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Chapter 29
After sitting for a few hours I decided to go explore some, my mom mentioned that I would need to get a job so I thought hell I might as well start searching now. As I walked I couldn't help but stare at everything around, this place was so different than Virginia. After about an hour of walking and site seeing I noticed a nice little place had a help wanted sign in the window. As I approached the building it looked like it may have been closed but the door was unlocked so I let myself in.
"Hello" I shouted as I walked in the door.
A little girl who couldn't have been no older than 3 came running across the room and wrapped her arms around my legs. I looked down at her not knowing what to say.
"Umm hi" Was all that came out of my mouth.
"Your so purdy" She said with a big smile.
I couldn't help but smile "Thank you but I'm not nearly as pretty as you are."
I bent down so I could speak to her on her level.
She shook her head and dark hair shook all around her face. "What's yur name?"
"My name is Skye, what's yours?" I replied.
"I'm Hope" She chirped.
"A beautiful name for a beautiful girl." I said staring at the little girl.
"Hope where'd you run off to" I heard a voice coming from the back of the place.
"I'm here daddy" She was jumping up and down "And I made a friend."
I stood back up just in time for the little girl's dad to walk around the corner. I did not like the way he stared at me, it made my skin crawl.
"Hope get over here now." He ordered.
She looked upset then walked slowly to where her father stood. When she approached him, he knelt down "Go back to the office please, I need to have a word with your new friend."
I don't know what it was but in the pit of my stomach I was getting a very uneasy feeling, I almost felt like I was in danger.
Once he was sure his daughter was out of the room he walked to where I was standing. "What are you doing here?"
I opened my mouth to speak but for some reason I was at a loss in words. I could see in his eyes that he was pissed that I had come into his place and spoke to his daughter without him being present. Nice way to start making friends.
"I will ask you one more time and I expect an answer this time" He ordered "Why are you here?"
"Job.. Sign.." I cursed to myself in my head, I couldn't get anything out.
He looked puzzled "You're here about a job?"
I nodded.
His mood lightened a little. "How old are you?"
"18" I finally got something out that was understandable.
"Sorry but you must be 21 to work here, this is a bar." He said dismissing me.
I looked around and noticed it was a bar, I wasn't sure how I hadn't noticed that before.
"Give me a chance, like you follow every rule." I wasn't sure why I said that and by looking at the man's expression he hadn't expected it either.
"Hmm" He stood there staring at me for a moment "If anyone asks your 21, you showed me a fake ID"
"I can do that." I agreed.
"Can you start tonight?" His question threw me.
"Uh… Well I just moved in today but I guess if you really need someone… I guess I could." I really hadn't expected that.
"Alright be back at 6? Does that work?" He asked and when I nodded he said "You can go now."
I walked out completely confused by the whole situation that just happened. That was probably one of the oddest experiences I've ever had and that says a lot. I started walking then realized I had no clue how to get back to my apartment. I probably walked around for a good couple hours before finally seeing something familiar. When I finally saw my apartment building I let of a sigh of relief, I was starting to get worried I wasn't going to find it.
Once I was back inside I started going through my clothes trying to find something that would be considered, work attire. Then it hit me, I have no idea what work attire is, I've never worked a day in my life. I tried to remember what my mom would wear to work but all I could think of were suits and I didn't own one of them. After going through my clothes one more time I ended up going with a knee length black skirt and a button up white shirt. I was actually proud of myself once I was dressed looking in the mirror, I didn't look half bad. I pulled my hair back into a ponytail and I was finished. Looking down at my feet I realized there was no way in hell I was going to be walking in them shoes so now I needed to find a taxi or something to take me to work.
I paid the taxi driver and stood outside of my new workplace. I looked up at the sign, Rousseau's. I took a deep breath, I couldn't help but feel nervous. I pulled open the door and noticed the place was still empty, I checked my phone it said it was 5 minutes until 6.
"Hello" I called out.
"I can't believe you actually came back" I heard but couldn't see the source.
When he walked into the room he stopped and stared at me for a minute "You clean up nice."
"Thanks, I think." Not really sure if that was supposed to be a compliment.
"Do you know anything about tending bar?" He asked me.
I shook my head.
"Of course you don't." He huffed. "Then why exactly did you want a job here?"
"It was the first place I seen a sign in the window." I told him honestly.
"Well at least your honest" He shook his head. "Follow me."
I did as he said and followed him behind the bar, he showed me where the draft was located, showed me how to operate it, which was easy enough. He started going over the different bottles of liquor but when he noticed that I seemed lost, he stopped talked.
He took a deep breath, "Well you can pour a shot right?"
I nodded that I could do and have done many times before.
"Ok well lets stick to that and simple drinks like if they ask for rum and coke you put one shot of rum and fill it up with coke, easy enough?" He asked.
"I think so." I hoped I wasn't way over my head here.
"Well I'm going to leave you to it, I have to get back to my daughter." He told me.
I started to freak out. "You're leaving me by myself?"
He laughed "Yep the only thing I ask is don't burn the place down."
"I think I can do that since I won't be cooking." I said not getting the comment about burning it down.
"Your good then, if I didn't need you right now I'd never do this but I refuse to let someone else watch my child when I am more than capable of doing it myself." He said without hesitation.
He wrote something down on a piece of paper sat it down in front of me "Here's my number, if you absolutely can't handle it then call but if your good I'll be back at closing to lock up."
After he walked out the door I looked down at the paper and noticed he had his number but there was no name.
I wanted to point out in the beginning of this she says her mom said she needed to find a job because right now she thinks her parents are the ones that sent her to New Orleans since she had Rebekah compel her memory of why she was really there... It'll go into the lie a little later just wanted to point out that's why she says that, didn't want the confusion.
