Moved

“It’s $2.13 an hour plus tips. $7 an hour when you’re working the bar. Plus, you don’t have to fold napkins and silverware. The job’s yours, if you want it.”  I nodded quickly. “Yes, I do,” I said, rising from my seat. The woman interviewing me smiled crookedly, told me to wear all black, and said I could start on Tuesday. It wasn’t the job of my dreams. I had just turned 27…