The Ultimatum Short Story

The “ultimatum”

It was a day like every other, just another day at work. Or at least at the time that’s what I thought. Soon however, this day would go down is one of the worst days of my life. Devastation, sadness, pain, betrayal, anger swam through my veins and filled my entire body this day.
It was a warm day in August, the cool air washing over my body as I enter the building the bell ringing as I enter the building to SA. I wave to the cashier I forget her name now, but she had kind eyes and her blonde hair was pulled back into a low ponytail. I continued back towards A&W and picked up the brown trays on top of the trashes, as if by instinct. I pushed in the door, said my hellos to my coworkers and walked the trays to the sink. It

Telling Emily what to do was not Tina’s Job. She should have been concentrating on her work. I remember feeling so frustrated with the situation, and looking for Tina. I found Tina up front, and pulled her aside. I started off by telling her it was not her job to tell Emily or anyone else for that matter what to do, It was mine. “ Well obviously you’re not doing your job.” She had retorted. It was like I was a bear and she kept poking me with a stick, seeing how angry she could get me. I tried to remain calm, my voice had started to waiver at this point however. “ I have been doing my job just fine, I told Emily I would bring her back more dishes, I told Tyler to keep stocking, I told josh to do prep table, and I told Brea to start lobby. So don’t tell me I’m not doing my Job.” I asserted growing more and more angry with every word. What she did next really took the cake. “Fine.” She stated scrunching her eyebrows in frustration, whipping out her phone in the process. “Tina, This is not the time to text Cody we have stuff to do, you can talk to him after” I demanded, you see Cody is her boyfriend/ The assistant Manager. “ I can text whoever the f*** I want, whenever the f*** I want!” She yelled in my