Chapter Forty-four
•BRIANNA•
“I lost my job at the restaurant.” Cherry dropped the bombshell, and I stared at her in surprise, trying to process what she just said.
“What did you just say?” I asked, still struggling to absorb the words.
“I said I lost my job at the restaurant.” She repeated, a sad smile playing on her lips.
“How did that happen? When did it happen?” I asked, eager to understand the situation.
“I didn’t do anything offensive, I swear. I was just 20 minutes late because my aunt delayed me—I was helping her with something. And not to mention the traffic jam I got stuck in. Mrs. Williams said something about the owner telling her to fire me the next time I came late, and I guess today was just not my lucky day.” She explained, trying to smile but failing miserably. My mi
