Night Changes
Seven
Joanna’s POV- August 2014
I looked up when I heard the front door close. I wiped my eyes and looked at myself in the mirror. I loved Pittsburgh, it was beautiful but I hated my job. Why? Everyone there wanted me to fail.
I was the only girl working there and they treated me as if I wasn’t their boss. Yes, I was their boss. My boss had put me in charge of this office and yet I couldn’t get a simple nice response from all the guys.
In just two weeks I had lost 10 pounds. I was already self-conscious of my body; I thought I was too skinny. I was still healthy weight but if I dropped another 10 pounds I would be underweight. Most people would dream to have my body but I always hated it. I got boobs and a body at a later age, I was 16 when my period came. That was the year everything else came and I hated how guys looked at me. They looked at me as if I were a piece of meat.
That was exactly how most of the men in my job looked at me. That or with disgust, I didn’t dress revealing at all. These men had wives and girlfriends and I really didn’t want them in my office trying to start something.
There was a knock on the door making me look at the door.
“Joanna! Come to the living room! I brought some food! We could eat and chat”
“I’ll go in a bit” I called out.
Joanna had moved in already, and school would start for her soon.
“Beau is here!”
I sighed and looked at my short shorts I was wearing. I got up and switched into some long bottoms. I slipped on a hoodie and slipped on my glasses. I took a deep breath and walked to the living room. Beau looked up from his spot on the couch and smiled.
“Hey”
“Hi” I told him as I sat down on the lazy boy.
He cocked his head and looked at me. He frowned a little and concern appeared on his face.
“Were you crying?”
I laughed and shook my head. Truth was that I was crying, but he didn’t need to know that.
“No, I was reading and I forget to blink when I concentrate” I told him making him laugh.
“Yea, that and I’m exhausted” I said.
“Oh, you didn’t need to come out here then”
“I came for food” I told him as Ariadne handed me a plate of takeout.
“Did you eat today?”
I nodded at Ariadne; I really didn’t eat sometimes when I was at work because I didn’t want to see any of the people I worked with.
“Yes, I forgot my lunch in the fridge though so I had to go buy food. That Chinese place across the street is delicious” I told her making her laugh.
Beau looked at her.
“They all get in tomorrow night, breakfast the following day then?”
She nodded and they looked at me. I could see them through my peripheral vision as I eat some of my Thai food.
“Jo”
I looked up at Ariadne and she smiled.
“Would you mind if some people came over for like brunch?”
I shook my head.
“It’s your place Aria” I told her.
She frowned.
“It is also your place”
I nodded slowly.
“Yea, I don’t mind at all” I told her.
She nodded and smiled.
“I also want you to have brunch with us”
I nodded and took a bite of my food.
“Yea, can I help make brunch?” I asked her.
She nodded and smiled.
“Of course! We are going to have so much fun!”
My phone vibrated and I smiled at her.
“This food is great” I told her.
I looked at Beau to see he was studying me.
“Are you sure you’re feeling ok?”
“Yea, I had an extremely long day” I told him.
You never tell a guy you’re fine or ok, especially one who’s studying you like the way Beau was.
“What’d you do?”
“A shitload of paperwork” I said making him make a face.
“You’re the boss, why didn’t you make someone else do the job?”
“They had their own paperwork” I said.
They told me to do it myself, I’m serious and I was their superior. They spoke to me like that. My phone vibrated again and I pulled my phone out. It was a text from Sidney. It read, “Goodnight”
I locked the phone and looked at them. They were back to watch TV. I looked at the screen and I quietly finished my food. I stood up and walked to the kitchen. I washed my plate and cup and turned off the light.
“Night” I told them.
“Aren’t you going to stay up to watch?”
“I would, but I have to be up at 6am” I said making them make a face.
“Gross”
“Yea, well it’s Friday tomorrow so that means the weekend. Goodnight” I told them.
“Night!”
