SMALL TALK ; rant book

(17) small talk ; rant about crushes, pt. 3

i had work again today and here goes me talking about J once again🤪

STOP. THIS MAN DOES SOMETHING SO BEAUTIFUL THEN HE GOES BACK TO BEING A DICK BUT THEN HE DOES SOMETHING THAT BRINGS ME RIGHT BACK.

bread before juice🤪

anyway, i apparently served this couple the wrong thing when i know i didn't. i tried explaining to the couple that i got them what they ordered but they were not having it. they were causing a big scene and IT WAS LITERALLY MY FOURTH DAY WORKING THERE☹️

anyways, the manager came and was angry at me. i was trying to explain to him what happened and he kind of listened to me.

WHY, you ask?!?!

because J waltzed in and waved his magical wand of whatever he keeps in his beautiful, fucking smile and made everything okay!

SHUT UP.

anyways, after that he literally took me to the back room (i was like oooh, we about to get it or something?!?) anyways. he literally looks me in the eyes (first time he's actually done this) and goes to me 'hala, you need to stop making mistakes' and 'i can't keep saving your ass like that'. i was literally gobsmacked. like huh? i didn't even make a mistake.

i tell him that i didn't make a mistake and that they were the ones that were wrong. and he goes 'the customer is never wrong, hala. we just have to put up with their shit and get through it.'

i was strangely comforted by that.

anyway, he literally reached out and touched my headscarf and i was so shocked that i literally smacked his hand away and he goes 'you just had a piece of bread on your scarf.'

THIS MAN. I HATE HIM.

you think we're done? nope.

this all happened in a span of 5 hours.

i was making one of the starters cause he told me to but surprise, surprise, i've never made this starter. so i'm in the kitchen, not knowing what to do, and wandering around trying to act like i'm searching for something.

it had been a good 10 minutes and J must have noticed that i wasn't serving customers cause he joins me in the kitchen. and he's all up in my face like 'what's taking so long?'

and i just looked at him like 'i don't know what to do.' and DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MAN DOES?

HE LITERALLY JUST SMILES AT ME AND TUGS ON  THE END OF MY HEADSCARF AND GOES 'hey, don't worry. i'll help you. you should've just asked.'

and i told him that i don't like annoying him cause he doesn't always have be teaching me things and he goes 'well, i'm technically your superior and i'll be the one to get in trouble if you don't live up to my teachings. so just ask me anything you're confused about.'

WHEN I TELL YOU, MY HEART WAS IN MY FUCKING THROAT. LIKE I CAN STILL FEEL MY HEARTBEAT AS IM WRITING THIS.

IF HE DOESN'T DO SOMETHING FIRST, I WILL DO SOMETHING. WHAT IM GOING TO DO, I HAVENT DECIDED.