I woke up late in the afternoon to my mother calling my name. I rolled over with my eyes still closed i felt around my desk for my phone. After fumbling around for a minute i found it and clicked the button on the side to show the time. in bright white figured it flashed 1:00pm. I groaned and rolled over rubbing my eyes. I didn't need to be awake for another 3 hours.
I sighed and sat up, swinging my legs over the side of my bed i felt around on the floor and pulled on a pair of jeans under my night shirt. She was now pounding on my door "A'KALAH!" she pounded again "GET YOUR ASS UP I'M CALLING YOU IN" I groaned loudly so she should hear me. "Don't take that attitude with me!" I sighed "Alright lemme take a shower" I responded in a groggy voice. "Make it quick!" she yelled and with one more thud on the door I heard her walk away.
I waded through the mess on my bedroom floor as i reached the door i heard my sister mumble from under a pile of blankets on the top bunk "theres more then on person sleeping in here" "She probably did it to wake you up too cause if we're leaving you're watching the kids" she groaned and sat up "what time is it?" "One" "efffffffff" she sighed "It's to early for a saturday". I walked out as she began to climb down the ladder. I walked down the hall and into the bathroom I turned the water to a warm temperature, stripped and got in the shower.
Stood there for a minute and let the water just wash over mei had just started to lather the shampoo into my hair when their was again pounding on the door "hurry up" came my mother shrill voice from the other side "give me a minute!" I hollered. i finished soaping up and rincing off. i reached under the sink and pulled out a large beach towl and wraped it around me. I opned the door and there was a loud pop and a sharp stinging on my face. I winced "Now lose the attitude" she said as she walked away.
I walked back to my room and pulled on my under clothes then my uniform. Pinned my name tag to my shirt and headed to my mirror a red handprint took up most of the left side of my face i proceded into my ectensive makeup collection and covered it up the best I could. Something I had come to master over the years. I ran out into the living room to find my mother sitting on the couch with a smug look on her face. "Fianlly" she said overdramaticly, pulling her hat off the bar that seperated the kitchen from the living room she walked out into the garage with me on her tail.
She climbed into the drivers seat of her white ford explorer and I into the passenger.She put a cigerette between her lips and lit it while we waited for the automatic garage door to lift "Hailey called" She broke the silence "and said Karrie called in so you're taking her shift and Cameron is coming in to take yours." I nodded and the silence was back. I was a silent drive i laid my head aginst the window and rested my eyes. Before i knew it we were pulling into the employee parking side of Crazy Pizza "Crazy big pizzas for Crazy low prices."
After she turned the car off I opened the door and hopped out and tied on my servers apron and walked in the back door to the resurant. I checked the schedule and Karrie wasn'e supposed to clock in for another hour so I ordered a smalled cheezey crust chicken cheezey alfrado pizzza. I had about 30 minutes to eat and wake up before I had to clock in. 10 minutes later Marian, the server who was currently on the clock, brought me my pizza and my usual drink mt dew and sat down next to me and picked a chicken off the top of my pizza and poped it inter her mouth. "Dude" she sighed "It's been dead for a saturday but there's three partys tonight in the party room and you're closing. You're night's gunna be hella bad." I scoffed and took a bite of my pizza and with my mouth "Girl" I said after swallowing "I got this" I gave her a cocky smile.
The resurant was empty so Marian yelled across the front that she was taking her break. I gave her a slice of my pizza and we sat there and ate in silence I finished my first peice and unfolded the napkin from from the silverware on the table and wiped my mouth I winced when I reached the left side It still stung a little. She sighed "again?" she asked looking down at her plate I sighed in responce "Jesus, A" she shook her head "Drop it" I mumbled.
Marian was the closest thing I had to a best friend we never hung out but we did text eachother regularly and we went to school together and sometimes I sat with her and her many many friends. She was a tiny girl with blonde straight hair. She was one of the most popular girl in our year so everyday she talked to me was a shock. We finished off my pizza and I went to the bathroom to wash up before I clocked in. I checked my phone I had three minutes left. I Looked at myself in the mirror i put on my best fake 'everything is just dandy' smile and walked to the back washed my hands (because you have to do that every time you come out of the bathroom and after you touch ANYTHING) clocked in.
Marian left about an hour and a half after I clocked in leaving me to run the front by myself. It stayed slow though only a few people coming in here and there and the three partys left the room in a semi-decent state so it was easier then usual to clean. This was nice. I was tipped well and due to us not being very busy closing was easy as well it was about 1am when I finally clocked out. My dad was waiting in his car outside to take me home. I breathed a sigh of releaf when I saw him smiling. "I take it mom came home and passed out." I said opening the door. He nodded "Yep so I was able to swipe you something" he reached behind his seat and pulled out a small paper bag. i snached it out of his hand and smiled as i opened th bag. inside was a small bottle of sour apple vodka. i reached in and poped the cap and took a swig.
I felt a cold sensation spread across my body I leaned my seat back and took another sip. "how was work" he asked putting the car into drive "Slow" Sip "Three Parties" Swig "Sent Camron home eartly" Gulp "Closed the front and the party room by myself" Chug. I shook the empty bottle sadly. Saturday had been a good day. Today was starting out well too. I am off today I had one of my favorite drinks and my dad came and picked me up. We pulled into the drive way after a few minutes and I climbed out. I dropped the empty bottle into the large green trashcan outside the house and walked in.
I continued over to my bookbag which was hanging on a hook under the bar and pulled out the book we were reading for english class Searching for Califorinia by Joe Blue. I was walking over to the couch after tunring on the light in the living room when my dad finally came in. "i'm going to bed don't be up to late" he came over and kissed my forehead. he was half way down the hall when i heard him yell "Hey Monkey" I poked my head around the corner to the call "yeah?" "Happy Birthday" "Thanks Daddy" I heard his bedroom door shut and I settled into a comfy spot onto the couch. I opened the book and turned to the page I left off on. I was still in the first couple chapters learning the characters likes, dislikes...names. I read a couple chapters and went to bed for the first time as an 18 year old.
I awoke the next morning expecting to feel differnt. The way you always expect to feel after a major birthday. I got up and walked over to my mirror and stared at my reflection. I didn't look different. I looked the same as i did yesterday. I know it's stupid but I half expected to wake up loking more....adult. More sifisticated. after a couple seconds i realized my phone was ringing.
I walked over to the desk next to my bed and looked at the screen Mom was calling. I slid the green icon over "yeah?" "Karrie Called in again. Get up here you start in 30". I sighed "alright i'm on my way." I pressed the red icon and the phone beeped as the call ended. I took a quick shower did my make up put on my uniform and headed back to my parents room. "Daddy" i knocked "come in" he was proped up on some pillows watching a movie. "Can i take your car? Mom called me in" "sure monkey weren't you supposed to be off today?" "yeah this is one of the many bennifits of having your mom as your boss. you get hours you don't even want." I Rolled my eyes and closed the door.
I snatched his keys out of the bowl on the bar and headed to his car.
