Page 5 of A Very Fake Play


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Mr. Douchebag tells her something, but I can’t make out the words.

There’s a ping-pong exchange between them.

Harley shakes her head.

She’s about to turn around, but Mr. Douchebag grabs her wrist.

I’m going to destroy the motherfucker.

Chapter 3

One Big Disaster

Harley

Shit.

The woman gets up, places her fists at her waist, and shoots lasers at me.

“I’m sorry,” I say. I grab a cloth napkin and dip it into a glass of water with the intention of wiping the gunk off this poor woman.

“Do you have any idea how much this suit cost?”

All movements freeze.

More money than I have to my name.“I’m sorry.”

“What kind of incompetent waitress are you? Don’t you have eyes? My suit is ruined. RUINED!”

A lump forms in my throat.

I can’t even do this stupid job without screwing up.

Everything I do ends up a disaster.

“I’m so, so sorry, ma’am.”

“Your apology is useless to me. You’re useless. USELESS!”

Thanks forripping me a new one.

My gaze shifts to Mr. Asswipe––the real culprit in this shit show.

He winks and smirks.

I want to pluck the pasta from this poor woman’s suit and force-feed it down Mr. Asswipe’s throat to wipe that smirk from his face.

Suit lady gasps.

I follow her gaze to her Hermes crocodile bag sitting on the chair.

“Thank God at the last minute I decided to go with the black bag instead of the white one,” she says.

I can’t imagine ruining a six-figure designer handbag.

“I would’ve lost my shit had you ruined my beloved white Birkin.”

Because you aren’t losing your shit right now?