EST. 2024
JAMAICAN STORY.
The story of 21-year-old Talia Rainford, who left her abusive boyfriend and believed she was done with relationships, only to encounter the don who made her reconsider.
In order to find out how she overcome the obstacles sh...
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I hurried towards the table of customers who had ordered their food 25 minutes ago and were chatting amongst themselves to pass the time. I hoped they wouldn't try to reprimand me for the bad service, so I put down their food with a small smile. It was Friday night at TGI, and tonight the place was packed. The crowd kind of made me feel a bit overwhelmed. After working here for so long, you think I'd get used to it by now.
"Finally now man hungry woulda nearly kill me."A man voiced his opinion regarding the group of five people sitting in front of me. My impression is that he wasn't really expressing himself in a rude manner; it sounded more sarcastic.
The table is composed of three men and two women. Both women appeared to be annoyed, while the other two men appeared to be unbothered.
"Does the long wait result in a discount?" One of the women addresses me. Her complexion is light, her hair is curly and long, and her body is small but petite. Her simple red dress fits her figure perfectly, and she comes off as an uptown girl to me.
Initially, I almost lost my composure, however, I reject the thought and aim to adopt a more professional approach.
"Well I'm not the person who has the right to take that into consideration, but I'll try and see if I can get a word in for you guys." She was content with my response and I'm relieved, despite knowing I wasn't going to do no such thing.
After placing down three dishes from my tray, I then said-"I'm sorry about the long wa-"
"Wah happen to the next two plate?" The other girl rudely interrupted and inquired, looking up at me with the most questioning gaze.
At the moment I'm about to speak, my coworker Shelly arrives on time and puts down the two plates. She then glances at them and asks. "Have you guys ordered your drinks?" She then reached into her waist apron and took out her notepad and pen, waiting for their reply.
From the looks a muma face mi can tell she nuh ina no mood fi tonight-my subconscious chuckles .
It is expected though. Shelly is a person who hates the crowd, and if she's miserable, she wants the entire staff to feel the same way. Her approach to work will be negative and she will act as if someone is forcing her to be here.
I decide to go deal with a next orders since she's taken over, but I then hear the same girl who interrupted me saying. "Nuh bada tek long wid the drinks eno cause dah chicken yah look dry and me nuh want it stop a mi throat." I didn't even turn back to look at them, because I don't want to deal with it.