I walked to my room and closed my eyes as I closed the door. I let out a sniffle and walked over to my desk. I pulled out a picture and wiped my face. I was 5 years old when my mom passed away but I still craved her touch. Sure, my dad remarried and I love that mom to bits but she wasn’t my mom if that made sense.
I looked at the picture and smiled. My mom was 21 in this picture and my aunt was 17. They could honestly pass off as models in the picture but I loved it so much that I stole it from my mom’s album when she was diagnosed with Cancer. My mom was a natural blonde, as was I but my hair was just ridiculous. It was like super blonde and I used to hate it. I used to dye it all the time, but it was until last year when I began embracing it. It reminded me of my mom and my aunt Angie loved my hair color.
I unlocked my phone and looked at the text message. I wanted to call Sidney, but we were just friends. I replied to him though.
“Night! Don’t let the bed bugs bite!”
I put my phone on the bed. It began vibrating and I looked at the phone. It was Sidney.
“Hello” I said.
“Hey, I can’t sleep”
I smiled and looked at the time. It was midnight and I had to be up at 6.
“Me neither, what are you doing?” I asked him.
We talked till 2am and well it was worth it. He made me laugh and feel tingly inside. I really did like him and if I couldn’t be his girlfriend I didn’t mind being his friend. I wasn’t mad over him for keeping the fact that he was a big bad hockey player. Honestly I understood him, he actually trusted me. In a way that was enough to not be mad at him. I woke up the next morning and barely made it to work on time.
“Good morning”
I smiled at my superior and he looked at me.
“Long night?”
I looked at him and he pointed at my cup of coffee.
“You usually have tea”
I laughed and nodded.
“Yea” I said.
“You seem happy”
I smiled and nodded.
“I like you that way, whatever you’re doing or who you are talking to please continue”
I laughed and walked into my office, Robert was my superior and he was the best person ever. He would be leaving soon though, when he saw I was ready to take over. I took a seat on my desk and sighed lightly. There was a giant stack of paper work on my desk. I guess today was going to be much worse.
I looked up when I heard the front door close. I wiped my eyes and looked at myself in the mirror. I loved Pittsburgh, it was beautiful but I hated my job. Why? Everyone there wanted me to fail.
I was the only girl working there and they treated me as if I wasn’t their boss. Yes, I was their boss. My boss had put me in charge of this office and yet I couldn’t get a simple nice response from all the guys.
In just two weeks I had lost 10 pounds. I was already self-conscious of my body; I thought I was too skinny. I was still healthy weight but if I dropped another 10 pounds I would be underweight. Most people would dream to have my body but I always hated it. I got boobs and a body at a later age, I was 16 when my period came. That was the year everything else came and I hated how guys looked at me. They looked at me as if I were a piece of meat.
That was exactly how most of the men in my job looked at me. That or with disgust, I didn’t dress revealing at all. These men had wives and girlfriends and I really didn’t want them in my office trying to start something.
There was a knock on the door making me look at the door.
“Joanna! Come to the living room! I brought some food! We could eat and chat”
“I’ll go in a bit” I called out.
Joanna had moved in already, and school would start for her soon.
“Beau is here!”
I sighed and looked at my short shorts I was wearing. I got up and switched into some long bottoms. I slipped on a hoodie and slipped on my glasses. I took a deep breath and walked to the living room. Beau looked up from his spot on the couch and smiled.
“Hey”
“Hi” I told him as I sat down on the lazy boy.
He cocked his head and looked at me. He frowned a little and concern appeared on his face.
“Were you crying?”
I laughed and shook my head. Truth was that I was crying, but he didn’t need to know that.
“No, I was reading and I forget to blink when I concentrate” I told him making him laugh.
“Yea, that and I’m exhausted” I said.
“Oh, you didn’t need to come out here then”
“I came for food” I told him as Ariadne handed me a plate of takeout.
“Did you eat today?”
I nodded at Ariadne; I really didn’t eat sometimes when I was at work because I didn’t want to see any of the people I worked with.
“Yes, I forgot my lunch in the fridge though so I had to go buy food. That Chinese place across the street is delicious” I told her making her laugh.
