Chapter number 6. Facing fears.
Martha took the tray from Sasha's hand and turned around towards the dinning hall. She looked over to table five, it was in the same place it always was across the other side of the room in the far corner, there wasn't anyone sitting there which was lucky, but the fact that she would have to go past everyone to get there was the thing that terrified her. 'Maybe they've forgotten me' she thought to herself, but deep down she knew they probably hadn't, she did her best to block that thought from her mind, all she needed to do right now was focus on getting that tray where it needed to o and get out of there as quickly and calmly as she could. As she passed people she tried to avoid making any sort of eye contact, she was releaved when she got to the table and put the tray down, half of this was over, now all she had to do was get back.
"So mate how are you going?" Tony asked as he approached Jack.
"I've been better" Jack answered taking another mouthful of his beer.
"Yeah I think we all have" Tony told him giving him a friendly pat on the back. "I'm just going to see how Maddie's doing, ok".
"Yeah ok" Jack said as his dad walked off. He took another mouthful of the beer that was in one hand and walked over to where Robbie and Tash were talking, on his way his eyes came across the waitress walking across the room, 'Martha?' he thought to himself, her took a closer look and their eyes met for a second before she looked away and hurried out back to the stairs.
"Are you ok?" Rose asked as she reached the bottom of the stairs.
"He saw me" Martha told her bitting her lip nervously.
"Are we talking about Jack?"
"Yes".
"Ok, look Sasha told me to give this tray to you to take out, you go wait in the store room and I'll cover for you".
"Ok, Thank you" Martha said releaved.
"Hey what are friends for? I'll take this tray out for you and then we'll decide what to do next".
"Ok".
"Hey, Jack" Robbie greeted Jack.
"Hey" Jack replied turning his attention from Martha and Rose talking at the bottom of the stairs.
"How are you going?"
"Ok I guess" Jack told him, looking slightly to the left of were Robbie was standing, he could see Martha walking into a room next to the stair case. "Um, look I just need to go find the bathroom, I'll be back soon".
"Ok" Robbie replied as Jack walked in the direction of the store room.
Martha sat herself down on a chair in the corner to calm down, there was so many questions her brain was asking her that seemed to go over and over in her head 'Did he recognize me, what's he going to think if I'm a slave, What am I going to tell Sasha? I can't go out there again'. The door opened. "Rose what a-" Martha started, but stopped when she looked up and saw Jack standing there.
"Martha" Jack said in desperate relief.
"Jack" Martha answered in shock, her eyes were filled with trauma and her heart started racing with fear.
Next time:
Can Martha resist temptation?