randomWalks

Everything else happened suddenly too, so suddenly that I never knew Thursday would be my last shift. I thought I’d get one final shift in there Monday or Tuesday to say my goodbyes, and even dropped a note asking for one, but Gary just went ahead and took me off the schedule. It makes sense, I guess — this way I don’t spill over into another payroll week, but still. I dropped by Saturday to find out when I’d be working my last shift and instead turned in my hard-won key. I spent a little time reassuring a pissed-off Casey that I’d never meant to just split without telling anyone, and then it was time to go. I’d always visualized a sort of Dorothy-leaving-Oz moment, but it was the shift change and they were busy and a new clerk had already sprung up to take my place. So we said so long and that was it.

originally posted by zagg