12. Tuesday Troubles
Tuesday Troubles
Callie’s alarm went off at 6:30 on Tuesday morning. She turned it off and sat up. As much as she liked having a long weekend, it just made it harder to get back into her working routine. She hated getting up early, and yet she’d chosen a job that required just that.
She jumped up and ran to the bathroom, trying to beat the morning chill. It didn’t work. She stood in the bathroom, shifting her weight from one foot to the other, waiting for the shower to warm up. Finally it was warm enough to climb under.
It didn’t take Callie long to get ready for work. It wasn’t like she had to worry about her appearance or anything like that. In fact the customers probably wouldn’t like it if she looked too well groomed, they wouldn’t trust her.
Callie had a hard time getting people to trust that she was good at her job. It wasn’t so bad with the younger customers. Most of them didn’t care who did the work, as long as it was done. The older ones were more opinionated. They needed things done in a specific way. Callie didn’t blame them for that; she just wished people would let her do her job.
The best thing about not having to get nicely dressed in the mornings was the extra time it gave her to eat breakfast. Callie loved her breakfast. She could skip lunch or dinner but if she skipped breakfast it was all over.
It took Callie ten minutes to drive to work but she always left at 7:15, just to give herself a bit more time. She hated being late. Not because she got in trouble, her boss didn’t really care, but because she hated doing anything late.
Callie pulled into Anderson’s Garage and saw that Will was already there. That was unusual, normally he didn’t start till 7:30, and here he was dealing with the first early customers. Callie parked her car and went into the office to dump her stuff.
“Hey, Cal,” Will said as he walked in behind her.
“Hey, Will. Where’s Mike?”
“Dad decided he’d have today off,” Will sat down to enter something into the computer.
“Fair enough,” Callie said. “So you get to be the boss today then?”
Will grinned, “Yep, you’ve gotta do what ever I say.”
Callie snorted, “Fat chance, I don’t even do what Mike says.”
“Maybe that’s why you’re not in charge today and I am.”
Callie laughed, “You’re in charge today because this is Anderson’s Garage and you’re the only Anderson working.”
“This could be why.”
“Anyway I’m gonna get to work,” Callie turned to leave the office.
“Cliff and Sarah just dropped off their car. Can you check it out? Cliff needs it by lunch time.”
“Sure, what‘s wrong?”
Will handed her a piece of paper outlining what Cliff had said when he’d dropped the car in.
“No worries,” Callie said and went out to work on the car.
Callie was lucky that she was friends with Will. She would’ve hated work if she wasn’t. She was the only member of staff who wasn’t also a member of the family. Mike liked to have three people working for him but Callie and Will were it for the moment.
Callie finished on Cliff and Sarah’s car and parked it out of the way, ready for them to pick it up. Four more cars had arrived in the half an hour she’d been working. She grabbed the keys for one and was about to drive it into the garage when a car pulled in.
“Boo,” Greg said as he climbed out of his car.
“Hi,” Callie said.
“What’s happening?”
“I’m working.”
“Really? I would’ve said you were talking to me.”
“I can see why the kids like you.”
“It’s ‘cause I’m so cool.”
“Oh, I bet.”
Greg grinned at her, “Is Dad around?”
“Nah, he’s having the day off,” Callie told him.
“What about Will?”
“Yeah, you can just see his feet,” Callie pointed out Will’s legs sticking out from under a very dusty car.
“Thanks,” Greg said and started over to where Will was working. “You know, Will, you should buy that thing a beer before you get under it like that.”
“Ha, ha, Greg. No wonder the kids like you.”
“That’s exactly what Callie just said to me.”
Callie watched the two brothers talking for a minute then she drove the car into the garage and started working on it. She knew it was going to be a busy day. The garage had been closed for two days and there was always more work after the weekend.
At 8:30 Susana arrived to open the shop part of the garage. Normally the shop, which sold petrol among other things, opened at 7:30 but Susana had decided that she could sleep an extra hour that morning seeing as her father wasn’t going to be at work.
It was a really busy day. All the things that usually happened on Monday were happening. Will dealt with problems as they came up but that meant that most of the mechanical work was up to Callie. She didn’t mind. She was quite happy to deal with the engines while Will dealt with the Tuesday troubles.
Callie’s alarm went off at 6:30 on Tuesday morning. She turned it off and sat up. As much as she liked having a long weekend, it just made it harder to get back into her working routine. She hated getting up early, and yet she’d chosen a job that required just that.
