Alene Smith swept the floor of the lobby, trying to look graceful
She swept her arms in what she thought was a fluid motion, but it was hard The floor was almost clean, but then she spotted a clump of dirt by her foot, and tried to sweep it up She knew that sweeping up dirt probably wasn't the smartest idea, but she was watching the television and she didn't think much of it She didn't want to move, because even if she moved a little bit to the left she wouldn't be able to see the television anymore As she tried to sweep up the dirt, she moved her foot a little bit, and she tripped over the broom She heard the few customers chuckle, and her face turned red The impact of hitting the floor had made her mind stray from watching the television, but now Alene was more focused on not making a fool of herself any more
The only reason she accepted the cheap-paying job at a McDonald’s was because she needed a job and there was even a television there She worked as a cashier and a cook Afterwards, she cleaned
Working there from 6 AM to 6 PM was a burden, but Alene worked anyway, because Alene needed money desperately Twelve hours a day meant that she worked …show more content…
She checked the clock It was almost four-thirty She had promised Rochelle that she would be home by five so they could watch the parade that Royal Prep orchestrated every year It was silly, but it meant a lot to her sister, so Alene watched it every year with her sister Rochelle always managed to drag their mother out into the living room to watch the “pretty princesses ” Alene thought about selling the TV for more money, but Rochelle always said no Rochelle always watched TV in her free time, and it meant a lot to her Rochelle always talked about how they wouldn't get a lot of money from it, since it was an old cube-like TV Alene knew it wasn't a 67-inch flat screen TV, but it would mean a little more money That meant that the Tip Jar would fill up faster But Rochelle and her mother always said
She swept her arms in what she thought was a fluid motion, but it was hard The floor was almost clean, but then she spotted a clump of dirt by her foot, and tried to sweep it up She knew that sweeping up dirt probably wasn't the smartest idea, but she was watching the television and she didn't think much of it She didn't want to move, because even if she moved a little bit to the left she wouldn't be able to see the television anymore As she tried to sweep up the dirt, she moved her foot a little bit, and she tripped over the broom She heard the few customers chuckle, and her face turned red The impact of hitting the floor had made her mind stray from watching the television, but now Alene was more focused on not making a fool of herself any more
The only reason she accepted the cheap-paying job at a McDonald’s was because she needed a job and there was even a television there She worked as a cashier and a cook Afterwards, she cleaned
Working there from 6 AM to 6 PM was a burden, but Alene worked anyway, because Alene needed money desperately Twelve hours a day meant that she worked …show more content…
She checked the clock It was almost four-thirty She had promised Rochelle that she would be home by five so they could watch the parade that Royal Prep orchestrated every year It was silly, but it meant a lot to her sister, so Alene watched it every year with her sister Rochelle always managed to drag their mother out into the living room to watch the “pretty princesses ” Alene thought about selling the TV for more money, but Rochelle always said no Rochelle always watched TV in her free time, and it meant a lot to her Rochelle always talked about how they wouldn't get a lot of money from it, since it was an old cube-like TV Alene knew it wasn't a 67-inch flat screen TV, but it would mean a little more money That meant that the Tip Jar would fill up faster But Rochelle and her mother always said