Outtake I – Tram

"Watch the tram car, please."

God, I needed to find another job. There was no way in hell that I'd survive college if I had to listen to this every summer between years.

"Watch the tram car, please."

More people exited the tram. It was late and it was early in the season so for now it was pretty light work.

Wildwood was in my blood. As much as I hated the excessive warnings on this damn tram, I loved being able to see the boardwalk. Every time we made a new round, there was always something new to look at whether it be people or part of a shop. It made the job tolerable.

The drive began our slow and bumpy ride back to the front of the boardwalk once again. To have some fun, I held my arms out in a t-formation, showing everyone off the ugly yellow uniforms we had to wear. If I closed my eyes, I could imagine I was on a cruise ship with my own Jack.

"Watch the tram car, please."

Once again, we stopped as vacationers got off rather slowly. I looked to the right to find a boy who couldn't have been more than thirteen sweeping the floors in a fudge shop: Platt's Fudge Kitchen. Since it was so late, there was no guy outside offering samples to vacationers. The whole shop looked vacant besides the little boy. Poor kid trying to earn minimum wage.

The tram once again started up, taking us away from the fudge shop and back to the beginning of the boardwalk.

I held my hands out again, feeling the fresh sea breeze cool me off. In the midst of it, my stomach growled loudly over the speaker and engine.

"Watch the tram car, please."

Fuck, I was hungry after seeing that fudge.

Posted: December 26, 2019

To clarify, Bella doesn't remember this memory. It was an insignificant (at the time) passing event that she happened to witness. But it's kind of cool she saw him when he was thirteen and she was eighteen. If any of y'all are native to the 609 area, I couldn't leave out the tram car! Bella only ever mentioned she worked for the tram car when she told Edward her name. Initially, this was going to be a beginning chapter, but I switched it up.

Happy holidays everyone and see you in 2020, the new decade: the (Modern) Roaring 20's!