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It’s been about a week since Mai started working at Freddy Fazbear pizzeria, and while the tips were surprisingly better than her old job, the amount of animosity she received from the other waitresses was starting to become more noticeable around the place. Today was Sunday and Mai was sitting in the staff room taking a break with Joanna, who was also taking a break before her evening shift started. She asked her about the security guards and Joanna smiled.293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn12vvVA2kt
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“Why, do you have a crush on them?” she smirked before a small, noticeable blush appeared on her face. “Is it Jeremy? I can understand if it is, he’s really nice.”
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Mai just chuckled, already being able to tell which one she had a crush on. She shook her head, however, and wondered how much they were involved with the company. Joanna shrugged her shoulders. “I guess it would have to be Scott, since he’s the one always telling the other ones to do—though it doesn’t work on Vincent half the time.”
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Mai just nodded, and Joanna spoke about how Mike and Jeremy did the night shifts a lot—stating how Jeremy was getting them mostly, and wondered if Scott and Vincent had a free pass or something. “They probably get what they want since they’ve been around longer—it’s like Jeremy and Mike are the fresh meat, you know?”
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“Hmm, so if a new security guard showed up Jeremy wouldn’t have to do night shifts anymore, huh?” Joanna’s face brightened at the thought, excited at the thought that she’d see him around more, but she quickly masked it and nodded, saying that it was a possibility. The two ended their break and Joanna began her evening shift while Mai was completing her final half. She had a couple of tables here and there, and she noticed the extreme glares coming from the other waitresses, and she just sighed. She carried a couple of drinks from the fountain pop and walked over to her table, but as soon as she made another step, she felt something blocking her foot which made her stumble forward. Unable to balance, the tray fell and the loud clanking noises of glass fell to the ground with the spilled contents. Everyone looked towards her and she stood there, completely embarrassed that ever happened. She slowly bent down to pick up the contents, and luckily Scott was around to witness the scene and quickly came over to help out.
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“Are you okay? You didn’t hurt yourself, did you?” he asked, making sure she wasn’t picking up any of the sharper pieces. She nodded her head, way too embarrassed to say anything, and Scott told her that he saw one of the waitresses foot out, signaling that one of them made her trip on purpose.
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“I’m no good, am I? They all hate me,” she replied. This was getting a bit too much and she really didn’t want to deal with any unnecessary drama. Scott shook his head, telling her that she was doing an excellent job as a worker, and that it shouldn’t let it bother her. She sighed as they finished picking up the last couple shards and brought it back to throw it out. She saw a lot of the waitresses smirking at her, and she felt extremely bullied here. She decided to call it a quick night after serving her last table, and she spent a couple of moments in the staff room sitting down to take a breather—she was emotionally drained of this crap.
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City people were just too uncivilized in her opinion. Why was it like that in every case? Country girl makes it to the big city only to have all the other city girls act like monkeys. She just sighed and kissed her lips.
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Mike came into the room after being assigned the party room, and was ready to throw in the towel for the night. He raised an eyebrow when he saw someone slumped on the table with their head lying on top of their crossed arms. He was quickly able to notice the red waitress uniform and knew it was Mai sitting on the table, and was about to pass by a comment when he noticed she was shaking a bit. He heard a couple of sniffles, and when she raised her head he quickly hid behind the door and felt weird spying on her like this. She gave a dejected sigh and decided to get up and head out, and he saw through the crack of the door hinge that she seemed really tired—not the physical type of tired like he was a couple of weeks ago. She had a couple of wet stains on her face, and he couldn’t really imagine her crying. She dragged her feet out the door, and when he felt that she was out of sight he walked out of his spot. He’d never seen her like that before and wondered what was going on.
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Scott walked into the room after, and Mike raised an eyebrow when he carried a couple of papers with him. He didn’t question it as Scott always walked around with papers in his hand, but the caramel haired man turned and smiled at Mike. He asked if Mai had been in the room but Mike told him that she had left a few minutes ago, he eyed the man after. “Why?”
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“Some of the waitresses made her trip and she ended up dropping her drinks on the floor. She didn’t look so good after that so I wanted to see if she was alright,” he said as he went to grab a couple of things before heading back out. Mike never knew she was fighting with the other waitresses, but he rolled his eyes and figured it was just some stupid catfight about something silly. He shrugged his shoulders and decided to grab his stuff before heading out—he didn’t have to deal with crap like that, he thought. There was Vincent, but they were both men enough not to start anything stupid.
