Marcel Audrey the Greatest Equalizer

Chapter 12( A meal at a 6-star hotel)

"Please remove her from my presence. Miss Becky, you are hereby promoted to her position," Lady Alice declared as she departed.

Miss Becky exclaimed in shock, unable to believe what she was seeing. To go from being on the verge of losing her job to being promoted by the boss herself was beyond her wildest dreams.

She knew that it was all thanks to the underestimated customer. He had truly turned out to be a blessing in disguise. She couldn't help but imagine how her jealous colleagues would react to now being under her authority - it would be like something out of a fairytale, a modern-day Cinderella story.

With gratitude in her heart, she fell to her knees and expressed her thanks to the unexpected benefactor.

"Rise to your feet, you have reaped what you have sown," Marcel said softly before he departed, leaving his doubters to contemplate their words in shame.

Grace and Stephan slinked away, covered in humiliation. This time, they would return home as losers, carrying with them a tale that would burn and itch on their tongues.

"Inexplicable as it may be, Choley must be informed of this," she muttered sadly as she cowered to her hut.

Marcel left the boutique store feeling on top of the world. He couldn't believe the wonder that just transpired back there.

Marcel felt his stomach grumble, he need no one to tell him that those worms in his stomach were starving hence they were staging a revolution.

He stopped a cab and in ten minutes he was in front of his regular restaurant, a place where he usually have his breakfast back then immediately after his daily routine.

Infront and on top of the rectangular building was a well written and decorated writing "DICK AND TOM" on top of it. The building appears old and relatively unkempt. The restaurant, just as the name denotes, is for everyone hence meals here are cheap and affordable but in return, they have low quality meals, a loud environment and poor customer service.

Regardless of this, Marcel never ceased to miss a day's meal. He was already used to it or should I say it was really a place where his measly pay can treat him something nice but this time it appears Marcel is having change of heart as he stood just few steps from where he was dropped staring aimlessly on the restaurant doubting if he should be on the old dusty seat clunking cutleries on the plates while directing them to his mouth.

"Voom! Voom!" Marel turned in reaction to the sound emanating from the horsepower sportscar that is been brought to a halt in front of the luxurious looking 6 star hotel just on the other side of the road.

PENNINGTON HOTEL" the writing bodily written on the top of a very huge building. The helium lights was colourful making it appear beautiful and conspicuous. Pennington hotel is a well known hotel were prince, princess and the wealthy and affluent individuals dines. It remains one of the most beautiful and magnificent hotel around the city.

It is everything and can offer everything that the Dick and Tom restaurant can't offer.

Just a sight view on the exterior of the building will give one a tip of what the interior might be like  but "nah" it isn't rather it is far better. Marcel's attention was thwarted and diverted to the building in front him as he watches the valet bows and collects the car key from a sociopathic looking rich folk who was accompanied by a girl that's dressed indecently.

Marcel felt a tinge of disappointment and envy as he watched the valet parry the supercar to a good park." If only Dr Phil will hasten his car customization' he thought to himself

He thought about the respect and power he will command if his car finally arrive. He thought about the look that Choley and Lancelot will show the day that he appears in school with one of his cars.

Marcel knows at these point that there is no going back, he won't be having Dick and Tom service again. It is time to live the dream besides money is and can never be a limitation. "It is time to have what is deserving of an Audrey" he smiled on noticing that he just said what Dr Phil would have said.

He matched down and then crossed the road, heading directly to the hotel.

"Where the fuck is he going, has he lost his sense?" A fat rounded face man blurted in astonishment as he watched Marcel from the glass wall while he headed into the hotel.

"Whatever boss, I bet that lad has a death wish" a young juvenile looking girl said non chalantly.

These were the managers of the Dick and Tom restaurant, no wonder their reaction as they watch their well known customer, Marcel taking a U-turn to a place that they have never deemed him worthy of stepping into.

"I bet he is in there for some maintenance work"

"I doubt it boss, he is already laid off from his job"

"Oh! Poor kid, from heartbreak to life break" the Fat boss said with sense of pity

"By the way, how did you know all these?"

"Common boss, are you really asking me this question?" She replies, and then blowed his gum in a seductive fashion

"Hey mister! Hey! A man clad in a purple top and pant calls out. He was obviously directing to Marcel

He entered the hotel ignoring the man who was on the other side with a lady probably trying to get her digits.

He was away from his duty post hence he was calling Marcel to prevent him from entering as his wear connotes someone that do not have any business with the hotel.

The guard ran towards him but it was already late for Marcel was already inside, almost close to the counter and the policy guiding the hotel prevent such encroachment or harassment to anyone inside the hotel unless found guilty of negligence.

Marcel carefully entered and walked to were orders were being made. This was not his first time in the building, he has been there to repair a leaking gas.

On reaching there, he saw a man before him, this man was accompanied by a pretty lady. On a closer look he recalled the man and her girl being the two shouty looking couple he saw earlier.

"Here!" The man who is with his girlfriend hands out his briefcase towards Marcel's direction without even looking at him.

He thought him to be one of those porters that carries luggages for they customers.

Marcel noticing what he implies ignored him.

The man finally turned since the boy that he believed to be the host is yet to take his briefcase which he stretched out on his hand.

He cast his gaze on Marcel after having one more smooching kiss with his minx of a girlfriend.

"Hey! Are you alright? Get this briefcase out of my hand"