Minimum wage

This morning I saw a dog eating a brownie outside. I picked it up in an attempt to save her life, and realized it was actually corn on the cob covered in ants. Not all heroes wear capes but I guess most need glasses and some hand sanitizer. I groaned and suddenly became really itchy. "Stupid dog." I thought to myself.

I ran off heading for work, so there was a 70% chance that I'd have a more frustrating moment other than sampling ant-on-the-cob. I clocked in at Weenie Hut Jr's, an old fast food chain from the bottoms, or rather, the other side of town. My first customer got the ball rolling pretty quickly. She tried to pass off a fake $20. I scratched the thread count on the bill and felt nothing. Then I held it up to the light. "Fake". I thought to myself. When I refused to give it back the woman screamed at me and proceeded to throw ketchup packets at me until some guys from the kitchen threw her out. "NEXT!" I yelled, unamused.

I went on break about 6 hours later. I ordered a combo and went outside to eat it. I thought some fresh air could save me from all of the french fry grease and sanitizer water that I felt creating a home in my pores. I grabbed a handful of french fries from the bag and began walking towards the benches across the street. As I began to get comfortable, a man started to approach me. I put my phone in my pocket and avoided eye contact. "Spare some change?" He asked "No change, sorry." I responded curtly, still avoiding eye contact. My hand dove to the bottom of the bag for more fries. "Please miss, he asked again. I'm starving." I looked at him, and his eyes told me the truth. "Here" I responded, handing over the bag. He opened it and began eating immediately. I went back to work.

As soon as I walked in, My coworker Tamara approached me. "Remember that IOU you gave me last week?" she asked "Y-Yes?" I stuttered "Great, she said as she rushed past me. Because I'm leaving early so I need you to stay an extra hour or two. Just until closing. Unless you want me to tell boss man that you were late on Wednesday." She walked out and I looked at the time. Closing was 3 hours away. After about an hour and a half, it slowed down and I was able to lock up about 30 minutes earlier. Or 2 1/2 hours later, (kind of like the cup being half empty or half full, right?)

As soon as I turned off the light, there was a knock on the door. There was a woman with her hands and face pressed against the glass. "Can I help you?" I yelled through the glass door. "Are you guys closed?" She asked I twitched. "Yes" I replied hoping she couldn't see me roll my eyes, but kind of wishing she would. "I'll slide $20 under the door if you can bring out a cheeseburger after you close up" she negotiated. "We're closed miss" I responded calmly as I walked away from the door. "Screw you!" She yelled. I was just happy she was gone. I locked up and started walking to the bus. My bus came pretty quickly, but after I swiped my bus pass, I realized that I had left my headphones in my locker. I stared out the window for the entire 40 minute ride home.

The second I walked in the door, I kicked off my shoes, tore off my clothes and threw myself on the bed. I laid down and smiled. The smile turned into a blush and I couldn't help but giggle. "6 more days" I whispered. There were only 6 days left before payday. By this payday, I will have saved up enough money to buy my first car.. So I can get the fuck away from this town.