Chapter One- Randy

Randy is a nineteen year old who has just moved out of his parents house and is now living on his own in an apartment. He is currently working in a smoothie shop, and has a habbit of consistantly showing up late. Bottom line. This story is about a Teenage

"Sorry I'm late, it's a good excuse this time! I woke up exactly five minutes before work and I needed a shower and that takes like five minutes. It takes me like one minute to get dressed, but then I had to eat and that takes another five minutes.
Dude I had to eat because if I don't eat then I tend to get grouchy with the customers and I want to be ready to serve them. Oh and then it takes me like ten minutes to drive to work...Soo I already knew that I would be at work in exactly twenty one minutes."

My boss stared at me with a wierd look in her eyes.

"Randy, you were not exactly twenty one minutes late...you were actually half an hour late. Randy this is not the first time that you have come into work late. Actually it is pretty regular of you coming in late all the time you can't keep doing this!"

I looked at my feet then back up at her. She was waiting, waiting for me to say something- anything. It was then that my rambling to Sara continued.

"Oh my god, I am exhausted that's why I slept in and didn't wake up earlier to get ready."

Sara sighed then crossed her arms. Her green eyes looked so vibrant against her complexion. She really was pretty, she was always saving my a*s and keeping me from getting fired I owed her big time.

"Randy"... she started

"Why is it you are so tired?"

I looked down not able to look her in the eyes. I really did feel bad that I was always putting her in this posistion. I definately do not deserve the many things she has done for me.

"What in the world did I drink last night?!" I blurted out.

"My head is killing me! But dude it was so worth it! It was MY party in MY apartment. It was absolutely perfect- except when the cops came apparently there was a noise complaint- then like twenty minutes later another one."

Sara was not looking convinced at all. Actually I think she was getting pretty angry with me. It normally takes alot for me to get Sara mad...So either I had done alot to piss her off or it was one of her time of the month issues.

"Randy, seriously stop calling me dude!" She said in a frusterated tone.

"Ok, Sara. Please I really, really need this job because now I gotta pay this fine- oh and my bill. When was that bill due anyway? I think it was two- maybe three weeks ago? Maybe even longer then that. I really have no idea... maybe that's why my TV isn't working! When do I get paid next?"

" Randy are you kidding me?! You come into work late more then you do on time and you are asking me when you get paid next?!"

"Dude, I gotta fix my TV."

Sara's eyes widened. All she could seem to do at the moment was stare at me. And all I could really seem to do was ramble on.

"I have like twenty bucks but that wont fix my TV- it's actually for dinner tonight luckily I didn't have to buy breakfast, because I had half a box of pizza left from last night. But tonight I'm making hot dogs cuz I have some mustard or something in my fridge that i can put on them."

"Randy." She started "I don't have ti-"

"Oh wait! Dude I can't make hot dogs." I cut her off

"I don't know were my pot is- I can't make hot dogs without a pot to put them in."

"No wait, dude I know were my pot is- I am seriously a genius! Last night I dumped so much beer into the pot and I put a ladle and some plastic cups beside it so that my crew could serve themselves...but anyway my pot is with my buddy Lyle!"

Sara was biting her bottom lip, hard.

"Randy! I don't care about pots, and beer, and your half full box of pizza! I just wanted you for once to be here at work on time!"

"No dude, that's not the good part. The only reason Lyle has my pot is because it was his reward for beating me in a video game!"

Sara was fuming. Literally I thought I saw some smoke escape from her nostrils.

"Randy, I can't do this anymore. I am so sick of putting up with this."

Sara sounded really serious. I was starting to get nervous. It's like my gut knew what the next words from Sara's full lips would be.

"I'm sorry Randy, but this time...you are fired."
 

Author's Note

The reason I started writing this was because in drama class we were doing character sketches. The first chapter of this story was originally my drama monologue. And the character Sara had no dialogue.
Also please excuse the Grammer and spelling mistakes.
thanks

Reviews

[allonsy_doctor]

Wow. It was interesting, like I wanted to know what happened next. Nice.

[Silvario]

A very interesting first chapter. Excellent job of adding flavor to your characters. I could literally "hear" Randy's voice. To me it sounded exactly like a guy I used to know, hehe. I'm curious where this story might go. Well done. :)

[Steve]

This is good! It flows really well and the dialogue is convincing and funny. I can really visualise the conversation and the emotions of the two, especially Sara as she gets more and more exasperated. Loved the bit where she told him to stop calling her 'Dude', made me laugh!

I've read through quite a few first chapters this evening and I definately saved the best till last. I'll give the other parts a read tomorrow when i'm less tired but a very promising start :)