Chapter 42 – Killing Spree Shoppers (Jacquie’s POV)

I wake up and get ready for work How I was not looking forward to it? It’s going to be madness with all the sales in the store. Fucken slutty girls galore. I carefully walk past the sleeping Tahlia on the couch and go through the front door. My work was only down the street in the Mall so I could walk. Occasionally I would see Nate on my way to work when he was walking to his girlfriends who lives near us. But lately he would just stay over and have “Breakfast”. I don’t talk to my mum that often, like once a month at most. I arrive at the mall and walk in and go into Dazzle.
“Geez you're late” Kelly says.
Kelly was one of the sluttly blonde anorexic girls who worked here.
“Hi Kelly nice to see you too” I say sarcastically, I make my way to the back and find my boss.
“Hi Jacquie” he says and looks me up and down “I told you bright clothes”
“A red shirt isn’t bright enough?” I ask.
“With black pants make you look total goth” he says.
“Well…” I say and stop myself from making a smart comment and continue “I’ll wear blue jeans and a yellow top”
“Good and your hair must be in ponytails” he says.
“Why?” I ask shocked he was giving me advice on hair.
“Cause it makes you look young … teenaged you know with the crowd” he says.
I breathe in then out.
“Okay sir” I manage to say.
Kelly walks in.
“See like Kelly’s” he says.
Her hair was in ponytails, one on both sides.
“But that’s so… good” I say holding myself back.
“That’s good to hear” he says and walks over to Kelly and talks to her and leave the room.
I walk up to the wall and hit my head against it.
“I hate my job” I say under my breath.
I take a couple of deep breaths and go out the front.
“I wanna be on register” Kelly says.
“Fine take it” he says “Jacquie you're on stock”
I nod. I was going to be super busy today.


7 hours later…
I walk down the make up isle on my way to hair with an arm full of hair dyes and on top of that hair extensions. I was dodging everyone trying to there. Serious today was the busiest I have ever seen this place. I fall to my ass when someone runs into me.
“Look out whore” the girl says to me and continues walking.
“Fucken slut” I yell at her.
I get to my feet and begin picking up the hair crap, Two of the bottles had broken. I look at my pants and see I have it on me.
Great! PERFECT! Now I was not only working in a place I hated but I was covered in peroxide blonde hair dye that stunk like shit.
I pick up the rest of the stuff and continue to the hair place. I put it in the correct places and walk back to the closet out back where cleaning supplies were, I got out a mop and bucket and took them where it had spilt. I mop up the mess and place a slippery sign there then I take the mop and bucket back to the closet where my boss confronts me.
“Jacquie” he says.
“Yes” I say”
“A customer came up to me and said you insulted her” he says.
“I did but she had run straight into me and I fell over breaking two bottles of peroxide blonde hair dye which I cleaned up just then, explaining the mop and bucket I put away” I say “Then she called me a whore and walked off”
“You shouldn’t have insulted her still” he says.
“I know sir” I say “But I’m so stressed with all this work”
“Well you won’t be working her anymore Jacquie” he says “Today is your last day and by the look of it you have half an hour left”
“What?” I say “This is the only job I can get at the moment”
“Not my problem” he says walking away.
“Fuck you” I mumble and walk off out the shop.
I walk home.
The nerve of some people. I was better then all of those plastics at work, I did a way better job. But he fires me…. I’M FREE, jobless, BUT FREE.
I jump in the air randomly and then look around to see if anyone saw me. Stupid me.
I continue walking till I arrive home and go inside.
“Anyone home?” I yell out.
“Maybe” I get a reply from some male.
“Well okay, would the air around me like a drink?” I ask.
“Possibly” Another reply from the male.
“Gah who is that?” I ask.
“Guess?” I hear Mel’s voice ask.
“Has Melly got a bf for life?” I ask.
“Eww I’m not imbred” She yells out with a laugh.
“Heya Jacquie” Andrew says walking out with Mel.
“Hey, gosh it’s been a long time since I’ve seen you” I say walking over to him and hugging him.
“Yeah a year I think” he replies hugging me back.
“So how was work?” Mel asks.
“I got fired like half and hour before closing time” I say letting go of Andrew.
“Why?” Mel asks.
“Stupid blonde bimbo ran into me and I called her a slut” I say.
“Short temper as always” Andrew jokes.
“It was a busy day and I just snapped right at the end of it” I say and flop onto a seat.
“Oh well” Andrew says and changes the subject “So I hear you're gonna come to the wedding”
“Yeah, even though its in November” I say.
“Well its defiantly gonna be in November because Anna likes spring” Andrew says.
“So when can I met Anna?” I ask.
“You have met her” he says and walks into the kitchen.
“When?” I ask following him.
“School” he says getting a can of coke from the fridge.
“Was she a close friend of ours?” I ask.
“Well no” he says.
“What’s her last name?” I ask.
“Well it’s gonna be Hyde” he says nervously.
“Andrew” I say getting annoyed he wouldn’t tell me.
“Anna West” he says and walks out the kitchen.
“Oh okay” I say.
I hated her so much in high school, she was like THE bitch of all bitches.
“Well she has changed a lot since then okay” he says “she really nice, I swear to you she has completely changed”
“Okay, I’ll take your word” I say.
Well most people change when they get out of school so she probably has.
“I better go” he says.
“Why?” Mel asks.
“I've got to do some stuff, I’ll be back soon” he says “Bye”
He goes to the front door and leaves taking the coke with him.
Mel looks at me annoyed.
“What I was just asking?” I say.
“I know” she says “I’m not angry at you, I’m angry at him”
“Why?” I ask confused.
“He just took the last coke” she says “The one I bought”
I laugh.
Mel walks into her room.
The front door opens and Tahlia walks in.
“Hi” she says walking past into her room.
“Hi, How are you?” I ask.
“I’m alright” she says out of her room “Yourself?”
“I’m good” I say.
“Hiya” Mel calls from her room.
“Hi” Tahlia calls to her and comes out her room dressed her pj’s already.
I look at her and laugh.
“What?” she asks “This is way more comfortable”
“True” I say.
“So what’s for dinner?” Mel asks entering the room.
“Pizza?” Tahlia asks.
“Oh hell yeah” I say “No way am I cooking”
“What happened?” Tahlia asks.
“I got fired” I say.
“Good” she says.
“Not good, now I have no income” I say.
“Meh, we will find you a job” Tahlia says walking to the study.
“Why do I get the feeling I’m gonna be working in a strip club?” I ask.
“I don’t know” Tahlia says to me from the study “But that sounds like a good j..”
“NO” I yell to her.
“Okay fine” she says “How about working at The Cross?”
“ I’M NOT GOING TO BE A SEX SLAVE” I yell.
“Geez someone’s jumpy” she says.
“Sorry just I need money and being fired does have its downside” I say “Even though I hated it there”