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Mai came in the next day due to the boss having called her in, and she was a bit worried that she was going to get fired due to yesterday’s events. Because of this, she decided to dress a bit nicely so that at least she still had her self-worth if she was going to get fired. She wore a white, long sleeved turtleneck sweater with a short high waisted navy blue and white striped skirt that poofed at the end. She also had black opaque leggings with brown riding boots. She walked through the pizzeria as the waitresses all looked at her, some of them glaring or looking down at her. Mai just sighed—maybe it would be a good thing if she was fired just to not deal with this shit.
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She knocked on the opened door out of respect, and looked towards Mr. Fazbear. “You wanted to speak with me, sir?” she asked.
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“Ah, Mai. Have a seat,” he gave a curt reply. She closed the door on the way in, and walked towards his desk. She took a seat in front of him, and she held in her breath as he gave out an exasperated sigh. “I’ve been hearing about how some of the other waitresses treat you poorly, and… well, I’m very sorry for their behavior. However, you know very well I can’t fire all of them, but I do enjoy your employment here.”
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This was it. He was going to fire her. She was going to have to search for another job and start all over again. She sighed as the boss began to continue. “So, I wanted to offer you a position as a security guard. It’s not such a difficult job—I’ll have you start on days before you can take on the night shifts.”
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“A-a security guard?” she asked. Well, this was a bit unexpected. Mr. Fazbear nodded, explaining that it would be good if they had a female security guard—to set an example to the children and parents that women weren’t discriminated for these types of jobs. Mai never even thought about being a security guard, and she always thought about the other guys—how would they feel about it? Ugh, what if she had to work with Vincent, or worse, Mike??? Boss explained that Scott was the one who came up with the idea, since he didn’t appreciate how the waitresses were treating her, and a small smile planted on her lips, that was sweet of him.
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“Well… I guess… I could do it,” she agreed, deciding that she wouldn’t have to lose her job, and that she wouldn’t have to deal with the crazy psycho waitresses anymore. Boss smiled and thanked her for staying around while he went into his closet to retrieve a shirt—the standard security guard dress shirt that everyone else wore. It had the black pads on the shoulder, pocket on the right breast, and the black tie that accompanied it. It was also long-sleeved. Mai asked where the pants where, and Boss explained that she was allowed to wear anything as long as it was black. If it was a black skirt, she’d have to wear black opaque leggings. She was okay with this, and kind of liked the idea of wearing a pencil with this shirt. She took it from him and asked when her new shift started.
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“Tomorrow at noon, you’ll be shadowing Mike,” he said. She gasped and told him that she wanted Scott, but unfortunately the man was way too busy with paper work. Jeremy couldn’t do it as he requested not to—scared that he wouldn’t train her properly, and somehow Boss knew it was just a bad idea to stick a girl with Vincent. Mike was the only possible candidate, and Mai groaned as she had to be stuck with this prick 24/7.
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She left the office with a bitter taste in her mouth, and as if to add salt to injury, spotted Mike hanging around the kid’s area. He quickly spotted her and was surprised she wasn’t working or in her uniform—she seemed weird being in normal clothes and he wasn’t quite used to it. The last time seeing her out of uniform was when he saw her reading that billboard of the five missing children. Boss came out with her, and the man quickly locked eyes with him as he dragged a reluctant Mai with him.
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“Mike! Good timing, I wanted to properly introduce your trainee!” he gestured as he gave one of his hearty laughs, and Mike just raised his eyebrow in confusion—what did he mean by trainee? Boss just smiled. “Scott thought it would be a good idea to have Mai as a security guard instead of a waitress, and I have assigned her to be trained under you!”
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“Fucking Scott!!” he shouted, remembering how the man had a couple of papers in his hand the previous day—he most likely had them for Mai, and couldn’t understand why she couldn’t just be transferred somewhere within her means. He looked at the girl head to toe—she was way too short and way too waitress-y to be something as tough as a security guard, but Boss wasn’t having it. He told him that he was going to train her and that was the end of that.
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“Let me properly introduce you two. Mai, this is Mike Schmidt—he’s technically the newest addition before you, but trust me he’s a seasoned pro,” he told her, yet somehow, she still wasn’t convinced. Boss turned to Mike, who, just glared at the girl before him. “Mike, this is Mai Valentine—“
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“Uh, the last name isn’t—“
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“Are you kidding me? Your full name is Mai Valentine?” Mike started laughing at the name, and it made Mai angry that he was pretty much making fun of her name. It wasn’t her fault her parents grew up as hippies, thinking that naming her Mai would be some spiritual way of good luck or something. She gave a frustrated sigh when Mike wouldn’t stop laughing, and Boss long left after the first few bouts of laughter. “Who the fuck names their kid Mai Valentine?”
