So, today was my last day at work for a while. The owners are selling the place, and the new owners are closing the place down for renovations. It's not 100% guaranteed that I'll have a job at the end of it all, but the new guy said he wanted to keep me and a couple others, so here's to hoping.
I was outside taking a break with one of my fellow coworkers, a woman in her 60s named Red. Since I started working there we've kind of bonded; we have a lot in common and get along really well. We finish our smoke and she says, "I want to give you something." And gives me this cute little woven trinket case, which I open to find a pair of earrings she'd worn earlier in the week, and I'd commented on them.
Guise. Those earrings belonged to her grandmother. I was like "holy cow, dude, are you sure?" and with tears in her eyes, said she really wanted me to have them. I honestly felt kind of bad taking them but at the same time, I'm so touched that she entrusted me with something that is so old and has such sentimental value. Q-Q I'm going to miss everyone while we're closed (especially if not everyone comes back) but Red is among those I'll miss the most.
I've been looking forward to this little vacation for a while now, but leaving today felt so...surreal. I'm eager to see the changes the new owners make, but I'm also just like...wow... that's another chapter of my life closed.
We're all planning a bowling party here soon, which will be fun. 8D
