The sun attempted to shine through the pitch black curtains but didn’t pass. I awoke before Chrystal. I put on my clothes, grabbed a key to the room and left. I walked down to the Hot Topic store. I arrived and walked inside. I walked up to the desk.
“Hello, I’m in search of a job. Are you hiring?” I asked. The man at the desk looked interested.
“Yes, we are hiring but you need to fill out an application and schedule an interview.” He said. He handed me a form to fill out. I filled it out and returned to him.
“Here is the form. I can interview anytime today but not tomorrow.” I said. I was determined to pay Chrystal back.
“I don’t think you need an interview. The form is enough. Welcome to the workforce here. Uniform is a t-shirt and jeans or leggings. You will start at the register. Your hours are very flexible. You will start today. You need to work 36 hours a week to keep your job. You will have one break for lunch each day. You will be paid minimum wage, which is 6.31 euros. Good luck.” The man said. I would learn that his name is actually Jeremiah. Jeremiah was really nice until the accident. I’m getting ahead of myself here. Let’s get back to the past.
“Thank you so much.” I replied. He showed me how to work the cash register and make a transaction. I was thankful that he showed me, even though it was a slow day, I was worried he wouldn’t show me. I spent the rest of the day working. Chrystal came in around noon looking very concerned. Once she saw me, she seemed to calm down.
“Cassandra! I woke up and you were gone and I couldn’t find you and Justin and even hadn’t seen you and you scared me! Don’t do that again!” Chrystal said. I was shocked that someone was concerned with the fact that I was gone.
“I was just job searching. I found one. Here that is. I’m a cashier, at least that’s what Jeremiah told me it was called.” I said. Chrystal calmed down and the door opened. Justin and Devon walked in together.
“Hey, got your call. Glad you found her.” Justin said. I got very confused then. I remember not knowing what the hell a ‘call’ was. So. naturally, I asked.
“What’s a call?” I asked Chrystal. She started chuckling.
“Is this another thing I’m supposed to know?” I asked. She shook her head.
“I’m sorry. I forget that you just started here. Don’t worry, you’ll know soon enough what a call is. And then you’ll hate it. Basically, you have a team of four. Then you guys bond and you have what’s called a connection. After your team develops a connection, you are able to do what is called a ‘call’. A call is the way you talk with your team when you’re in situations that you can’t talk.”
“Oh. Who’s your fourth person?” I asked them. They began laughing.
“We don’t have a fourth person. We’ve been waiting because we don’t want someone that we don’t all approve of.” Devon said.
“We are approve of you though. You should learn by Friday what calling and connections are in class. Maybe then, we could add you into our group.” Justin said. I started smiling. Not only did these people care when I was missing, they wanted me to be a part of their group.
“Sure, I’d like that.” I said. After that exchange, Jeremiah yelled at me to get back to work. Chrystal said that they had to go to a class and that they’d see me later. All in all, that day was a good day.