Yes, Girls do play Soccer. And Yes, I'm ONE of Those Girls. Hehe, I proved you wrong didn't I? -anonymous
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"Lemme be clear. The only thing you got was a gym bag, and some more hoodies?" Alyssa asks me, not hiding the disgust in her voice.

"No, I also got a pair of boyfriend jeans. But other than that...Yes, actually." I respond, genuinely not fazed by that. "You didn't even go into a different shop, oh and let's not forget the fact you refused to let dad pay for you!" She throws her hands up in exasperation.

"I owe your dad too much, Alyssa. I'm not using more of his money. I already caused him way to much hassle. He payed for my ticket, he let us stay. What else can I want?" I ask her.

"Your so stupid." She mutters as she heads to Cody who has a fair amount of things, as well as Jordan.

Jordan got his money from his Grandma. And Cody, well he's using the money I got left and some of Uncles.

"Cody is probably the only sensible one out of you three." She rolls her eyes, as she drags Cody to pay.I watch as his eyes widen in horror, marks of black stuff still vaguely visible on his face. I laugh at the sight, my heart clenching at the same time.

I really did fail to give him the life he actually wanted. Cody deserves so much more, and that certainly does not mean having no parents and to be financially vulnerable.

"Lost in thought?" Chase startles me and I roll my eyes. "Yes, I have problems to worry about, other than buying a ton of clothes. I need to find a job, and ASAP." I lie, obviously I wasn't thinking about my work place.

But now coming to mention it, that's another thing I need to sort out. School starts on Monday for me and Cody, and I need to get a job.Oh Lord, I'm gonna be so indebted to Uncle Leo.I sigh in stress and furrow my brows. I really want someone to tell me it's alright. I have nobody to rely on.

And if you would say Uncle Leo, I would smack you. I owe him too much already. I tilt my head up to the ceiling. Why is life so cruel?

"Well, there's an ice cream parlour... I mean, it's not a bad place and it's a good start. Oh, and there's the cafe down the street from school." Chase suggests.I turn to face him and curiously look at him. "Why are you helping me?" I ask him. He shrugs. "You can tell when someone is desperate."

"I'm not desperate." I mutter, turning away from him whilst rolling my eyes.

Ha. Roll your eyes any further and you might just see your brain. If you have one.

I'm really not in the mood to put up with my subconscious. After Cody and Jordan have payed, we make our way out the mall entirely because I refuse to spend any more time here. I detest shopping.

I really aren't a girl. Oh well.

"I'm gonna walk around and try find some place to work." I tell Alyssa. "Oh? And I care because?" She asks me venomously.

"Because your going to tell Uncle." I say.

"Please, you can do that when you get back." She scoffs and I give her a pointed look. "I don't care. But I'm not taking the risks." I say.

She sighs, "Fine. But this is the first and last time I'm doing you a favour." Then she saunters off in the direction of others, displaying a lot of sass.

I roll my eyes as I watch them get into the Audi. I then walk in the opposite direction and roam the streets. That's totally a favour.

3:28. Not bad, if you ask me. I should be home in the next hour, with a job hopefully.

•*•*• One Hour Later •*•*•

This is so stupid. I can't find a single place. Maybe I really should just go where Chase told me to go. But I have no idea where it is...

I come across a school. Burnsville high school. Guess this is where I'm headed for the rest of the time I'm staying here.I walk across the street and come across a cafe thing. I almost skip it, until I see a notice.

Waitress needed ASAP. Come inside.

Let's try my luck shall we. It's rotten so far....

I walk into the house-like cafe and walk up to the girl working there. She's asks in a bored tone, "what can I getcha?"I catch her off guard by saying, "A job."

She stiffens and then actually looks up from the cashier thingy. Good Lord, her neck isn't glued facing downwards after all. "You wanna work here?" She asks, incredulous and I nod my head."And that means I can finally leave my job?" And that's where I'm lost. "Okay come on!" She grabs my hand and leads me to the back room.

I uncomfortably follow her, her false nails slightly digging into my wrist.

"Hey Mason! I found someone that can work instead of me! And I swear I didn't lure her in or anything!" She must really hate it here.

"Ha. You wish you could prank me like that." A guy chuckles at the girl. "Maddie, I already told you. We're already short on staff and you wanting to leave makes this all worse. Plus, you owe me."

Is Maddie a nickname or a name? It could be a name; then again it could be a nickname for Madeline or something. This hurts my po right brain just thinking about it."Can you just come outside for a minute. You think I'm joking I'm not!" Maddie sighs frustrated.

"Fine."

The guy then walks out and I see him. Holy Guacamoles he's literally the same age as me. And he owns this freakin place?!

"Oh....you weren't joking." Mason, I presume is his name, speaks up to break the silence. The girl roles her eyes and mutters "no. I wasn't." I try to hold back my chuckle by coughing.

"Are you sure sure?" He asks me. For freaks sake, what is wrong with these people? Never seen a 16 year old work? He's a 16 year old for Gods Sake he should know!"Yes, as far as I can recall I'm looking for a job because I need one so.... yes I'm looking for a freakin job!" I say, my patience wearing thin.

".... Right... sorry. Anyways, what's your name?" He asks and I tell him my name. He then asks me a few questions, and I reply uninterested. He get to the last question, asking "So, Alexis, have you worked as a waitress in a Cafe before?" He asks me and I just sigh.

"Yes. I've worked in 4 cafes, 2 diners and a thrift store. I'm pretty sure I could be a waitress as I was one for about 6 months of my last workplaces." I say, bored.

"That bad, huh?" He asks me and my anger boils. "Let me tell you those jobs were not in this town. I just moved. And I did the best I could when I was there!"

"Wait, your not from Burnsville?" He asks me and I roll my eyes, but a very small smile creeps on my face. "Nope. British born." I reply.

"Your British? Aw man, this is gonna be sweet!" He says, causing me to laugh a bit.

"When can I start working?" I ask him.

"As soon as...." he looks over to the spot where the girl was standing, only to find it empty. Yup, she made the run for it. She probably just hated the job, if I'm being honest.

"Never mind, can you come in on Monday at 4 pm?" I nod and he continues. "Great, your shift will end at about 7 pm."

I let out a long sigh. Monday is going to be a very long day.

"Thanks. How much is my salary?" I say, then turn back on my heels to face him. He also sighs and says, "10 dollars per hour. That okay?" He asks and I nod.

"Wait, what?" He asks and I smile. "It's fine. Honestly. I'm working for about 3 hours, I'll get a calm 30 out of it. And no I don't blow my money."

The guy smiles at me. "I can tell we're gonna be good friends." He says to me and I chuckle. "That indeed." And I walk out. Great, job done.

All I have to do is tell Uncle Leo....

//A/N

Boo! I'm totally not on my sisters iPad because I wanted to go on watt pad... heheh... but anyways, I'm sick so I'm just laying in bed and typing this. I have not been pumped about a lot of things these last few months, I don't know why, and to say I'm pumped about this book is literally an understatement!

I can't wait to continue with the book, with really crappy updates and only one fixed day. I'm sorry I've limited to one chapter at minimum a week, but this year I will be sitting my big mocks so I thought it's smart if I actually revise this year; means less revision next year 🙂

Finally, have a great day because I'm stuck at home wanting to cry and craving Netflix right now..... trust me, you thought your day was the only sad day. I have to go through this too. Let's be buddie if u had a real sucky day. I mean, I vomited on me self in front of like 7 students and a teacher. Real sucky material 😁

Have a great day!