8 August 2012
CHAPTER 5 The next day I got a text from Max saying "If your not working today do you want to have lunch with me today at 1?"
I sent back "I am working but my shift finishes at 12:50 so I might be late where should we meet?" He then replied saying "How about Berry Berry?" I sent back a text saying that I agreed and then I got ready for work. When I parked my car I saw what I had seen yesterday. Mike smoking. "Mike? Are you serious?"
"What?" he said, his cigarette dangling from his mouth "Disgusting." I muttered to myself as I walked through the door. The time passed slowly, but eventually my shift ended. I went through the back door and drove up the lane to Berry Berry. I was 15 minutes late due to a flock of sheep that had escaped from a field, further up the road. When I came through the door, I saw Max was already seated at our table, looking bored. He stood up when he saw me "I am so sorry!" I said kissing him on the cheek and then sitting down in a chair. "No don't worry, its serioulsy fine." he said but I think he was just trying to be polite "No it's not, you've been sat here on your own for 15 minutes probably as bored as ever an…" I got interrupted by a smile coming from his face. He then started to laugh. "What? What is so funny?" I asked, trying not to laugh myself "The way you think I'm never gonna forgive just because you were late on our date," he said, taking my hand "Honestly it's fine." I laughed too and smiled at him "I love you, Rinny!" he said
"I love you too, Max!" I said. We decided what to have for lunch and we chose our drinks. All through lunch we talked and laughed. I thought about how lucky I was to have Max and how much I would do for him if something bad happened. I suddenly reorganized my thoughts and concentrated on what he was saying. Max was talking about if he should sign up for a new job and a journalism place in town "What do you think? Do you think I should?" he asked "Yeah, definitely!" I replied. Max nodded in agreement. At the end of lunch, we both kissed good bye and drove off in our different ways. I turned the radio on and 'the wolves by Ben Howard' had just started, my favorite song. When I got home, I made a mug of hot chocolate and read a magazine for a bit.
At 6 o'clock, I boiled some spaghetti and made a tomato sauce with red peppers to go with it. It was delicious! At 11 o'clock I went to bed, sleepy.
The next day, Tuesday, I woke up and went to work. At 3 o'clock I returned home. On the floor I noticed about 5 letters. They were bills, bills and bills. I sighed. I looked at the calendar, hanging on the wall. It was 4 days until the end of the month, then I would get payed from 'Choca Mocha' and should have enough money for the bills. Let's hope so I thought. I went into the living room and turned on the Telly. I awoke from the sound of the phone ringing. The tv was still on, so I guessed I had fallen asleep. It was dad on the phone "Hi hun!" he said rather loudly "Hi dad." I said sleepily
"Ok, um, well we were wondering if you were looking for a spare mattress? We've got one that we don't use, would you like it?" he said sounding hopeful. You woke me up for that I thought to myself "Um yeah sure I'll take it." I wasn't quite sure where I would put it though. I hung up the phone and trudged upstairs to bed. I slept well that night. In the morning I woke up feeling refreshed and happy! Today should be good I thought!
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