Novas dream has always been to open a bakery of her very own. Well now that she's moved to Galax, Georgia she is living that dream. She's got a lot of work to do on the shop before that happens though. One day as she's working she meets Eleanor, the...
Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.
"Betrayed"
I'm going through more boring paperwork when a knock sounds at the door. "What?" I reply in a dry tone. When the door opens I see Mark walk in.
"What do you need, Mark? I'm a little busy here." Mark isn't one of my favorite workers. I've only kept him for so long because he's a cousin to Ryder and he needed a job.
He is slow to get work down and sloppy most times. I'll have to talk to Ryder in the future and let him know I cant keep him on any longer the way he has been working.
"Well, Mr. Johnson is here again he's saying his car isn't working again. We just finished him up last week. It should be fine." He's right. Something is going on here. I fixed that car myself.
"Okay I'm coming. Give me a minute." I get up and head towards the bay. Once I get there I see Mr. Johnson is sitting in the lobby and I wave him in.
"Hey Madz sorry to be a bother but my car wouldn't start this morning. I was heading into work when it wouldn't turn over." I shake my head at him.
"It's no problem at all. Take one of my cars for the day and I'll see to this personally. I'm sorry this happened." With that Mr. Johnson thanks me and I see him pick the black SUV out front.
I head over to the bay and try to start the car myself. It just got a new starter and a battery so that shouldn't be an issue. I did all the work alone so I can't put any blame on someone else.
What did I do wrong? I pop the hood of the car and start looking around. Everything seems to be okay. That's when I noticed the battery. It's old as fuck and not the one I put in. I know that for sure.
I always use Optima batteries and this one is something off-brand. I unhook the battery and remove it. This has to be years old. It's carotid and has lost color on the sticker.
What the fuck is happening. I go back and check the stock and see we have what he needs and I replace the battery. After I'm done I look everything else over and nothing seems out of place.
I shut the hood and go to start the car again. It turns on with no issue and I wonder who switched out the batteries. The only thing I can do is check the camera and see whos been fucking around on me.
I sent a text to Mr. Johnson and let him know I replaced the battery and the issue is fixed. I tell him that I'll have his jeep sent over to his office and someone will bring him his keys.
He thanks me and I place my phone away. Before I head back into my office I take a look around. I see Jose and Mark working on a truck. Nothing seems out of order right now but something is going on. I will figure it out.
I start to walk away when Mark bothers me again. "Boss, I need to go pick up something for my mother. Is it okay if I leave early today?" Knowing his mom is sick I nod and he flees out of sight.
