This Ending from That Beginning

This Covid season as hit everyone in such ways that we probably have never even thought of and I am not going to say that I was hit in any special way or specific sort where my story is special, but it is a Covid story nonetheless and because it’s mine and I hear it everywhere else the echoes of people going through the same inspires me to keep going and keep pushing through all the adversity, all of the unknown, all of the hard days, all of the bullshit.

January we knew that our location was not going to survive the year, and this was pre-covid. The kitchen I was with was hemorrhaging and I had left a 14$/hour job for this 12$/hour job. Maybe not my best idea but the title was a much better one and since I do not have a culinary background more of a practical one I thought this was a good idea. Well, oof on me!

February rolled around and we were getting ready for the announcement that the location was going to close. I was still in denial and honestly hoping I could somehow help save the store. My positivism maybe gave my coworkers and f4riends some hope but they are much more frank that i am.

March came around and to be honest i was a bit scared this time because we kept hearing of thing things closing down, we had 2 pregnant workers one quit, we got robbed, it was a hard time. We kept being positive. We kept talking about things coming around and being ok.

April rolled around this was when everyone was laid off and there were only 3, 2 full-times myself and B. we did full shifts on our own and would over lap about an hour or 2 to do some closing things to make it easier on the closer.

Finally on the 13th we closed for sure at around 2 or 3pm and that was that, we took as much as we could and we cleaned out as much as we could. we went home and I know for sure that i cried. I cried not knowing what I was going to do next, but what I did next I honestly had already predicted, I just didn't think it was going to be this soon.

• I know I have no photos of anything or interesting quote this is because right now I am borderline using this as a journal and a place holder for these adventurous days.