Another crappy day

I was awoken by someone calling my phone. The first thought in my head was that if they wanted me to come in early, they had another thing coming. I then remembered that they didn't open until 10, I was scheduled not at 12 but at 10 and it was 10:30. One of the managers called and left a message as I jumped from my top bunk to get dressed.

When I got to work it was already packed. No one had been at the store to help the pharmacist with the refills from the previous night so there were two pages in the que. There was a tech at drop off and the pharmacist was checking prescriptions. As soon as I got there I called a manager over to punch me in late and started ringing people up.

About two hours in the pain began. Normally I don't get cramps but today was my lucky day, one huge cramp began to develop in my abdomen. At the end of my shift I clocked out and crawled to the bathroom trying not to throw up all over the store. For what seemed like an eternity I crouched by the toilet as the pain consumed my abdomen. When I was able to stand up I splashed my face with water and headed out.

Since I had no idea if Paul had any pain killers I passed through the pain reliever aisle picking up the generic for Aliv. After paying, I got in the car, popped one pill, and waited for the affects to kick in. Weighing my options carefully (either go home or go to Pauls) I decided that I should see Paul, I needed to get the pie plate back from his house.

The drive was almost unbearable. Jolts of pain pulsated in my abdomen as I drove down rt 3. Once I got there I was greeted. I decided my best course of action would be to lay under his kotosu until I felt better. If I didn't feel better in an hour I would take another Aliv.

After about an hour I took another Aliv and started playing WoW. I was really enjoying myself until the internet cut out. It was at that point that the rest of our friends came over. But then I saw him. All I saw was a flash of brown hair but I knew who it was immediately. He got a phone call and left the apartment to speak to her alone.

At first I huddled under the kotosu, hoping the warmth and darkness would keep me from panicking. But in the end decided it would be best to leave. I let Seth borrow my DS and copy of Pushing Daisies before I left.

When I shut the door I walked past him, not even acknowledging his presence. Half way to the car I realized that I hadn't picked up the pie plate. Upon opening the door I was asked if I was a murderer by him (we say that we're a murderer when we enter). I said nothing as I took the pie plate and left.

Learn from your Mistakes Damn it!!!!

Mr. Ferdinand sat at his desk trying to concentrate. It was only his second month working as the Coordinator of Student Life but the students had already found a happy home in his office. During his office hours.

"Hey Tyler, can you give us an adverb?"

They were playing madlibs, Mr. Ferdinand smiled remembering his last group of students and suggested they have a theme for their next game. He didn't get any work done until they went to class.

Promptly at 5 pm Tyler Ferdinand neatly placed each project he had worked on in it's own folder and filed them away. Feeling that he had done a great job decided to go to the bar.

After walking into the dim dwelling he thought he recognized a girl sitting at the bar laughing with a few other people. He couldn't place the other faces so he shrugged it off and ordered a yuengling. But something about her bothered him. She seemed so familiar but didn't know from where.

Trying to put the thought of this girl out of his head he watched the Sox game until someone tapped him on the shoulder.

"You shouldn't drink, it's a school night Mr. Ferdinand." Said the girl.

He knew who it was before he turned around. It was a ex-student of his whom admitted she had a crush on him after he told her he resigned. This frightened Mr. Ferdinand, was she stalking him, was she a killer? Why did the crazies always find him?

The girl sat down next to him and looked at the television.

"Do the students follow you around like lost puppies yet?" She asked without turning away from the TV. "Have you found your next 'click' yet? I'm sure there are plenty of students out there that are willing to be your new best friends."

"Are... you stalking me? I could have you arrested you know. Just because I rejected you-"

"I'm not stalking you, I have friends down here." She pointed to her friends who waved. "And this isn't about me and you. I kind of figured you only thought of me as a student so it wasn't a big deal. I was pretty drunk when I texted you anyway.

This is actually about you. And the mistakes you've made. Our programming board was supposed to teach the students how to plan, budget, and manage events, no? Well, I seem to remember a certain adviser who did EVERYTHING for the students. That wasn't conducive to learning, was it?"

Mr. Ferdinand paid his tab and began walking out the door.

"You can't run from your past! Your students can teach you a lot. Since you're your own boss you need someone to learn from. I say this as your friend Tyler. Or have you forgotten that we were friends?"

The ex-student followed him to his car.

"Just leave me alone, I'm not your adviser anymore. They hired a new person." Tyler pleaded.

"I thought we were best friends forever. I guess you forgot the forever part. I actually had one question, just a question and I'll leave you alone."

Mr. Ferdinand opened the door to his scion but stood listening to his former student.

"When you left you told us that you weren't looking for a job but... you told Kat that you were. If you had explained what your intentions were we would have understood. We aren't really that much younger than you. Why did you lie?"

Tyler got into his car and sped off leaving his former life behind.