May was fed the hell up! The people at her job always had something to say. she'd be a minute late? they'd bitch. She clocked out a minute earlier? they'd bitch. She'd clean up other peoples mess that wasn't even hers - they'd bitch. She had one last strand of patience before she completely snapped.
Michael: hey babe, i just landed. I'll be at your job in thirty.
May: ard
"May! Are you on that phone again? That's the second time I've caught you today."
"My bad." she sighed, pushing the device back into her back pocket
"You've got to do better. I don't want to start writing you up." Claudia said looking over her glasses
"Go ahead Claudia, I don't care." May said staring her directly in her eyes
"Excuse me?"
"Write. Me. Up." she responded "You said you'd write Marian up if she was late again knowing home girl lives across town and has to catch two buses to get here until her car gets out the shop. You wrote me up the other day for having on sneakers. I really don't care at this point."
Running a hand through her hair May watched the disbelief run across her bosses face
"Who are you talking to?" Claudia asked stepping up to May
"May, don't even sweat it. Just come help me fold up the towels?" Marian commented quietly
"Nah, Mar. She heard me." she said never breaking contact with the boss "I said what I said Claudia. I have issues going on and I only keep this job to keep gas in my car. You're going to stop talking to me like I'm scum ard? When you're a bitch to us we let it sly but that's over- just like you have shit going on we all do too sis!"
"I'd stop while you're ahead." Claudia warned
Past Claudia, May seen Michael and her heart felt at ease along with the headache she was holding onto.
"I'd stop while you're ahead, headass." May mocked "I've been at this damn company for four years, missed some of the most important things in my life for you to think that you can talk to me any kind of way?" she laughed this time "You don't have to worry about me because I'm out. Marian, when you're ready to leave this shit whole, call me and I'll scoop you and get you a better job."
May swiftly grabbed her jacket from under the cash register desk, along with her purse motioning for a confused Michael to follow her out.
"What the hell was that?" he asked looking between the building and a smiling May.
"I quit." she let out "The place was starting to become trash and I finally quit."
The two looked at one another and smiled
"Well, what do you want to do?" he questioned
"Anything, I've just missed you." she smiled running her hand over his head
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"And then I just walked out! It felt so empowering auntie, like insane."
They all laughed as her aunt looked at her with such admiration
"I'm proud you finally let that job go. I was tired of you always coming home stressed."
They talked for what seemed like forever in the hospital room. It was 10 o'clock on the dot when the machines went off. The once beating heart came to a halt and May's life broke. She watched as the doctors rushed to her aunts side to try to help her back but it seemed like it was too late. She looked at Michael who was already looking at her then to the doctors who had that saddened look on their faces.
"Sorry." was all the nurse said because he knew they watched them as they tried and tried and didn't succeed
"It's fine. Thank you." was all May said "Michael, can you call my uncle please?"
"Yea babe."
When Michael left, she pulled the chair up next to her aunt, kissing her forehead.
"I love you so much. Thank you. Thank you so much for everything you've done for me." she whispered not having the energy to rid her face of the salted tears. "I'll see you soon."
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Uhmmm OKAYY HEY YALL!! WOW, I've missed writing but work and life has been kicking my ass !! I'm going to Charlotte this weekend and decided to update. This book was beeeeen supposed to be over but I think imma give y'all like six more chapters and then finish it.
Idk what i'm talking about - love y'all see
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