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Christmas Bet | likebadfun | 2

 

Wu Mei was so tired. Her legs felt like jelly. She’d been working at the pizza parlor since 10am just like the last 5 days. She was exhausted and anxious to go home on the last bus in 15 minutes. Her life was very unhappy. She came to America 3 years ago, 42 yrs old, couldn’t find a good job and her husband was refused entry because he did something stupid back in Shanghai. Wu Mei couldn’t even afford airfare to visit him. Three years without a husband and no friends. She was stuck in this menial job serving tables for a really mean boss. Her boss, Benny, let everyone else go home earlier and she was stuck there for 14 hours! Worse, for Christmas she had to wear this silly costume: green stockings (not even panty hose but actual nylon stockings and she had to buy them herself or get fired) A short red velvet skirt and a sheer white blouse and a Santa helper hat. She also had to wear red panties and bra. She had to smile and tell everyone she was Santa’s helper. Just a few minutes and she can go home.

“Hey Mrs. Zhou we have a delivery.”

Wu Mei said, “Can’t. You send delivery mans all home.”

“Mrs. Zhou you do the delivery then.”

“I can’t. Last bus 15 minutes. Need go home.”

“Do the delivery or get another job bitch. You think you can come to this country and just work when you feel like it? Take the delivery car home and bring the money in the morning.”

Wu Mei almost cried. She was so tired and now this. “And don’t forget to tell them you’re Santa’s helper!”

Bad snow storm. The roads very slippery and it was bitterly cold. The street was hard to find but Wu Mei finally found the old house. It was hard to park the car (too much snow) and she worried about getting it started again. No door bell. She knocked and waited in the freezing cold.

.”Hey John, pizza’s here.”

“Then open the door dummy.”

“Hi, is that our pizza?” A Chinese woman stood there in a thin coat, shivering and holding the pizza.

Wu Mei said “I Santa helper, Merry Christmas. Pizza.”

“Come in and I’ll get the money.”

“John, is it 1am yet?”

“No. Why?”

“Christmas present just arrived.”

 

Do they get to open the Christmas present?


          Be Nice. Help the poor woman!

 
 
 

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