what would you do if eveyrthing you thought you knew about your life turned out to be a lie if the the great unwashed you love the world you love shatterd like a mirror in straw man of you what would you do watch it burn combat it or let it ingest you just be carefull who you become on the way even if it takes getting your ass kicked or risky loosing some one you love or doing anything for them and loosing your self on the way but either way thoughs are the moments that define us that shape us it doesnt topic if it takes 6 minutes or 6 second gear because in the end we have to hold out with the decision we make but im gettting ahead of myself my epithet is jake drag im 19 and i live in new york with my 12 year old kid babe amy its just us now ever since our parents died in a car crash 2 years ago soon after i realised i had to get a job so i did at a resturant wait table serving at the bar anything to get money i guess but today was just another tedious ass day in college trying not to precipitate asleep.
'' hey jake awaken up man '' i herd kyle almost shout at me and if your wondering kyle is a friend of mine ive known him ever since my parents died `` halo jake wake up man its fourth dimension to go '' i slowly opend my oculus realising the socio-economic class room was empty-bellied apart from me and kyle i looked to my left visual perception kyle sitting on the desk next to me `` waky waky bro you must of slept through the hole category whats a matter havent you had a great deal sleep lately you look exausted '' kyle said putting his hand on my shoulder `` well atleast i dont look as bad as you '' i replied with a smirk `` haha yeah you wish bro anyway are you comming to my party tonight you have to man theres gon na be hot girls there and i mean hot like youve never seen and you look like you need to undo up seems like you havent slept in a twelvemonth '' kyle said standing up
`` it feels like it and i chamfer i have to work tonight so im form of tighed up at the moment `` i replied realising how late it must of been so i quickly reached in my pocket and pulled out my earphone seeing thats i had only 15 second to get to work before i was tardy twice in a row `` dam facial expression i have to go '' i said standing up and grabing my packsack before swinging it over my left shoulder and darting for the door but just as i reached it mrs clements walked in `` mr Hale i need a word with you right now '' she said sitting at her desk `` mrs clements cant this wait im running late for work '' i said turning around `` this will only take a bit carry a arse mr Nathan Hale mr black could you please leave behind while i have a chat with jake please '' she asked kyle nodded and then headed for the door `` hey ill give you a call later ok '' kyle wisperd as he walked out i walked over to the front of her desk and took a keister hoping this would be over soon `` mr hale its been brought to my attension that your studdys have been taking a turning for the worst your hardly ever here and when you do show up you sit at the spine of the course of study either talking with your friends or falling asleep on your desk so what do you have to say for your self '' she said with a pissed off tonicity `` facial expression i have to go to work every night just to make remnant meet and on top of that i have to occupy care of my kid sister because she has no one els just me and even after working all Night i still grapple to haul myself out of bed and come here for 8am just like anyone els so i think i deserve a little quagmire dont you '' just as i said that she stood up and her side turned red with anger `` ITS NOT good enough mr hale you practiced straighten up or your going to break down this class and this hole term and thats a place where you dont desire to be leaving here with nothing to register for it '' i looked up and just gave her a smug grinning
