the king and the pauper

just another boring Monday?

I was slowly walking along the cold dirt road that led into town. It was a cold Monday morning and I had my warm and very worn pink coat wrapped around me in an attempt to try and keep the cold wind outta my bones but I could not stop the chills from going down my spine. I hated Mondays it is always the start of my working week which was never exciting for me. To say that I wasn't in my dream career would be an understatement. I work in a cafe making people their coffee and serving them their food while listening to all their complaints and their troubles like I'm their unpaid therapist. The only good thing about my work is that it is a steady income and the lord only knows how much my family needs every bit of the money I make.

Mother works hard mending people's dresses, unlike those posh folk we have to mend our clothes and pray that they will last us a while longer. Well, the mother is always busy mending and she does a brilliant job even in these hard times, and even though money is scarce she always has customers. I think it is because mother is also poor so she appreciates the fact that what she is mending and no matter how much she thinks she can't mend it anymore she always finds a way as she knows just how important it is to people.

Daddy works hard on Mr. Gully's farm. Mr. Gully is a nice man who treats daddy well and overall Daddy enjoys his work even though he comes home every night dog tired and sore but he rarely complains. He always tells us he would do anything for his girls and he would. I remember one time the school was taking my class to the fair but mama and daddy couldn't afford for me to go my Daddy was so upset that I was missing out that he took me to work with him and I got to see Mr. Gully's pigs and sheep and there Dog called snoop. I had the best day because I didn't care that I wasn't with my school friends I had more fun with my daddy. I know that it upset my Daddy that I missed out as he wanted me to have every opportunity that he missed out on but I didn't mind.

Daddy is always so proud of how understanding I am he tells me that someday he will lasso the moon and give it to me but I don't need the moon I just need them to be happy.

I arrived at work and groaned I was not wanting to work today but I can't afford to get fired so work is what I must do.

I was now in my apron and knee-deep in people's orders when I saw my best friend walk in she smiled at me and I was so happy to see at least one happy face today.

"hiya Holly," she said walking towards the side of the counter while I was making an elderly man's coffee.

" Hey Susie how's you today," I asked while handing the man his coffee

"I'm pretty bored. Mother is giving piano lessons to our neighbor's kid so I have been asked to leave them alone"

I nearly laughed when I heard about piano lessons.

" I can't even imagine being rich enough to own a piano never mind having lessons to play it" I laughed

"I have told you so many times to come to my house and ill teach you myself."

Susie is my best friend since we went to Humes high school but we have never gone to each other's homes. Her family is not overly rich but they have money behind them and I assume they must live in a lovely home when they have a piano in it well I can't bring Susie to mind as to how will she react when she sees our little 2 room shack house. She would be so shocked but would try so hard not to show it and it would be awkward and I don't want mamma and daddy to feel judged. I know Susie would never judge us but sometimes when we are brought up in privilege people tend to think we all live the same life's as they do.

" I have told you I would not be comfortable up in your big home. Imagine me in my raggedy mended clothes walking into your neighborhood people would be locking their doors and hiding from me."