I turned the car off once it was in park and then leaned back against the seat. There were so many other places right now I would rather be then work but yet for some reason here I was right on time, actually early. It was a little crazy how much respect I still had for my bosses after what they had done to me. Tears brimmed my eyes but I shook my head an wiped them away it was time to go in, I had to think about something else other then them. I just prayed I wouldn't see them today although that was doubtful.
I stumbled out of my car and around the back of the restaurant to the employee entrance. Just as I was about to open the back door it swung open and here came Taylor the bartender in all her glory smashing right into me. I fell backwards a little almost falling and tumbling to my doom off the steps but her hand caught me on my back and stabled me back to my feet. " Oh my god Jen, are you alright? I didn't see you." I bit my lip and stared at the ground begging for my tears to stay behind my eyes. It was to much she was standing there her arm still wrapped around me, she cared to much. It was making everything in my body hurt and then the tears came. I bit furiously at my lip mad at myself for not keeping them inside. I watched how Taylor's eyes got wide with fear and then I tasted the metallic blood from my lip and stopped biting it.
All of a sudden I felt Taylor's arms around me holding onto me tightly. I held to her as tight as I could trying with all my strength to keep the tears in. "What is going on with you sweetie? First you stopped eating or at least every time your here you don't. Then basically stopped talking all together and now this. And I want an answer this time Missy." I shook my head against her shoulder as more sobs wracked my body. I couldn't tell her it would interfere with the great job she had here. I couldn't tell anyone anyways, I had sworn my life away to this secret, literally. " Please Jenny, I want to help baby, I really do. I don't want you hurting like this it's not right, it's not you." I stepped out of her arms wiped my tears away roughly, mad at myself for falling apart.
I lifted my head slowly to meet Tay's concerned face. " I'm fine, you just caught me off guard that's all." I shrugged and then tried to pass by her only she stepped quickly into my path. I bit my lip and looked to the ground and whispered " Please Taylor, you don't know what your getting yourself into."
I felt her hand on my chin and she slowly lifted me head to look directly into her eyes. " I don't care if whatever that's bothering you gets me killed, I want to help." She let the hand that was holding my chin drift to my shoulder squeezing it slightly.
I took a deep breath and then let her have it. " I do care Taylor, I will not let my own mistakes hurt you. No way, not ever! So back off and let me be, please." Again I tried to push pass her but she grabbed my arm and held tightly. Then without a word she started dragging me over to where her car was parked. " What the hell are you doing? Let me go, I have to work!" I yelled at her but it was like she didn't even hear me. She unlocked her car and dragged me over to the back seat and then turned to me. I stared at her and she gave me a look that said get in the car or I will put you there, so I climbed in willingly and she climbed in after me, shutting the car door behind her.
We sat in silence for a bit me just staring at Tay like she was nuts while she had her head in her hands breathing deeply. I sighed, I was defiantly going to be late for work. Taylor looked up at my sigh and slowly took my hand in hers, but still she said nothing. I was getting a little peeved about the whole ordeal so I decided to voice that " So are we just gonna sit and stare cause I really need to get to work now." Now she sighed at me and then turned to face me more.
" Tell me what's going on first. Your starting to really scare me, your like this whole different person from who you were a month ago. Don't say you cant or your protecting me someway because you are not telling me, just tell me. Will figure it out together, I promise." I was biting my lip again and staring at my shoes as tears rolled down my cheeks. She was making this harder then it should of been. I really had no idea or just didn't want to believe how much Taylor actually loved and cared about me.
Taylor still held my hand tightly and I squeezed her hand and then looked up at her through my tears. I tried to smile at first but then I let it fall. Guess it was time for me to let her be brave for me, I knew Taylor and she would never let this go. The only one thing to do was to tell her and pray she wouldn't flip out and tell everyone else. I took a deep breath trying to clam my nerves and then let everything I was holding in out and it felt good and well really bad at the same time. " They lied to me, my whole life has been a lie every little bit of it. I'm still not sure if I'm happy about it or just really upset and pissed off. I honestly haven't known what to do so I have just held it in, at first trying to pretend none of it had happened. When that didn't work I searched for things to distract me from it, like not eating helped for awhile. Then not talking was great because there was no chance I could let the secret out. You see they don't know I know I have been lied too and I'm guessing it would be really bad if they did know. So that's it, that's whats been bothering me." I wiped my tears away and smiled my fake innocent smile at Taylor hoping she would be satisfied but I knew that was a fat chance.
She frowned at me and then sighed at me again. " I think you left some parts out. Like well everything! Come on Jen, I know it has to be hard but please. I'm concerned about you and I won't let you leave this car until you tell me why I'm so concerned."
