All Chapters of High School Ain't a Musical: Chapter 11

Ashley tried to find work as a supermarket clerk, but every application was rejected.After three weeks of searching, she finally secured a job washing dishes at a modest restaurant. The owner cut her wages, claiming that as a convicted criminal, she didn't deserve standard pay.Her earnings were so low that Ashley couldn't afford to rent a room. In the end, she moved into the restaurant's storage room, where the smell of smoke and grease from the kitchen lingered day and night.She woke at 5:30 a.m. every morning to begin washing dishes and didn't finish until 10:00 p.m. Her hands suffered from constant abrasion and prolonged exposure to detergent. Her joints became swollen and painful.The owner had a terrible temper and would start barking at her whenever the plates looked even slightly unclean. If she worked a little too slowly or accidentally left the smallest trace of oil on a plate, she would be met with a torrent of verbal abuse.One afternoon, she carried a basin of waste