Chapter 5
MAGGIE
Turned out I left my diner job at Hillstone only to get a diner job in Las Vegas, because it was the only job I could get. I had no qualifications, no experience outside of waitressing, and nothing past a high school diploma. Pathetic.
But I didn’t let that deter me. I didn’t let my absentee roommate deter me, or the constant wailing sirens through the night, or the dude who spit on the street right by my shoes, or the near-crippling loneliness. I was undeterrable.
It took me three days to find my new job, waitressing at a place called Holy Diner! It was nothing to get excited about, that exclamation mark was part of the name. It smelled like grease and sour milk, and an alarming gray fuzz covered the bathroom floor, but my dad would appreciate the name at least.
When
