I get to work, clock in and go to my station at the back and get to work.
It's a blue satin bridesmaids dress that needs to be taken in about three inches in the waist and taken up about four.
I place my pins, thread up my machine and as I'm about to start my phone buzzes.
I got my car back ill be able to pick you up from work just lmk a time. -Greyson
I respond back saying 7:30 and start working on the dress. It only takes about 20 minutes to do the alterations and I put the dress back in the garment bag and put a green tag on it showing that it's been worked on. I then take it up to the rack and grab another item to work on.
"Hey Tyler, how'd your weekend go?" My boss Lily asks. "Um well, Greyson and I got adopted and moved in with them, it's two dads and a whole lot of kids and we started school today I have a class where all we do is talk I'm not excited for that" I say smiling, I always smile when I talk yo Lily she's so nice.
"Well I hope you have a happy home, and have you heard back about your car?" She asks going through the garments on the racks. "Oh um not recently but Friday they called and said I should have it by the end of the week" I really miss my car.
"Well that's good, I better go and call these customers to have them come back and try the items on and see if they fit I'll let you get back to work" she says and heads off towards her office.
I go back to my station and unzip the bag to see what I'm working with, a men's suit that needed the sleeves taken up just two inches.
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7:30 rolls around and I go clock out and go wait for Greyson outside. It's only about three minutes and Greyson's blue mustang pulls up, "So how was today?" He asks as we pull off and head home.
"School was tiring, there's so many people and I hate Oral Communication and that stupid teacher" I say looking out the window. He laughs, "Well did you make any friends?" I look over at him, "Greyson, I think we both know the answer to this one" I don't make friends, friends like to hug and talk two things I don't particularly like to do.
"Yeah I kinda guessed that's what you were gonna say, well any boys caught your attention" he says wiggling his eyebrows at the last part. I look at him again, "Well good, I didn't want to have to get in a fight the second day if school" he says as we come up to a red light.
"What about you, did you make friends?" I ask as we start moving. "Yeah, their Felix's friends they're in our math class" "Yeah I saw you talking with them" I say remembering all the guys that surrounded him this morning in first period.
"Any girls caught your attention" I say wiggling my eyebrows like he did, "No, no girls have caught my eye" he laughs. "Good I wouldn't want to have to fight someone on the second day of school" I say as we pull up to the house.
"Honestly, I'd pay to see that" he says as we get out and he locks his car. "Hm, maybe the third day" I say following him up the steps and through the door.
We walk in and there's so much noise, the kitchen, people in the living room, the dining room, there's so much talking.
I walk past everyone and go up to my room, "Hey Tyler" Vivian says as I set my bag down. I nod at her and go into the bathroom, okay I know I said I was gonna wait till this weekend to do this but I can't wait any longer my hair is one of the only thing I have control of.
I grab my hair scissors and a rat tail comb and part out where my bangs will be, pull the rest of my hair in a low bun and make the first chop. Right at my chin I part out the two pieces on the ends that will be longer for framing my face and snip them a little under my lips.
I tuck them behind my ears then cut the rest of the pieces to under my eyes. Now this is where mistakes can start to be made, we have to be very careful. I find what would be the center and cut them so they'll be right under my eyebrows.
I pull the pieces from behind my ears and with the scissors taper the rest of my bags to meet up with those pieces.
I put the scissors down and brush out my bangs and look in the mirror to make sure they're even and bam, bangs.
I put my scissors and comb up, brush my cut hair off into the trash and pull down my bun and leave the bathroom. "Did you just cut your hair?" Vivian asks scrunching her eyebrows together like she's thinking.
"Yup" I say and go over to Chewys cage and take him out, "I like the bangs on you, they're cute" she says.
We're called down for dinner so I put Chewy up after giving him some food in his bowl and head downstairs.
When we get down there everyone's already at the table, I take a seat in between Oscar and Brooklyn.
"So Tyler, Greyson how was yall's first day" Chris says as everyone starts putting food on their plates. "It was good" Greyson shruggs, "Well Tyler what about you... did you get bangs?" he asks looking confused and everyone else looks at me.
"Um yeah" I say trying to not look at them, "They're cute, how was your day" he says pushing his first question again.
"Fine I guess" I say putting Mac n' cheese on my plate, Velveeta shells of course, and a little piece of the roast.
"Apparently Addy told her she was gonna get stared at because her hair is crazy" Finn laughs and my face immediately heats up, ugh stupid Finn why would he bring that up.