Beau looked at her.
“They all get in tomorrow night, breakfast the following day then?”
She nodded and they looked at me. I could see them through my peripheral vision as I eat some of my Thai food.
“Jo”
I looked up at Ariadne and she smiled.
“Would you mind if some people came over for like brunch?”
I shook my head.
“It’s your place Aria” I told her.
She frowned.
“It is also your place”
I nodded slowly.
“Yea, I don’t mind at all” I told her.
She nodded and smiled.
“I also want you to have brunch with us”
I nodded and took a bite of my food.
“Yea, can I help make brunch?” I asked her.
She nodded and smiled.
“Of course! We are going to have so much fun!”
My phone vibrated and I smiled at her.
“This food is great” I told her.
I looked at Beau to see he was studying me.
“Are you sure you’re feeling ok?”
“Yea, I had an extremely long day” I told him.
You never tell a guy you’re fine or ok, especially one who’s studying you like the way Beau was.
“What’d you do?”
“A shitload of paperwork” I said making him make a face.
“You’re the boss, why didn’t you make someone else do the job?”
“They had their own paperwork” I said.
They told me to do it myself, I’m serious and I was their superior. They spoke to me like that. My phone vibrated again and I pulled my phone out. It was a text from Sidney. It read, “Goodnight”
I locked the phone and looked at them. They were back to watch TV. I looked at the screen and I quietly finished my food. I stood up and walked to the kitchen. I washed my plate and cup and turned off the light.
“Night” I told them.
“Aren’t you going to stay up to watch?”
“I would, but I have to be up at 6am” I said making them make a face.
“Gross”
“Yea, well it’s Friday tomorrow so that means the weekend. Goodnight” I told them.
“Night!”
I walked to my room and closed my eyes as I closed the door. I let out a sniffle and walked over to my desk. I pulled out a picture and wiped my face. I was 5 years old when my mom passed away but I still craved her touch. Sure, my dad remarried and I love that mom to bits but she wasn’t my mom if that made sense.
I looked at the picture and smiled. My mom was 21 in this picture and my aunt was 17. They could honestly pass off as models in the picture but I loved it so much that I stole it from my mom’s album when she was diagnosed with Cancer. My mom was a natural blonde, as was I but my hair was just ridiculous. It was like super blonde and I used to hate it. I used to dye it all the time, but it was until last year when I began embracing it. It reminded me of my mom and my aunt Angie loved my hair color.
I unlocked my phone and looked at the text message. I wanted to call Sidney, but we were just friends. I replied to him though.
“Night! Don’t let the bed bugs bite!”
I put my phone on the bed. It began vibrating and I looked at the phone. It was Sidney.
“Hello” I said.
“Hey, I can’t sleep”
I smiled and looked at the time. It was midnight and I had to be up at 6.
“Me neither, what are you doing?” I asked him.
We talked till 2am and well it was worth it. He made me laugh and feel tingly inside. I really did like him and if I couldn’t be his girlfriend I didn’t mind being his friend. I wasn’t mad over him for keeping the fact that he was a big bad hockey player. Honestly I understood him, he actually trusted me. In a way that was enough to not be mad at him. I woke up the next morning and barely made it to work on time.
“Good morning”
I smiled at my superior and he looked at me.
“Long night?”
I looked at him and he pointed at my cup of coffee.
“You usually have tea”
I laughed and nodded.
“Yea” I said.
“You seem happy”
I smiled and nodded.
“I like you that way, whatever you’re doing or who you are talking to please continue”
I laughed and walked into my office, Robert was my superior and he was the best person ever. He would be leaving soon though, when he saw I was ready to take over. I took a seat on my desk and sighed lightly. There was a giant stack of paper work on my desk. I guess today was going to be much worse.
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I am out of class but i have literally 50 pages of reading i need to do before tomorrow. I also need to start studying for my midterm that i have next monday. So much to do this week and i am not looking forward to it at all. Bye guys!