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Cause I'm Young and Pretty~ By Lisa Hossler

7/2/2013

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I know what they think, they think I'm gonna ask them if they want fries with that. But I'm not. Half the time I don't even have to ask them anything. People just open their mouths and talk. Then I give them their total, take their money and give them their change. Sometimes they tell me to keep it. But Corey tells me I gotta ask if they want three cookies for a dollar. If they wanted three cookies they would ask for them, but they don't. But since Cory's watching I ask. I ask the old lady who drives up and orders a breakfast sandwich. I ask the woman who just wants an extra-large sweet tea, half cut. I ask the old pervert who comes in every morning and gets the senior coffee and spends the next three hours drinking free refills. And I ask the older man with the gentle eyes. And he says yes. I ask the cute construction guy who stops every morning before work. And he stutters for a minute then he says yes. In an hour's time I've sold 18 cookies. I sold cookies to the mother with the screaming kids in the back seat. And I sold three cookies to the pimply-faced guy who can’t make eye contact. So I tell Corey how people just kept buying cookies and he doesn't act surprised. Then I say something to Ethan who’s not surprised either “That's why you're up front and not making the sandwiches,” Ethan tells me. “It's cause you’re young and pretty and horny boys will always tell you yes.”



Author Bio:
Lisa Hossler lives along the shore of Lake Erie. She is an addictive reader. She tried to get help for her problem, but the therapist only gave her some pamphlets to read.  She works in a library, hoping no one will notice her addiction, reading on the sly, checking out books to herself, hoarding them at home. One day, while reading a Bob Woodward book, Lisa began to take notes, copying down Mr. Woodward’s phrases, and studying his writing style. She began to assemble phrases into different contexts. Over time she developed her own writing style. She writes from home, trying to incorporate the lives of the people she sees. 
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Sarah hancock
10/28/2016 01:04:56 pm

Great job lisa,!

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