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Lucy woke up the following morning earlier than she would have liked. Looking at her old alarm clock, she saw that it read 6:00. She pulled the blankets up around her shoulder and buried her head in the pillows. Waiting to fall back asleep, after almost a half an hour, she found that she couldn't. She relaxed in bed until she heard footsteps come down the small hall and her door open with a creak. Maddy peeked in and was surprised to find Lucy awake. She scurried over to the mattress and plopped herself down beside Lucy.

" Morning sweetie," Lucy said with a yawn.

" What are we doing today?" Maddy said as she climbed under the covers and snuggled up to her mom.

" Mommy is going to try and find a job today. You and Dylan are going to go visit grandma for a bit. She's taking you two and Sam and David to the zoo," Lucy explained.

After the mentioning of going to the zoo a huge smile came on Maddy's face and Lucy knew she would have no trouble getting her to stay at her parent's house for the afternoon. Even though it seemed like something every child had done many times, Maddy and Dylan had never actually went to the zoo.

After a little more of laying around in bed, Lucy and Maddy got up and made breakfast. Dylan must have been tired out from the night before and slept in for 45 more minutes. Lucy made french toast for her and Maddy and when Dylan awoke she made him a piece. She got the kids dressed and began to walk to the closest bus stop. Putting her change in, her and the kids boarded a town bus and took a seat. They got off at a stop right near the Camden house. Lucy dropped the kids. Annie let Lucy use the electric car, since she was taking the van with the kids to the zoo, and Eric would be working in his office for the afternoon so wouldn't need a vehicle. Bringing a newspaper with her with jobs circled inside, Lucy set off on her job hunt.

First stop was a coffee shop downtown. Just her luck someone had come by only 15 minutes earlier and claimed the job. The manager apologized and suggested she try the library. She went there and the job opening was still available, but when the manager saw she did not complete highschool, he made up a phony excuse not to hire her. She got back in the car and took a deep breath, running her hands through her hair.

"This is going to be a long day," she sighed.

She tried two more stores, both no luck. Finally, while walking through the mall from a store she had just applied at, she saw a sign that read help needed, in the window of a dark store. She entered it and found herself surrounded by odd gadgets. Some looked like mini African masks. Others were small dolls with needles poked into them. A few bookshelves ran along the back wall. The whole store was dusty and looked as if no one had walked in it for years. Lucy approached the counter and found it empty. Seconds later a woman trudged out from the office behind. Her black hair looked very greasy, and obviously died. She had countless piercings and dark make up on. It was the typical style of a gothic teenager, but this woman had to be in her 30s.

" Can I help you? What would you like, a book on how to do voodoo magic on an ex boyfriend. How to perform a seyonce? You name it." the woman drawled, which matched her look perfectly.

" No," Lucy thought of Logan at the mention of voodoo on an ex, but let it go. "I saw the sign out on the door that said looking for help, and I'm in need of a job."

"Oh, ok. Well I need someone to work here during the days on weekdays." the woman said, sounding uninterested.

" Alright. Would you like a look at my resume?" Lucy asked.

" Have you worked anywhere before?"

"Yeah," Lucy answered.

" Well then you're hired." This sentence was said with as much enthusiasm as the other questions were.

" Ok," Lucy said, a bit confused that the woman chose her that quickly.

" You can start tomorrow. You work Monday to Fridays from 9- 6. Tomorrow I'll be here to show you how everything works, then you'll be on your own. We are only open from 9-6 Monday to Saturday. I can usually work Saturdays, if not I'll let you know." the woman explained.

" Alright, well I'm Lucy Camden," Lucy said.

" I'm Leanna, the owner of this store. We'll talk about salary tomorrow."

" Sounds good, I'll see you tomorrow," Lucy said, walking away.

Leanna slightly lifted her hand as a goodbye.

Lucy got in the car and drove back to the Camdens. Annie was still out with the kids, but Eric was in the kitchen having a snack.

"Hey how did job hunting go?" Eric asked, pulling the chair out beside him for Lucy to sit down.

" Well I went to about 5 different places before I found the place I now have a job at."

" Well that's alright, at least you have a job." Eric said, trying to encourage her.

" Yeah," Lucy laughed a little.

" Where did you get a job?" Eric said noticing that Lucy wasn't too happy about it.

" At a store in the mall, which I'm sure you have never even noticed. It's called the Prepix. It doesn't look like it has many costumers."

" Come on now you have to give the job a try first before you can complain," Eric said nudging Lucy's shoulder.

" I guess. If this was highschool and I only needed money to go shopping than this job would be fine, but I have a family to support."

" See how the job goes for a while. Can't just go find another job if you don't think you're going to like a job."

" I know," Lucy said, grabbing an apple.

Lucy and Eric chatted for a bit more before he went back to his office to work. Lucy decided to relax and watch some tv as she waited for Annie to return. They stayed at the Camden's that night for dinner. Lucy worked out a schedule with Annie, to bring the kids there while she worked, which Annie insisted on doing.

Lucy started her job and it wasn't that bad, as there were hardly any costumers and all she had to do was sit around all day. She tried to keep the place cleaner, but the dust seemed to have found its permanent home there. A month passed and Lucy found it hard to pay the bills. The store didn't make a lot of money and Lucy knew Leanna would have problems paying her.

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