The Young Loved

Good News

  After some hours of driving in unknown direction for me, we arrived to something like a house that was located between city and only forest I knew that was near my work place. We entered  in that house in hurry for some reason. I didn't got anything on myself at all, nothing but my clothes. Peter showed me everything around his house, and I actually felt like at home there. 

-Make yourself at home now, you will stay here until we will find you new place to stay in. I will go and make something to eat now.

-I should be going at work now actually...

-Oh, well, good luck I guess.

  I started to walk in city, trying to avoid people's looks because I knew that they could actually make some "Missing papers" around here or something like that to make people notice me and stuff. But I couldn't resist that vibe of the winter night town. Street lamps, other people talking around, cars passing by on the road, low and weird lightings, everything that could give you mood of upcoming New Year and Christmas. Yet some people were giving me weird looks and pretty much all I wanted now was just to reach the work place faster now. And eventually, I did. 

  After couple minutes, the restaurant finally got on my vision. I ran inside it pretty quick and run into staff wardrobe. A lot of waiters and waitresses outfits weren't there already. Obviously most of people were already on their shifts, while me, was late on my own one.

-Where is it, where is it...

  I were searching for my outfit on a long hanger where most of the staff clothes were. Only thing I hoped for is to don't see my boss so she coudn't know that I'm late on my duty. Once I found the outfit with my name on the badge I quickly putted it on instead of my casual clothes I currently had on. A scuffed black suit, a black bow-tie that was rubbed so many time, thanks to the past workers for this, black pants that were a little dirty underneath, a shiny gold badge, pinned on the pocket on the same black shirt and black shoes that were actually showing stuff around it like a mirror. I took a little notepad with pen, where I should be writing orders from customers, and went out from the staff room. Jazz music, a lot of rich people around on different rounded tables, other workers walking around and taking orders from customers, a highly placed lamps that was barely making any light around, but it was surely making a pretty good atmospher to calm down after a long day full of stress or work...

-You are pretty late today, Yar.

  I jumped on one place out of unexpected voice behind me. I turned my head and I saw my good friend I were only able to see at work. Roxy. She would always make fun of me just if I'd get late on my shift here. But we both were on the same positions at here, and samely respected by others, even with those difference in our age. I'm 14 and she is 21, with a kid and husband with her.

-Oh, just got some problems on the way here. Don't ask, you know how strict my parents are and It's always school...

-When you are gonna leave your parents already? They are always on your way of freedom you want! I want to see you free...

-Exact reason I escaped them today.

  I could trust her with any crime of mine. And she were holding a lot of secrets of mine with her for a long time now. She never made rumours about me or told any secret of mine to anyone. She was only one who I knew even better than my last school friends.

-You finally did a move! No way!

-Heh, yeah, right, but with help...

-Oooh! Someone got a lover?

-Shut up, it's not like that! 

  She actually wasn't wrong about relationship type of "help". But what kind of relationship, is definitely not the one she could imagine...

-Have you heard the rumours? About our boss?

-No? Why?

-People say that she caught an eye on you. Someone heard that she said that she finds you attractive.

-Okay...This sound not good.

-I wonder if it's just a lie...

  Pretty good question to myself as well. Rumours could be easily a lie from others, but god knows if it's a truth or lie...

-Anyways, we have to work now.

-Yeah.

 We both started taking orders from customers, while listening to some insults, swearing addressed to me and, occasionally, real normal manners. Time have passed so fast. My shift ended and when I were getting of my work suit, someone came up to me and said that director of restaurant wanted to see me. I finished changing my outfit and came up to the director's office.

  I knocked on the door and peachy voice welcomed me:

-Come in!

  I pushed the door away from me. A huge window behind office chair and only table that was there got on my sight at first. Boss were sitting in that chair, facing me.

-Please, sit down.

  I sat down quitely, trying to avoid looking at her.

-I heard from some people that you need more money lately.

  I didn't say anything. Silence means truth or just yes.

-I will promote you now, since you worked so hard all this time. And your friend as well... But you do know that you will now have to work more time and it will be much harder now, right?

-Y-yeah... But still, thank you so much ma'am!

-Here, just sign the document.

  She gave me a paper and before signing it, I read it to make sure it's not a lie. But everything was fine in document. I signed it as fast as I could and left her with a lot of "thanks" from me. It was actually a great news for myself, because now I will be able to rent house on my own and take care of myself with enough amount of money. I left my work place so fast and started to go back home.