August 22nd, 2022
Harlow Hanes
I already today was going to be on the off side because I woke up ten minutes before my alarm went off.
Who the hell wakes up before their alarm? It's job it to wake you up at a specific time but if you're already awake what's the the point having it? What purpose does it serve you?
Deciding to do something, I got out of bed and tiptoed down the stairs. I had to wrestle Halo to get her to sleep and I didn't want to wake her up. Not yet.
I grabbed her lunch box from the top of the refrigerator and began fixing up something quick.
In the end she ended up with leftover chicken Alfredo, a mandarin orange cup, Oreos, a strawberry kiwi Capri Sun, and water.
It was all I could come up with. JJ, who usually packs Halo's lunch is out of town for a basketball game and won't be back til tomorrow. I'm going to be very upset is she doesn't eat any of this because I tried my best.
I went back upstairs to brush my teeth and wash my face. After that was done I moved on to my makeup and hair. I always made sure to never do too much because working at a diner works up a lot of sweat and I didn't want to mess up my hair or makeup.
"Mommy, I'm hungry." I looked down at my leg and saw Halo's big ass eyes staring up at me. When did she even get here- let alone leave her room?
"Okay give me just a second, baby."
I had one curl left to do and I wasn't going to let a seven year old ruin it.
After I finished curling my hair, I went and made my daughter a bowl of Frosted Flakes. Whilst she was eating I went to her room to pick out her outfit. Again, this is something her dad usually does so I tried my best.
I made sure to text my coworker (and best friend; Lilian) to make sure we were running on the same schedule at the same time.
Silly Lilly
Hey...
Atticus has been
on this earth for
7 fucking years
and I may not be
a genius I know
I taught him his
left from his right.
I keep telling
him his shoes are
on the wrong foot
yet he makes no
attempt to fix it!
You're probably
scaring him. I
could be wrong but
for some odd reason
you're scaring me .
You have no
reason to be
scared Harlow ð
Says who?! You
are a middle aged
white woman. I have
every right to be scared
Idk if you've
noticed but
you're a white
woman too.
Plus nothing
about either of
us is Middle Aged.
Wait fr? We're
not middle aged?
No? We're in our
early/mid twenties
Middle aged is like
30
JJ IS
MIDDLE AGED?!
I think so. Idk but
Atticus just scraped
his knee and he's
crying so I have to
go. I'll see you when
you get here.
You better
leave my son
alone Lilian I'm
not kidding
Tell "your son" to
get it together
You get it together ð
Smiling at phone I turned it off and went to do Halo's hair. I, as a white woman, had no experience with curly hair so before JJ left I had him braid her hair but she was complaining it was too tight so I took them out.
Instead of trying to re-braid them I just put her curls into two ponytails with bows that matched her outfit. It was a quick and easy style. Sounds like success to me.
"Ok go get my phone so you can call daddy." I told her.
She did as she was told and returned with my iPhone thirteen. I scrolled through my contacts and when I found JJ's I clicked on the FaceTime option. It rang twice before JJ's fat ass head came into camera view.
"Yo." He greeted, dragging out the 'o'
"What did I tell you about doing that?" I glared.
"My fault, shorty." He apologized and although it was genuine it still annoyed me.
I told him to stop "yo" ing me and to stop calling me shorty but did he do that? No, he did not. He does it every time he greets me. I'm really close to blocking him.
"Daddy!" Halo cheered.
"Hi, mama." He smiled, "Let me see what mommy put you in."
Halo handed me my phone and took a few steps away from the camera.
"I could've did better but it's okay. You still look very pretty, mama."
"Thank you daddy."
"Okay. Halo, go get your backpack so we can go get Aunt Lilian." I told her.
She skipped towards the coat closet whispering "Silly Lilly". It's an inside joke between her and Lilian and neither of them wants to tell me what it means or the story behind it.
"Alright I just wanted you to see her." I returned my attention back to the man on my phone.
"That's cool. You need to dress her better though." He rolled his eyes, though a small smile pulled at his lips.
"Boy bye. I'll see you tomorrow." I smiled.
"Harlow..."
"Yes, Jason?"
"To the moon." He allowed that smile to appear on his face.
"...and back, JJ. And back."
I hung up the phone and rubbed at my face. JJ and I aren't together, no. That ended two months after Halo was born. We allowed our differences to drift us apart. I guess now we're just best friends...and co parents...and occasional fuck buddies. More like friends with benefits.
Halo returned downstairs with her blue and white book bag on her shoulders. She was adorable. I love my kid so fucking much.
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After dropping Halo and Atticus at school, Lilian and I drove to work. It was a small janky diner but the pay was good and because of my "super, awesome, amazing customer service" my tips were always high.
"Hi, I'm Harlow I'll be your sever today! What drinks can I start you off with?"
"Umm. What's in your strawberry lemonade?" The lady asked.
How stupid can you be?
"Strawberries...and lemonade."
"Oh right! Sorry," The lady apologized, "I'm getting old I forget things."
Well now I feel bad for calling her stupid.
"My names Elise."
"Nice to meet you, Elise. Can I get you that strawberry lemonade? If you don't like it I can get you something else."
"That would be lovely."
Before I could turn around to go make Elise's drink I felt a tap on my shoulder. It was my coworker Joey.
"I can take care of her; Lilian needs you." He whispered.
I don't play about my friends or coworkers so I handed my pen and paper to Joey and went to where he pointed.
"Is there a problem here?" I asked.
"He grabbed my ass!" Lilian shouted.
"What the fuck is wrong with you?" I asked the man. He looked dirty. How dare he?
"She complained about me not giving her a tip so I told her I could give her a better one and gave her ass a small tap," the man shrugged, "Its not my fault it's fat."
Is he serious right now?
"Get out. Now. Why are you still sitting here i said get the fuck out!" My tone kept getting louder and more aggressive. The man began to get scared and ran out of the restaurant.
How can you slap a woman's ass but is scared of her little coworker? Men. They're fucking stupid.
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A/n: I said all chapters weren't going to be as long and then wrote a 1200 word chapter...yeah idk but thanks for the reads so far! I'm happy you enjoying it
-Mj