Living Dead

The techno/dubstep music was really really great.
I was even bouncing on my feet as I served the drinks to the people that would sit down in front of me. The dance floor was filled with people, and my hands were starting to hurt. As the bass dropped, everybody started to jump and everything.
"I need drinks Ada!" I look at Sia and nodded. She gave me the paper of the orders and I started to make them quickly. I look down at my feet and prayed that I didn't get any blisters. I mix the drinks and poured them into glasses, and out them in a tray. I tap Sia on her shoulder and she smiles, putting her silver hair behind her ear. "Thanks boo!" I wink at her and she goes out to serve them.
"Give me your speciality." Someone said, and I look up. His brown eyes were wide, and a big smile plastered on his face.
"Coming right up." I smiled, and turned around to grab the drinks I needed and started to mix. I could feel that guys eyes glued on my back, but it's been happening all night, this one was extra creepy though. I turned around and hand him his glass. "Enjoy." He winks and takes a sip of the drink. His eyebrows go up, and I knew that he liked it.
"Yo!" I turn and see a guy, no older than his 30's walk up to me. "Adamara?"
"Yeah."
"Cool. Well I'm John. I'm also a drink master." I smile at his choice of words. "I think you need a break, you seem like you're going to drop in seconds."
"The heels are killing me."
"Hey, you're not walking around. You can wear your flats if you need to."
"Won't I get in trouble?"
"Not at all, and if you do. You can blame it on me." I smile in gratitude. "Go take a break, I got this covered." He pats my back and walks to my spot. I walk to the well lit hallway and entered to the Employees only room. I take off my heels and put on my converse, my feet screaming in relief. I go to the mirror and fixed my runny makeup. It's not a good combo to be dancing and making drinks. I pat on some of the white paint and retouched the black and my lipstick. I take out my phone and scrolled through my social media, just to see what's new.
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By 12:30 on the morning, I was about the die. My hands were hurting, especially my wrists and shoulders. And to top it off, I still had 30 mins to go. The music now made my head hurt, and the Advil's weren't kicking in yet. I put my hair down and massaged my head with my fingers, sighing as the relief spread. It was a Thursday's morning already, so the club had went down a small notch. The music wasn't so loud anymore, but being next to the speakers didn't help. Then at exactly 12:40, a group of five guys enter. By this time, there was only a few very drunk people sleeping. The music had went down, and it seemed like closing time as very close. I stood up and walked towards them. Sia and Lani were in the employee room.
"How can I help you guys?" I asked them.
"Just a couple of beers would be fine." One of them said. "And maybe a Cosmo." I nod and went to retrieve the drinks for the guys.
"Here you go." I place a beer in front of each of them and the Cosmo in front of the guy that ordered it. I walked away and they began to talk and drink. As I leaned on the table, I looked at the guys enjoy themselves. I shrugged and got a cold BudLight for myself and began to drink. A beer in the morning, it's usually my fourth or fifth cup of coffee by this time. They asked for two more rounds of beer before they started to stand up. I was grateful for their action since all I had to do was clean my section and go change from the work clothes.
"Thanks for the beers and the Cosmo." One of them said, his long hand places a twenty in front of me.
"Thanks." He smiles and catches up to his friends. I get the money and walked to the employee room and got my bag. I took off the makeup and washed my face, I changed my shirts into my jeans and I put on the cardigan.
"Lani... Sia..." I shake them a little and they open their eyes. "I'm going."
"We have to.." Sia yawns. "Stay over."
"Walk home?" Lani said, and I just nodded, I hug them and wave a quick Goodbye before I went out the door and into the dark and warm night. I put in my earphones and I was pushed to the wall. I look at the person, and tried to yell, but a hand covered my mouth.
"You're going to stay quiet." He said, and his other hand travels up my jeans. I let out a whimper, and my breathing heavies. He shows his teeth and his mouth was on my neck. My vision gets blurrier and I let out a scream, just to earn a slap from the guy. I fall on my knees, and he tries to pick me up. I packed up and lifted my right leg, just right enough to kick him on his desperate manhood.
"HELP!" I yelled, and tried to walk away, but he managed to grab my leg and make me fall once more, on my back. I let out a yelp of pain and kicked him again.
"LEAVE HER ALONE!" I look at the shadow and two other run towards me. They helped me up, and helped me walk into the streets light. I look at their faces and noticed they were the same guys from the club. There was groans and grunts coming from the short alleyway and then a thud.
"Thank you." I whispered. They both nodded, and they set me down on the ground.
"You're okay?" One of them asked me.
"My back is killing me." I whispered. "And my legs." I reached for my jean, but instead one of them grabs my foot and pushes up the jean fabric.
"You scraped your whole calf." He said. I groan and shakes my head. "What's your name?"
"Adamara.... But they call me Ada."
"Well, Ada. Can we offer you a ride home?" I gave them the.. I don't trust you look and I think they caught on. "We won't do anything funny. We just want you to arrive safe." At least he seemed honest about it, I nod and then looked at them.
"Can I know the names of my saviors?" They all huddled around me.
"I'm Ashley." The guy with a mole in his face said. "That's Andy." Short hair waved. "Jinxx" guy with a firm mouth. "Jake." He was covered in tattoos, I mean all of them were but he had more. "And CC." He smiles and reaches his hand out. I grab it firmly and he helps me up. They help me to a nice Toyota and we all entered. I ended up sitting between Jinxx and Jake and I let out a yawn. God damn I was exhausted.
"You can take a nap..." Andy offered. But I shook my head. Around 10 minutes later, we arrived at my place and I got out.
"Uhm... Thanks for the ride, and for helping me out there."
"No problem." Jake answered. I smile at them and stood up straight. I fetched for my key and walked to the door. I turn around and waved at them, they waved and drove away. I enter my apartment and immediately met my face with the couch pillow. I kick off my shoes and curl into a ball, despise the fact that my back was protesting. I let out another yawn and smiled a bit. Those guys were really nice... It's a shame you don't meet guys like that everyday. I shook off the thought and turned off the table lamp before I drifted into a well deserved sleep.

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