Several (four) months pass without much happening. Well my flat has become a cat home. I called that first cat Sweets because she is really sweet and doesn't bite. Not sure about the gender of any of the cats I'm too scared to check.
I got a job at a Diner called The Diner. I work with possibly the bossiest, rudest waitress in the world, Vanessa. She has dyed black hair, blue eyes, pale face, slim body. She wears too much makeup and has pulled up the hem of her uniform and it just covers her bum. She is rude to me and is always trying to annoy me.
She bosses the head chef and told him to stop making the fish in the griller, but to but batter on and cook it in the fryer. She does the shopping for the shop and buying everything in the unhealthiest variety. Yes, well let's just say, this store used to be a healthy store. Now people walk in and ask for salad and I wonder what's going on in their brains. I mean this is a store that sells crispy fries not salad!
Well The Diner is in the middle of London, I bought a bike to ride there. It used to be bright orange, apparently, before Vanessa decided it would be painted Depressing Yellow, and I'm not kidding that's what the colour's called. Inside was once as white as my school top, but it's now the same Depressing Yellow. Enough explaining and back to life.
"Ahhhhhhh get here NOW Ingrid!!"
"Isabel!"I call back to Vanessa. There's a dead rat in the sink.
"Take it out!!!!!!!!! Ahhhhhh!!!!"Vanessa yells.
"Ah, God bless you child."One of the customers yells out.
"Vanessa is not a stable girl, I'm sorry."I yell back out to the familiar voice, Doreen. She's 50, skinny and doesn't like anything on the menu. She's the one who told me how it used to be like, before Vanessa. I hear roars of laughter as Vanessa storms out. She screams at the customers,demanding that they leave, then she comes back in and fires me.
I tell her calmly, "I'll have the uniform back tomorrow."
And hand her the apron. As I cycle back home Doreen catches up by running. Man she is fit woman for a woman of fifty."Hi nice show."
"I got fired though"I mumble.
"Aww do cheer up love."
"I-I-I-"I stutter.
"Sleep well."
"Can you visit tomorrow?"
"Sure love. This your house?"
" Oh, yeah."I bid her goodbye and walk into the house with my bike. As I try to rest.it up against the wall, Sooky, Ginny and Beauty greet me.
Soots is black cat and she's really sweet and she will sleep under the cover with you if you let her. But she sleeps with her claws out. Painful experience. Don't do it if you can avoid it.
Ginny is a ginger cat that doesn't let anyone near her, unless she knows you really well. She's the second stray I let in. And she's named after Ginny Weasley.
Beauty is a black beauty. Serious. There's a white diamond on her forehead ringed with orange. Her toes are white and orange. I nearly called her Princess but she's not snobby. Also nearly called her Penguin, but that's her brother. Or at least I think.
Right now, to the stove.
"Hi Soots, Ginny, Beauty. Aww Ashes, off the stovetop!"
I could've sworn Ashes shook his head. Craziness. I take him off the cooker and he curls up on my bed.
I feel an itch on my back.
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