After tying her hair back into a ponytail--and exposing her fuller cheeks and slightly thicker neck--she found herself wandering down the street, walking to the bus stop. Even her cardigan was tight on her soft shoulders. As she tried readjusting herself, she began to appreciate her position right now. She was stuck in the worst of situations, since she was stuck without a job with college bills to pay, now officially boyfriend-less, and, on top of all else, she had been paid in pounds rather than dollars.
Well, at least the chub lent itself well to interesting puns.
No, she had to work out! She had to find some other job to take. Laying a finger aside her chin, she went down the list of possible professions open to her. Cashier at a store? No, those customers were complete jack-asses. It was always easier to feed someone at a bakery. They always were in high spirits there, always willing to smile and thank a customer. Not at those stores where people had a bug up their butt.
What about as a bank teller? Yeah, just the right job for her. Less contact with people, unless said people were armed robbers, holding her at gun point. She imagined herself curled up into a ball under the desk--no, it was even worse now, since with her extra pounds she was just a juicier target! She couldn’t fight back, since even walking down this one block was enough to put her out of breath.
“Help wanted.”
The sign caught her eye almost instantly. She turned around, heart racing, as she stared at the sign. She was staring at another bakery, this one a cute one that had been designed intentionally to resemble a gingerbread house, like in that old fairy tale. Natalie wondered if it was such a wise idea to design a bakery after a cannibal witch’s house, but she didn’t make the damn place.
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