Chapter 12: Work
Chapter 12: Work
After a long day at school mom picked me up and hurry back home to get her self ready for work, I can
help thinking about miss swartz she is so nice to me and the way she would look at me and the things
LJ had asked me still lingers in my head.
Mom just drop me off and went to the hospital. I don't know why she has to go so early her shift starts
tonight. I sighted.
I walked into our beautiful house feeling glad that I'm home from the long day at school. I didn't made
any new friends, but maybe as the weeks goes I will make friends not like I want to make any friends.
But I did met a friend a beautiful one which is to cute and too big for her age. I missed her now. I'm
going to call Chrissy later and tell about everything.
I head up to my room to make myself ready for my first day at Mac Donald's and I'm so excited, I'm
going to earn my own money. Dad wouldn't have wanted me to work. Talking about him he never called
me back again.
I walk to our garage looking at my Mazda3 car. Dad buy me this when I had turned 16. I miss him even
though I know he don't miss me at all. he would have call me by now,feeling sad.
I driver to work on a slow speed. It scares me living in this forest. We don't know what greepy
dangerous creatures living here in the forest that can eat us up. It's going to be so hard for me to fall
asleep tonight being alone in big house oh God help me.
I park my car and look out of my window at Mac Donald's, feeling the stress and nerves kicks in. I'm
going to be alright it will be alright. I take off my seat bell and climb out of my car. The wind picks up
and blow Making me shivers.
I walk into Macdonalds smiling at the woman walking out of the door as I went in. I walked up to the
young girl standing at till taking orders.
She smiled at me, "hi can I help you?" she asked.
I smiled back at her feeling shy, "halo, I'm Lucia and today it's my first day, can I see the manager
please. I ask her feeling embarrassed as hell.
" Okay, can you wait just here", she told me and disappeared behind a door.
The young girl came back gesture for me to follow her. "I'm sorry, the manager is not here, but it was
confirmed that someone is starting today, so welcome here. I'm Monique and I'm going to show you
around a little until the manager came back" she said smiling at me.
" Okay Thank you, that's fine", I said happily.
She laughed at me making me frown at her. "I know you scared and nervous, which is normal. I was
just like you when I first started here. The people here is exactly nice", she told me giving me a key.
"This is your locker key and here is your clothes you going to wear. There's the bathroom go and dress
up, you will find me at front", she said walking out leaving me alone.
I look around feeling I was watched by someone which I found strange, is not the first time I felt lik
someone were watching me. I looked at key for the number and for my locker and put my clothes in
after I was done dressing and walk out to the front where she told me I would find her.
The clothes just fits me perfect and I love it, but it's not warm ans it's not cold in here.
Monique smile at me when She saw me walk up to her , "you lucky we not busy today so there's not
much to do. I'm going to show you how to work on the computer, how to put in the orders of the people
as for your real job. waitress it's not a big deal because it's easy.
" Hey I guess I'm lucky" I smiled at her.
I have met few of the others work after she show me how to put in the orders of the people. I did serve
a few people getting a tip from them.
I walked up to Monique giving her the money of the people I have served. "Indeed you are lucky, you
have received a tip too. I wish I could have been so lucky like you on my first day", she told me smiling
at me.
"Good things happen to good people" I told her smiling.
"Yes it's true friend, you taking your tips or can I put it to your monthly salary? she asked me.
"Can I have it?" I asked looking at a girl who just walked in looking stressed and worried.
"Yes you can have it my dear of you can put it to your salary", she told me with her also fixed on the
same girl who just passed us by. "Never mind her." she told me.
"Why is that? I asked her.
"No one messed with her, she speaks with no one, laugh with no one. She is just in her own world, she
came to work when she wants to."she whisper.
" Who is she and why isn't she fired yet if she came to work when she ever it suits her? I asked also in
whisper tone.
"she's the baby daughter of the manager, Norma is her name", she said.
We were startled by the back door being slammed hard making us jump. Norma walk out looking very
pissed off.
"you all stupid bitches", she shouts
"She is a real drama queen", I Sight looking at her. I felt sad for her.
"stay away from or Better stay on her good side", I heard Monique said gesture for me to come over
and take the order of the man who just entered the shop.
"Good afternoon sir", I greet him with my beautiful smiled.
"Afternoon." he greeted me back. " can I have the specials of today? he asked me. He gesture for me
to the board where it shows the meun of today's special.
"Sit or takeaway? , I asked him while typing in his oder.
"Sit please", he said
"Coming up sir and enjoy", I said smiling at him.
I look around still can get this strange feeling off me that I'm been watch."Are you fine Lucia, you look
around you since you got here, what's wrong? Monique asked me
" I don't know, is just I got this strange feeling that I'm been watch." I told her.
" Maybe is just the people in here looking at you, you are indeed a beautiful lady, I'm getting jealous
seeing how you already got your first tip", she said raising her brows up and down smiling at me.
