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“Ah Best of luck to you, then What kind of severance is there, since we’re not even getting teeks’ notice?”
“You’ll get your wages up until the day we close Then you get our best wishes for your future success,” he said, see rather pleased with his turn of phrase as he stuffed his hands in his pocket “Unless you can dance We’ll be booking headliners froot, and I bet you could star in the opening act with a body like that”
“Thank you anyway, but no,” she said evenly, knowing that she needed the next week’s paycheckinto next month
“If you change your ive me a call, babe”
“Right,” she said, heading out the door quickly
Shit!
This wasn’t good at all! What was she going to do on such short notice? She knew panicking wouldn’t help She’d pound the paveot another job
So that meant herdays There were no openings at the convenience store beside part-tie classes She’d proive up on school just because ht
Bella couldn’t ever give up on her degree It was her drearaduate No o of her aspirations No as she going to throw in the towel If anything, it ht even harder Because one way or another, she was deterree
She’d take extra part-time jobs She’d donate plasma for the fifty bucks This wasn’t how she planned to live the rest of her life, and she’d have to fight her way out A high school diplo problehters to have college educ
ations and a better life
So it was up to her, and up to her sister Madison, to work hard and make it on their own She told herself it was noble Itcould be easy for a change That life could just freaking work out without having to think about nobility and tenacity to s She was pretty sure those hot dogs were s had hooves, so probably hooves and snouts She grimaced She could do this She just had to look online for some jobs to apply for Central Arkansas wasn’t exactly the land of milk and honey, so if she had to move for work, it wouldn’t suck
She called her sister, Madison
“I got canned,” Bella said
“What? You finally did it, didn’t you? You slapped that pervert boss of yours? Girl, I am so proud of you!”
“I wish No, the hotel is being sold Now I have to find another job”
“Don’t sweat it We always land on our feet And all this adversary in our lives, well, it teaches us character Following our dreaive up Great things take time”
“I know I’m far too stubborn to let this stop me”
“And that’s why I love you Taking every step forward takes courage You got balls”
“Yeah, but it’s going to take ree”
“Dreams don’t have an expiration date on them”
“I know, sis Thanks for the pep talk I’ll call you later when I get home, and we’ll talk more Okay?”
“Okay And reive up”