To all A.P.F readers, I'm terribly sorry that it's on HIATUS. I've lost inspiration for that story, but I assure you that I will try my best not to stop this one. So, on to the introduction to this story!
*C.M*
Max was sitting in her room, nonchalantly staring at the newspaper in her hand. She was never one to read, but there was a reason for this rare occasion. She needed a job.
"Max." Her mother had scolded her the other day. "Soon you're going to be graduating from high school, and you have absolutely no money. You need to go and get a job."
When she had objected, her little sister, Ella, had taken her mom's side and encouraged her to get a start on life after college. And after a lot blood, tears, and tons of feathers, she reluctantly agreed. So there she was, looking through the Sunday newspaper for an available job.
Volunteers for clinic, Need help with house, Become part of Home Depot's staff….. She sighed. These were all ridiculous. She hated animals, she was terrible at cleaning, and had forbidden herself to get near any tool after a certain "incident" with her hair. Max was about to toss the paper on the floor when something caught her eye. The ad was in large bold letters, and was very easy to read. It stated:
NEED HELP AT CAFÉ. WAITRESS OR WAITER. FOR MORE INFO, PLEASE STOP BY AT CAFÉ MAXIMUM! ONLY ONE PLACE LEFT!
A café, she mused, rereading the ad. I'm good at serving. I could do that.
And that's exactly what she did. Max threw on some jeans and a sweatshirt, grabbed her purse, and took a bus to the café.
*C.M*
"Wow." Her breathe came out in puffs of cold air as she stared at the café. It was HUGE. Café? Try mansion. Max was suddenly regretting this. She was of lower class – what if these people were filthy rich? Too late now; there was no turning back. She had sat on that bus for an hour, and her back side hurt like hell. No way was she going back on THAT bus.
And so, she took a deep breath, turned the knob, and saw…. another door. So she opened that door, and the next door, and the next. "ARRGGHH!" Max yelled, then yelped in pain from kicking her foot against the wall. "How many freaking doors does this place HAVE?"
But fortunately for her, she had made it to the last door. It looked like the first one I opened, she thought dryly. Turning the knob for God knows what number of times, her sight was flooded by a bright light, and soon she came face to face with the weirdest sight in her entire life.
"What the hell?"
Did ya like? I'll update the next one in a few, so fear not, this will continue!