CHAPTER SIXTY-ONE: A NEW BARTENDER

~MAE~ Waiting till 6 p.m. for the arrival of the boss was like waiting for eternity. I cried, slept, thought, looked around, went to pee, stretched out, slept again, and yet she wasn't still back. I heaved a sigh, looking around the bar. There were stripers dancing on the stage, and most of the people in the bar were drunk. All I could hear was gibberish speaking and loud hiccoughs. The middle-aged woman whom I rightly predicted to be the boss walked in exactly by 6 p.m., and for a short while, I was thrown into a world of admiration. How can someone be this time-conscious? I'd expected her to arrive at least a few minutes past six, but she's here! I stood up immediately when she began walking in my direction, and as I did, it was like I was about to faint. I hadn't eaten in two days, and the weakness of starving alongside that of being heartbroken made me stagger and feel like slumping, but still, I managed to be fine. “This lady said she's here to see you and has been waiting s