Waitress' Gig

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I sighed as I served another couple at a table. Today was busy, like any other day at the Royalty. And, just like most things and people do, it lived up to its name. It was definitely Royal. All the famous people come to dine here in New York.

But of course, it's not likes they'd ever notice you. When I fist got the job here I thought it would be amazing. Well, that's an overstatement. It's not amazing. Not when the people you serve treat you like servants and expect you to be all polite even if they're being complete assholes.

But there are some that are... Nice. You get a warm and fuzzy feeling when you meet those kinds of people around here, there's not many of them left to be honest.

"Grande! What do you think you're doing?! Don't just stand there! Go serve table 26!" I internally groaned, rolling my eyes as I walked from one table to another. Doing the same thing with each. And after about an hour and a half, my shift had ended. It was 7pm, but the restaurant didn't close until 9, but that's because of the entertainment given.

Harry, Niall, Liam, Louis and Zayn. That's the entertainment given. And every night after my shift, I would sit on a stool near the side of the stage, watching them sing. They were amazing, sounded great and were the only reason why I came to work happily. For some reason, music made everything seem better. No matter what the issue. Music had the power to heal it.

"Even when the night changes, it can never change baby. It will never change baby. It will never change... Me and you." I smiled, watching as they each bowed and accepted their applause.

I only wish that I could be up there and not down here.

"Hey, Ari." I gasped as someone tapped my shoulder from behind.

"Oh! Hey, Jordan." I laughed, as he sat down beside me.

"You watching them again?" He asked. I nodded.

"Why would you even ask? I watch these boys every night. And every night I realise how much I want to be up there." I explained, seeing the boys walk off the stage. I sighed, standing up as I straightened the black skirt I was wearing. "Well, I've go to go. Bye, Jordie." I said, waving as I went to the staff room to collect my things.

I walked into the room, seeing a blond haired boy and another with a mop of brown curls. I didn't mind them, though, opening my locker to get my jacket and purse. "Hey, Ariana." I turned around, frowning.

"Oh! Hey, didn't realise it was you two. What are you guys doing back here?" I asked, smiling as I realised it was Niall and Harry.

"Oh, Niall left his things here because he came earlier. We're leaving now, so..." Harry explained, hands in his pockets. I nodded, smiling as the two left, leaving me to do the same.

• • •

I opened the door to my apartment, sighing as I realised that I was alone, just like most of my life.

I dropped my bag near the door, making my way to the sofa, flicking through the boring shows on TV before settling on a cooking show. I rolled my eyes, wishing that there was more purpose to my life than how it already was. Every day was the same: get up, go to work, come home, procrastinate, sleep, repeat.

And then I wondered why I didn't choose to do something different in my years of college. I mean, why would I work my butt off only to find myself taking more orders from people higher in the chain of hierarchy? But it wasn't that simple. My parents would have flipped if I had told them that what I wanted to do was sing. They didn't think of it as a worthwhile job and didn't believe in me. Which led to me not believing in myself.

Then, months after I had gotten my job at the restaurant, my parents had a fatal accident on their way home from a  meeting. I never saw them again. And the last words I had said to them were "you never care about what I want".

I still play over the scenes in my head and every time it hurts a little more. I had no one that would understand it,  and even so, the only 'thing' that does is music.

It's my escape. It's my life. It's what I want to use to make a change in the world.

New story. It's different but I assure you there will be some 5sos and 1d references as you can already tell. Hope you liked it, comment what you think. Thanks xx