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Name: Gwen Richards
Location: Boston Pizza
Time: 12 pm
"He said WHAT?!" Leshawna yelled from across the table, causing a lot of unneeded attention from strangers who were sitting close to us.
"Shhhh! Calm down!" I say, putting my finger to my lips. "But yes, he called me hot and said he wanted to fuck me. But who cares?"
"WHO CARES?! GIRL, I CARE!" Leshawna threw her arms up in annoyance. "Don't you know how much value it means to a guy to confess something like that?!"
"I kind of agree with Leshawna" Bridgette, who was sitting beside me, piped in. "Though the real question is, is do you feel the same way about him? If you do then... well... I say go for it! But if you don't feel the same then I don't know what you would do"
I smiled in response "well I did tell him that I felt the same way. However, I also told him that I don't want to at the moment and he was really nice about it"
Both Leshawna and Bridgette sat in silence for a while in deep thought before Leshawna spoke up
"Girl, he's being nice because he knows you're going to cave in and go for him and then he will be waiting for you with a huge smirk on his face and you will have inflated his ego"
"and his ego is already inflated enough" Bridgette chimed in with a smile, "though, you already know that"
Before I could retaliate and defend myself the food arrived. I looked at the waiter who was giving us the food and I raised an eyebrow.
Why does he look so familiar?
I guess my staring was too intense and noticeable as the waiter looked at me
"Um... may I help you?"
"Oh!" I look down in embarrassment and then look back at him "You just look very familiar... do I know you from somewhere?"
He studied my face for a while and furrowed his eye brows.
"Hm... are you... possibly Gwen?" he asked.
My eyes, along with Bridgette and Leshawna's, opened wide from shock.
"Um... how do you know Gwen?" Bridgette asked. The waiter gave a little chuckle
"So I was right! Nice! And you two must be... Bridgette and Leshawna?" he said as while looking at Bridgette and then Leshawna.
"Okay mister! I don't know what kind of stalkery shit you're into but I'm going to have to speak to your manager for freaking us out!" Leshawna said, starting to stand up from her chair. The waiter held up his hands and shook his head
"Ah! No no, you're jumping to conclusions. I know Duncan, the guy you work with?"
That's when I understood how I knew him
"OH! You're the guy in Duncan's Instagram picture! Alejandro, right?" he smiled
"The one and only"
"That makes so much more sense" I say, slapping my hand to my forehead and smiling. "Sorry for staring at you like that, must've looked strange" he laughed
"yeah... kind of. Anyways, enjoy your food and I'll come back later so we can talk some more" he gave us all a wink and walked away.
I looked at Bridgette and Leshawna and they seemed to have been dumbfounded by him, or maybe it was lovestruck.
"He was kind of cute huh?"
"Oh... definitely. It was the wink for me"
Yep, definitely love struck...
Name: Gwen Richards
Location: Movie theatre
Time: 6pm
"G-W-E-N! Who's the best a 10 out of 10? It's Gwen!"
Though I had just stepped into the back of the house to start working, I was already greeted by a cheer. I look to see Trent smiling while leaning on the side of the sink that is used to wash the dirty containers. I smile back and cross my arms as I walk towards him.
"You do know your arm is resting in nasty food water?" he looks down and makes a disgusted face
"Urgh... right..." he grabs some paper towel that is nearby and wipes off his arm. "I forget how fucking disgusting this place is sometimes..." he laughs and wraps his arm around my shoulder. "So, how are you doing tonight my favourite coworker?"
I smile and blush a bit "first of all, I'm doing great even if I'm working in this hell hole. Second, I am definitely not your favourite coworker and you know it" he gasps and pulls me into his body
"How dare you say that! Of course you're my favourite!" I laugh
"Yeah yeah, whatever helps you sleep at night" he laughs along with me and takes his arm off me.
"Whatever, stop denying this undesiring love that I have for you as a coworker"
Though this theatre is absolutely trash, I know that it will be a great shift if Trent is here with me, even if it's for a few hours. Trent pretty much works 3 part time jobs: the movie theatre, teaching kids how to play guitar, and playing in bars with his band. Not only that, he also goes to school. Unfortunately, that means that I don't see him as much as I used to when he didn't have to play gigs at bars and teach guitar lessons so I enjoy when I get to see him and have him to talk to.
At the beginning of every shift, I go around the food station and see if everything is fresh, make some product if we're running low, clean the counter, make sure the dough is really to be used, and much more. When Trent is working, he enjoys following me around and talking to me while I do these chores and I don't mind it at all. You know those coworkers that you shouldn't work with because you both know that if you talk, nothing will get done? That's Trent and I for sure.
