A Little Bit of Everything and Everyone

Groupchat - Rescue (OGOG + Derek Luh + Swazz)

JJ: has anyone heard from jess in a while?! she's been MIA all week

Samuel: not a word

Skathan: last time I heard from her was Monday and she said something about going through a rough spot with her parents

Luh: what do you mean 'rough spot'?

G: she's always had problems with them though....but it's kinda weird she wasn't talking shit about them here

Swazz: I haven't heard from her either

JJ: i'ma go check on her...she's working today right? probably not smart to go to her parents house if she's having probs with them

G: yeah she's working I saw her in the drivethru when I went to get coffee earlier but she didn't see me

Samuel: I'm comin with u j

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Working at Starbucks seemed like a good idea when my parents first started bitching at me to get a job a few summers ago. Now I hate it. I've grown to despise the smell of coffee unless it's my own, I cannot stand whipped cream anymore, and so help me god if one more customer yells at me because one of the other employees spelled their name wrong on their cup I'm going to lose it.

Today is definitely not my day, it started with a lecture from my parents as soon as I walked downstairs about how I'm never home and I'm either working or with 'those boys'. Got worse when I found out my mom took my car the other day and I barely had any gas and I HATE pumping gas. And to top it all off the money I've been saving for the boys' and I's upcoming Mexico vacation has mysteriously disappeared from my account. Thanks fam. And when I bitched back I got yelled at and told not to come home until I have a better attitude. So now in addition to all the shit I'm going through I have to find a place to stay, which might be hard. I haven't talked to any of the guys in like, a week because I didn't want to snap at them and get them all pissed off at me. I did mention to Nate that I was going through some shit with my parents though so maybe they figured it out.

"One grande macchiato for Liz?" I call as I set the drink on the counter.

"I ordered a tall," the lady says as she comes up.

"Ma'am it says on your receipt that you ordered a grande," I say calmly. She rolls her eyes and snatches her drink. Jesus woman I just basically gave you free coffee. I continue making drinks, getting more annoyed with my customers by the second.

"Venti very berry hibiscus refresher for Sam?" I call, not even realizing that's my best friend's name.

"Wow you're not even going to acknowledge me are you?" Sam says when he walks up to the counter with JJ.

"What are you doing here?" I snap as I grab a rag to go wipe tables which gives me time to talk to the boys.

"You haven't been answering the group texts and we were all worried about you, what's up?" they ask.

"Jess! We're not busy so you can take a break if you need!" I hear my manager call. I give him a thumbs up and take a seat with Sam and Jack following me.

"My parents are driving me insane."

"That's what Skate said, wanna elaborate a little?"

"Well I got kicked out of my house for having an 'attitude problem' so there's that. Not to mention they bitched at me for weeks until I got a job which clearly was only to benefit them because they take all of the money I earn for themselves. My money for Mexico? Yeah that's gone. And they take my car and don't fill up the tank so it was on E when I had to leave for work this morning. They treat me like I'm a child and I'm 19. The only reason I'm staying with them is because I don't have enough saved up for my own place yet. BECAUSE THEY KEEP USING MY MONEY." Oh wow, it felt great to get that out.