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“Stop it! Okay, it’s an embarrassing name—you don’t have to make it worse!” she shouted as she crossed her arms, but Mike wasn’t letting up. Her deadpan look wasn’t doing much for him, and soon enough she stormed off towards the exit. Mike stopped laughing and realized she was leaving, and so called out to her.
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“Listen, doll, the life of a security guard ain’t easy,” he said as he rubbed his nose, still having a couple more laughs to share, but surprisingly decided against it. “So don’t think I’ll be going easy on you.”
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“I would rather take the abuse of those stupid waitresses than have you boss me around! And it’s Mai!!”
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“Well too bad, cause its happening! You think I’m happy about this?” Mike shouted back. She was clutching her bag and made a movement that slightly made Mike flinch, remembering when she violently attacked him with it. He crossed his arms and stared down at the young woman who equally stared back with her own glare—somehow they always found themselves staring at each other, but this was the first time that he noticed that she looked pretty young. “How old are you?”
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She squinted her eyes even more, cautiously eyeing the man before her. “19… why?”
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His eyes widened, he was clearly surprised at how young she looked. He really thought she was younger than that—possibly 17, but then he had to realize how she was able to become a waitress if she was really 17. She scratched her head and wondered why he wanted to know, and when she voiced that concern he just scoffed.
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“With the way you act, I thought you’d be younger.” Ignoring the clear insult that he threw, she asked how old he was, but Mike wasn’t going to tell her—she huffed and crossed her arms, clearly annoyed by now.
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“I told you how old I was!”
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“Well I’m not you,” he said through gritted teeth. She shot him another glare before stomping off, and she was hoping something would happen tomorrow to prevent him from being her trainer. Mike stood there for a bit and watched as she left, and wanted to yell at the waitresses for getting Mai transferred to a security officer.
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Walking through the door of her home, Mai dropped her things and slumped down on the couch, letting out an exhausted sigh. She looked down towards her coffee table and noticed that on her cell phone was a missed call from Derek. She shot her head up and gasped, grabbing the phone and dialing back his number. Within a few rings the other end picked up, and Mai giggled.
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“Derek!” she happily sang. She heard him chuckle on the other end, and asked her how her day was going. She sighed again and told him about how the waitresses treated her so badly that she had to switch positions. Derek was surprised, and quite upset, to see that his girlfriend wasn’t adjusting so well, but she shook her head and told him she was holding out. She was going to start as a security guard, and Derek seemed pretty interested in seeing how that would go. “I’m being trained by the biggest prick around—I’m nervous that all we’ll do is fight.”
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“You’ll be fine, I have faith in you,” he told her in a soft tone. “I miss you. Seems boring in this little old town without my loud girlfriend around.”
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“Hey! I’m not that loud,” she retorted.
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“Sorry, you’re just so much of a firecracker. Sometimes it’s hilarious when you get mad,” he said. The two threw some playful insults around for a good moment, but then the rest of the call was mostly about what each of them were doing now, and Derek was gaining a lot of money from his father’s carpentry business. “I might visit sometime soon, so don’t get too lonely in that bed of yours.”
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“Heh,” she replied, feeling a blush creep on her cheeks. She was really looking forward to that visit, where it would just be the two of them uninterrupted. She remembered how hard it was to get privacy back home, what with living with her parents and all, so this was going to be amazing. They hung up after saying their goodbyes, and Mai retreated to her bedroom, hoping to get a good night’s sleep since she was going to need it.
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The next day Mai woke up feeling a severe sense of dread. She groaned as she slipped off the bed, grabbed her clothes and went into the bathroom. She decided to wear a pencil skirt with her security guard dress shirt, and the two together looked pretty nice. There was no slit in the skirt though, so she couldn’t quite stretch her legs unless she lifted the thing up. She had a pair of black dress shoes lying around and slipped into them as she fixed her hair into a low ponytail. She checked herself in the mirror before leaving and she was satisfied with the results. She grabbed her keys and headed out into the parking lot to retrieve her car, and once she was in drove off towards the pizzeria.
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She noticed the truck that Mike drove in, which was a rusted red and beat up, and parked as far as she could from it. There was no way she was going to let him cut her off like the last time they were parked together. She didn’t really carry anything with her except for her keys, and it felt pretty nice not having to lug around a bag filled with clothes to change in and out of. When she reached inside of the restaurant, Mackie was the first person to see her and he was really surprised to see her as a security guard—he really enjoyed her as a waitress, seeing as she wasn’t standoff-ish like the rest of them were, and actually thanked him when he would sit guests in her area.
