You mean POOPY says hey?
ROSE - 12:47pm
Poppy. You misspelled it on the papers. It’s okay. You can’t be perfect at EVERYTHING.
ROSE - April 21, 5:15pm
I got a job today.
I skid to a stop amid afternoon rounds, while the hospital bustles around me, and Janine merely smirks, shaking her head as she passes. Because we’re back on the same shift—hallelujah—and she’s entirely too observant.
Not so hallelujah.
ME - 5:17pm
What do you mean, you got a job? How? Where?
ROSE - 5:19pm
It just kinda happened. I was in town with Poppy and chatting to people. One thing led to another, and here we are. I start Monday.
ME - 5:21pm
HOW? You don’t have ID, Rose! You don’t have a bank account. You don’t have a social security number.
What kind of criminal bullshit enterprise has offered you a job when they know full well it’s not legal?
ROSE - 5:21pm
It’s with Cliff. He needs secretarial help. Managing his appointments, processing payments, following up on unpaid invoices, all that sort of stuff.
He said I can work from your house if I want, or I can work from his office in town. Or both, depending on how I feel each day.
I can bring Poppy anytime I want. And he said he’ll talk to you about payment, but that he’s happy to pay cash until my stuff is sorted, or he can pay you, or he can withhold payment until I’m settled.
He said he’s good for it, and that you would vouch that he is. So whatever I want to do, he’s happy to roll with it.
5:23pm
Holy cow, Ollie! I got a job!
5:26pm
Actually, he could probably just pay you for the first little while anyway. I still have that list of things I need to pay you back for, and I don’t think Poppy’s adoption fee has been added.
And her food. And her toys and clothes, and the cute little bowtie collar I couldn’t resist when I was in town the other day.
5:29pm
Do you get an alert on your phone every time I buy something? Because I swear, I only go into the bakery and get coffee when I absolutely can’t help it. It’s so good. But if it annoys you, I’ll stop. Either way, every single coffee is on the list, too.
5:34pm
Also, Alana got a whole new shipment of stock yesterday. And since I know you like to buy from her to assuage your misplaced guilt, I grabbed a whole stack.
If you don’t feel the need to do that anymore, because you’ve forgiven yourself and feel better about that whole situation, then I’ll add the books to my list.
If you haven’t accepted what the rest of us already know, then I saved you the trip into town.
