Amaryllis: New beginning.

job hunting

Amaryllis Pov

ding ding ding

ahhh ok ok ok I'm awake!! I really hate alarms. I stretch my arm to reach for my phone at the bed side table. I quickly grab my phone and shut the damn thing off. I roll over on my back and stare at the ceiling. Ok Amary this is the part where you count down from 5 to 1 and get up.... maybe I should do a dry run. Here goes... 5 4 3 2 1 and I'm still in bed. Ok, let's try this again. 5 4 3 2 1 and off we go. hahahahaha. I laugh at my foolishness.

I'm not really a morning person. I walk into my bathroom and look into the mirror... s**t! I was so exhausted from all the cleaning yesterday I didn't even get to wear my headscarf before bed. I'm happy I got a place of my own though. Oh no..Now, I'm stuck with this untamed I dont know what to call it mess on my head. Geez, now i gotta get my hair wet to get this mess sorted out. great stuff.... I do my bathroom routine and now that I'm clean and happy with my hair. which I just tie up in a bun by the way... time to make breakfast and look for a job. I make my way to the kitchen, thank God for furnished apartments... I grab some eggs, bacon and fruits. I think that will do. Oh and some coffee. While my bacon is sizzling away I grab my phone to check out any open vacancies.. anything will do really... I wont be able to survive that long on my savings. So slaving for peanuts while I make someone else rich is my only option for now. Hopefully one day I have own business.

I plate my self two sunny side eggs 2, strips of bacon, some toast and a cup of chopped fruit... oh I think my fruit needs some Greek yoghurt. I quickly grab some from the fridge and add two scoops to my fruits. I pour my self a cup of coffee and bam.. I'm adulting pretty well if you ask me. This breakfast is some five star hotel s**t. I dig in, while reading through some vacancies and apply for those I feel I qualify for.

Once I'm done with my breakfast I get dressed. I wanna check out cafes nearby if they hiring. I'm no professional chef but i can throw down when the need arises. My mom made sure of that. Notice the eye roll, when I mention her.. oh well thats a story for another day.

Dressed in my favourite jeans and a white shirt. I grab my bag and phone, lock the door and head out. as soon as I step out... I squint my eyes... damn sunlight. I rummage through my bag for my sunglasses. I put them on. Smile Amary smile; today is gonna be a good day, I tell myself. oohhh I'm so digging my new nickname.

2 and a half hours later on my forth cafe, two rude owners and one homeless guy blowing me kisses plus the occasional I think I'm lost moments. I don't know how to describe this day. I'm still waiting for the good part though. Fingers crossed. I walk into my fifth cafe for day, this time I look for a table and the menu. I'm hot and hungry. I dont mean that hot.. dont get me wrong... I mean yeah I think I'm beautiful but right now I'm just hot. The sun is brutal today. I take a table at the back of the cafe and just as I take my sit.

Some cute waiter walks towards my table. he says hi my name is Jayjay and I will be your waiter for today... and before he can continue I say hi and for a glass of water. He hands me the menu and says he will be right back with my water.

I scan through the menu, notice some vegan options.... hmmm nice, will check them out another time though. I am a big fan of vegan dishes. I'm not a vegan or anything like that. I just can't turn down good food. I take note of the vegan dishes and browse further.

Too many options will just make me indecisive and I dont have time for that I'm starving. I will just go for a regular beef burger with cheesy fries and a side salad. I will spoil myself just this once though.

The waiter sets a glass of water on the table. He flashes me a smile and asks If i have decided on what i want to eat. I will have a beef burger with fries please, thank you. I give him a quick response. Will that be all he asks. Yep, I think that's it. He says he will be right back once my order is ready and takes the menu.

I look around the the cafe, it's cute. My table gives me a nice view of the cafe. I wouldn't mind working here. oh.. that reminds me I should ask the waiter if they have any job openings. I look out the window to my left, it sure is pretty in San Francisco. Images of back home flash my mind though. The small town, the people, my family, my friends, my heartache and the pain from Alex. That's all in the past now, I sigh heavily.

Like I sensed the waiter coming, I turn my head straight ahead and see him coming towards me with a food tray, carrying my burger and fries. Here you go miss. one burger with cheesy fries. This time around I here his accent, which sound real familiar to me. Thank you, oh excuse I hear I little bit of an accent, I ask him. oh yeah I'm from West Virginia I'm guessing you are too, he says. Well, kinda. Do perhaps know if there are is an opening... I try to change the subject, remembering that i dont really want anyone to know where I'm from. Well today is your lucky, that's if the position hasn't been filled yet. There is an opening for a waiter. Pay is not bad, boss is decent. If you are interested you should try your luck, he says with a smile.