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me a piece of paper. I took it, confused, and

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g both back to him. After that, he gave me a list of tasks to

t me

f. If I got fired, it would piss off my

ks to complete the tasks

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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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ay

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

ng, and I p

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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