Sarah Beth~
I dropped the phone to the ground, devistated. Mr. Dinkleberry's words were still ringing in my ears. You're fired! In fact, it just kept playing over and over. You're fired! You're fired! You're fired!
"Sarah Beth!" Jeff, who had just walked in from the kitchen, hurried to my side, taking in my sorry state. "Are you okay? What happened?" I didn't reply. "...Sarah Beth?"
"I-um...." I heard my voice crack, a sure sign that I was about to cry. But there was no way I could let myself break down infront of Jeff. It was a sign of weakness, which I hated to show. I had to get him out of there. "I'm fine." It cracked again. "I...think I'm feeling much better...You can- leave..." I must not have been convensing him, because he put a hand on my shoulder and looked at me as seriously as I had ever seen him look.
"Sarah Beth, what happened?"
"Nothing..."
"Sarah Beth...."
"NOTHING!" I yelled, and he was taken back. "Just go! I'll be fine!" He hesitated. "Go!" At last, he stood up and hugged me.
"Okay, I'll see you later...I hope you feel better." And with that he finally left.
Now letting a few tears slither down my cheeks, I wrapped by quilt tighter around me. The Ministry was right. I didn't make it. If I didn't have Ms. Madge's rent, I would be kicked out. That would mean living on the street. I couldn't take charity, it was compley against my nature, so I would have to attempt to find anther job. That would be hard, considering I had no Muggle degree and no money to pay for transportation of anything.
I rolled onto my side, finally letting my body shake with sobs. I would have to move back in with Rufus. I would have to say good bye to Ashley and never see him again. My hopes and dreams were crushed forever, and there was nothing else I could do.
SLAM!
The sound of my front door slaming made me jump. I sat up just in time to see Ashley storm into the room.
"Ashley, what are you-"
"I quit."
"What?!"
"I quit. Dinkleberry is a bloody jerk, and he only hired you because he was getting a bad image for having no girls working for him."
"Oh...." I tried to wipe away some of my tears, but it was no use. Only more came.
"So I quit."
"What about money-"
"I can find other job. You can to. We'll do this together!"
"Really?" I looked up at him. For the first time he noticed I was crying.
"Oh...Love, I'm so sorry..." He sat down beside me and wrapped him arms around me. I allowed myself to melt into him, burring my face into his chest. "It'll be okay..." He softly strocked my back as I let all the stress I had been feeling for the last few monthes out in tear form. I wanted to say a million things to him, but my sobs were so strong that words couldn't come out.
I continued to cry and cry for about five minutes, then, it started to slow a bit.
"You're still burning up..." He mummered to himself as he rearraged himself so he could reach the thermometer while still craddling me. "Here," He put it in my mouth with one hand and continiued to rub my back with the other. When it beeped he took it out. "102.0. It's gone down. That's good."
"Yeah..." I shook my head , cuddling closer to him. "Ashley, what am I going to do? I have to find another job... if I can't then I'll have to move back in with Rufus."
