Another Day Punch の小説・ストーリー

My pride was in pieces. Peterson appeared with my timecard. "Eight hours at minimum wage. Minus taxes, you cleared about fifty dollars." Fifty dollars. I used to spend more than that on lunch. "Same time tomorrow?" I asked, swallowing my pride. "Every weekday. Monday through Friday. You miss a day without calling in sick, you're fired." He said, looking down at me. I rode the elevator back to the lobby in my cheap uniform. Employees who'd once shown me respect now looked at me with pity or amusement.

Taking over from Melinda, who had gone on a date during work hours, When the workday ended, Adelia felt relieved. She ended the day with one conclusion: despite her conflicted heart, she had a responsibility to live her life as best she could. “Melinda hasn't come back yet. It looks like she'll be fired if she's caught disappearing during work time.” Adelia stood in front of the finger scale attendance machine. “There's no way I can fool the system by using my fingerprints and filling in her return attendance.” “Sorry Melinda, you didn't pick up my cell phone call. I can't fool this attendance machine at all,” said Adelia and then exhaled harshly and walked away towards the car.

So, what do you say, want to have dinner with us next Wednesday? This time the dots reappear and a text message comes in. Peanut: Really? Sure, I would love to. Me: *smiley emoji face* Cool. I will let you go now. Enjoy your peace and quiet while you can. Remember Friday we start night shifts, so you will be stuck with me all night on our shifts. Peanut: Only for two more weeks remember? *winky face emoji*

It was rumored that it was the place where true mates during ancient times would travel to together. As for my wolf, I knew she hadn't disappeared or been sealed away. She was just temporarily in a deep sleep. I continued to study and do experiments, and my days were mundane and uneventful. However, occasionally during experiments, I would feel a sudden pain in my chest. Tears would slide down my cheeks and drip off my chin. I shook my head briskly and continued working. Since I had forgotten it all, it didn't matter. … 21 days later, my phone suddenly began vibrating wildly.

“I promised you I’d be flexible. But hey, you tell these guys, big-shot company or no, if they want to hire you, I need at least seven days’ notice so I don’t have to bust my ass while one of my pretty barmaids runs out on me.” I laughed and leaned over the bar to kiss his cheek. “You’re a star, Donny. Thank you so much!” I ran out of the bar as quickly as I entered and headed back toward my apartment to change. I didn’t think my best friend would be impressed if I turned up to meet her for lunch in sweatpants. I knew she wouldn’t be impressed. My phone rang just as I got into my apartment. “Hello?” “Hey, look, I can’t make lunch. I’m so sorry.” Day’s voice traveled down the phone. “My dress

That didn't keep me from thinking about it though. This was really good, having whole days to just work, and one of the biggest benefits was that I didn't feel like I had to spend all hours of the night working here. I knocked off around nine, heading home and picking up an In & Out burger on the way. I flopped down onto my sofa and looked at my phone, which I hadn't thought to check before I'd left. Aly -- Hey, give me a call when you can. She included a smiley emoji and a rainbow. I shook my head and touched my screen.

Email from the anonymous person again. **Day 23. You're still there. I'm impressed. Most people quit by now. But you're starting to see it, aren't you? The performance. The mask. He's not real with anyone. Not even himself. Run while you still can.** I delete it without reading it all the way through. I'm too tired to care about warnings. Too tired to think about anything except sleep. My alarm is set for 7 AM. Five hours from now. Then we do it all over again.

* They entered the eatery. She walked to the first door turned on the switch. It was glowing “opened ” Since it's opened, if someone wants to come in, it'll open on it's own. She walked to the door she came in with earlier. But hold on, isn’t this boring for the workers here. Imagine people going to work to repeat same process everyday. * “how many mins is it gonna take to prepare this?” Gracie showed the receptionist the pad. She had this proud look that she was already taking orders from customer.

I buried my head into work having nothing else to do for the rest of the evening. ~Two Days Later It's the fourth day after the abduction. Everyday, I do the exact same thing. I wake up from bed, walk downstairs, drown in my misery while receiving pitiful looks from my employees then bury my head in my breakfast. Shortly afterwards, I get my car ready, get in and head to work. Hours later, I resist the urge to see Rita, head to the park, get the note from Michael then leave, read it in my office and bury my head in work once again.

Day 4: The next day, Abeni woke up, still feeling the weight of her troubles. She forced herself to get ready for work, hoping that the routine would help her forget, even if only for a little while. The day passed by in a blur of customers, orders, and repetitive tasks. Abeni tried her best to focus on her work, to forget about her problems even for just a few hours. But she failed miserably.