I blush "Thank you, but please don't tell it for everyone. I don't want the others to hate me because you
think I'm beautiful, you also beautiful", I told her.
"Monique", I called in a whisper tone.
"Yes", she said looking at me strange.
"Do you know what's wrong with her, why she is like that? I asked being curious.
" friend I'm going to lie to you, but this family has a secret I don't know. Is just something about them is
strange. Please don't tell anyone", she told me looking around us. She gesture for me to come closer.
"My first weeks, when I started to work here, I met a girl like my age working here with all strange bit
marks on her neck and arms. Oneday when Norma walk in the same way you have saw her walked in
today. I heard rumblings and noise coming from the back", she said looking up at Norma "I was about
to go and check when the girl run out screaming, "monster, you are monster." with blood all over her
clothes. Since that day we never saw that girl again. The manager told us not to mess or talk with
Norma.
"Me, myself didn't know what happen that day with that woman and I don't care, but what that woman
said, did give me something to worried about", she said looking serious.
"So what you say, is that this people isn't what we think they are and not what they told us they are? I
asked nodding my head.
"Friend good advice ,please stay away from them ,do not asked them anything and leave that girl the
hell alone, if you knows what good for you", she told me as we look at Norma while seeing her clean
the table's.
It was almost my time to go home and I'm still stunned about the news I heard about Norma.
Something wanted me to befriend her, it doesn't look like she is a bad person to me. No one is to bad
to be good and I realy like to know her and talk to her.
When i was done locking out and greet the other staff and walk out of the backroom. I find Norma
sitting at one of the chairs eating. I breathe out not knowing what to do because I really want to speak
to her. I sight walking up towards.
"CA.. Can I sit with you? I ask her standing next to the empty chair looking at her pale white face I gasp
seeing how red and puffy her eyes is feeling worried cross over me for her.
She shifted uncomfortable in her chair by my presence, "I thought you was told not to talk to me at all",
she told me, not looking up at me, but how does she know, who she speaks to.
She has a beautiful voice ans she sounds nice. I'm surprised thinking, Monique would never talk to her,
so how did she knows I was told not to talk to her. I wonder.
"yes I was told not to, but what do you say about it? I asked her.
" So you prefer to be stupid and brave and come to try you luck? she asked looking at me for a few
Seconds and look away again.
I didn't know what to say any further . "Okay", I said walking away.
"What is it, what do you want? She asked me just when I reach the door. I smirk and smile to myself.
She isn't so bad at all. Monique gesture with her hand for me not to talk with her, I just wave my hand
at her and walk back to this mysterious girl and sit in front of her.
I see her shift, "I didn't told you, you can sit", she said, making me gasped.
"Oh no you just did" I told her looking at her with a smirk.
"What do you want? she asked me again
"I want to see the Norma the people don't see, the one people don't wanna recognize, the one where
they don't see a monster, the one where they don't have to told me not to talk to her. That's what I want
for you to be my friend. I want to know the Norma the one within you", I told her.
She look at me with a blank expression on her face, her face held no reflection. She was so white and
pale. oh my God what's wrong with her, what's going on in her head. I was surprised by her features.
I heard her laugh. I look at her seeing no smirk, no smile on her face just a blank laugh expression,
"you stupid bitch",she said making me cough. I just look at her saying nothing,I'm scared she will do
something. She stand up and walk out of the shop leaving me shocked. ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .
I look up seeing the hole staff is looking at me even the manager making me feel embarrassed, did
they heard how she calls me a stupid atleast I got her talking and that's al that matters.
" can I see you in my office", miss grace said walking to the back. I follow her and I sight. Am I going to
lose my job for talking to her.
"Miss riet" the manager said looking at me "please take a seat", she told me.
I sit down at the chair feeling nervous, my heart skip a beat.
"No need for you to be nervous my dear. I'm glad you here and sorry that I wasn't here to Welcome
you, but I know that you did a good job", she told looking at me.
"Thanks ma'ma", I said smiling at her.
"How did you do it", she asked me, I don't know what she meant by that. "I don't know...
"i mean Getting my daughter to talk to you." she said.
"Ma'ma, I'm sorry for talking to her. I know I was told not to talk to her, but it was something, I don't
know is just..
"it's okay, I know miss riet can you call me grace please and I don't know what you have done to my
daughter for her to speak to you. I'm glad thank you" .
"No need to thank me, I'm m just curious why they say we must not talk to her. " I said looking at her.
"Miss Riet, you know that was the first time I heard my daughter talk in years", she said looking down, "
I just hear her laugh like did few minutes ago. Whatever you did please don't stop, but be careful. She
told me holding my hand in hers. Her hand was cold on my warm one.
"MA.. I mean. Grace I can't promise, but I realy want to know her better is just its going to take time
because she looks like a stuff cookie", I said hearing grace laugh.
"Yes she is and I know you will get it right thank you for not listening to the staff members. ", she told
mw
"I will", I told her.
"Okay you can go, see you tomorrow"
"Goodbye grace", I said walking out of her office.