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After a long day at school mom picked me up and hurried back home to get herself ready for work. I can help thinking about Miss Swartz. She is so nice to me and the way she would look at me and the things LJ had asked me still lingers in my head.

Mom just dropped me off and went to the hospital. I don't know why she has to go so early. Her shift starts tonight. I sighed.

I walked into our beautiful house feeling glad that I'm home from the long day at school. I didn't make any new friends, but maybe as the weeks go by I will make friends not like I want to make any friends. But I did meet a friend, a beautiful one which is too cute and too big for her age. I miss her now. I'm going to call Chrissy later and tell about everything.

I head up to my room to make myself ready for my first day at Mcdonalds and I'm so excited, I'm going to earn my own money. Dad wouldn't have wanted me to work. Talking about him he never called me back again.

I walk to our garage looking at my Mazda3 car. Dad bought me this when I turned 16. I miss him even though I know he doesn't miss me at all. He would have called me by now,feeling sad.

I drive at a slow speed. It scares me living in this forest. We don't know what greepy dangerous creatures living here in the forest can eat us up. It's going to be so hard for me to fall asleep tonight being alone in a big house. Oh God help me.

I park my car and look out of my window at Mac Donald's, feeling the stress and nerves kick in. I'm going to be alright it will be alright. I take off my seat bell and climb out of my car. The wind picks up and blow Making me shiver.

I walked into Mcdonalds smiling at the woman walking out of the door as I went in. I walked up to the young girl standing at till taking orders.

She smiled at me, "hi can I help you?" she asked.

I smiled back at her feeling shy, "halo, I'm Lucia and today it's my first day, can I see the manager please. I ask her, feeling embarrassed as hell.

" Okay, can you wait just here", she told me and disappeared behind a door.

The young girl came back and made a gesture for me to follow her. "I'm sorry, the manager is not here, but it was confirmed that someone is starting today, so welcome here. I'm Monique and I'm going to show you around a little until the manager came back" she said smiling at me.

" Okay Thank you, that's fine", I said happily.

She laughed at me, making me frown at her. "I know you're scared and nervous, which is normal. I was just like you when I first started here. The people here are exactly nice", she told me, giving me a key.

"This is your locker key and here is your clothes you are going to wear. There's the bathroom, go and dress up, you will find me in front", she said walking out leaving me alone.

I look around feeling I was watched by someone which I found strange, is not the first time I felt like someone was watching me. I looked at the key for the number and for my locker and put my clothes in after I was done dressing and walked out to the front where she told me I would find her.

The clothes just fit me perfectly and I love it, but it's not warm and it's not cold here.

Monique smiled at me when She saw me walk up to her , "you lucky we are not busy today so there's not much to do. I'm going to show you how to work on the computer, how to put in the orders of the people as for your real job. waitress it's not a big deal because it's easy.

" Hey I guess I'm lucky" I smiled at her.

I have met a few of the others after she showed me how to put in the orders of the people. I did serve a few people getting a tip from them.

I walked up to Monique giving her the money of the people I have served. "Indeed you are lucky, you have received a tip too. I wish I could have been so lucky like you on my first day", she told me smiling at me.

"Good things happen to good people" I told her, smiling.

"Yes it's true friend, you taking your tips or can I put it to your monthly salary? she asked me.

"Can I have it?" I asked, looking at a girl who just walked in looking stressed and worried.

"Yes you can have it my dear if you can put it to your salary", she told me with her also fixed on the same girl who just passed us by. "Never mind her." she told me.

"Why is that? I asked her.

"No one messed with her, she spoke with no one, laughed with no one. She is just in her own world, she comes to work when she wants to."she whispers.

" Who is she and why isn't she fired yet if she comes to work whenever it suits her? I asked in a whisper tone.

"She's the baby daughter of the manager, Norma is her name", she said.

We were startled by the back door being slammed hard making us jump. Norma walks out looking very pissed off.

"you all stupid bitches", she shouts

"She is a real drama queen", I Sight looking at her. I felt sad for her.

"Stay away from or Better stay on her good side", I heard Monique say a gesture for me to come over and take the order of the man who just entered the shop.

"Good afternoon sir", I greeted him with my beautiful smile.

"Afternoon." he greeted me back. " Can I have the specials of today? '' he asked me. He gestures for me to the board where it shows the meun of today's special.

"Sit or takeaway? I asked him while typing in his order.

"Sit please", he said

"Come up sir and enjoy", I said, smiling at him.

I still can get this strange feeling off me that I've been watching."Are you fine Lucia, you look around you since you got here, what's wrong? Monique asked me

" I don't know, it's just I got this strange feeling that I've been watching." I told her.

" Maybe it's just the people in here looking at you, you are indeed a beautiful lady, I'm getting jealous seeing how you already got your first tip", she said raising her brows up and down smiling at me.

I blush "Thank you, but please don't tell everyone. I don't want the others to hate me because you think I'm beautiful, you are also beautiful", I told her.