She jumped up and ran to the bathroom, trying to beat the morning chill. It didn’t work. She stood in the bathroom, shifting her weight from one foot to the other, waiting for the shower to warm up. Finally it was warm enough to climb under.
It didn’t take Callie long to get ready for work. It wasn’t like she had to worry about her appearance or anything like that. In fact the customers probably wouldn’t like it if she looked too well groomed, they wouldn’t trust her.
Callie had a hard time getting people to trust that she was good at her job. It wasn’t so bad with the younger customers. Most of them didn’t care who did the work, as long as it was done. The older ones were more opinionated. They needed things done in a specific way. Callie didn’t blame them for that; she just wished people would let her do her job.
The best thing about not having to get nicely dressed in the mornings was the extra time it gave her to eat breakfast. Callie loved her breakfast. She could skip lunch or dinner but if she skipped breakfast it was all over.
It took Callie ten minutes to drive to work but she always left at 7:15, just to give herself a bit more time. She hated being late. Not because she got in trouble, her boss didn’t really care, but because she hated doing anything late.
Callie pulled into Anderson’s Garage and saw that Will was already there. That was unusual, normally he didn’t start till 7:30, and here he was dealing with the first early customers. Callie parked her car and went into the office to dump her stuff.
“Hey, Cal,” Will said as he walked in behind her.
“Hey, Will. Where’s Mike?”
“Dad decided he’d have today off,” Will sat down to enter something into the computer.
“Fair enough,” Callie said. “So you get to be the boss today then?”
Will grinned, “Yep, you’ve gotta do what ever I say.”
Callie snorted, “Fat chance, I don’t even do what Mike says.”
“Maybe that’s why you’re not in charge today and I am.”
Callie laughed, “You’re in charge today because this is Anderson’s Garage and you’re the only Anderson working.”
“This could be why.”
“Anyway I’m gonna get to work,” Callie turned to leave the office.
“Cliff and Sarah just dropped off their car. Can you check it out? Cliff needs it by lunch time.”
“Sure, what‘s wrong?”
Will handed her a piece of paper outlining what Cliff had said when he’d dropped the car in.
“No worries,” Callie said and went out to work on the car.
Callie was lucky that she was friends with Will. She would’ve hated work if she wasn’t. She was the only member of staff who wasn’t also a member of the family. Mike liked to have three people working for him but Callie and Will were it for the moment.
Callie finished on Cliff and Sarah’s car and parked it out of the way, ready for them to pick it up. Four more cars had arrived in the half an hour she’d been working. She grabbed the keys for one and was about to drive it into the garage when a car pulled in.
“Boo,” Greg said as he climbed out of his car.
“Hi,” Callie said.
“What’s happening?”
“I’m working.”
“Really? I would’ve said you were talking to me.”
“I can see why the kids like you.”
“It’s ‘cause I’m so cool.”
“Oh, I bet.”
Greg grinned at her, “Is Dad around?”
“Nah, he’s having the day off,” Callie told him.
“What about Will?”
“Yeah, you can just see his feet,” Callie pointed out Will’s legs sticking out from under a very dusty car.
“Thanks,” Greg said and started over to where Will was working. “You know, Will, you should buy that thing a beer before you get under it like that.”
“Ha, ha, Greg. No wonder the kids like you.”
“That’s exactly what Callie just said to me.”
Callie watched the two brothers talking for a minute then she drove the car into the garage and started working on it. She knew it was going to be a busy day. The garage had been closed for two days and there was always more work after the weekend.
At 8:30 Susana arrived to open the shop part of the garage. Normally the shop, which sold petrol among other things, opened at 7:30 but Susana had decided that she could sleep an extra hour that morning seeing as her father wasn’t going to be at work.
It was a really busy day. All the things that usually happened on Monday were happening. Will dealt with problems as they came up but that meant that most of the mechanical work was up to Callie. She didn’t mind. She was quite happy to deal with the engines while Will dealt with the Tuesday troubles.
posted by Supermarez at 11:08 am
2 Comments:
You delivered what we asked for! That's so awesome hehe and you made me laugh. I really feel the town is coming alive now that I know so many locals and their stories, it's great. Though I wish more people would leave comments cause I feel like a loner lol
Nick
you're not a loner nick! ooohhh so cally got drunk with a teacher and a work mate who are also brothers one of whom is "hot"!!! the plot thickens lol
Zoe
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