Nine
Cassie
“Uh, uh. I don’t believe it. There’s no way Cody’s going out with that skank, Lynette Baker.”
The dozen bangle bracelets Mandi wore on each arm made a series of clinking sounds as she shifted her baby sister from one hip to the other.
I’d only been working at the Piggly Wiggly for a few days and I already had the manager eyeballing me, waiting for an excuse to fire me. It didn’t help that Mandi came to the store every afternoon, bringing her sister and brother with her. I didn’t have the heart to ask her to stay away. Fortunately, today was pretty slow.
I couldn’t blame her for wanting to get out. It was pretty crowded in the small house. Don’t get me wrong. I really appreciated Mandi’s mom and dad going out of their way to place a fold out bed in their laundry room so tha