"Monique", I called in a whisper tone.

"Yes", she said, looking at me strangely.

"Do you know what's wrong with her, why is she like that? I asked, curious.

" Friend, I'm going to lie to you, but this family has a secret I don't know. Is just something about them that is strange. Please don't tell anyone", she told me while looking around us. She gestured for me to come closer.

"My first weeks, when I started to work here, I met a girl like my age working here with all strange bite marks on her neck and arms. One Day when Norma walked in the same way you have seen her walk today. I heard rumblings and noise coming from the back", she said looking up at Norma "I was about to go and check when the girl run out screaming, "monster, you are monster." with blood all over her clothes. Since that day we never saw that girl again. The manager told us not to mess or talk with Norma.

"Me, myself didn't know what happened that day with that woman and I don't care, but what that woman said, did give me something to worry about", she said looking serious.

"So what you say, is that these people aren't what we think they are and not what they told us they are? I asked, nodding my head.

"Friend, good advice ,please stay away from them ,do not ask them anything and leave that girl the hell alone, if you know what is good for you", she told me as we looked at Norma while seeing her clean the table's.

It was almost my time to go home and I'm still stunned about the news I heard about Norma. Something wanted me to befriend her, it doesn't look like she is a bad person to me. No one is too bad to be good and I really like to know her and talk to her.

When I was done locking out and greeting the other staff and walking out of the backroom. I find Norma sitting at one of the chairs eating. I breathe out not knowing what to do because I really want to speak to her. I sight walking up towards.

"CA.. Can I sit with you? I ask her standing next to the empty chair looking at her pale white face. I gasp seeing how red and puffy her eyes are feeling worried cross over me for her.

She shifted uncomfortably in her chair by my presence, "I thought you were told not to talk to me at all", she told me, not looking up at me, but how does she know who she speaks to.

She has a beautiful voice and she sounds nice. I'm surprised thinking Monique would never talk to her, so how did she know I was told not to talk to her? I wonder.

"yes I was told not to, but what do you say about it? I asked her.

" So you prefer to be stupid and brave and come to try you luck? she asked, looking at me for a few Seconds and looking away again.

I didn't know what to say any further . "Okay", I said walking away.

"What is it, what do you want? She asked me just when I reached the door. I smirk and smile to myself. She isn't so bad at all. Monique gestures with her hand for me not to talk with her, I just wave my hand at her and walk back to this mysterious girl and sit in front of her.

I see her shift, "I didn't tell you, you can sit", she said, making me gasp.

"Oh no you just did" I told her looking at her with a smirk.

"What do you want? she asked me again

"I want to see the Norma the people don't see, the one people don't wanna recognize, the one where they don't see a monster, the one where they don't have to tell me not to talk to her. That's what I want for you to be my friend. I want to know Norma , the one within you", I told her.

She looked at me with a blank expression on her face, her face held no reflection. She was so white and pale. oh my God what's wrong with her, what's going on in her head. I was surprised by her features.

I heard her laugh. I look at her seeing no smirk, no smile on her face just a blank laugh expression, "you stupid bitch",she said making me cough. I just look at her saying nothing,I'm scared she will do something. She stood up and walked out of the shop leaving me shocked.

I look up seeing the hole staff is looking at me even the manager making me feel embarrassed, did they heard how she calls me a stupid atleast I got her talking and that's al that matters.

" Can I see you in my office?"Miss Grace said walking to the back. I follow her and I sight. Am I going to lose my job for talking to her?

"Miss riet" the manager said looking at me "please take a seat", she told me.

I sit down at the chair feeling nervous, my heart skipping a beat.

"No need for you to be nervous my dear. I'm glad you are here and sorry that I wasn't here to Welcome you, but I know that you did a good job", she said looking at me.

"Thanks ma'am", I said, smiling at her.

"How did you do it?"she asked me. I don't know what she meant by that. "I don't know...

"I mean Getting my daughter to talk to you." she said.

"Ma'am, I'm sorry for talking to her. I know I was told not to talk to her, but it was something, I don't know is just..

"It's okay, I know Miss Riet, can you call me Grace please and I don't know what you have done to my daughter for her to speak to you. I'm glad, thank you" .

"No need to thank me, I'm just curious why they say we must not talk to her. " I said, looking at her.

"Miss Riet, you know that was the first time I heard my daughter talk in years", she said looking down, " I just heard her laugh like did a few minutes ago. Whatever you do, please don't stop, but be careful. She told me to hold my hand in hers. Her hand was cold on my warm one.

"MA.. I mean. Grace I can't promise, but I really want to know her better is just it's going to take time because she looks like a stuff cookie", I said hearing grace laugh.

"Yes she is and I know you will get it right thank you for not listening to the staff members. ", she told me

"I will", I told her.

"Okay you can go, see you tomorrow"

"Goodbye grace", I said walking out of her office.