The Waitress

I'm such a mommy's boy that I clean bathrooms

Zoe Pérez at the side

~~I'm such a mommy's boy that I clean bathrooms~~

Two days have passed since Curly told me I got the job and I am on my way to the cafe to get my 'training'. This time without the guys. And yes I am still calling her Curly...what?! It suits her! I opened the cafe door with a bit of a pep in my step when I hear the little ding of the door that I hadn't noticed the last time I was here. "I see you've come back alone this time. Are you here for your training?" I look to Curly when she brings me out of my thoughts and smile at her (the charming smile excuse you) before nodding. "Yeah, better get the training now rather than later and plus I got my schedule earlier." "Great! Come on then, the other waitress is working today so I have time. Oh, and you can meet her too!" She starts walking towards the counter with me right behind her. Now that she mentions it I hadn't noticed the brunette girl taking orders and busting tables. Once we get to the counter Curly turned to me with her dimpled smile and motioned me to join her behind the counter. "Okay pretty boy, since you already know how to work as a waiter I'll be showing you the basics of being a good barista and doing the basics of working here." I raised my eyebrows at her petty boy comment but didn't say anything and let her continue. "Okay it's simple really, just push this, add this, and push this other thing and coffee comes out! For the espresso and all those other different drinks this will tell you all you need to know, but I doubt you'll have to worry about that since there's normally someone here. Got it so far?" I was nodding as she went making mental notes of everything she was saying as to not forget anything. "Yeah, I think I got everything." She nodded and gave me a smile. "Good, other than that you should know that there are some days you'll be in bathroom duty, but since your a college student I'm guessing you do know how to clean a bathroom?" "Yeah, my mum obligated me to learn." Why did I even say that last part? Nice going, Axel, nice going. Making yourself sound like a mama's boy. Zoe chuckled but let the comment go (let it go, let it go, can't hold it back anymore...). "Okay, than you're all set! Now all you need to do is let me see your schedule so I can write in the employee rotations." I handed her the paper with my class schedule and she led me to a door that said in bold letter in a paper that was made to look like a book cover 'EMPLOYEES ONLY'. She opened the door and motioned for me to follow her to a huge black board on one of the small room's walls. On the black board was a schedule written with a bunch of colourful chalk. "Okay, since you have class Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday you can work Tuesday from midday to 8:00 p.m., Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and Saturday from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., that way you have Friday afternoon mostly off and all of Sunday to do anything you want. That good?" While she said all this she was changing up things and adding others in the black board with different chalk markers. When she was done she turned to me smiling and pushing her glasses slightly higher on her nose. "Yeah that's great! Thanks." Her smile widens a bit and she turns to take a picture of the black board with the phone she just took out of her pocket. "You should take a picture too, so you don't forget when you have a shift." I shake out of my thoughts before taking my phone out of my back pocket and taking a picture of the schedule like she had done only second before. "Yeah, right. So is that all or is there anything else I need to know?" I said it curiously, by the way. Not as harsh as it sounds when you say it curiously. "No not really. I'll just introduce you to Hailey and you can go about the rest of your day." She said it with a shrug and small smile in my direction before turning and leading me back to the main floor. "Yo Hailey, come here a sec!" The brunette waitress I know now as Hailey looks at Zoe rolling her eyes before walking toward us after finishing busting the table she was working on when Curly called her. "Yes, Zoe?" Curly rolled her eyes at the attitude but smiled nonetheless before answering with just as much sarcasm. "I know it's a pleasure for you to be in my presence but you can tone it down with the oh so evident jealousy and introduce yourself to the newbie over here." Hailey and I laugh at Zoe's comment (Hailey rolling her eyes as well) before she (Hailey, just so you don't get confused) turns to me with a smile on her pretty face. "Hailey Scott, it's a pleasure to meet you." I smile at her when she's done introducing herself before putting my hand into her extended one to shake it. "Pleasures all mine, I'm Axel Brooks."