sorry this took so long to post..really sorry...
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CHAPTER EIGHT
"Missing Time"
After Cree talked to Max and Logan for the better part of an hour, Max decided to head back to work. Despite Logan's protests that she didn't have too, she felt she had to explain to Normal what happened, before he thought of something way off base and stupid, a norm with the man. Plus, she'd rather not get Cree fired her first day.
"Well, well the stragglers came back to plead for their jobs" Normal taunted when Max and Cree re-entered the building He glanced at his watch "Three hours, that's a record even for you missy." he pointed at Max. "And you" Cree was now the subject of his scrutiny "You aren't making a very good impression on your employer your first day on the-"
"Can the slave driver act-"Max interrupted Normal's tirade. She placed her sprained leg over on his desk, on top of some management papers. Not that it didn't hurt, but she needed to prove a point "Ya kinda get late after you've just been sideswiped." She looked at her wrapped quads "Injury on the job. Don't that mean I get to hear the sounds of company ca-chings fallin' round me?" Her head whipped back up to look at Normal with a look that said "stick that in your employer belt and bip it."
Normal pulled his glasses down from his face "I'll choose to ignore your untimely lateness if you
don't file this clumsiness with anyone with a law degree."
"Whatever." Max yanked her leg back down. Normal always managed to put a double negative affecting everyone but himself in his lectures.
"Did I get you fired?" Cree asked, feeling slightly guilty.
"It's fine." Max stated straight out. "Normal can't fire us, no one else will work this kind of crap and he knows it."
"Max." Sketchy approached where she was standing. "Does it hurt?"
"Stings a bit." Max returned
"How did it happen?" he started to reach out and touched the bandage
"Enough with the third degree boy." Cindy warned, slapping his hand back "You ain't Kojak." she looked at Max "You okay boo? Need Original Cindy to put the smack down on anyone?"
"Yeah to the first thang, No to the second." Max answered "Some kid just was joy riding, but
Cree saved my ass, knocked me out of the way"
Cindy looked to Cree "Damn girl." she paused for a minute "You savin' my boo, puts you in good with this girl."
Cree shrugged "It was no big deal" she winced slightly
Max noticed, "You okay?"
"Yeah"
"No you ain't" Max responded quickly, seeing how Cree was holding herself
Cree looked at the older girl. She was very perceptive for just a messenger. "Need to use the can" she headed off for the ladies room.
"Hey just because you got swiped doesn't mean you get to quit early"
"She's usin' the bathroom Sherlock" Max barked back "That hardly counts as her quitin' "
In one of the two dirty stalls in the ladies room Cree examined herself. That road tumble had caused her to start bleeding again. She could still smell the seamen from the last customer. She hadn't taken a bath in days. /I must stink like hell, how could anyone not notice?/ She had bald spots and patches from his groping and filthy hands ripping off her pubic hair. /Don't like'em with a lot of hair"/ That flash back was so strong, that it made her physically jerk forward. She shook her head to clear it, and flushed the toilet.
"Sure your aiight?" Max questioned after Cree emerged from the restroom.
"I'm good" Cree responded "All in all, I say it's not a bad first day"
"It'll be better tonight boo" Cindy sensed the sarcasm in her voice "When we hit Crash"
Cree looked confused "We?"
Cindy nodded "You're a good woman to hang with Cree" she looked over at Max "ain't that right suga?"
Max smiled "Defiantly, so-" she stared at Cree "how 'bout it? you in?"
Cree shrugged "beats doin' nothin' all night"
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CHAPTER EIGHT
"Missing Time"
After Cree talked to Max and Logan for the better part of an hour, Max decided to head back to work. Despite Logan's protests that she didn't have too, she felt she had to explain to Normal what happened, before he thought of something way off base and stupid, a norm with the man. Plus, she'd rather not get Cree fired her first day.
"Well, well the stragglers came back to plead for their jobs" Normal taunted when Max and Cree re-entered the building He glanced at his watch "Three hours, that's a record even for you missy." he pointed at Max. "And you" Cree was now the subject of his scrutiny "You aren't making a very good impression on your employer your first day on the-"
"Can the slave driver act-"Max interrupted Normal's tirade. She placed her sprained leg over on his desk, on top of some management papers. Not that it didn't hurt, but she needed to prove a point "Ya kinda get late after you've just been sideswiped." She looked at her wrapped quads "Injury on the job. Don't that mean I get to hear the sounds of company ca-chings fallin' round me?" Her head whipped back up to look at Normal with a look that said "stick that in your employer belt and bip it."
Normal pulled his glasses down from his face "I'll choose to ignore your untimely lateness if you
don't file this clumsiness with anyone with a law degree."
"Whatever." Max yanked her leg back down. Normal always managed to put a double negative affecting everyone but himself in his lectures.
"Did I get you fired?" Cree asked, feeling slightly guilty.
"It's fine." Max stated straight out. "Normal can't fire us, no one else will work this kind of crap and he knows it."
"Max." Sketchy approached where she was standing. "Does it hurt?"
"Stings a bit." Max returned
"How did it happen?" he started to reach out and touched the bandage
"Enough with the third degree boy." Cindy warned, slapping his hand back "You ain't Kojak." she looked at Max "You okay boo? Need Original Cindy to put the smack down on anyone?"
"Yeah to the first thang, No to the second." Max answered "Some kid just was joy riding, but
Cree saved my ass, knocked me out of the way"
Cindy looked to Cree "Damn girl." she paused for a minute "You savin' my boo, puts you in good with this girl."
Cree shrugged "It was no big deal" she winced slightly
Max noticed, "You okay?"
"Yeah"
"No you ain't" Max responded quickly, seeing how Cree was holding herself
Cree looked at the older girl. She was very perceptive for just a messenger. "Need to use the can" she headed off for the ladies room.
"Hey just because you got swiped doesn't mean you get to quit early"
"She's usin' the bathroom Sherlock" Max barked back "That hardly counts as her quitin' "
In one of the two dirty stalls in the ladies room Cree examined herself. That road tumble had caused her to start bleeding again. She could still smell the seamen from the last customer. She hadn't taken a bath in days. /I must stink like hell, how could anyone not notice?/ She had bald spots and patches from his groping and filthy hands ripping off her pubic hair. /Don't like'em with a lot of hair"/ That flash back was so strong, that it made her physically jerk forward. She shook her head to clear it, and flushed the toilet.
"Sure your aiight?" Max questioned after Cree emerged from the restroom.
"I'm good" Cree responded "All in all, I say it's not a bad first day"
"It'll be better tonight boo" Cindy sensed the sarcasm in her voice "When we hit Crash"
Cree looked confused "We?"
Cindy nodded "You're a good woman to hang with Cree" she looked over at Max "ain't that right suga?"
Max smiled "Defiantly, so-" she stared at Cree "how 'bout it? you in?"
Cree shrugged "beats doin' nothin' all night"