Losing my real self

And there's no breeze

"Wash those dishes, empty the trash can, and...scrub the washrooms", that she shuts the door closed before I could say a word.

I stand there staring at the piled-up dishes that looked so tall like a six-story building I slump to the floor feeling so pathetic

Is this the price equivalent to the food I ate, how is it that I was caught leaving the restaurant? I wish I could turn invisible at this moment or even call a fairy to come to my aid, I look at the dishes again and let out a breath moving towards the sink and opening the tap to let the water flow into it, I pick up the sponge and soap and start work, it took me like forever that I almost wished for death, aside the piled dishes more kept coming in and there isn't a soul to assist me, when am done, the restaurant is filled with a few customers who I guess closed late from work and decided to grab a hot fast meal, I take off the gloves walking into the kitchen to get the mistress who assigned the job to me, my eyes widened at the large kitchen with big pots and pans in which there are some fries and boiling ongoing in them everyone looks busy each to their work I wonder how they manage their way around that they don't bump into each other I lift my eyes and I see a huge card hanging loose above my head

*Golden rule
Never run around the kitchen
(Boldly written on the card)

I look around the kitchen searching with my eyes hoping to see her but to no avail, a cute young girl who I could be older than walks towards me with a confused look on her face, she holds my wrist pulling me out of the kitchen into a reserved area, the cold air from the air conditioner sending chills over my body

"Hey you could have been Butchered for prying into the kitchen ", she says looking frightened.
I shrug and tell her my mission for entering the kitchen

"wait here let me go get her", she says and exits as I sit there waiting looking around and checking out the place, it looked more like a VIP section, there are couches placed in small groups each set having a table, chandeliers hanging out from the ceiling adorned painted white and the walls are a dull red color, my eyes begin to feel heavy and I decide to stretch my limbs on the couch that kept tempting me, soon I drift to sleep.

There is a light faint touch on my arm and I cuddle myself in the couch, then a rough hard tap follows causing me to fall out of the couch,

"Take your smelly self out of this place and go finish up, there are still more dishes to wash, trash can to empty, and washrooms to scrub", she says audibly enough to fill the soundproof room before exiting,

I stand to my feet staggering towards the door, the young girl behind me, I left without saying a word and headed back to work,

"Hi, I'm Danielle ", She says and I nod going back to work

"What's your name??", she inquires

"ja..ja..janet", I answered contemplating a name I would give myself.

"I guess you might be hungry, let me go get you something from the kitchen ", Danielle says and hurry out towards the kitchen, I decide to use the dishwasher since it was getting cold and there is no hot water, I sit on a high stool placing my head backward on the cold wall, soon Danielle enters with a plate of rice and water, my stomach growled upon seeing the food and my mouth began to water, I never realized how hungry I was, soon I was done eating and wash down the food with water.

"Thanks for the food, Danielle", I thanked her and leaped on my foot to continue work.

"let me aid you ", she offers and I nod slightly as we both worked in silence, it took us an hour and a half to wash the dishes, empty the trash can and scrub the washroom.

"Thanks so much for everything," I said and prepared to leave,

"What about boarding the bus with you??" she asks and I smile shaking my head slightly

"I would walk home", I said hoping she would be convinced.

"Wow, I would love walking too", she says happily like a child who has won a candy prize.

"Danielle, I would love to be able, you have been of help to me, I wouldn't want you wandering around with me, it's risky", I say trying my best to convince her.

She shakes her head sadly and says

"I just wanted to be friends with you "

"I hate that word it disgusts me, friendship ahhh", I say my face looking disgusted.

She turns around and takes the other route leading to the bus station, I kick a stone in frustration and walk down the path alone, few people were walking around maybe taking a stroll, it's been a long day and I kept walking not knowing where I was headed to, I had a huge house and a comfortable bed but I felt I don't deserve all that, the cold air brushes my skin leaving goosebumps, I wrap my hands around my arms and I kept walking maybe I could keep walking until it's daybreak, after all my life has lost its meaning.

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