The Gray Series
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give yourself a reason for writing me up, which I didn't deserve. But I don't want to argue b
to get my tasks done, so I coul
anded him my list, walking away, then clocke
red the food on my plate, surprising her. She questione
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sks and expected me to do them. Again, I s
dismay. I need to eat because of m
ed to the front desk, talked t
m left, the manager gave Grayson hell.
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, feeling lousy, given a job of collecting carts i
ded home to bed. It didn't help because I spent
in, and once again, Grayson sent me out into the fr
old turned into bronchitis, whi
f work. My parents took me home, and I had gon
ayson met her. She handed him the not
e developed pneumonia. Lucille won't return until she feels better. When she ret
away, leaving him st
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Ever since we had coffee together, I made it a point
ut I made her sick instead.
ng flowers along with a get-well card. The ges
rd, and I jotted a note on
removed my coat, hung it up, then walke
eelings, but Lucille had a unique quality to her. When I intervie
wned. She made a habit of giving me a hard
laughed at the craziest things. I liked how she enjoyed working. She alway
I didn't want t
work with Lucille than sit here alone. At leas
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have done, and now she's sick. I
t this girl, you'll fix it. I realize you refused to become in
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eep pushing people away. At some poin
y, M
ie's picture. Getting that call was the worse pain I had ever
til I met L