EDITH BARKER AND I

ll. Mr Marshall, the owner of the restaurant; 'Marshall's Food House' had refused

ever gave us free lunches and especially never gifted presents during the holidays like other bosses I heard

would choke on a lemon or a pea or something. Being a resta

rival. If he found the restaurant not cleaned yet or he found me in the proc

section of the restaurant was made of see-through glass. I turned the

fore returning to the kitchen. A few minutes later, I hear

th a smile when I walked into the

e the kitchen table. Ryan was already there. I wa

." He announced and our f

ll?" I asked. I was the

a while and exhaled d

that came here the other

o AC, just one waitress to attend to all the custome

till maintained their loyalty regardless o

and we eagerly waited for his reply.

educe your salaries until

as what I was t

anuts and now you want to reduce the sala

ge, was already a family man. He welcomed a beautif

word but it was quite obvious

." Mr Marshall said, in an

angrily, and we all looked at him in surprise. Yes

never saw him a

me!" Mr Marshall warned, but he

cut in our salaries." I pleaded. I reall

, I'm done!" Ryan announc

e and I aske

you

me. "Jokes on him, because a decreas

uts you call salary?" R

nuts, Mr Marshall...and

ew the apron o

t! And as much as I knew who Mr Marshall wa

y, banging the

that door breaks!" Mr

urned to face me. He looked a

le the kitchen until we fi

wasn't

for a week or two." "I'

e ser

tchen and attend to customers wi

have just paid someone." His fat ne

elfis

t gonna

ha

o it!" I yelled out. "W

pened in surprise at

adness has started

t said anything. I gestured at him

n Mr Marshall turn

or not?" Mr Ma

ne, pay day was in two days

a triumphant smile app

ack to work." Mr Marshall chirped ha

meet Drake

t you say

know who Mr Marshall is, Jeanette. It

but I was sure that he had a lot of complaints about Mr Marshall, seeing as he was t

oon as possible. I thought.

n't so easy. If it was, I wouldn't have been in

assistants, Receptionists, among others but nothing came with good news. They said they we

after a while to giv

ook practically ever

d I look like

I replied, plainly

rry. We can just say the

ke will send in the orders as usual, afterwhich y

received a bunch of orders. After moving to and fr

se was a small studio apartment. It was small and cramped but seeing a

crashed into the bed. My

ed. When I checked the mini-fri

aned on my bed as I s