Bloodthirsty - Completed

Fishy.

The kitchen seems busier than usual, I can already tell it is going to be a trying day. I head to my station and get Yuki from my kit. Her blade catches the light and I feel centered.

I get my marching orders prior getting to the fish bish station. I am two do a full hour here and then getting to her  oh Joy.

 My sweet hour evaporates too soon and when I head to her station I can feel her piercing jade eyes looking at me, already deeming me unworthy of her station.

"Start with these" - she hisses - handing me a full pile to debone and filet.  I can feel her watching me as a hawk as I get the first one and set it on the board. I take Yuki and butterfly the first one. "Where did you get that knife?" I raise my eyes, and as I finish the butterfly cut, "I bought it". She adds more to my existing workload and moves to her station. No time to lose

Almost 4 hours later, I can barely stand doing another filet. She fumes in my direction moving a platter in my face "Do you call this PROPER DEBONING? I CAN SEE THE BONES WITHOUT EVEN TOUCHING IT. IT IS A DISGRACE".

She throws the platter to my  face. I cannot explain what comes over me. I have put up with verbal abuse. But this is too much. I cannot hear the words she is sputtering at me. I am still holding Yuki. I put her down, clean her blade with a cloth, pick up the fish. Toss it, go to my station and go home.

I walk home and I know it is a long way, but I feel as if I were not driving my body. I tell myself it must be the shock of the violence at work. My cell phone vibrates over and over. I cannot tell when I precisely turn it off. 

I shower and crush in bed.

Again the woman gets closer to me, her flawless skin, her dark eyes, her black straight hair. Her red nails, her Kimono, white as snow, she extends her hand and I do the same her fingers almost touching mine. A cold invisible surface between us. 

I wake up. Shower and go to work. Before leaving the flat I hear a cracking sound coming from the bathroom mirror as I leave the flat. it must be my imagination.