The Girl [ep15]

Jade’s POV
“What! She’s dead?”
“Yes, she took an
overdose of pain
reliever, last night.”
George, the barista,
called me, when I was
about to leave our
house, to work the
following day.
My heart was beating
so fast. I felt so cold all
of the sudden, and my
hands were trembling.
“No. I can’t believe it!
She seemed so fine,
yesterday. Are you
sure?” I couldn’t accept
the fact, that Mrs.
Chang was dead. No…
No… not her, please.
“Yup, it was confirmed
by Ricky. He called me,
to inform us that the
coffee shop will be
temporarily close, for
about two weeks.”
Ricky was single, and
Mrs. Chang’s only son.
The rest of her children
were women and
already married.
“Oh, God, this is
unbelievable.” It still
wouldn’t sink-in, in my
mind that she was
gone. This is a
nightmare!
I felt so devastated.
Mrs. Chang was like a
mother to me. She was
a nice woman and a
very good employer. She
even paid me so well. I
would miss her a lot.
“Yeah, this is so sudden.
Anyway, Ricky will
manage the coffee
shop.”
“Ricky! Oh, no…” I
groaned out loud.
“HA! I know what
you’re thinking.”
Why, Ricky? Why not
her other children? He’s
a s-x maniac! The last
time he was in the
coffee shop, he slapped
my butt in front of the
customers. He did much
worse to Suzanne. He
squeezed her b-----s
and attempted to kiss
her. I didn’t think I could
ever survive having him
as my boss. I had to
find another job.
After an hour, I started
looking for a new job. I
couldn’t work at the
coffee shop anymore,
now that Mrs. Chang
was gone, and with
Ricky as the new boss.
I searched on the
internet, for any job
opening, with my
qualifications. I
submitted my Resume
to varied small
companies, hoping and
praying that I would be
accepted, since I really
needed a job, to
support my family.
Finally, a bakery
accepted me, but the
salary was so small. So,
I declined.
There were jobs, with
bigger salaries, but I
was not qualified,
because of lack of
experience. Many
companies preferred
college graduates also.
Unfortunately, I only
graduated high school,
and never ever
attended college.
After one week of
hunting for a job, I
became so desperate.
My mom and my sister,
Sapphire really
depended on me. I need
to get a job, ASAP, to
pay the house rental,
the utilities and our
basic needs. Aside from
that, there was my
mom’s medication, for
her heart disease.
I bought the Sunday
newspaper, hoping that
I would finally find a job.
I was in the dining
table, marking all
prospective jobs in the
classified ads section,
with my pink
highlighter, when
Sapphire sat on a chair,
across me. She just
woke up, and still on her
Kigurumi anime printed
pajamas. Yup, she was
an anime freak, and
loved joining cosplays.