ELORA SCOTT
It's Monday morning, the first day of the week. A day that's always busy and stressful. I lie on my bed, staring at the ceiling. I just wish I could stay in bed all day without being disturbed. "Elora!!!" My mom yells. I turn slightly on the bed, adjusting and getting ready to pretend to be asleep, just in case she decides to enter the room.
I've always hated Mondays, it's just too serious for my liking. Everybody expects you to be well-behaved and ready for work. Unlike Fridays which Is always fun. "Elora!!" Mom yells but this time, you can tell she's closer to the door.
As the door opens, I quickly close my eyes. "Elora, get up. I know you're not asleep". I press my eyelids, strongly together. There's no way I'm answering her. "Elora, did you want to get late for work? Or do you want to get fired again!!". I groan but maintain my position. "Elora!! Did you want me to spank you?". I giggle. Not like she can but it's funny. " Elora, if you get fired this time, I'll not forgive you"
I groan and open my eyes gradually. "Mom, I won't get fired, okay?"
"You told me that two days ago but you got fired that same day"
I sit up, rolling my eyes. "It wasn't my fault that I got fired"
She places her hand on her waist. "Really?" She asks
"Yes Mom, you know it isn't my fault"
She laughs. "Whose fault is it, then?"
I groan. I don't know why my mom likes to pester my life with questions. "Mom, as I told you before, it isn't my fault. If the manager had not insulted me. I won't have lost that job"
"When she insulted you, like the good daughter you claim you are, what did you do?"
I chuckle. "Nothing. I only told her if she wasn't the manager, I would have beaten her to a stupor"
She groans. "Just hear yourself out. You threaten to beat your manager, just because she corrected you....."
"She did not correct me, Mom, she insulted me"
She sighs. "I know you won't accept your fault. You're just like your father!!. Always causing trouble"
I roll my eyes. "Mom, can you stop making it look like I'm a fighter"
"The last time I checked, you're one"
I sigh. "I think I'll go back to sleep". I lie down and try to cover myself with the blanket but she drags it off. "Stand up and go take your bath"
I groan. "I don't want to take my bath"
"You said what?"
"I don't want to go to work. I'm sick. I have a headache"
"You have a headache, right? I do not care if you have a stomach ache. You can also tell me you will die soon. That's your business. I'm going to the kitchen to get a spatula. You can keep lying down, okay"
I raise an eyebrow. "Are you for real"
She smiles. "No, darling. You can lie down and sleep okay?"
I groan. I know she meant what she said. She's only trying to make me relax so she can carry out her plans. There's no way I'm letting her. "You know what, I'll just go take my bath and get ready for work". I stand up from my bed.
"No, darling. Come and sleep. You're sick right?. I will make you hot coffee.". I roll my eyes and walk past her
"You should help me close the door when you're ready to go," I say and enter the bathroom
**
I walk down my street, trying to get a cab. It's past 10 am and I'm supposed to resume work at 8 am. Thanks to Mom and her nagging. A car blocks my way and I groan. "Are you blind!!" I yell. It's tinted glass, making it difficult for me to see the person in the car. When the person did not say anything and was not ready to bring down his glasses, I scoffed, walking closer to him. "Hey!!" I yell, hitting the glass
I get really angry, that he or she has refused to answer me. Couple with the fact that I've got an anger issue. I turn to find any object I can use to break the glass.
"Hey, Elora" someone coo
I turn back to see Gary sitting in the car. He was my high school crush but right now, I don't give a damn about him. "What did I tell you about calling my name?"
He chuckles. "Is that a way to welcome an old friend?"
"I don't have time for this. I've got work to get to. Why did you double-cross me that was? Did you have intentions of breaking my legs?"
He laughs. "No. Why will I want to do that?"
"Well if you never had that intention, you won't have crossed my path like that with your car"
"You mean my baby? Is that the reason you almost, broke down my glasses?" I groan. "You want to destroy the beauty of my baby, just because of that?"
I roll my eyes. "Are you for real? You have luck I didn't get to see what I was looking for. Your baby would have been looking shattered"
He laughs. "You haven't changed a bit"
I roll my eyes, already tired of the conversation. "I've got to go". I check the time.
"Come on, we can...."
"What!!" I yell. It's past eleven o'clock and I'm still down my street.
"What? Are you ok?"
"I have to go" I yell, taking to my heels immediately
"Wait, Lora. Wait, let me drop you off"
I ignore his calls and quickly stop a cab and jump inside. "Move faster!!". I keep yelling at the driver like he is the reason for my lateness.
When the car finally stops, I run out quickly and pay him off. I run into the coffee shop, only to be met by the angry face of the shop owner. "You're late!!" She yells. I roll my eyes. "Again" she adds
I groan. "I'm sorry ma'am. It won't happen again"
"You said that yesterday and you still went ahead to repeat the same thing. Don't you know today is Monday? There will be lots of customers"
"As I said, I'm sorry. It won't repeat itself"
"It had better not!!" She yells
"Whatever" I murmured
"What did you say?"
"I said can I get to work now?. Customers are waiting"
She sighs. "Of course you can. But the next time you repeat such, I'll fire you!!" she rants
I ignore her rantings, going to attend to customers. A few minutes later, a customer orders a coffee and I quickly get it ready for him. I place it on a tray and take it to his seat. "Hey, beautiful" he coos, while I ignore him
"Don't you talk? Or are you deaf?". I glare at him but say nothing. I drop his coffee and turn to leave when he holds my hand.
I turn immediately and slap him. "That's for calling me deaf". I slap him again. "This's for touching me". I give him another slap, as people gather to watch us. "This is a warning sign. If you dare try this rubbish with me again. I'll make sure I design your face,"
"What's going on here?" My boss asked
"I can't tell you what happened, cause I have no time to waste. Just in case you have it in mind to fire me, you don't have to. I already fired myself" I say. I remove her apron. "Nice doing business with you, boss". I drop it on the table and walk out of the shop
**
"Why did she fire you!!" Mom yells. I just got home to meet her. She wasn't supposed to be at home but it seems, luck did not shine on me.
"Well Mom, I spilled a coffee on a customer" I answer, sitting on the couch
She rolls her eyes. "And she fired you because of that?" She asks. I batted my eyelashes. "Answer me. Did she fire you because of that?"
I keep quiet, staring at nothing. I'm not ready to talk about what happened. I can't even tell my mom the truth. She will be so furious and tell me how she had warned me about causing trouble.
"I know you won't talk but it's alright. Stand up and go look for a job"
I roll my eyes. "What?"
"You heard me. Get up now and go job hunting. Since you can't keep the one you have"
"Can I go tomorrow?" I ask
"No, you're going now. Except you want me to use a spatula on that empty head of yours"
I groan and stand up. "Ok, I'll go"
I carry my bag and walk out of the house in search of a job. I can't believe, my mom wants me to look for a job. "Hey, Lora, I heard you lost your job?" Zoey asked
I roll my eyes. She's my neighbor who knows how to poke her nose into people's affairs. "You did lose your job?" She asks. I groan. How information flies!!.
"You did lose your job". I ignore her. "That should be the fifth work in a week," she says. I ignore her and decide to walk away. "Did you fight again?. Why do you always get into trouble?. Did you break someone's head this time?. Elora! What happened? I need to know"
I stopped walking and turned. "You want to know right?" I bounce on her and she screams. She wants to know right? She will know by the time I'm done with her. I'm Elora Scott. Nobody dares me and goes freely!!.