EPOV (Next Thursday)
I'm getting ready to start our route. It's not too bad… 7 am to 11 am. I'm going to drive the truck today so that Emmett and Jasper can get their stalking on with those chicks they saw last week. Thankfully, our schedules with class keep us busy through the week, so we really only see each other in passing at the condo through the week. We all took the 2-block walk over to the Public Works Department and punched in and got in the truck.
"Okay guys… and we're off!" Jasper said, sounding a little too chipper for 7 am.
We did pretty good with our route time-wise. A lot of the pickups are apartments and buildings with bins, so we just gotta back up the truck, get out, empty the bins using a truck lift, make sure nothing falls out, and then go on to the next stop. Jasper and Emmett stand on a platform in back of the truck and hold on to handles attached to the side of the truck while I drive from stop to stop. I was coming down a street not to far from the university for our next stop at about 9 am and I could feel the truck starting to bounce. I look in the side mirror out my window and Emmett is bouncing around all excitedly like he has to go to the bathroom really bad. I pull over on the road and stick my head out the window to talk to Emmett.
"Dude, what's your problem?" I asked Emmett.
"Nothing, man. I was just getting excited as the next stop is my woman's place." Emmett replied.
Oh geez, what a moron. I just shook my head and starting driving again. Not even a block later, I was backing the truck into the apartment complex lot and maneuvering my way around vehicles. Jasper said this is the worst part of the job… I can see why. I got the truck where I wanted it and lowered the truck lift. Emmett and Jasper made sure the lift inserted where it was supposed to and then the bin rose and emptied into the truck and then I push a button to smash the garbage down. I looked in my side mirror and could see a few people… a long-haired blonde girl and a short-haired brunette. I wonder how long this shit is going to take.