One Shift, One Night
There was no amount of concealer to hide the shadows around those eyes and I had my hair pulled back in a bun so tight it was hurting me.
I was twenty-six. I was supposed to be completing a degree, or traveling, or at least having a drink with friends that didn’t only talk about their tips at the diner.
My mates did party but not me.
Instead, I was calculating the cost of feeding and bills to pay.
"Next stop, Damen," the overhead voice crackled.
I stood up, my knees cracking. Every joint in my body felt like it would fail.
I’d just finished a ten hour shift, and the sun was barely out. Most people were just waking up while I was just trying to make it to the front of my door.
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