Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 7
Kimâs p.o.v
It have been three weeks now since I had that discussion with Ashton and since I left that place I made up my mind not to contact him again since he was not going to reinstate me I had to move on and find a job.
As tempting as the money Is I canât just do that,I have something to gain and I have a lot to lose. Thankfully I got a job in a coffee shop even though the pay was little I still had something to take home and the owner of the shop Is an old lovely woman Laura she treats me like her daughter and she even added a little amount to my wages when she heard of my dadâs illness. She also gave me Thursdays and Fridays off to find a befitting job but the story was still the same but i couldnât help but appreciate her kindness to me.
Dadâs bills were piling up and even though the doctor feels so bad for reminding me about it all the time i knew they were just being patient with me since i wasnât one to behave like that of course they knew how much I loved my dad. I knew dad was worried about me but he knew better than to let me know. I did other menial jobs too but there didnât help matters at all,i hated my life for doing jobs like this with my certificate but at least the little money I got from all the jobs took Care of dadâs basic needs.
âA cappuccino pleaseâ. someone requested.
âComing up,do you want anything else?â I asked with a polite smile.
âyes,a bagel coated with sugarâ. the guy added.
I nodded my head before going to get his order. âhereâ. I said handling it to him.
âHow much is it?â. he asked me already sipping his coffee.
â6$â. I replied.
he nodded before dropping a ten dollar note âkeep the changeâ. he said and I smiled before thanking him and he gave me a wink before leaving the counter.
Did I forget to mention the tips I get here? it was enormous in a weird way,there were some customers that never smiles and never drops a tip instead they complain of how strong the coffee is or how flat the snacks are and they are some fortunate people that always drops a tip not minding how small or huge it is. I just have to flirt and force a smile and boom they drop a huge tip. For a reason this job looks like a waitress in a bar/club kind of job. If I just had to take care of myself and not my dad,this job was more than okay for me but immediately I get little money I have to pump it into dadâs health and boom there is not much left to take care of myself,I probably look like a walking dead now but I donât regret taking care of my dad and I doubt if I would ever regret it.
âAn espresso and a doughnutâ. a bald headed man requested.
I smiled at him âcoming up pleaseâ. in return he scowled at me.
âhereâ I said handling it to him âthatâs a total of 10$â. I told him.
He looked at the paper bag in his hand before banging his hands on the table,I flinched before forcing a smile at him âI didnât ask you to get me a doughnutâ. he scowled.
I was terrified but i didnât want to show it to him neither did I want to cause a scene because there were other customers present,I forced a tight smile âi am sorry but that was what you ordered forâ.
âI didnât order a doughnutâ. he said angrily âI ordered a bagelâ.
A bagel? I didnât hear him say that. The man looks so dangerous so I know better than to argue with him âRight you ordered a bagel. sorry for that,I probably misheard youâ.
âyes you didâ. he said again.
âRight a bagel! coming up nowâ. I said giving him another tight smile and he looked like he was going to bang my head on the counter if I didnât stop smiling at him.
âHere,do you want anything else?â I asked him.
ânoâ. he replied curtly.
â7$ in totalâ. I told him and he looked at me like I was a piece of shit before he slipped a 10$ note from his wallet âmy change,make it fastâ he demanded and I pulled a 3$ note from the drawer âhere,thank youâ. I told him smiling again even if I felt like throwing the rejected doughnut at him but i couldnât do that to Laura she have been nothing but nice to me since I got this job.
The day went by like other days. Taking customers order and holding your temper when you just want to snap and kick a nuisance in his g—n. So much for patience,I cleaned up the place and I locked it up. I made my way to the bus stop to catch a bus home.
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I woke up to the sound of my phone,I rubbed my eyes before looking at the clock,it was 7:00. F–kâŚI looked at my vibrating phone it Was Laura,what Is the matter?She always opened the shop by 6 because I had to go the other place where I worked for two hours. Then I take over from her by 9 and I stay till 7 in the night sometimes 8. I picked the call but she wasnât saying anything.
âLaura?â I asked unsure when she didnât say anything.
She sniffed like she was crying, okay I was getting more worried. Laura is an old woman and I doubt if she has any relative,I was the closest person she had to a child.
âLaura is everything okay? are you alright?â. I asked.
she sniffed again before saying..
âKim something is wrongâ. she said and my brow furrowed.
