I wake up from a anoying sound that passes through the room. Moaning, I take my phone from the bedside table. I open it and look at the screen with sleepy eyes.
There is a label but the text is not very clear. I focus on the letters but they get blurry again and again.
I blink a few times, but nothing. I rub my eyes firmly. 8:00 working, it says. Oh no ....... I get up and run to the wardrobe.
I quickly grab work clothes that I picked up yesterday and put them on quickly. I put on my hair and makeup and run downstairs. Once down, I grab the yogurt and corn flakes and toss them in a bowl. As far as my breakfast.

I run the last bit to the restaurant where I work and tell the manager I arrived. "Good morning Joseline, Melanie will explain what to do. Good luck." Jeremy says. I sigh and he raises an eyebrow. "Is something wrong?" I smile kindly at him. "No, there is nothing." "Good." He replies, also smiling.

Melanie is already waiting at the counter.
"Tssss, I have to explain to you how to do your job. Actually, I should just say nothing and watch you do everything wrong, but I get paid extra and I'm being watched." She pouts. "Pay close attention because I only say it once."

After Melanie explained everything in a very high speed I immediately started working. Basically, I have to take the orders and hang them on a plate in the kitchen, give the customers something to drink in the meantime, bring the food and take the empty plates away. Easy.

I take my phone out of my pocket and check the time. Five o'clock, so I'm done. I walk out of the break room where I have been for the last 5 minutes and grab my coat from the coat rack, sign out and jog home. My phone is buzzing. 6 new messages, 4 from Max, 1 from Laura and 1 from Rosalien.

I start with Laura.

L: It was fun yesterday!
J: Yes! Shall we do it again next weekend?

I close the chat with Laura and open the chat with Rosalien.

R: Shall we meet at the Cafe with the three of us this Wednesday?
I don't doubt for a second, if I work hard ill be done at 12 o'Clock
J: Yes that's OK. See you there at 3:00 PM.

Now to Max.
M: Come home soon!
M: Please.
M: Jo!
M: Hurry up!
I don't know what's going on, but Max never does that. I'm going to run faster and within 2 minutes I'll be at our house.

When I open the door I see Max sitting on the couch with his computer.
"Hey, what's wrong?" I close the door behind me and sit on the bench next to him.
He says nothing and turns the computer towards me. It's the bank statements. Because all the stuff had to be bought, a lot of money was lost and there is very little left. "If we take off the costs that we have to pay next month, we will have ..." Max turns his index finger and thumb into zero.

My eyes widen. Oh. My. God.
What to do now?

I'm really looking forward to it today!
That's why I'm going straight to the next chapter. Bye😄😄
Xxx
Mandy