thought they were having lunch. I said not in Durango they weren’t. Flynn said it’s a free country. Not according to Robert and Sappho, it isn’t. But I wasn’t about to argue that right then. I said if they gave me ANY trouble they’d only live long enough to regret it. Flynn said they weren’t trying to get me fired, they just thought it would be a bit of a laugh. I gave them the table way at the back by the kitchen, tucked in behind the fireplace so Saduki wouldn’t see them. David asked me what I recommended. I said the Thai place across the road. This made us all laugh. Flynn said there must be SOMETHING on the menu that was good and I said that none of the beverages had been known to kill anyone yet. Then David spotted Sky. He said, “She’s a bit fit! Are they real?” I said, “What, her feet?” (She has ENORMOUS feet as well!) That made us all laugh too. Flynn and David agreed that all the blokes in the kitchen looked like they had rap sheets as long as your arm. David said he hoped none of them had been charged with poisoning and Flynn said you definitely wouldn’t want to send anything back. More laughter. For the first time since I started, I actually enjoyed myself. And they gave me the biggest tip ever! I was feeling almost happy by the end of my shift – but happiness is v fleeting, isn’t it? The Dorito Bandito grabbed me as I was leaving. He said what did he tell me about my friends coming by? I said they were eating. He said I’m not meant to FRATERNIZE ! I took exception to this, of course. If you ask me, the whole deal with being a waiter is that you fraternize. I’m meant to make the customers feel that they’re on to a good thing and not suspect that Satan’s chef and his henchmen have been done for criminal damage. I said that as far as I could work out I was the person who made people glad they’d come here instead of staying home and cooking for themselves. Saduki wouldn’t listen, of course. Blah blah blah. I was practically shaking with the INJUSTICE of it all. So I QUIT !!! Just like that! I threw his stupid tie at him and said, “In the words of Bart Simpson, I’m outta here!” It was a truly liberating moment. It wasn’t until I got home that I wondered if Sappho has had more of an influence on me than I’d thought.
Disha said she was proud of me for lasting as long as I did at Durango. She said Ethan said Saduki makes Captain Bligh look caring and compassionate. I said now that I’m freed from my bondage we can hang out more, and D said, “Um.” I said, “What does that mean? Only if Ethan’s abducted by aliens?” D said it’s just that she doesn’t have that much time to see him, since he works so much, etc. And he gets a bit funny when she suggests hanging out with someone else. I said what do you mean
funny
? She said YOU KNOW . I said you don’t mean JEALOUS ? OF ME ? She said not really jealous, but she can tell he doesn’t like it. He thinks I’m a bit of a flirt!!! If you ask me, she’s making it up. She just doesn’t want me to think she’s the sort of shallow and superficial person who dumps her mates the minute she’s got a boyfriend (the sort of person she USED TO SAY SHE HATED !!!).
Nan rang tonight, wanting to know what I thought of Buskin’ Bob. I said he’s all right. Nan likes him. She said he seemed like a man of principles. I said if he had any more principles I reckon he’d have us living in a tree.
THURSDAY 16 AUGUST
The MC wanted to know why I wasn’t going to work again today. I said because I didn’t feel that the pittance I earned being a servant justified the gruelling labour and constant humiliation. She said, “You mean you were fired.” I said, “Actually, I quit.” I said I felt the Dorito Bandito was hostile and vindictive towards me because I have NORMAL-SIZED breasts. She said, “What about that boy?” I said, “What boy?” She said, “What was his name? Eden? Elijah? Evan?” (Can you believe it? Jocelyn
Disha said she was proud of me for lasting as long as I did at Durango. She said Ethan said Saduki makes Captain Bligh look caring and compassionate. I said now that I’m freed from my bondage we can hang out more, and D said, “Um.” I said, “What does that mean? Only if Ethan’s abducted by aliens?” D said it’s just that she doesn’t have that much time to see him, since he works so much, etc. And he gets a bit funny when she suggests hanging out with someone else. I said what do you mean
funny
? She said YOU KNOW . I said you don’t mean JEALOUS ? OF ME ? She said not really jealous, but she can tell he doesn’t like it. He thinks I’m a bit of a flirt!!! If you ask me, she’s making it up. She just doesn’t want me to think she’s the sort of shallow and superficial person who dumps her mates the minute she’s got a boyfriend (the sort of person she USED TO SAY SHE HATED !!!).
Nan rang tonight, wanting to know what I thought of Buskin’ Bob. I said he’s all right. Nan likes him. She said he seemed like a man of principles. I said if he had any more principles I reckon he’d have us living in a tree.
THURSDAY 16 AUGUST
The MC wanted to know why I wasn’t going to work again today. I said because I didn’t feel that the pittance I earned being a servant justified the gruelling labour and constant humiliation. She said, “You mean you were fired.” I said, “Actually, I quit.” I said I felt the Dorito Bandito was hostile and vindictive towards me because I have NORMAL-SIZED breasts. She said, “What about that boy?” I said, “What boy?” She said, “What was his name? Eden? Elijah? Evan?” (Can you believe it? Jocelyn
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