A Desire for Damaged Goods (DFDG): Chapter 1
"Taylor! Table seven! Pay attention! What the heck is wrong with you today?" barked my boss, Shelly Ryan, from behind the gleaming marble counter, her face red and glistening with sweat and her tousled blonde hair scraped back into an untidy pony-tail, her fringe falling loosely around her flushed, heart-shaped face, as she stacked countless mugs and plates onto the clean surface.
I jumped out of my daydream almost at once, nearly knocking over some salt and pepper dispensers as I do so. Gosh, today had just been dragging in, I had started my shift at lunch time, and the hours had gone by so slowly since then. It was like the clock was mocking me. To top it all off, I hadn't got any tips today, so far. It was always rubbish when this happened, because I worked so hard, and all in all, it would be nice to get some recognition once in a while. Some of the customers that came into the coffee shop were moderately nice, they smiled and said thank you, sometimes, but the majority just nodded
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