Washington, so maybe another twenty minutes or so.”
There was a long audible sigh on the other end of the phone. Meeka gritted her teeth and tried to curb her own feelings. It was getting old, the job and especially the boss. She kept telling herself that she needed to find something else and her boss Johnny was concreting that fact. But she did need the job to take care of all of her responsibilities.
“Well get your ass here when you can. I guess the customers will just have to wait because you can’t figure out how to get here at the right time.”
Meeka heard the tone go dead on her phone and she almost threw it, but stopped herself before it could fly out of her hands. She couldn’t afford another phone right now, hell she was going to be happy if she could afford the electric bill that was coming due.
Meeka was a waitress and while the money was good sometimes, Johnny had put her on one of the worst shifts and she had seen a huge cut in her tips. Staying later also meant she would have to pay her babysitter for another couple of hours and that would cut into her take home pay even more. She sighed and cursed under her breath. She really needs to find something else, she thought to herself.
Traffic moved at a crawl for the next twenty minutes and it actually took her thirty minutes to get to Giovane’s. She ignored the sour look from the shift leader Johnny and went to look at the seating chart. Johnny had put her in the worst section again and she had fewer tables than the new girl that had started last week.
Stephanie was nice but dumb and Meeka knew the real reason that he had hired her. He always hired young pretty blondes and Meeka knew that if she hadn’t already been there when he was hired on, she would have not gotten a job from him. She always wanted to say something, but she knew that anything she said would fall on deaf ears.
She kept her mouth shut through the day and actually stayed four extra hours. Her total for the day was ridiculous and she had known that it was going to be bad, just not that bad. She was about to walk out of the door when Johnny stopped her.
“Make sure you get your ass here on time tomorrow Meeka, or you are done here.”
Meeka turned around without a word, though she was seething inside. This was not the first time he had given her such a hard time, and she knew it was because she wasn't the typical young blonde they hired at the restaurant. When one of the other girls was late, he never talked to them the way he talked to her. They wouldn’t even call and say they were going to be late. She took several deep breaths as she walked out to her car in the expansive parking lot. She was still steaming ten minutes later when she took the back route to her home.
A few miles down the road, the check engine light came on. Meeka cursed again, not believing the kind of luck she was having. The car sputtered a few more times and then she lost all power. There was enough to get her to the side of the road, but she didn’t know what to do. She grabbed her phone and started to make a call when she lost the last bar of power.
“Fuck!”
***
Rick Michaels was driving home from another 12 hour shift at the hospital. He too, tried to avoid the traffic by taking McCallister Street. He was tired and he yawned several times on his way home. He was nearly there when he saw a car haphazardly parked on the side of the road with the caution lights blinking. He slowed down to make sure that there was no one in the car and didn’t think much of it. It was already ten o’ clock at night and all he could think about was a hot shower to wash the day away.
He went about a mile before he saw a young woman walking. He figured that she was from the car that was pulled over that he had passed earlier, so he pulled to the side of the road. She must have been walking the whole way and McCallister isn’t a place that anyone should have to walk along at night, especially a female. The town
There was a long audible sigh on the other end of the phone. Meeka gritted her teeth and tried to curb her own feelings. It was getting old, the job and especially the boss. She kept telling herself that she needed to find something else and her boss Johnny was concreting that fact. But she did need the job to take care of all of her responsibilities.
“Well get your ass here when you can. I guess the customers will just have to wait because you can’t figure out how to get here at the right time.”
Meeka heard the tone go dead on her phone and she almost threw it, but stopped herself before it could fly out of her hands. She couldn’t afford another phone right now, hell she was going to be happy if she could afford the electric bill that was coming due.
Meeka was a waitress and while the money was good sometimes, Johnny had put her on one of the worst shifts and she had seen a huge cut in her tips. Staying later also meant she would have to pay her babysitter for another couple of hours and that would cut into her take home pay even more. She sighed and cursed under her breath. She really needs to find something else, she thought to herself.
Traffic moved at a crawl for the next twenty minutes and it actually took her thirty minutes to get to Giovane’s. She ignored the sour look from the shift leader Johnny and went to look at the seating chart. Johnny had put her in the worst section again and she had fewer tables than the new girl that had started last week.
Stephanie was nice but dumb and Meeka knew the real reason that he had hired her. He always hired young pretty blondes and Meeka knew that if she hadn’t already been there when he was hired on, she would have not gotten a job from him. She always wanted to say something, but she knew that anything she said would fall on deaf ears.
She kept her mouth shut through the day and actually stayed four extra hours. Her total for the day was ridiculous and she had known that it was going to be bad, just not that bad. She was about to walk out of the door when Johnny stopped her.
“Make sure you get your ass here on time tomorrow Meeka, or you are done here.”
Meeka turned around without a word, though she was seething inside. This was not the first time he had given her such a hard time, and she knew it was because she wasn't the typical young blonde they hired at the restaurant. When one of the other girls was late, he never talked to them the way he talked to her. They wouldn’t even call and say they were going to be late. She took several deep breaths as she walked out to her car in the expansive parking lot. She was still steaming ten minutes later when she took the back route to her home.
A few miles down the road, the check engine light came on. Meeka cursed again, not believing the kind of luck she was having. The car sputtered a few more times and then she lost all power. There was enough to get her to the side of the road, but she didn’t know what to do. She grabbed her phone and started to make a call when she lost the last bar of power.
“Fuck!”
***
Rick Michaels was driving home from another 12 hour shift at the hospital. He too, tried to avoid the traffic by taking McCallister Street. He was tired and he yawned several times on his way home. He was nearly there when he saw a car haphazardly parked on the side of the road with the caution lights blinking. He slowed down to make sure that there was no one in the car and didn’t think much of it. It was already ten o’ clock at night and all he could think about was a hot shower to wash the day away.
He went about a mile before he saw a young woman walking. He figured that she was from the car that was pulled over that he had passed earlier, so he pulled to the side of the road. She must have been walking the whole way and McCallister isn’t a place that anyone should have to walk along at night, especially a female. The town
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