`` is that all '' i replied but before she could resolve i grabed my knapsack off the floor and sprinted out of the door into the hall way i ran as fasting as i could but i was so exausted from working all night and lets just say college wasnt exactly a place that could get my nous off of everything it just seemed to get unsound every hebdomad but all i could imagine of was that i couldent be late again i had to be on time because marcus would down me i must of been lost in thought because before i new it i was falling flat on my back in a daze wondering what the Inferno just happend `` hey watch where your going what are you blind or something '' i herd a voice shrieking at me i tried to appear up but i couldednt see at commencement i was so tierd my optic were blurry `` what are you deff as well '' i herd the girlish articulation say again i mannaged to finally get my eye sight back i looked up and noticed a womanly figure standing above me with blond haire but my eyes were so blured i couldent see her that well `` umm halo what am i talking to myself or something '' she screached at me `` sorry i didnt realise where i was going '' i said standing up `` what are you some kind of perv or something just stay away from me ok '' she continued to screach at me `` anyone ever tell you how charming you '' i replied sarcasticly but she must of be off Libra from the fall because she fell against one of the lockers but i jumped forward and grabed her before she could do any life-threatening damage but she pushed me away `` did i say i needed your assistance perv no just stay away from me is that take in enough for you '' she stated turning around and walking away `` squeamish to see you to '' i mutterd under my hint but i was quickly snaped off my train off persuasion when my speech sound started to ring i quckly answered it not looking at the numeral `` jake its marcus where are you we expected you here 5 minutes ago hurry up or your working the late shift on the bar '' i quickly put my phone down and ran down the corridor to the chief entrence i ran as flying as i could across the main road almost getting knocked down by a car and if that wasnt bad enough it started raining getting me souse i ran down every short cut i could i finally arrived at the resturant so i decided to go through the hinder hoping no one would notice me sneaking in so late i opend the threshold to the employe locker way soaking wet trying to becharm my breath i looked around not noticing anyone i slid my rucksack off getting my employment clothes out but just as i did i looked up seeing marcus leaning against the entrance to the kitchen `` umm is it raining by any fortune buddy '' he said with a slight chuckle `` just a few showers around zippo to bad '' i jokingly replied trying desperatly to catch my breath `` are you feeling ok jake you dont look so trade good buddy ''
all i could do was laugh as i collapsed on the work work bench behind me `` yeah never practiced just have to trance my breath '' marcus walked over to me and sat down on the bench near the employes lockers `` jake honestly are you ok if you need some time off all you have to do is ask you look like you could use a breach '' marcus had a touch on feeling on his font what ide never seen before `` you know your not the number one mortal to ask me that '' i said smirking at him `` but i cant i need the money have to keep up payments on the house or they will throw me and amy out on the street i wish i could take a fault but i cant '' i sat up on the work bench putting my oeuvre clothes on `` if your certain buddy just dont work your self to death '' marcus said laughing before getting up and walking to the doorway `` oh and jake i was wondering we have a new young lady starting claire do you consider you could present her the ropes its her first day and i thought who better than you '' i paused confused for a second marcus always tells me about new employes oh well it wasnt like i could say no `` uh yeah sure affair '' replied still timid `` great you have 2 moment to get cook and then ill see you in the kicthen '' marcus said before turning around and walking into the resturant i quickly got changed puting my bag and my jacket into my locker and closing it i laughed to myself i mean value could this day get any defective but i guess i had to deal with it but as i started to leave the locker room my phone started to ring again i quickly pulled my phone from my pocket seeing it was amy i answered it as fast as i could `` hey jake are you going to be house tonight you promised me you would be where are you '' i felt sorry than id ever felt before i totaly forgot that i promised amy i would be home today `` dam good-for-nothing sis i have study i spaced it completely i '' but before i could say another Bible the line started to check up and eventally died out so i put my phone in my pockect already as pissed off as i could be with how the day is turning out.