"But of course, I had to stop them from almost making a fool out of themselves... AGAIN!" Trent says while rolling his eyes in annoyance. "Bunch of fucking idiots I swear... I need new band mates..." I laugh while opening up a fridge to check the product.
"But hey! At least you see that they're dumb! Maybe they will finally come to the realization themselves!"
"No, Gwen. The chances of them being self-aware is very, very low. Trust me" I laughed and closed the fridge door. To both mine and Trent's surprise, we see Eva glaring at us from behind the fridge door.
"OH! Hey Eva!" I give her a smile and so does Trent.
Eva, probably the worst manager, was working tonight. Not only is she terrifying (maybe even more terrifying than Chef) but could also get you fired for breathing wrong. She's the strictest of the strict and if anyone crosses her, good luck trying to keep your job.
"Get. Back. To. Work" she says while continuing to glare at us before walking away. Trent and I both wait to hear the back door slam shut before we nod at each other and part ways with fear in our eyes. At least, until the rush is over.
Name: Gwen Richards
Location: Movie theatre
Time: 8 pm
The rush had just ended and Trent and I are hanging out in the candy room being ourselves.
"Honestly, I was scared shitless. Why does she have to be so goddamn scary?" Trent said to me, taking a drink of water. I shrug my shoulders and sigh.
"I was expecting to be thrown into the fridge by her. She scares me so much..."
"Hey! Trent!" DJ walked into the candy room and crossed his arms "dude it's almost time to leave! I want to get out of here so can you please help us close our zones?"
Trent stretched his arms above his head
"I guess I have to huh? Okay I'll be out in a sec, I need to finish my drink" DJ nodded and left to go clean the butter popper at the nasty sink.
I look at Trent and pout "why do you want to leave me all alone like this? Do you hate me?" Trent rolls his eyes and laughs in response.
"oh my god stoooop! You know that I hate closing, not that I hate you. I tell you this every time before I leave" he smirks and wraps his arms around my neck. "stop spreading such nonsense about me and my feelings". I laugh and then hear knocking on the candy room door (even though it's open). I look to see Heather standing in the doorway now.
"Trent. PLEASE. I want to LEAVE!" she huffed before leaving to do more closing things.
I groan and roll my eyes and Trent takes his arm off of me.
"Jesus... Some people just don't have patience anymore" Trent joked before chugging his drink and throwing it in the trash can closest to us. "Sorry, but I gotta go. But before I do, I have a gig on Friday at Finbar's and I want you to be there! We start at 9 pm and I know you take Friday's off so you better be there!"
I smile and put my hands on my hips
"I hate that you know my schedule... But fine, I'll be there. As long as you guys don't suck!"
Trent gives me a smirk and starts walking away
"Oh trust me, we're pretty good all things considered that I shit talk them a lot at work".
I'll be the judge of that...
Name: Gwen Richards
Location: Gwen's house
Time: 12 am
I flop down in my bed and give out a huge sigh. The last rush of the night was extremely tough. We had run out of fries for the last order even though the people were 20 minutes late for their movie and we were technically CLOSED. To anyone who comes to their movies 15-20 minutes late, there is a special place for you in Hell.
I pull out my phone and start to catch up on my social media before turning off the light and going to bed. I go into Instagram and see that I got a follow request. I look at the username: dontcallmeAl23. I click on the username and see that it's Alejandro. I click "confirm" and then click to follow him as well. A few minutes later, he confirms my follow and I start to stalk his photos. Not only is he extremely attractive, he also has money. I see that he lives in, pretty much, a mansion with butlers and maids. He drives a Porche and wears designer clothes.
Wait... How can he be friends with a guy like Duncan? They're totally opposite from each other...
I keep scrolling until I reach the bottom of his pictures. When I hit the bottom, my phone starts to ring; which scares the shit out of me, might I add.
"Ah! Fuck!" I scream, throwing my phone into the air a bit in surprise before answering. "Hello? Who calls someone at 12 in the morning?!" I hear a chuckle from the other side
"Sorry" the voice says, "I thought I should call you to completely confirm that you're coming to my gig on Friday?" I sigh and face palm, but then smile at how silly this was.
"Yes, Trent. I will be there"
"Oh good! Well I'll see you there! Good night Gwen"
"Good night Trent" we both hung up and I snuggled into my covers with a smile.
Trent is honestly the best. I wonder how great his band is... maybe I should invite Bridgette and Leshawna... Maybe Duncan would want to go too... Well I guess it depends on their work schedule... Maybe I...
Next thing I knew, I was asleep.