Novels by Katrina

It was a Saturday and Rae had just learned she wouldn't have anyone to work third shift. She looked at the hours on the computer and knew she was going to have to work the shift. Rae got herself up and made sure everything was set for the next day. She knew the little things to look for that no one else noticed. She knew she would have everything done. She just knew she was going to have to mentally prepare since it’s been a long while since she has worked an overnight shift. Once she got her manager duties done, she left the job around noon. She went home and took a shower. She ate lunch and chilled on the couch. While she was chilling on the couch, her phone started blowing up with text messages. It made her wonder what was going on. She unlocked her phone and saw over ten messages in the group chat. As she was reading, she figured she should just get up and go to the job. She knew right then that she was just going to have to stay on the clock. When she got there, the girls h

The days after seemed to be running together. At the same time, Rae just kept on smiling. She was feeling over the moon inside. Yet, in the back of her mind, she knew she needed to keep things a secret. She didn’t want anything to get ruined. She wanted to enjoy the moments when they were together. She knew she was going to have to hold it down for as long as she could. Each night they would text each other good night. One Saturday, Rae and Samantha were working the truck, when all of a sudden, Rae was picked up in the air. She started looking around and was wondering who had picked her up. When she got to the ground she saw Mason. She was about to swing on him. She stopped for a second. She realized she was at work and thought she better not. She asked him what he was doing there. She was thinking he was going to give a silly answer. “I need supplies. I figured I would come here. Not to mention, I get to mess with you for a little while.” “Of course you did. Don’t you have an

By the time 10 o'clock came around the next day, the whole town was buzzing about Mason being back in town. It seemed like everywhere Rae went, someone was talking about him. Rae was trying her hardest to act like she didn't care. She was shocked that it had spread so quickly. She thought it would take a little longer for it to get around. Rae made sure she threw herself into work. She kept herself busy all day long. She made sure she put in the truck order and took care of the things she needed to do around the store. She helped cook and run the register. She had even checked in the other orders that came in. She texted Mason in between. She was happy that they were together. She was trying not to engage in the conversations about him. From 6am to 4pm, she was thinking strictly about work. When she got out, she went to the car wash and had her car washed. She stripped her car down and cleaned it herself. She had watched a video on how a guy did his ca

Everything happens for a reason. We all know this to be true. We have to work hard and become something for ourselves. We have to be someone our parents can be proud of. We all have responsibilities that we must attend to. We all know these days we must work to pay rent and take care of our families. We have to work to survive and we must uphold our names because that's all we have. No one understands that more than Rae Carter. Rae Carter is a twenty-eight-year-old black woman living in a small town in the state of New Jersey. Right now she is running her mother's gas station. Her mother left the gas station to her in her will. Her mother passed away in June. Since her mom has passed, Rae literally eats, sleeps, and breathes work. She doesn't care about anything else. Rae has five employees who work underneath her. With her being the owner, it's her job to make sure everything is done and up to date. On Tuesday Rae is in the office working on