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“It’s weird seeing you like this,” he confessed. She looked towards him and shrugged her shoulders as she gave out a dry chuckled. There was nothing really anyone could do—the other waitresses didn’t like her and there was nothing she could do about it. It wasn’t like she was stealing all of their tables or anything, only that they were just mad at how they weren’t making a lot compared to her in tips. A smile went a long way and she noticed that they’d use a smile at the start of taking their orders, only for it to disappear the whole time after that.
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“I guess I’ll be fighting off burglars and trespassers,” Mai joked as she tried flexing. Mackie just laughed at the idea, and they both knew that she was going way over her head about that. In reality Mai hoped she would never have to do something like that—she didn’t even know if anyone would take her seriously compared to the other security guards. If she really wanted to she could possibly be somewhat threatening, but only if she were comparing herself to Jeremy. She waved at Mackie before leaving, and found her way towards the staff room, where she found Scott taking a sip of coffee. He turned his head and spotted the young security guard.
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“Glad you didn’t decline the offer,” he said as he slanted his eyebrows, feeling bad that she was probably going to endure what all the other security guards had to suffer. “Just listen to Mike and you’ll do fine. You’ll be on your own in no time.”
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It was funny how her expressions gave the idea of how badly she didn’t want Mike training her, but Scott had a point about learning fast. As if on cue, Mike walked through the door and immediately spotted the ex-waitress. He eyed her head to toe and sighed at her skirt—he didn’t get how girls walked in those things since they seemed to constricting. Still, he didn’t really care since he just wanted to get the day over with. Hell, he wanted to get the week over with so that he could go back to working solo. She turned her head and saw him standing at the door, and when she turned her head towards Scott, he just raised his thumb, reassuring that it would be fine.
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“Okay, I’m ready to sell my soul,” she said as she walked over to Mike while crossing her arms. He just raised his eyebrows and rolled his eyes. If anyone was selling their souls it was him, who sold it six years ago when he first started in this hellhole.
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“First let me give you a tour of the place before you end up locking yourself in a damn room or something,” he said. Mai glared at the back of his head, but decided to bite her tongue during her training since she needed her sanity in one piece. Mike walked around and showed her around the place—starting from the staff room, where it was pretty straightforward. He walked her towards the dining room, where he explained that all they really had to do was make sure no one was doing anything suspicious. Again, straightforward. They walked towards the party room and Mike told her that guards were assigned here only if there were parties or events present.
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He paused for a moment until he pointed at the stage. “There are two stages in this place—one of them is in here where Freddy Fazfuck and the others personally sing for whoever’s having their birthday.”
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Mai couldn’t help but giggle at the nickname that Mike had for the animatronic bear and wondered if they’ve pissed him off or something. She couldn’t imagine anyone that Mike could possibly like besides Jeremy, which came as a surprise to her. “Where’s the other one?” she asked.
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They walked past the party room and entered what Mike called the show stage, where stood the three animatronics on a huge stage. He explained that the party room, which was beside the dining room and across the show stage, only served to make the kids feel special when Freddy and the rest sang for them—but other than that they were mostly in the show stage. She noticed a technician walking in and headed towards the three, checking them and making sure they weren’t damaged—well, more damaged than what they were. He turned them off, and she heard Freddy speaking, greeting the kids (That would’ve be there) and started singing a song in which Bonnie and Chica accompanied.
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No matter how hard she tried to think otherwise, the animatronics were very creepy to look at. She noticed that they were looking towards her and Mike’s way, and an unwelcomed shiver went up her spine. They both left the show stage and headed towards the backstage, where Mike explained that it was mostly just a closet with extra parts for the animatronics—nothing too important for her to know. They passed by the restrooms and he briefly explained the supply closet, telling him it was mostly just the closet for the janitors to use. They walked around for few more minutes, but Mai stopped when she saw the purple curtain with the tiny white stars scattered around it.
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“Hey, this is where Foxy is, right?” she asked as she stopped to look at it. Mike cringed at the name, but turned around when he noticed his trainee wasn’t moving. She stared and wondered how he looked, but with the name Foxy she was able to get that he was a fox. She took a step closer to see if she could get a glimpse, but she felt a strong hand grasp her right arm and she looked up to see Mike glaring down at her.
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“Stop messing around, the thing’s out of order.”
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“But—“
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She stopped talking when he kept glaring at her, and with a glare of her own, pulled her arm from him. He walked away in a bit of anger and Mai just followed, not wanting to piss him off any further and not wanting to cause the day to be worse than it already was.
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After he was done showing her the ins and outs of the restaurant, he explained that all she really had to do was make sure everything was acting normal. That meant that guests were treated right, workers had to act accordingly, and the animatronics had to be watched at all times.