i walked into the kitchen slowy opening the door looking around to see if anyone was in there but to my surpise it was almost as if it was abandand i walked over to the swallow hole turning the tap on looking at how many dishes i would give birth to do by myself `` yo jake my boy have you seen the new chick were working with '' i turned around seeing joe lean on the near side counter joe was a cool down guy he was the low person i worked with when i started at the resturant he seemed a bit full of himself but he was a overnice enough guy `` what the new girl claire yeah marcus said something about that but i havent seen her yet '' joe just gave me an unsettling grinning `` trust dude your in for a goody a big treat '' i just turned around and started loading the sink with scale
'' jake i want you to satisfy claire this is who i was talking about '' i almost droped a plate when i saw her she had the look that could boast away a jam army with one look she had dark nigrify shoulder joint length haire dark brown hazzel eyes and a figure of an hour glass sexy wasnt the countersign `` um jake '' marcus said snapping me out of my trans `` oh uh hey '' i said stuttering tryint to put my words together witch only made her giggle at me `` well claire this is jake hes going to show you around and designate you where everything you need is joe come with me buddy i need your help at the tabular array and jake you and claire are on looker till half 8 '' marcus and joe walked out leaving the room totaly silent i turned around and kept loading the sink not sure what to say then claire walked passed and threw a lulu cloth at me `` so do you want to wash or dry '' she said with a giggle `` ill backwash you dry '' replied laughing still a little unsure what to say `` so are you new around here then '' i asked rubbing my burning eyes
'' moved a week ago with my dad from OH and well here i am '' she said giggling
'' but is it always this quiet around here '' i turned around and walked over to the sterio on the ledge turning it on and walking back towards the sink just as an old ac/dc song started to spiel on the sterio better i replied grabbing a plate and cleaning it off
'' i love ac/dc so guess im going to have to say yes '' claire said playfully nudging my arm
'' well some times you just have to love the classics '' i said nudging her spine Wiccan only mad her giggle more at me but there was something about her not just how awesome she looks it was like i couldent stop looking at her eyes but i had to observe snapping myself back to reality before she noticed anything was up `` uh so what college have you applied to around here '' i said handing a dental plate to her `` ive got into one west brooke do you know it ''
'' haha know it thats the demand college i go to ''
'' to be honest im a bit nervouse about going i dont really live anyone around here '' she said in a worried vocalisation `` you know me so dont be so occupy '' i replied and she gave me a the shortened smile i think ive ever seen we carried on talking and time flew by untill it was almost 8.30 just as we were almost done she walked over stacking the plates and bowls away while the sterio blaired out loude i must not of been paying as much attension as i opinion because the adjacent instant i had a sharp newspaper clipping painful sensation across the parm of my hired hand i forced my hand out of the pee like a reflex `` arghh dam '' claire ran over to see what was wrong and all i could see was my parm split open must of been from one of the knives still in the sink `` oh my god cum here '' i herd claire say i turned around and she wraped my hand in a wet dish textile to stop the bleeding she looked like she was in such a scare `` stoppage here im going to go get marcus she stated running out the door but why did she manage so much i mean its not like she knew me that well but before i could opine more into it marcus came running in with a commencement aid kit in his manus and claire following behind `` let me see your hand buddy he said opening the first aid box on the English he took off the dish cloth off and chucked it in the trash `` ouch buddy i think you might call for some stitches ''
'' ill be mulct dont worry it will cure up soon enough ''
'' well if your insisting atleast let me dress it and strip it up just to be on the rubber side '' marcus started dressing my script i had to grit my dentition trying not to grunt with the nuisance of it `` jake listen i want you to take the day off tomorrow and stay up you cant channel on like this yield friday off and fall back better saterday i dont handle what you do just aim it easygoing brother spend some time with amy '' he said with that same concerned facial expression on his face i knew i couldent argue with him after all hes done for me `` well amy has been on my cover about working previous i suppose i could train one day off ''
'' that a boy now both of you can get off former ok and claire good showtime day dear '' marcus said looking over at claire who was sitting on the counterpunch with the Lapplander apprehensive spirit `` boss i could use a hand in here '' joe said poking his head back around the door `` ill see you both saterday ok and jake rest ok buddy '' i nodded my head then he walked out `` are you feeling any meliorate '' claire said walk over to me slowly `` ill servive '' i said smilling at her
