symphony of ash and dusk

chapter 2

      

                                                                             chapter 2

I get to work early the next morning, I really don't want to lose my job over being lat, me at my dad need as much money as we can get. I'm not even one foot through the door when mareret is in front of me as usual she has a spirk on her face but this one is more disturbing than the others " Your won't  in suzan's office." she says flatley  suzan has even more authority than mareret that's what conerns me that she wants to see me. I set my swim bag in the looker room and make my way towards hr office, which isn't even an office, but more like a walk in closet which orginally was going to be the storage closet for pool noodles and floaties. When I approach I knock on the door. after a few seconds and there's no response I slowly open the door, suzan is on the telophone she points for me to take a seat on the other side of her desk, I sit and wait I figet with the trimming on the end of the desk picking at it that's what I do when I'm bored I fidget with things. It is a good five minutes before Suzan is off the phone. " Sasha it has been brough t to my attention that you have been late several days this month, and you where caught daydreaming on the job witch almost cost a kid his life, if it wasn't for marerat that very well would have been the case." she says " I'm so sorry it won't happen again, yesterday was a one time affair." I plead  suzan smiles " I know it won't because your fired." she says I choke on the words " What!!!! I've been a valued employee for three years And I screw up one time and this is what I get!!" I say almost shouting I run out of Suzan's office slamming the door hard on my way out by this time there's tears streaming down my face I needed that job my dad and I barely had enough to get by. 

  I slowly make my way home I don't know how I'll break it to my dad, and I'll have to find another job quikley since my dad is already working two full time jobs, I'm still in shock so mo much for buying that bow i wanted I think to myself. my face is still stained red when I reach the front door thankfully dad's not home yet since it's a monday and he does an hour of over time. I find the newspaper tucked away under some books on the coffee table, the job section isn't much ther's a position at the general store  and a day care center. I was about to give up and lose hope, but then I see the my dream job an archery class director. i don't waste any time picking up the phone dialing the the number on the page after waiting awlie there's a reply " Hello?" woman says " Hi my name is Sasha arabella and I'm interested in your ad in the newspaper." I say " Thank goodness! I was afraid I was going to have to close down for good, when can you start?” she says. I can’t believe what I’m hearing "Um tomorrow." I finally say. I lay in amaziment on my bed "Maybe things will start looking better for us now" i think to myself.

   About twenty minutes laterI here the door click and dad enters the room, I make my way over " hey dad I have some good news and some bad news, I'll start with the good, so I..." I'm iterupted " they looking for us sasha, the city is hot on our tail, you'd think they would've given up after eleven years." he says " Wait! how long have you known that the city was looking for us!" I demand he looks sorrowfully at me " eleven years, they have to, to keep the rest of the citizens there where the example the ones of us that escaped butsettled else where have already been found and killed, I'm sorry Sasha I should've told you sooner." he says still with a pained look. " It's fine." I lie it's not fine, not at all htose people killed my mother while I was holding her hand those people don't deserve to be in any form of authorty, and they're hunting us down one by one like a pack of wild dogs, all I feel towards them is hatred. I decide to visit city hall and find out if they are doing any thing to prevent this from happening they building is a light baby blue color and has two pillars that seem like they never end go right up into heaven. I walk through the doors and walk down the red carpeted entry way that leads to the secretarys desk. A black woman is seated behind a sliding glass window " Hi I'm here to ask the board a question, are they available?" I ask " no sorry they're actully out of town on important bussiness." she says I walk out the door disapointed.

   When I get home I grab the mail a couple bills store ad and a card to me but without a stamp or return address. I take it all inside and lay it on the table, I head to my room and open the hand delivered letter 

      Dear, Sasha 

    I'm sorry about what happened at the mall just one thing led to the next he was maning the cash register checking me out I commented on his eyes he commented on my purse and before I knew it he asked me out to lunch, this is not an exuce for my actions believe meI hope you can get past this if not I won't blame you I was an idiot were abandoning you and the the stupid part is he ended up being an idiot.

     sighed, your friend? Kay

   I sigh I could never stay mad at Kay for long  i stand up and grab my phone and text her all is forgiven. then I change into some night clothes with little owls on them and curl into bed, tomorrow was a big day for me.

   the next morning I got up extra early since I was teaching I needed a new bow. I get dressed and headed to the mall as I neared te shop I prayed that they'd still have it in stock since it is a relentivly hot item. as I open the door a little bell rings I make my way over to the display rack and on it was the last Norman CrossFire 7000 in stock. I find all the supplies I'll need to use during the class with ease: a couple boxes of arrows, first aid kit, and target sheets. As I turn arond I bump into one of the employees hard " oh sorry." i blurt out he's seems to see me but is looking at me like I'm a ghost he turns his head over his shoulder " Hey Eliot, we've got a feamale archer in the store.' he shouts " Yeah sure Eli you've pulled that one on me one to many times.' a voice in one of the back rooms repliesI stand up and dust myself off and make my way to the check out eli finally gets up but hollers again " You're on check out duty Eliot, it's my lunch break." he shouts then walks out the door. A tall boy probaby around the same age me 16, or 17 walks out and takes a step back wen he sees me, he makes his way around the back of the counter. FOr some reoson I feel a starnge attraction to him his golden hair slightly scattered on his scalp by th air conditioning and his deep sea blue eyes alluring me. I shake the felling away I must just be tired I set my stuff on te tabletop " Eli wasn't joking, you seriously are an archery we don't really see any feamales in our sport anymore it's sad really." says Eliot " I suppose it could be." I reply with a small grin " Yeah, hey um this is a little odd but me and some buddies of mine our having a little target shooting compition after work and it would be cool if you joined us, showed us what ya got being a girl in all." he says with a playful grin I couldn't couldn't stop myself from saying yes even if I had wanted to he was hot, and I never turned down the compitition, never.