BPOV

"Clean up on Isle 2." Alice said sarcastically. I glanced over her shoulder to see two thirty something guys frantically cleaning up spilt beer with flimsy cardboard coasters. Judging from their impaired movements I'd say they were totally trashed.

One of the guys bent over the table and spewed green chunks all over the floor. Alice shoved a disgusting mop in my face and gave a sympathetic smile "Sorry sweetie, it's your turn." I took the mop from her tiny hands and walked over to the table.

Welcome to my life.

*****

It was 3:30 in the morning when my shift finally ended and I could go home. I grabbed my coat and bag off the hook in the back room and said goodbye to Alice before leaving through the Employee entrance. Carl's Bar was the current hellhole I was employed at. Although I was only 19, Carl just let it slip by. His philosophy was "Don't ask, don't tell."

I walked through the empty expanse of Forks, Washington's "Night Life." Who would have thought that I'd end up in this shitty town? I sure as hell didn't. I had big dreams, and my mom was always telling me that I needed to get my head out of the clouds and float back down to reality. So when I was kicked out of my father's house at 16, well, let's just say instead of gently floating down I was pretty much drop kicked in the face by reality.

I walked up the rickety steps of my apartment and jammed my keys in the door, making sure to jiggle the handle three times to the left, which was the only way you would be able to get into my apartment since the superintendent won't get off his lazy ass and come fix the lock.

The door creaked open and I was greeted by my cat, Lily and the scent of old Chinese food. Shit, I thought I took out the garbage already. Oh well, I'll do it tomorrow. I kicked off my red heels which Carl required all female employees to wear as well as an insanely tight shirt and black short shorts. Sexist pig.

I pulled off all my clothes and turned on the shower hoping to wash away the scent of cheap beer and "Super Cheesy Cheese" Nachos which just happened to be our specialty at Carl's Bar. Yeah, it was basically powder cheese mixed with water, stale and overly salty chips on a giant plate that was put in the microwave for 45 seconds. Yummy.

Once I was done rinsing my long hair with Suave shampoo and conditioner – thank you to Suave for "providing all the luxuries of salon products but with half the price"- I slipped on an extra long plaid shirt and gray wool socks. It took me a moment to realize that this wasn't my shirt and in fact it was my ex- boyfriend's, Jason's shirt. Oops, must've forgotten it when I was throwing all his shit out the window. Did he really think I wouldn't discover that he was fucking Rosalie behind my back? Really Jason, really? But anyways, that's a different story.

I curled up on my favorite chair and picked up my old guitar and began lightly strumming it. I brought my hand down to hit the G chord and the string suddenly snapped. "Shit!" I swore under my breath. I wasn't getting my paycheck until next week which meant I couldn't play for a whole seven days! "Fuck." I swore again. Bad habit. I set the guitar down and began flipping through the channels. Of course nothing was on, on a Monday night at 4 in the morning. I gave up and shut off the TV and crawled under the covers of my bed. Although, it wasn't so much a bed as a full size mattress on the floor in the middle of my one room apartment.

Lily curled up by my side and I turned out the lamp which was also precariously placed on the floor. I shut my eyes and let Lily's and my breathing lull me to sleep. Maybe I'll wake up in huge mansion where people use satin clothes to wipe their asses. Maybe.

*****

I was woken up the music of Escape the Fate, which was my current ringtone. I picked up my old school flip phone and looked at the screen. Text from Alice, asking if I could take her shift tonight. "Not a chance in hell ;)" I texted back.

