I stepped out of my shower and made my way back to my room. Throwing on a white and black "Just do it" nike shirt with black nike tights with a pair of black flip flops. I threw my damp hair into a bun. Tidying up my room before exiting towards the kitchen. The smell of waffles and sausages hit my nose. Smiling to myself i continued my walk. Seeing my grandmother slaying over the stove cooking breakfast for us. My grandmother has the voice of an angel and she always been there for me no matter what.
"So are you going to just stand there or help me" She said
"Man give me the mittens" I said
"Aye watch it, but how did you sleep?"She said
"Pretty good..." I said
"Pretty good , why not wonderful" She said
"I dont know..." I said
"You dreamt about your parents again didn't you?"She said
"Yeah.." I said
"There in a better place don't stress about it, here come help me set up" She said
Handing me my plates I followed her into the dining room and set the plates down. We said our grace and began to chow down like theirs no tomorrow. I finished my food and checked the time, noticing that I only had 10 minutes to get to work. I kissed my grandma on the cheek and left out. Starting the dreadful walk to work. No longer then 7 minutes i stepped in front of the only place that brought me joy.
Walking into Poison Ivy, locking up my bag and clocking myself in. Nothing changed in the 5 years I have been working here. After my mother died , her restaurant was sold to help with her funeral expenses. My grandmother had been running but she couldn't keep up with the bills. The new manager hates me with all his guts and has been trying to fire me for the longest.
"Good morning Mr.Steeler" I said
"Mmmm..." He said
I sighed in disappointment and walked to my station and threw my apron on. I first realized that Mr.Steeler dislikes me is when switched my job from taking orders to washing dishes. I was the best waitress ever and brought in a lot of customers just by my charm. People would tip me a lot of money and that angered him so he moved me to the back.
My main goal is to save up just enough money so i can buy the place back. Just 200 dollars away from my goal. I plugged up my Iphone 7 and played Ann Marie Im leaving. Completing zoning at , humming to the song and scrubbing the excess food off of the cheap ass sorry excuse of plates we use.
"Odai turn that damn music down" Mr.Steeler complained
"Okay sir" I said
"Mmmm" He said
"Cant wait till i own this place" I mumbled under my breath
I quickly turned off my music and continued washing the dishes. My mind began to wander and i thought about everything that occurred in my life. Wiping the tears that were currently falling down my cheeks.
"Aye Odai Mr. Steeler needs you to take orders" My co-worker Zaire said
"Okay let me just finish up here" I said
I quickly stacked the dishes and made my way to the front. Taking off my apron and attaching my name tag to my shirt. At this time of day its very chaotic and barely any of the workers showed up today. I began to hand out menus and greet customers. Making my way towards another table.
"Hello, may i take your order" I said
"Yeah, can i have the early bird special with a large sprite" He said eyeing me
"Is that all" I asked
"Can i have your number to?" He asked
"Your food will be ready in a few" With saying that i walked away and entered his order so it can be prepared.
"That man was staring you down girl" My coworker said
"Aint no body worried about him" I said
"He staring at you right now" She said
"Order up!" Bo said
"Thanks Bo" I said
"No problem" Bo said
Walking back over to the mysterious man table trying to keep little to no eye contact
"Here's your food" I said
"Thanks Beautiful" He said
"Enjoy your food" I said
"Ohh i will" He said
Leaving the table with the feeling that he was possibly still looking at me
Later on:
"Aye the man at table 6 wants to see you" My coworker said
"Ughh ok.." I said
Walking to the table admiring the man
"Well hello, im done here" He said
"Im pretty sure other waiters came over here and you rejected them , why?" I asked
"Because i wanted to see your beautiful face" He explained
"Mmmm so did you like the meal" I said
"Yeah i did" He said
"Well here's your bill" I handed him the bill
"Thanks and keep the change" He said digging into his pocket and placing money onto the bill
With that he left, picking up the bill and money. Realizing that he left me a 200 dollar tip. I tried calling him back he was already gone. Smiling to myself i made my way to the bank. Taking out the amount of money needed to but Poison Ivy. Making my way to Mr. Steelers office.
"What do you want?" Mr.Steeler growled
"To buy this place from you" I said smirking
"You don't have that type of money" He said
Laying out the money and taking out my mothers will and the deed to the restaurant. Mr. Steeler's eyes stared at me with envy.
"So you think you can run this place by yourself , go head" He said shrugging
Handing me over the forms and exiting the room.
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Odai V. Odai
Teen FictionOdai Bell: Some may call her a selfish brat without even knowing here from a hole in the wall. Judging a person by what you hear from others instead of getting to know them for yourself. On the verge of losing everyone she closely loves including he...
