes at the man.
"I think your female friend needs a little help" the man said calm, ignoring Optimus question.
Optimus quickly turned his head and saw that Sandy was not at the bar but when he turned his head again to face the man who was sitting next to him the
man was not there; it was like he despair in thin air. He started looking around the club in order to find him but he couldn't see the man anywhere; at that
moment Optimus heard a woman's voice scream somebody help her; sensing that Sandy is in trouble he jumped from his seat and rushed to find her. Looking
around the club Optimus finally spot Sandy and the man who was holding her by the arm. The man was constantly trying to pull Sandy to him; and she was
trying to push him away. At one point, Sandy was able to free herself and hit men but a man quickly returned the favor by slapping her on face making her
nose bleed. When Optimus saw that he rushed to help her; he quickly approached the man grabbing his shoulder tight.
"Why don't you pick on someone your own size" Optimus said squeezing man's shoulder hard.
The man turned and moved angrily Optimus' hand from his shoulder.
"And why don't you mind your own business"
"This is my business" Optimus said with a firm tone.
"Listen pretty boy get out of my sight before I beat you up and ruin your pretty face" the man said, pushing Optimus back.
"Stop pushing me" he said angrily.
"Or what"? man asked.
"Do you really want to know the answer"?
The man pushed Sandy aside and pulled a knife; he started waving his knife back and forth in front of Optimus.
"Show me what you got" the man said.
Sandy lost her balance when Josh pushed her and fell to the nearest table. Tony heard a crash inside the club and rushed in pushing through the crowd of
people; but he could not quickly get to Sandy; when Sandy stood up she turned and saw Optimus as he twisted Josh's arm behind his back; and pushing him
towards the exit throwing him out. After a few moments he returned to Sandy.
"Are you alright"? Optimus asked worriedly.
"Yeah, thanks for your help"
"You are bleeding" he said looking at her.
Sandy touched her nose and saw blood on her hand.
"It's nothing just a little blood, it will stop soon"
"It's good that Orion was here" Tony said.
Frankie heard the commotion and rushed down from his office to see what happened; when he came Sandy explained what happened. Frankie then turned to
Optimus and said:
"Kid I changed my mind as of tomorrow, you start working here"
"Thank you"
And then he turned to Sandy and said:
"Go home you're free the rest of the night"
"Thanks but it is not necessary I'm fine" she said.
"I insist" he said.
Sandy picked up her things and she and Optimus headed home. On the way to the apartment Optimus asked her:
"Can I ask you something"?
"Sure"
"Who was that guy"?
Silence….
"You don't have to answer if you don't want" Optimus quickly said.
"No its ok, that guy was my ex-boyfriend Josh"
Optimus nodded.
"What did he want"?
"To reconcile"
"Then why did he hit you if he wanted to reconcile with you"?
"Because I hit him first"
"That is not an excuse for him to hit females"
"No its not"
"So why were you with him in the first place"?
"Simple answer; I was young and I loved him" she said and stopped.
"Why did you stop"?
"Because we are here"
Optimus at that moment realized that they arrived at the building where they lived. The two of them climbed to the second floor and entered the apartment.
Sandy went into the kitchen and opened the refrigerator door.
"Do you need something from a refrigerator"? Sandy asked Optimus.
"No" he replied.
"Alright"
Sandy pulled from a refrigerator a small block of ice and wrapped the towel around it; she then placed it over her swollen cheek.
God that hurts Sandy said to herself as she sat herself at the chair.