Chapter 6- First Day at Work
I wake up and look at the time. It was 9:30 AM. I quickly got up and ran into the bathroom brushing my teeth, which took me about 5 minutes. I quickly stripped and hopped into the shower and washed myself, which took me 30 minutes. I got out and looked at the time and it was 10:05. I have at least almost 2-3 hours till I go to work. I got ready, did my hair, did my make up, which took me 40 minutes. I still have plenty of time. I just can't wait to go out for my first job! I went downstairs and see Lillie making breakfast. "Good morning, Mom!" I said. "Hello darling! I made you breakfast." Mom said, "wow! Thanks!" I said, I grabbed the plate and brought it next to the mother. My plate had scrambled eggs, toast with butter, and crispy bacon. "Are you excited to work a Smack N' Shack?" Lillie asks, I looked up all shocked. "How did you know I was working there?" I asked, Lillie looks at me with a smile. "Oh sweetie, I'm your mother. I know everything. You know Andrew Pates?" Lillie asks. "No...-" "Well he's the owner. I'm good friends with him and he told me that my own beautiful daughter stopped by to apply for a job! He said he knew you were my daughter, and he heard many good things about you. He knew by heart that you were job potential so he gave you the job!" Lillie said. She's been acting odd lately. Ever since I became the Princess of Hell, she hasn't squealed or even showed a single motion since I accidentally destroyed that stone table. She is very naive and always worries. But lately she's been very easy going. And now, it seems like she's been scared of me and more worried about herself. Lately, she's been very odd. "Um, mom-" I said, "Oh look! It's 12:45 already! You should probably go and rush to your job. You don't wanna loose it on the very first day now do you?" Lillie interrupts. I looked at the time and flew off my chair. "You're right! Bye mom!" I said. I grabbed my purse and threw on my sweater and rushed off. I felt like someone was watching me as I walked. Before I could even open the door to smack n' shack, the owner already flung the door open wide for me to walk in. "Amy! You made it!" The owner says. "Uh, yes! Where do we begin?" I asked as I walked in and looked around. The owner looks at me with his deep blue eyes with a gentle smile. "I don't believe that I have introduced myself, now have I?" The owner said, "Your name is Andrew Pates. I already know." I said, he gives me shocked look, "How did you know?" Andrew asked with a serious look. "My adopted mom told me. Lillie Swan." I said, he gives me a sharp look and looks away with a glare, as if he were angry. "Has she said anything else about me?" Andrew asks with such a serious, dangerous tone. Just the way he looks at me and the way he speaks makes me quiver in fear. "N-No, all she said was that you guys were close friends. N-Nothing else." I said, "Good!" Andrew says as he looks at me with a smile. He looked a bit relieved as if he were hiding something. By the way he's acting, now I know that whatever is going on includes my mom. "Now, follow me so we can begin." Andrew said walking away. I quickly snapped out of thinking mode and followed him as we walked into the kitchen. As I walked into the kitchen, I see nothing spotless white everywhere. There was a shiny dish washer, a shiny sink, and shiny everything. It looks as though someone cleans it every 5 minutes. "Over here we have the grill," Andrew says pointing at a shiny grill, "this here, is where you place all of our finest steaks and meat. Now over here," he continues walking me toward the freezer, "is the freezer. It has just about everything you need. The freezer here is your best friend." Andrew says. He opens the freezer and a puff of cold air came out. I look in and I'm amazed by everything! It was so roomy in side and has many things, such as mayonnaise, buns, patties, hotdogs, steaks, ham, and just about everything! "And this here is your second best friend," Andrew says handing me a spatula. It was just as shiny and clean like everything else. Everything is so clean and neat just like my moms house. Everything in my moms house is spotless exept my room. I'm kinda used to being in shiny, spotless places like this. This makes me feel like I'm at home. "Goodbye!" Andrew says as he walks away. "Wait!" I said, "don't I need to learn recipes, and many more things? All you did was give me a tour." I said. Andrew looks at me with such a serious but nice face. His beautiful eyes were looking straight into mine, he began taking steps closer to me and I felt my face heat up that I looked away. I felt someone's hand touch my chin and lift me up and my eyes were together with Andrews eyes. "Don't worry so much about it. Just make yourself cozy. You're new here, you need to get used to things around here. If you have any questions, just ask me." Andrew said. "But, I'm suppose to be working now, so shouldn't I be?" I asked, "Once again, just have a little look around. Try to get used to things. If you push yourself too hard. You don't be successful. So before you start working, just sit back and relax" Andrew said. I felt his hand go away from my chin and my face dropped, before I said another word, "Please." Andrew said with such a kind voice. How did he do that?! I felt my mind go completely blank, I didn't even know what I was talking about now. "Just sit back and relax. Have a chat with one of our workers, Mary Jane." Andrew said. He then walks away as I still stood there trying to remember what we were talking about. I felt as if, he threw a charm at me and I ended up forgetting about everything.