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It was Monday evening and Bette had arrived for her shift at the Planet..She had taken a break from reading the diary needing to clear her head so she spent all of Sunday getting her apartment in order and decided to revisit the diary later.

She entered the Planet through the entrance from the back and walked to Kit’s office to get her uniform as she was going to be bartending during the evenings and nights until she could get a job as an accountant. She took her recertification for her CPA license and passed so all she needed to do now was land a job.

”Hey Baby Sis. Your uniform is over there in the chair. And remember what I told you. You keep all the tips” Kit said looking up from her desk as Bette entered her office.

”Thanks Kit. I really appreciate this. I haven’t bartended in so long but it’s like riding a bike. It won’t take me long to get the hang of it again” Bette said as she took her shirt off and put her uniform on and primped herself in the mirror. ”Ok. I’m ready”

”Alright. Just go on out there and relieve Denton. The after work crowd will be pouring in here any minute and with your charm Baby Sis I’m sure your tip jar will be over flowing” Kit said as she finished counting her weekly earnings for her night deposit.

”I’m counting on it Kit” Bette replied giving Kit a wink and headed it to the bar.

As she approached the bar she fixed the collar of her shirt, walked behind it surveying where everything was, and sat her purse underneath the cabinet and locked it. The place was quiet except for a few customers sitting in the restaurant area.

”Denton? Kit said you can head out now” Bette said as she heard a woman’s voice getting closer to the bar and turned around to see a woman dressed in a tailored suit with a briefcase heading toward the bar arguing with someone on the phone. She watched as Denton left out from behind the bar and the woman pull a stool out, slam her briefcase down in the one next to her, and continue her tirade on the phone feeling sorry for the person on the receiving end.