"Oh my god I did not" Addison says rolling her eyes, "She said she was going to get stared at, I said yeah because she had crazy colored hair, I didn't mean it like her hair was insane" she says defending herself for the second time today about this same conversation.
I feel bad I shouldn't have said anything earlier.
I go to take a bite of the roast but as my teeth try and sink into it I stop. Fat. I bit into a giant piece of fat.
I slowly take the fork away from my mouth and hope no one noticed and put the meat back on my plate. I cant eat anymore of that, even if no other piece has fat it's been contaminated.
I start on my Mac n' cheese, nothing could ever go wrong with this beauty.
"So Felix was it nice getting to leave after lunch for once?" Oscar asks, "Yeah it is a little weird though not running around the football feild for hours then coming home to dinner ready. I've gotta actually wait for it now" he laughs.
"Greyson and Tyler came at a good time" someone says, I'm too exhausted to pay attention to who it was.
"Yeah, Wednesday's our last day before Thanksgiving break, so we're off Thursday through all of next week" someone says I think it's Finn.
Oh so maybe I'll dye my hair Thursday I'm starting to get really bored of this color and my dark roots are about half an inch long.
I finish my Mac n' Cheese and drink my apple juice and see everyone else is still eating. I'm not quite sure where I stand at being able to just leave the table yet so I continue to sit there and stare at my reflection in the plate.
Exactly five minutes pass and Chris gets up and takes his dishes to the kitchen, I wait a minute or two before I do as he did.
"Did you not like the roast?" he asks noticing the meat still on my plate, "Oh it had a fat piece and... and yeah..." I'm not sure how to explain it but I hope he gets it.
"Oh I'm sorry, did you get enough to eat though?" he says taking my plate from me. I nod, and watch as he scrapes the meat into Coopers bowl. "Don't tell Daniel, he hates that I give him table food but I can't help myself" he says putting the now empty plate in the sink.
I smile at him, Daniel and Chris are really nice, if me and Greyson had to get adopted I'm glad it was them who did it.
"Okay well don't forget to take your insulin, have a goodnight Tyler" he says leaving the kitchen.
I pull out my phone, check my Dexcom app and see I'm at barely 100. I've been low all day I need to do better tomorrow.
I go to the fridge and grab a bottle of apple juice and drink it and lean against the counter while I wait for it to kick in.
"What's wrong?" Dallas says sounding concerned, "Waiting for my sugar to go up" I say checking my number again 107 I wanna be at least 200 before I take my insulin.
"I told you you didn't eat enough this morning or at lunch, and I saw you only ate Mac n' Cheese at dinner you aren't taking care of yourself".
Excuse me. I am not going to be scolded by a child about my diabetes and not taking care of myself, "This doesn't concern you Dallas" I say going and grabbing another apple juice from the fridge.
"Tyler you need to do better" I'm done. "OH MY GOD DALLAS ONE DAY IT WAS ONE FUCKING DAY" Oh shit.
His eyes grow big in shock and I hear everyone get up from the table and come towards the kitchen.
I put my hands on the counter and close my eyes, I'm tired so tired, I've had a exhausting day and didn't do good sugar wise today I had to many other things on my mind.
"What's going on in here?" Daniel asks taking in me leaning on the counter and Dallas looking like he may cry.
"Tyler's sugar is low because she didn't eat today" he says pointing at me. "SHUT UP DALLAS GOD" I didn't mean to snap again, "Sorry" ugh why am I apologizing he should just mind his own business.
"Okay both of you calm down, Tyler have you eaten today?" Daniel asks trying to contain the situation, "Yes" I just want this to be over I'm too overstimulated and I've already snapped twice.
I slide down the cabinets until my butt is on the floor and put my hands on my face. I want it dark, dark and quiet, it's all too much there's just too much happening.
"Okay I've got this" Greyson says and everyone leaves. "Okay what's happening" he says crouching in front of me, "I did eat I promise, it just wasn't a lot. Dallas had already gotten onto me at lunch about needing to eat more and then he came in here and my sugar was at a little over 100. I didn't mean to snap at him a lot happened today I was getting overstimulated and I didn't like that he was trying to tell me what to do" I say rubbing my face and trying to calm down.
"Okay, what's your number now?" He asks and grabs my phone off the counter and hand's it to me, I unlock it and check "217 I think all the stress brought it up" I say putting my phone down on the ground.
"That's a good number for tonight, take your insulin and go to bed and do better tomorrow" he takes my hands and pulls me up. I nod, I can do that I'll try and apologize to Dallas tomorrow.