I woke up with my head on the desk. My neck hurts really bad and I have a pounding headache. I must have fallen asleep while flipping through the papers last night. I'm never doing that again, it feels like I genuinely have a hangover.
I stand up. My legs feel like Jell-O and I consider sitting back down, but I know not to. I grab my phone off the charger, 9:32? Good time to wake up I guess. I open my Spotify and select a song to play while I get ready. I choose: cool for the summer by demi lavato.
I take my hair out of the messy bun from last night. I start brushing it knowing it will probably take me about half an hour, less if I'm lucky. I finally finish brushing my hair and braid it the I move on to pick out an outfit: A pair of loose ripped jeans and a white T-shirt topped off with my brown leather jacket.
The job is tomorrow so I need to go shopping for something to wear, I also need a few things for self defense. It's a good thing my brothers apartment is next to the mall that has the army store in it. I wont even need to use my car, it's just a block away from here.
Today is Callum's day off. "I'm going out Callum." I said to him from his bedrooms doorframe. "Be back by 6:30 if you want hot dinner mittens!" He said in a parental tone."ok. I won't be out long though."
"Welcome to army plus is there anything I can help you find today?" The clerk behind the counter said. "Yes. Im looking for a knife and a couple bullet proof vests." He looked at me as if I were insane. "Ok...I think I have a good knife right here for ya, and bullet proof vests are just in the back let me grab some for you, how many do you need?" I hold up 2 fingers. He goes into the back grabs the vests and rings me up. 650$ I pay him what I owe grab the vests and the knife and he looks at me like I'm insane.
"Are you sure you want to spend this much money on stuff like this?I mean you are a woman." He I look at him in the eye and walk out. Disgusting sexist man. It's 2022 that should be over by now, he's not even that old. I walk over to the food court, get lunch, and go home. I get home around 12:40 put my stuff under my bed and go to hang out in the living room.
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shattered hearts
General Fictionthis story is about a girl named Odessa steel, she didn't believe in the bad things in the world or anything in-between she only truly cared about her sick mom, her dog moose and her study's. but what happens when she gets a new 'odd' job with her b...