I groaned and rolled out of bed, Lily gave me a look that said "Food. Now." I smiled and kissed her soft head. "Coming right up." I gave Lily her meal then looked through the cupboards for something for me to eat. Oh look! Peanut butter Cap'n Crunch! Score! I excitedly picked it up and then realized that it was way to light to be carrying peanut buttery goodness. I opened up the flap and peeked inside. Nothing. Damn it! Oh well, I suppose I can just steal some coffee during work. Did I mention that I have a second job? Yup, I work at "Bikini Coffee." You know those little mini coffee houses that cars pull up to, to get coffee and there's always a cute little blonde with a perky smile serving you? That's what "Bikini Coffee" is, except sluttier. Seriously, they make all the employees wear bikini tops and board shorts, no matter the weather. Props to the owner for coming up with a good marketing technique.

I walked over to my dresser and pulled out my red bikini top and white board shorts with the little Hawaiian flowers on them. Here's my philosophy: "If you have it, use it." Meaning that sex sells. Yeah I know, acting like a slut. But I need the money. And even though I totally believe in all that girl power stuff, what are the chances of me getting into college when I don't even have my GED? Zero.

Once I was dressed, I walked over to the bathroom mirror to apply my makeup and run my fingers through my hair. I was running late and there was no way I was fixing my hair today. Luckily it was naturally straight, so I didn't have to do much to make it look nice.

I zipped up my black hoodie and grabbed my bag. See? At least I have the dignity to wear a coat while I'm walking to work instead of parading around in my bikini on the streets.

I walked into the tiny hut like Coffee stand and tapped Jill, my coworker, on the shoulder "Jill, I'm here to rescue you!" Jill turned around and smiled "Oh my god! Yay! Bella you're here!" She clapped her hands and jumped up excitedly, giving the customer a nice view of what little the bikini was supposed to hide. Jill was your typical dumb blonde, but she was also really sweet and one of the few people I considered to be my friends in this shit town.

After Jill left, I zipped down my sweatshirt. Back to work.

*****

My shift ended at 2 in the afternoon and I gladly pulled on my sweatshirt and flipped off all the drooling guys, waiting in their cars. "Bikini Coffee" usually closed around 2:30 for the girls' sake. I mean, would it really be a smart idea to be serving coffee in a swimsuit at 8 at night? You might as well wear a sign that says "Rape me please!"

I walked over to the local Krispy Kreme to meet up with Alice. The minute I stepped in the door, I saw her shining black pixie hair bent over what looked like a 156, 890 page book. Unlike me, Alice was taking classes at the community college up the street so she was always studying in her spare time. It amazed me how she could maintain a full time job at Carl's, take college classes, and still be able to be a reliable friend. Shit, if I had half the brains that she had, maybe I wouldn't be working at sexist jobs making $7.50 an hour.

I slapped my hand in front of her book and Alice jumped in surprise. "Hey there Book worm." Alice rolled her eyes and smiled "Fuck you Bella, I'm trying to pass my midterm here!" I sat in the chair across from her and picked up one of the donuts that Alice had already ordered – and paid for -for us. She knew I hated it when she paid for me.

I reached into my pocket and pulled out a five dollar bill, when Alice was about to dismiss the money I gave her a glare. She sighed and snatched the five dollar bill, "Why thank you Bells." "Welcome Ally." I smiled.

"We should hang out tonight. My brother, Edward is coming in town. I think you'd really like him." Alice said, giving me a smile. "I just got out of a bad relationship with Jason, I'm done with guys. I've decided to become a lesbian." That earned me some stares from the people seated next to us. "Oh come on Bells! Please! I need someone to entertain him while I'm at work since someone wouldn't cover my shift, hint hint."

Oh yeah, I forgot about that. "Fine, I'll occupy Edward for a while, where should we meet?"

"Come to my place at 8ish. I have to leave at 10 and you and Edward can do whatever." Once again, she gave me a smile.

I pointed at my crotch and said "Do you see a sign that says "All you can eat, 24/7?" Alice giggled and the people next to us gave me another glare.

"Get your mind out of the gutter Bells. You can just show him around town or something."

"Fine." I grumbled. Alice knew that I couldn't say no to anything.

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And by the way, those types of Coffee Stands really do exist. There are at least 4 of them in the town I live in.