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“They’re… the heart of this place and deserve respect or whatever,” he sighed as he remembered the recorded message from Scott during his night shifts. Mai could understand, since she was able to see in the short amount of time being a waitress, that the children simply adored these things. With that being said, the tour was finally finished and Mai wondered what they were going to do next.
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Mike walked towards the door of the entrance, and while Mai waited for him to continue, he instead leaned against the wall beside it. She stood there for a while just staring at him, but it soon became apparent that he wasn’t moving.
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“Wait, is that all? We just stand around and do nothing?” she asked. He looked down at her and shrugged his shoulders, day shifts were pretty lax. She crossed her arms and looked around the place again, trying to familiarize the names for each place—she only ever really knew about the dining room and party room. Waitresses didn’t really enter the stage show since only kids were here and if they had to eat their parents would call them back into the dining/party room.
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“So when am I gonna do night shifts?” she asked. Mike’s breath hitched and he looked down towards Mai again before answering.
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“Never—you’re probably way too girly to handle them,” he told her. She glared up at him, but he was pretty serious about it. She did not seem nor meet those requirements, surprised that Jeremy lasted this long considering his personality and shyness. Sure, she had a loud voice, was obnoxiously stubborn, and overall a bull in a china shop, but there was still a certain amount of fragile-ness that she had that Mike couldn’t quite figure it out—and it bothered him that she’d want to do the night shifts. “Just take your time getting used to day shifts.”
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Mike seemed pretty sure of himself, and Mai was surprised that he hadn’t severely insulted her like he usually did. Was he different when you worked with him as opposed to working aside from him? Maybe that’s why Jeremy got along with him, because they probably understood each other because they worked the same job. If that was the case, then maybe Mai wouldn’t have such a bad time working as a security guard.
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“Just because we’re standing around doesn’t mean you should stare into space, idiot.”
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Well, for the most part she thought working as a security guard would be bearable. She looked up at Mike as he had that trademark scowl on his face, and Mai just sighed as she turned her head to watch the other waitresses doing their job. She was really annoyed that they managed to drive her away from a job she really enjoyed—the money was amazing to the point where she had half of next month’s rent saved. All of these ladies were colored in green as far as Mai knew, and she was going to look for another job once school came around. She didn’t think being a security guard while doing school would be a good idea, so she was going to find another job as a waitress and rely on the tips.
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Fortunately, the rest of Mai’s shift was uneventful, and she and Mike were done in no time. It was a little boring on her part, but for Mike it was a breather—he loved slow days. The two of them headed into the staff room for a quick drink, and Mike explained that at the end of every shift, he was to report to Boss. She understood this, and the two quickly reported in and were out in no time. Mai thought she would be completely ecstatic to be done and out of that place, but the truth was she enjoyed her shift very much. No one was bugging her—well, not as much as the waitresses did, and she had time to relax.
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“I guess we’ll do the same thing again tomorrow,” Mike said as he loosened his tie. Mai stared up at him was glad he could be civil with her, but she had to know why.
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“Why is it you’re so nice to me compared to when I was a waitress?” she asked as she placed her hands on her hips. Mike rubbed his neck and looked towards the hallway leading towards the dining room.
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“I’m not dick or prick like you think I am,” he said as he then shoved his hands in his pockets. “You just annoyed the hell out of me half the time.”
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“Oh! Ouch! Well, you know, if you didn’t swear at me when I first got here…” Mai said as she thought back on her first day here. Derek had been with her, and while it was first hard to adjust what with the waitresses and all, maybe there would be hope for her. As much as she missed them, she didn’t need her family or boyfriend to hold her hand while she got through these types of milestones.
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“If you weren’t spacing out then like you do now I wouldn’t have had to yell at you,” Mike replied, shrugging his shoulders again like it was already past him. Mai was still a bit bitter about how he treated her, but she figured he was one of those guys that never apologized, so maybe she just had to roll with the punches.
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They both walked out of the restaurant and started walking down the path towards their cars. Mai contemplated whether or not to say goodbye to Mike, but eventually chose against it and found her car. She quickly drove out of her parking spot and found Mike coming from the opposite side of the parking lot. He drove fast then she did but she managed to get to the end of the lot and the two were side by side as they waited for the cars to pass by. She took a glimpse at him but he just had that scowl on his face as his truck swerved when he was driving out onto the road.
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Mai couldn’t help but chuckle, because no matter how she saw it, he was still a prick. She carefully drove out onto the road and headed in the opposite direction from Mike as she drove home. She was going to call Derek and tell him about her day and how it wasn’t as bad as she thought.
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