I woke up in the tiny apartment I was currently renting. The sun shining through the window had woken me. I should have closed the curtains, if I had any. I cursed under my breath but couldn’t go back to sleep. I checked the alarm clock, on the floor, next to my bed and found that I had forgot to set the alarm for 10.30.725Please respect copyright.PENANAYxAh44rWcW
It was annoying, I had a hangover and I was going to be late for work, but I couldn’t say I was surprised. Last night had been as good as all the others I had spent out on the town with Ben. All though some parts of it were a bit hazy. I remembered going to the pub and the intense make out session with Ben, I remembered that girl, Liz, being there. She wasn’t even an adult yet, but it seemed that Steven was still interested in her. I didn’t get that.725Please respect copyright.PENANAfKnWhoOUka
I thought about Ben, sleeping in, in the modern spacious apartment his parents had got him for his nineteenth birthday. I guess they couldn’t stand living with him any longer.725Please respect copyright.PENANAze9CmOTkRx
As I brushed my teeth, put on a considerably small amount of blue eye shadow and mascara, combed my hair and put it into a high ponytail, I wished that somebody would get me an apartment for my birthday. Although that dream was unrealistic, it was still nice.725Please respect copyright.PENANAfMJynY7OTJ
I put on a black skirt and white blouse with buttons in the front, and headed to work. I didn't have time to eat breakfast.725Please respect copyright.PENANAb9e5cGbXjl
I arrived at Wendy's twenty minutes after my shift had technically started. My co-worker Mindy was in the break room. She had just finished her shift. When she saw me, she took off the apron all members of the staff had to wear and handed it to me. “You are late again, Penelope,”725Please respect copyright.PENANAd9wfPafD0k
I put on the apron and took my name tag, which was lying on the desk with the rest of the employees' name tags. “Has the boss noticed yet?”725Please respect copyright.PENANAoR2EOIrA11
“I think she will if you don’t hurry up.” Mindy answered, as she got up to leave. She was a decent woman, but since she was older than me, she though of me as a child and in her opinion I was really, really insufficient. I guessed she wanted me to get into real trouble and learn from that. So far, however, I had managed to avoid real serious trouble.725Please respect copyright.PENANAVxaz5CxNiK
I hurried to the public area of the burger place, got an earful from my boss, who said that she would cut my paycheck if I was late one more time that month, and then I started taking orders. In a couple of hours, when the lunch rush was over, I had a moment to think. Working at Wendy's was working out better than I had hoped. The pay was good enough to cover my bills and Ben hadn’t found out that I worked there. I didn’t want Ben to know that his girlfriend was living in a crappy, one room apartment and working at Wendy's as a waitress. He liked the carefree Penny, who drank and didn’t give a fuck about anything.725Please respect copyright.PENANA5bCbyAJfJa
I could be that girl. I liked being that girl, but I couldn’t be like that all the time. 725Please respect copyright.PENANAB9Ck8c7pIA
725Please respect copyright.PENANATecNiRWV7x
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Divide and conquer
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PENNY'S OWN PERSONAL CHAPTER
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