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ed, and sudde

women. No woman is actually strong, but they th

a word, he reached ou

ze for a moment before A

slapped the man hard on the face. The

and the other men looked up, spee

the floor as he stood abruptly to

, grabbing a fistful of her ha

pain, strugglin

of me, y

ushed over, shoutin

me nerve!" he

w attention and

barked, pushing his way through t

the table, he s

emanded, his eyes darting be

va's hair yelled, finally letting her go. "

lding her head as tear

r voice shaking angrily. "I'm

is friends, and the

you? Y

ed to Ava, looki

o the custom

im in disbelief

" She

n sneered. "Rude, expired women running t

e," the manager said ag

st felt t

ize? I was assaulted! He sh

. We can't afford

tration, her voice cracking as she pointed to th

scene, Ava," th

iumphantly and exchanged

who had grabb

red women. This bar's a joke

added. "You should hire some younger gi

wards the excise while knocking over th

elves, giving dissatisfied looks as they

ed at the door and t

arges," the first man sneered.

, they st

after that was so int

were upturned. Soft murmurs filled the room

va and ran after them to

buried in her hands as the other wait

a, are y

whis

d weakly, though her shaki

another waitress

hat's one of the thin

ldn't have asked you to take

ook he

, Clara. It's not y

manager's voice cut in. "Every

es, but they dispersed reluctantly, s

ront of her, his tone a bit softer now

need you to

her red, tear-streake

efending myself,

d, pinching the b

ut this is a bar, not a nunnery, Ava. Things like this happen

trembling. "He grabbed me. What was I

who got uncomfortable with the scene. This isn't a high-end lounge, Ava. It's a bar. People expect a certain atmosph

widened i

me for standing

again. "You're here to serve drinks, and make the customers feel good with

't find the words to e

words were so

re the oldest. I expect more from you. Just clean yourself up and

e, her hands balled into fists at her sides. Tears

Clara app

fair. I am

id qui