Short Stories - Flaritza

my favorite patient part 6

"I was gonna go for nachos is that good for you? Ey mama what do you want to eat"

Flaca says first looking at maritza then at Juliana, the little girl smiles at her and quickly replies with nachos and water

"You?"

She says now fully looking at Maritza

"Yeah, nachos sound good"

At that moment her phone starts to ring

"Fuck it's work"

"Thought you didn't work today"

Flaca asks confused and kinda sad that their date was about to come to an end

"I don't"

Maritza replies after picking up the call

"Hai"

"What? I don't work today"

"And a night shift? No I can't make it"

"isn't it Gabrielle's shift? I'm out with my daughter"

"what do you mean she's not as attractive? And what does it matter if the clients are men?"

"ok that's so rude and disrespectful, I'm not your porn star to gain profit you know!"

"What? What are you talking about? You can't do that"

"You know I can't lose my job, I have a 6 year old to raise"

"you can't just fire me cause I don't come to a shift that isn't even mine"

"No, no, I'll be there in a few"

And with that Maritza hangs up her eyes teary

"I have to go"

Flaca doesn't look at her as if she didn't even here her

"What you getting for a drink? I think imma get iced tea"

Flaca says looking at the refrigerator

"honey I'm not watching the movie"

"Oh they also have Miranda, fuck now I'm torn"

Flaca continued twitching her lip

"Flaca! Pay attention for a second"

Maritza says waving her phone in front of her face

"I have a night shift"

Maritza says sniffing but not crying yet

"Can I see that phone?"

Flaca asks, Maritza hands it to her a little mad

"let's put that here, and choose our drinks now"

Flaca says putting Maritza's phone in her back pocket after putting it on vibrate mode

"I have to leave.."

Maritza says quietly

"And you really think I'm gonna let you go? Knowing why she wants you there? You're not going, forget it"

Flaca says finally looking at her

"I'll get fired"

Maritza says a single tear rolling down her cheeks, Flaca scoffs loudly removing her tear

"I'm hoping you do, that's not work baby, it's threatening. So she can make profits off the way you look and your beautiful face but she pays you minimum wage and threatens you to take away your only income if you don't do what she says? Let her fire you"