Broken Pieces - L. S. (read any book TXT) š
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I stopped walking when I finally reach the beach, I am not afraid that Keith might look for me. He doesnāt own me; I didnāt sign any contract so I can leave whenever I want. I still hate the way things ended between me and Nicole. For a couple of days that weāve been together I considered her as the only family I have but I just canāt believe that she will sell us. I knew itās going to be hard for us; living in a new state where no one knows us, no one will help us but I had plans in my head, I had savings, I planned of us working together to be able to survive life. But I didnāt know that all along she had her own plan.
I sat on the sand, watching the sun to set, the red shadow of the sun on the water is soothing, and I hugged my knees as the cold wind blew to my direction. There were a couple of teenagers like me who are chasing each other on the water. Some are sitting on the sand like me, some are making out and some are starting building a bon fire. A sudden envy feeling grew inside my chest. I envy how normal life is to them. I was never a normal girl; I didnāt grow up in a normal environment, I lost my dad as early as I can even remember, my mom was blinded with her love for a man whose soul is evil. Sometimes I wished, I could be like these people that I can be a normal girl, a girl that can hang out with her friends, a girl who can date whoever she wants. But I know I am that girl and I will never be that girl.
Tears once again fell from eyes; I have never been so alone in my entire life. For the first time in a long time I felt lonely. I have always been alone, no friend, no family. But now that I finally donāt see mom or feel dad I feel like I am the only person left in this world.
āDad. . .ā I cried.
I donāt know where I am going after this, I donāt have a place to live, I canāt even check in a motel because my money is not going to be enough for the whole month.
This isnāt how I pictured myself; I was going to be a doctor, my entire life I have been dreaming of being on the medical field. I will be the resident doctor of St. Louis Medical Hospital, I will marry the director or maybe another doctor and weāll have our own family. I never wanted to leave town, I didnāt even thought about it not until I was 13. Not until Dan took everything I hoped for, everything I wished for and everything I dreamed of. Now I am sitting here broke, jobless, homeless and clueless on how I will face the tomorrow.
āSheās aliveā
.
āNo, sheās not!ā
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āOMG sheās movingā
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āShould we call the police?ā
I was awakened with the small voices talking in high pitches on my brain. When I opened my eyes, a bunch of kids came after my sight.
āI told you she was aliveā
Apparently, I fell asleep on the sand while thinking about what will happen to me and while crying about how misfortune I was. And apparently, these kids thought I was dead.
I sat on the sand and hugged my backpack; I didnāt realize that I was that pale for these kids to think that I was dead.
āYes, I am aliveā I told them
They smiled at me as they walked towards the beach. The sun is shining really bright that itās going to be so nice to soak up in the water. I think its noon and as much as I want to swim all day I have a lot of things to do.
I stood up, took my jacket off and put my backpack on. I started walking my out of the beach. Since I donāt have anything right now, I should start looking for a job, although I donāt know how since I am an undergraduate high school senior without any experience or credentials.
My stomach rumbled when I sight a small diner outside the beach, then I remembered that the last time I ate was at Keithās place.
I still have money to eat something so I went inside the diner to get some pancakes. If I will look for a job I should at least eat right?
I sat on the table near the window and a kind of away from the crowd. I am a complete stranger in this place so I donāt want to catch any kind of attention. Most of the people that were there were teenagers ready to take a swim. I looked around and I can see how life is simple here in this town.
āCan I get you somethingā the waitress that looks like my age came to me.
She was wearing a blue collared shirt, tattered short shorts, flip flops and a blue apron. Her blonde hair is tied up with a nice ponytail and her blue eye shadow is kind of disturbing.
āIāll have some pancakes with bacon and coffee pleaseā I said.
She smiled and wrote something on the notebook that she has.
āIāll be right backā
I watched her walked back on the counter and passed the piece of paper she ripped from the note book to the guy peaking on the small hole or window. I believe that was the kitchen.
I patiently waited for my order to come; I am worried on how my day will turn out. Last night I didnāt know where to go, I sat on the sand for hours until I finally fell asleep on the beach. I donāt know if I can survive that kind of life.
After a couple of minutes my food was delivered by the same girl who took my order.
āPancakes with bacon and coffeeā she said as she put the plate down on the table. āWould there be anything else that I can get you?ā she asked.
āIām good thanks!ā I answered.
She was about to leave my table.
āWait!ā I called.
