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The memories I have of this city are mostly bad. It would help to start afresh somewhere far and simple Still in thoughts when a text comes in from an unknown number, "Elodie, I wish you knew how deeply sorry I am for lying to you and covering my past all this while, I wish I could change what I've done, I wish I could change the person I've become, but I can't and if you can't accept me the way I am, then I can't live with myself any longer, I love you. Elodie, I really do, by the time you read this, I would be gone, gone to a better place, somewhere peaceful, somewhere my past won't come back to me. I am sorry Elodie, but I can't live any longer knowing that you won't be with me for the rest of my life, goodbye Elodie, I wish you find someone better than me.
ELODIE'S POV
"Good morning sir, what can we offer you today?", I said, it's another boring day at the café. I woke up this morning feeling like today was going to be a beautiful day, but planet earth decided to pour the hard truth on me. It's 10am in the morning and not one exciting thing has happened. I could easily have slept through the day, but I hear I am, speaking to grumpy old men and taking boring orders.
"Just get me a cup of joe", the man responded, still trying to get in terms with the fact that they actually call a cup of coffee a cup of joe. I just can't seem to understand how it connects. How do they relate a cup of coffee to a cup of joe?
"Okay sir, right on it", I said. I rushed over to arrange a proper cup of coffee for him when my phone began to ring. I paused to check who it was, and immediately got angry on seeing the display name. Jez, when will he give it a rest? Jack has been calling me since we broke up a month ago, right after I caught him in bed with another girl. That's the third time I've caught him this year. Jewez, what does it take to make this man faithful, because of how miserable I was? Then I take him back after the first two times, then he goes ahead to do it again. He can't be fooled again, no way I'll make that mistake again.
"Where's this stupid girl with my coffee", the man screamed. Oh my, the coffee. Oh no, I completely forgot to give him his cup of coffee, gosh, I. really getting slow. I might get penalized soon.
"Here you go sir, so sorry for the delay", I hurriedly said as I placed the coffee on the table. A few drops spilled on the table, hoping it didn't pour on him.
"Get out of here you clumpsy thing", the man yelled. I hurriedly left to the back.
"With the way you are going, you are going to lose this job soon", one of my co-workers said, at this rate, I won't mind losing this job, I'm honestly sick and tired of the people, the co-workers, the smell of the place and let's not even start to talk about the ugly uniform.
"Elodie!! Elodie!! Elodie!! Someone get me Elodie now!!", my boss screamed. I think I've finally gotten myself into serious trouble. I wonder what I'll say now to rescue myself from this one. This might be the end.
"Yes sir", I said this as I approached the door of his office, which was already wide open, probably in anticipation of my coming.
"Get in, shut the door after you", he said. He didn't even offer me a seat. I guess I've really fucked up this time around. I entered and did as he commanded, I dared not to speak a word to avoid making matters worse, but who am I kidding, this is the eighth time this week that I've been called to his office due to bad service, and this is just Wednesday! This is surely the end.
"Why are you so sloppy? You come late to work, your uniform on never looks proper, you never look tidy, you always forget to serve customers on time, and you have a habit of always being distracted!!", he yelled, it's funny that I actually got distracted halfway into his nags. Now that I think of it, am I really that bad? I mean, I have come late, but the latest I've been is just 45 minutes late, but, to put that in perspective, the earliest I've been so far is 5 minutes late and that was the first day, jeez, I guess I'm actually horrible.
"We have come to a point where we can't condone your excesses again", he said" Oh no, it's coming, I expected it, just say it at once.
"I believe at this point you should have realised that you aren't cut out for this job, maybe you'll be more fitted with a job that doesn't involve being early or looking good or acting responsible, maybe a circus job", he continued, wait, did he just call me a clown, wow, is that how far I've degenerated.
"Sorry to say, you are sacked, goodbye and shut the door on your way out", he commanded, just like that I've lost my job, it's funny that I got this job on Monday and lost it on Wednesday, now I feel like Solomon Grandy, what next for my life. If you had told me five years ago that I'll finish school with a degree in philosophy and I'll end up working at a cheap café for a meager pay and then get sacked after three days of work, am I cursed? When I finally got into college, I felt on top of the world, not only was it a chance to further my education, but it was also a major break from the hassle and pains of my home, while in college, I kept my head low and fought to come out with a first class honour and I did, but as life would have it, I spent a while year at home and I almost lost my sanity, my dad got much worse that I could remember, he not only cheats on my mother but brings the women into the house and does it in our house, he also beats her at any point she tries to complain. I had to leave the house and it didn't help that for a month prior to me getting this job, I was depressed from my breakup with Jake, I loved Jake, I loved him with all I had, we started dating from college, he was with me through my excessive reading and through the tough times at home, he was practically the sweetest guy I've ever met till
it all began.
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