To the stars..

sana sana colita de rana, si no sanas hoy sanará mañana

[rebeccacady]

cleo-somers​:

Ugly ones. [smiles] I’m sure I have a picture of the catalogue here, give me a sec. [looks through her texts real quick to find her chat with Erica’s sister and she pulls it open] These. [hands her her phone to show her a L*LaRoe catalogue] We tried to support her– we did! We bought a pair of leggings each, mine were blue, and you could tell because my legs were stained for a whole week, and Erica wore hers to the gym and they ripped while she was doing squats. 

They can’t be that ugly. [she waits patiently for the catalogue to appear, and when she does, she leans closer to look, pursing her lips to stop her laugh, nodding slowly] They’re....they’re great. [she giggles]

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noelle-aokistevenson​:

I gotcha. That’s why I only just got my associate’s. I graduated in 2014. That’s why I asked. I have a pretty shitty short-term memory and I wasn’t sure if I had met you in the past or not. 

Oh god, same. I barely remember the first half of high school. My boyfriend fills me in on stuff all the time.

[rebeccacady]

cleo-somers​:

I meant I wouldn’t consider joining an MLM seeing as they’re… you know, scams. I’m not saying they’re not working hard or that it’s not tough to run a business on your own. I saw the way Erica’s sister worked when she started selling those horrible leggings. 

[her brow raises] Leggings? What kinda leggings?

[rebeccacady]

noelle-aokistevenson​:

You too, Becca! Were you in GHS in the early 2010′s by any chance?

Er... [considers, before nodding] ...Yeah! I was there from like, 2013. Took some time away for a while because...personal stuff, but I was there.

[rebeccacady]

hoodie, blizzard, shiver

hoodie - how different was your life five years ago?

It wasn’t really that much...I was about to get together with my amazing boyfriend and I was finally healing. I was clean, I was studying...I was finally get my shit together.

blizzard - what era of fashion would you bring back, if you had the choice?

Oh my god, early 2000′s. I miss my sparkly leggings. 

shiver - what’s your typical go-to fast food restaurant?

Burger King.

[rebeccacady]

noelle-aokistevenson​:

Noelle! I get called Elle sometimes, but I don’t mind one way or the other. 

Hi, Elle. Nice to meet you!

[rebeccacady]

cleo-somers​:

[frowns] Yeah. At least you love it, though. I think if I had a job I hated and they made me work Christmas, I… wouldn’t have a job anymore. Those boss babes on instagram make a very compelling argument when they say “You make your own hours! You work whenever you want to!” [laughs] If they weren’t, you know, MLM’s, I might consider it.

[she can’t help but smile, keeping in all of her comments, reminding herself that internalised judgement is still judgement] Yeah, but like....I’m pretty sure running your own business has to be hard in it’s own way....even when it is an MLM.

[rebeccacady]

noelle-aokistevenson​:

Thank you, uh… what’d you say your name was again?

Oh! Rebecca. I usually go by Becca though.

Yours?

[rebeccacady]

noelle-aokistevenson​:

I’ve checked there, but I’ll keep looking! I’m not giving up just yet. 

I believe in you!

[rebeccacady]

noelle-aokistevenson​:

I want to be a first responder, but I can’t meet any of the physical requirements so I’m trying to find a job as a 911 operator. So far, I haven’t found anything open in the area. 

Try Rosewood--it’s a hell of a lot more likely they need first responders over there. Their service covers there and the next two towns over.

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cleo-somers​:

You’re kidding! That’s horrible. Right? Or do you, like, seriously love your job and don’t mind?

I seriously love my job, but I’d still love Christmas off. It’s just kinda the way it is.

[rebeccacady]

noelle-aokistevenson​:

Eh, I’ll live. I’m just being dramatic. [laughs] I’ve been working in the restaurant business too long.

Well, what else would you wanna do, if you could do anything?

[rebeccacady]

cleo-somers​:

Do you work through holidays too?

Uh huh! I work every day but public holidays and when I take time off. So like, I work Christmas Eve, but I get Christmas Day off.

[rebeccacady]

noelle-aokistevenson​:

No! And it drives me nuts!

[laughs] I’m so sorry. I feel bad for you.

[rebeccacady]

noelle-aokistevenson​:

Amen to that! You’d think that’d be a minimum standard, but that hasn’t stopped some people.

Does anything?

[rebeccacady]

cleo-somers​:

[chuckles] Yeah. They don’t really need me at work ever, and, uh, I’m only part-time anyway. Plus, you work at a day-care…right? I’d imagine it’s impossible to get days off there.

Sometimes it is.. but we try and make sure everybody gets when they need. Holidays are tough sometimes though.

[rebeccacady]

noelle-aokistevenson​:

Huh, I didn’t know that. You’d know more than I would though, so I trust you!

[smiles] I try my best. No good doing a job you know nothing about.