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Part 3: Chapter One: The Generous Tip
Two years later...
Marianna's POV"No no no! Not today!" Keller came around the counter to stop me from getting any further."He was just having a bad day! It won't happen again!" I pleaded.
I have pulled off the craziest things while working this job but Keller being such a great boss has never gotten fed up with me. He's a patient man. He is keeps giving me chances and that is how I have worked here for the last two years. Without this job, I would be a street rat.
When I found out about Alexander's death, some men broke into the house. They ransacked the whole place looking for something. The entire time I was under the kitchen sink scared out of my mind. I have never been happy to be fit in such a small space. My biggest fear is what would happen if they found me. After they left, I fled the house as he instructed me to. I ran and never looked back. I ended
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