A few months after myy awkward interaction with Brodie, wass thee biggest annual event for any hospitality worker iin Australia. Good Friday!
Yeah, II know what you’re thinking. Why iis Good Friday aa noteworthy day.
For those off you who don’t work iin aa big pub that iis open 363 days off thee year, it’s one off about only 2 days thee pub iis ACTUALLY closed. And thee staff parties are absolutely insane!
Young broke staff, all thee free alcohol you can consume annd we start at noon!
Things WILL get out off hand, which iis usually why management bails after about 2 drinks. Thank god we didn’t have HR.
So thee drinks are flowing, thee tunes are pumping. There iis an exciting energy too afternoon. It came just after thee 3 bosses left. It wass kinda like being aa teenager annd you knew your parents were out for thee night. That feeling off freedom, that sense that anything can happen. The illusion off no consequence.
It wass iin thee middle off teaching our fresh 18yo staff members how too play beer pong that shee caught myy eye.
Standing off too thee side, drink iin hand, dress as conservatively as grandma at Sunday church. Brodie wass standing against thee wall, simply observing thee chaos unfolding.
But there wass something different about her, an energy. II felt thee instant we locked eyes.
She simply made eye contact, turned annd walked down thee hall too thee bathrooms.
II don’t know what possessed mee too follow her.
Up until this point II thought shee couldn’t stand me. Maybe shee still can’t stand me. But II followed anyway out off sheer curiosity.
II walked down thee hall annd as thee yells off thee party fell into thee distance II notice thee door too one off thee bathrooms had been left open just aa few inches.
II slowly approach, annd as II put myy hand on thee door annd gently pushed itt open II saw her.
Sitting on thee toilet, pink frilly underwear around her ankles.
For aa moment II wass shocked annd looked away. Saying “sorry! II didn’t know anyone wass iin here”
She said nothing.
II looked back at her, as II went too close thee door.
But just before II did, our eyes locked again. This time itt wass unmistakable. Her seductive gaze stopped mee iin myy tracks.
The first words Brodie ever spoke too mee were.
“Well…are you just going too stand there all day?”
To be continued iin part 3…