Creative Writing: Stanley
Damn it, was about all that Stanley could think. It was his first
day at work at Holiday Lanes Family Recreation Center, and he was so stoned
that he forgot to take his shower. He was running fifteen minutes late and
hell, nothing but red traffic lights. Stanley was wondering why in the
hell he had taken a third job, but then he realized that the money was more
important than the aggravation, and that he would never have accepted this
job if his friend Kyle had not asked him. Looking aloof, Stanley drove on.
Stanley was aloof for many reasons. Even as Stanley entered the
parking lot of his new employer, he thought that this was probably the
worst mistake that he could have made. ...
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which was his mind-set as he
entered the doors of Holiday Lanes Family Recreation Center.
Once inside, Stanley immediately asked the small, sheepish figure
behind the shoe rental counter where Kyle was, and was given the response
"Dunno." Dunno, What an asshole, Stanley thought to himself. Giving up
all hope on the worthless shoe rental man, Stanley decided to go to the
manager's office, hoping to see his new boss and therefore finding Kyle.
Again, his presumptions were wrong. The manager's door was locked and a
note attached to it: Gone fishing...You'll never find me. Stanley found
this particularly annoying, but was determined to get somewhere. He saw a
sign on the door behind the lanes Employees Only, and decided to proceed,
since he now had employee status. As he entered the rear of the bowling
alley, he noticed two paramedics run by with a stretcher. Stanley presumed,
naturally, that the events to come could bear nothing better than a bad
connotation. ...
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after the order,
so he had alot of free time. If he was really bored, he would help Kyle
and Pat put bumpers on the lanes to prevent young children from getting
"gutter-balls," which always made young customers happy. Stan would
frequently eat more food than the customers bought, and since it didn't
show up on the register, Mike and Donna were losing money. Stan also stole
money from the register The "No Sale" button was set so that the drawer
would open upon pressing it, no questions asked, no record of how many "No-
Sales." Stan would simply put customers money in the drawer, write their
order down, and count his drawer out to $200.00 each night. He would
simply look at the ...
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