âwhatâs wrong Laura? are you okay? is it your leg?â I asked her.
âno it isnât that. uhmm can you come over to the shop now? I know you have to be somewhere but I would really love if you come overâ. she requested.
âokay I would be there in twenty minutesâ. I said before hanging up.
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in less than twenty minutes I got to the shop and to be honest I was surprised at the state I met the shop,i remembered leaving everything clean and tidy.
âwhat happened?â i asked laura who looked devastated.
âThe owner of the building came over yesterdayâŚ..â.
âyesterday?â I asked.
âyes,I am really sorry I didnât tell you about itâ. she said.
âWhat does he wants?â.I asked her feeling my stomach knot when she looked unhappy on what she was about to say.
âHe needs the building backâ.. she blurted out..
I froze âwhy would he need the building backâI asked her..
âActually this building is mine but i have sold it off since two years agoâ. she said taking a deep breath.
âi donât understand youâ. I told her.
âI sold the building off two years ago but the man I sold it to let me use it when he discovered I had nothing doing and he wasnât in new York either so he still let me use it for the time being until yesterday..â she paused looking at me âhe came saying he needed to make use of the building actually last week he called me that he was coming to New York but I didnât know he was going to make use of the building so fastâ. she said sadly.
âWhy did he destroy your things then?â I asked her not understanding the reason why he should spoil everything we have both worked hard for especially her.
âI wasnât ready to leave,I told him to give me sometimes but he refused saying he had given me enough time and look he asked people to break into the shop and destroy things hereâ. she said.
âI am sorryâ. I told her sincerely.
âno I am. Kim I am really sorry. I know you have to find another job which I know would be so hard at this time of the year and I know how your dadâs condition is weighing you down. I am really sorryâ. she said breaking into tears,I went closer to hug her and I tried to assure her that I would be okay but she had to take care of herself and not bother about me.
That was how I lost another job .
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It have been a week since i stopped working and I have ran really low on savings,I felt bad because the money I got from the other place where I worked for two hours wasnât enough for anything. I spent most of my time looking at my phone thinking one of the places I have applied for would call me to give me a job. I was presently in my apartment starring at the TV but to be honest my mind wasnât there I was thinking of my f—-d up life. I was just so UNLUCKY..
My phone rang and I looked at the screen it was the doctor and my heart sank. I hope dad was okay.
âhelloâ. I said unsure.
âMiss Kim?â. he asked over the phone.
âyes doctorâ. I replied.
âyour dad needs to start his chemo appointmentâ.
âwhatâs that?â. I asked.
âchemotherapy,he needs to start it soon. Your dad have been bedridden for close to 8months now. I am sorry but we canât just leave him like that,the more time he spends doing nothing the more the cancer eats what is left unaffected in his lungsâ. he said.
âhow is he now? can he do the chemo thing?â. I asked him.
âto be honest with you,he isnât really well and we highly doubt if he would be able to perform his first chemo but he needs to try to start one at least and we need to do that before the week runs out. The chemo specialist from John Hopkins isnât gonna stay longer than this weekâ. he said.
Everything f—–g thing needs money. Every f—–g thing.
âhow much do I have to pay?â. I dare to ask him.
âa hundred thousand dollars for a startâ he said and i froze.
A hundred what? only if he knew I didnât have up to five thousand dollars now.
âmiss Kim,I know it isnât gonna be easy but you need to get the money before the week runs out. Your dad case is like a fallâ. he said and I gasped.
âa fall?â. I asked.
âyes a fall,that is why we need to start chemo. I have to go now miss Kim I would get back to youâ. he said before hanging up .
Where do I get a hundred thousand dollars for chemo before the end of the week? I havenât even paid the outstanding bills and there is already a fall.
What do I do? dad needs to go for that chemo because to be honest I see his case getting worst everyday. if dad dies I would never forgive myself. I really need money and I have only one option Left.
ASHTON..
I sincerely thought I wonât do that for any reason in this world but my dadâs life is on the line and he really needs the money. I know dad wonât be in support of this but I have no f—–g Choice.
What if he have found another lady? That just tells me that life doesnât give a f–k about me.
I wanted to cry because I rarely go back on my words but I was really desperate and I canât just help it anymore. Just six months,six months my life would be back to normal and dad would be okay.
âdad is worth it. he is worth itâ. I assured myself before dialing my boss number.
What a f—-d up world.
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