Nouveau Riche: A Narrative Fiction
Nouveau riche
I know I shouldn’t have done it but I couldn’t help myself. It was just lying there and the temptation was overwhelming.
“Christina!”
My heart nearly jolted out of my chest.
“I need you to finish counting your money and then close your register. Take your break and I expect you to be back within an hour.”
“Yes, Richard.”
“Richard, a customer wants to confirm that the senior discount has been revoked for the saltine crackers,” the new recruit said.
“Samantha, just show them the flier.”
“They are insisting to talk to the manager and are getting pretty rowdy.”
“Fine, don’t forget Chris, one hour.”
In an hour I was already at the airport terminal with just a book bag in hand.
“That’s a lot of bags you got there,” a male voice said. …show more content…
“Christina, come with me.”
“No.”
“Christina, we can either leave quiet or we can both explain to the police how you got the money to buy that ticket.”
“Richard, I can’t go back I don’t belong there.”
“Yeah, you belong behind bars I should’ve called the cops when I had the opportunity.”
Two officers walked menacingly to me and I ran the opposite the direction as fast as I could. I could feel them hot on my trails but I didn’t stop. I wasn’t going back to my mundane life and I definitely was not going to end up in a
I know I shouldn’t have done it but I couldn’t help myself. It was just lying there and the temptation was overwhelming.
“Christina!”
My heart nearly jolted out of my chest.
“I need you to finish counting your money and then close your register. Take your break and I expect you to be back within an hour.”
“Yes, Richard.”
“Richard, a customer wants to confirm that the senior discount has been revoked for the saltine crackers,” the new recruit said.
“Samantha, just show them the flier.”
“They are insisting to talk to the manager and are getting pretty rowdy.”
“Fine, don’t forget Chris, one hour.”
In an hour I was already at the airport terminal with just a book bag in hand.
“That’s a lot of bags you got there,” a male voice said. …show more content…
“Christina, come with me.”
“No.”
“Christina, we can either leave quiet or we can both explain to the police how you got the money to buy that ticket.”
“Richard, I can’t go back I don’t belong there.”
“Yeah, you belong behind bars I should’ve called the cops when I had the opportunity.”
Two officers walked menacingly to me and I ran the opposite the direction as fast as I could. I could feel them hot on my trails but I didn’t stop. I wasn’t going back to my mundane life and I definitely was not going to end up in a