āYes?ā
I took a deep breath.
āIs there any opening here? Maybe you need another waitress?ā I asked.
She looked at the counter and smiled.
āWell an extra hand will be very helpful since summer is just around the corner but I am not the one to decide. . .ā she said. āDo you see that big guy over there?ā she pointed on the white haired fat guy sitting on the cashier. āThatās the owner so he is the best person to ask, but just to give an idea, heās not very easy to deal withā she warned me.
I nod.
āThanks! Iāll talk to him laterā
āWelcome, by the way Iām Kateā
āJillianā
āNice to meet you Jillianā
āSame hereā
She smiled and went to the other table to take orders.
My stomach was so happy when I was done eating my breakfast, now I can have my full focus on looking for a job. The owner of the diner is still sitting on the cashier as I made my way towards his direction. He is wearing a blue shirt like the one that Kate was wearing and all the other waitresses that were there and khaki pants. I was hesitant to approach him because he looks like he doesnāt smile at all. His hair is gray and some parts of his head donāt even have hair at all. His face is freckled and his gray eyes creeps the hell out of me. I took a deep breath as I stood in front of him but I shouldnāt let my fear take away the chance that I might get a job.
āHi Sirā I greeted him trying to cheerful as possible āMy name is Jillian and I was told by one of your waitress Kate that you are the owner of this place.ā I introduced myself.
He looked at Kateās direction.
āDid she mess up again?ā he asked angrily not leaving his gaze to Kate.
I shook my head, I donāt want to get her in trouble since this man looks like he sees the worst in people but I am already here.
āNo actually, I was here to see if you are interested in hiring meā
He looked at me from head to toe. I felt uncomfortable that he is studying me or something.
āOkay, youāre hired!ā he said.
I cocked my brow, is he for real?
āReally?ā I cannot really believe this.
He nods.
āArenāt you going to ask me anything, where I came from, my background anything?ā I asked.
He shook his head.
āWell you are pretty, and skinny so youāll fit here, youāll start todayā he said āBy the way, my employees here are stay in, Kate hereās your new roommateā then he turned to the cashier and counted the money there.
Kate brought me to the kitchen where there is a stairs to reach the second floor of the place. There I saw a living room, a dining area and a kitchen.
āThatās his roomā Kate pointed a door on the hallway from the living area.
The she guided me to the stairs up to the third floor where the rooms are.
āIs he always like that?ā I asked Kate.
She opened door at the end of the place, the room was just right for two people, it wasnāt huge and it wasnāt that small; there were two single beds on each side of the room and a wooden table in the middle of the beds. Each side has nightstands two doors closets
āWhat do you mean?ā she asked back.
āHe just hired me without even asking if I have experienceā I told her.
She laughed.
āYou obviously not from hereā she said and I nodded. āWell, you will learn how it works hereā she said.
I didnāt get what she said but I just nod.
āHere, Iāll let you borrow this, get dress and Iāll see you down stairs.ā She handed me a shirt that looks like the one she is wearing a short shorts.
āThanks! Is this really necessary that we wear this short?ā
She nods.
āAnd FYI we have a very strict dress code hereā then she left me.
Itās strange how easy I was able to get a job but I am just so happy because this is way better than the job Nicole signed me up to.
I dressed up quickly although I am really conscious wearing the short shorts cause I donāt remember wearing one in St. Louis before. As much as possible I donāt want anyone to see my skin, I have been conscious about it since Dan forced himself to me. But this time I have no choice, I need to do this for my job. I am lucky to be able to get one without being asked if I have the experience or not and I even got a place to stay so I donāt have any plans of ruining the best thing that happened to me so far.
After tying my hair up like Kate I went downstairs to start my new career; being a real waitress.
10:00 PM when we finally closed the diner. I feel so exhausted because I worked for an eleven hour shift. Kate taught me a lot of things from taking orders to delivering it to customers. She also taught me on how to prepare drinks, how to make coffee using the machine and so far I was able to remember everything. It doesnāt pay a lot but since I have free board and lodging I will still be able to save money to support myself.
The diner opens at 9 am; there are a total of 7 employees and we all work in shifting schedules. Normal shift is only for eight hours but overtime open for those who are interested. Opening shift is from 9am until 6 pm, then closing shift is from 12nn to 9 pm and we spend 1 hour of cleaning until 10pm. Ron the owner goes home at eight
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