'' honest i wouldent want to accept to hurt you '' claire said as we both walked out the threshold and turned left to the storage locker elbow room together i opened my locker grabbing my backpack and putting my jacket on then feeling a slug in my arm i turned my capitulum seeing claire with the same smile on her look `` do you hit everyone you just met '' i said trying not to smirk `` only the single i really like '' she replied shooting me a wink and walking out the exit doorway holding the door open for me `` so you comming or staying the nighttime '' she said with a cheecky chuckle i walked out closing the room access behind me we walked down from the back of the car Mungo Park to the side of the street `` hey jake do you bear in mind waiting with me until my dad cream me up '' even though i felt like i couldent base anymore it wasnt like i could say no and bequeath her waiting on the street alone `` uh yeah sure '' i replied looking up and for some reason the sky was lit up with superstar shining than common claire must of noticed me looking up because she seemed to get her own eyes lost in the stars `` there beautiful arnt they i never dreamed that in the city they could be so smart ''
'' there not normaly this bright '' i noticed that claire was shivering so i took my jacket off and handed it to her `` here strike this your freezing ''
'' no i couldent get hold of that off you will get regorge you keep it you need it more than me ''
i wasnt asking take '' i took a step towards her and wrapped it over her berm `` thanks jake '' she said teeth almost chattering trying to smile `` so what house do you feature in here in the city ''
'' uhh no one its just me and my sister no parents anymore just us thats why im working here to crap certain she has some one she can swear on its not perfect but id do anything to try and consecrate her a formula living '' for some reason claire paused like she was stuck in stone `` oh im sorry i shouldent of asked '' but before we could carry on a car pulled up on the other face of the street `` thats my drive thanks for waiting with me here take your crown ''
'' no hold on it you can break it back to me at college tomorrow '' she didnt say anything just smiled kissed me on the cheeck and ran over to her dada car and in a instant drove off so here i was freezing and walking home with no ride and no jacket and to give things worse with every stride i took i felt like i couldent take another i looked up at the star as i walked down the street but the night wasnt like any former there were hardly any cars on the road no multitude from what i could see no sign of the zodiac of life at all but the thing that was really out of piazza was the whizz untill something caught my eye it was like a red blazing `` what the hell '' was all i could mutter under my breath as i crossed the road but my eye were fixed on the red blaze it seemed to get unclouded and near but as i looked down the street lights started to waver on and off untill it was almost delivery bleak i tried to use the light on my phone but when i looked it was completly abruptly whats going it just kept going over and over in my thinker maybe it was a major power cut but if it was how would that explain my phone it was fully charged half an hr ago i looked back up at the red blaze maybe it was connected some how but i just shrugged it off trying to convince my self it was my tierd intellect trying to trick me my script felt like it was burning up but i just couldent stop following the red blazing with my center even though every part of my body screamed for sleep i could see it getting closer untill i lost it in the park i just had to see what it was i crossed the street to the park i put my haversack on and jumped over the logic gate bairly landing on my feet i walked on the foot way of life untill i saw something ahead of me i walked faster and when i stoped i saw a metore rock candy in the kernel of the foot bath the flat coat was destroyed beneath the rock and around it the rock seemed to almost glow red hot i knew i had to go but i just couldent i walked closer to it leaning down trying to wrap my head around what exactly the this thing is but i didnt have prison term to think in a nictitation i was being scoot threw the pilus flying backwards with rock and concrete in my face the rock and roll exploded all i could feel was my cakehole body burning up i landing 10 feet away my mind was in over driving force what the fuck was going on i looked down and i almost freaked i saw black tar over me as hot as oil burn into me i shouted the golf hole car park down trying to get it off me when i looked down again it was gone but the burn still filled my body with nuisance i managed to crawl to my feet and run as fast as i could back to the gate i held the top of it trying to pull myself up i managed to make it over but bairly i started to walk home and the streets were still dead silent but the botheration in my abdomen was almost to much i lent back against a lit street light resting my head and torso against it but when i did it started to quiver from bright to dark then nothing i was to freak out out to stick around i ran sprinting down every course way i could till i finally got to my front room access i searched my jeans trying to find my keys after a minute of looking i was capable to open the door but my head the pain took over i could feel myself blacking out and the live on affair i could remember was my body hitting the floor and passing out .