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“Yeah…”

“Yeah Then you tried to sue the owner for negligence”

“Um… Yeah…”

“My cousin owned that place They ended up going out of bu

siness” Then Lou gestured toward the door “Good bye,” he said

That happened a couple more times Tyler’s reputation preceded him At two more restaurants and a coffee shop They kneho he was the h the door He had no idea he was so infamous

So, he decided to play the odds He hit every retail store, coffee shop and place to eat within a four e into so clothes and print out some fresh copies of his resume

He acted professional and responsible and spoke to everyone who agreed tohis strengths and assuring theave him a chance they would not be disappointed

At least that’s what he should have done

Instead, he wandered airy and sullen by the minute He really didn’t want any of those jobs anyway, he told hiether Always had It was just the only thing he’d ever known The only job he’d ever had orking at Cap’s, his daddy’s store Fro fries and sweeping up

Even so, soive him another job, he told himself After all, he had plenty of experience What was their probleht dollars an hour? So what if that was the going rate He deserved at least twice that Surely, all those stupid ers and owners knew that

By the end of the day he had whipped hier and abdicated responsibility This was everyone’s fault but his and he knew it Actually, it was those guys from Monty’s It was their fault The situation he was in was all their fault and they were about to feel his wrath The wrath of Tyler

Twentyat the orderof Monty’s He muscled his way past two teen boys with identical haircuts and a twenty soh socks teasing thenoring them at the same time

Marco saw him first “What the hell do you want?”

“I’rin