This Lunacy Has No Fringe

It was not enough for creepy Gervais to torment me all night at dinner he decided today to also turn up for lunch as it has become a habit of his to turn up and make excuses to speak to me. Even though I avoid the freak every chance I get he has taken to bringing in most of the influential businessmen in town for little “meetings” so Chantal is totally chuffed by the high powered clientele and conveniently overlooks his over familiar behaviour with me, something she would crucify him for had I been a waitress.

Everyone is always overlooking how weird and awful the Dubois are because they generate money so easily, Gervais brings in a few squillionaires so Chantal ignores his stalking of me. There is no point going to Tony as he is too busy trying to pacify Nadia who is not as much of an ex as we thought. Jazz is off chasing up auditions and Jojo, well I might as well talk to a fly in the parking lot I would get the same amount of help.

Fending Gervais off all last night had given me a nasty headache that had lasted all night and was still there by the time I started work. I remember standing there staring at Gervais who sat at his usual table giving me the benefit of his horrible smile and he ensured he waved me over when Chantal was about so I would go over and talk to him but today I could not manage it. I went over and stood beside Jojo at the bar using him as a barrier between me and the Dubois ickbeing attempting to get my attention. He was busy working out how to stock it for the luncheon tomorrow for it was going to be chaos with a million people wanting drinks at once. As he kneeled down looking at the ice buckets he saw me and asked what I was doing and I told him nothing, so he got bitchy and said we were too busy having to do this lunch today and the function tomorrow for me to slack off.

Jojo was not in a good mood as he thought the restaurant should have closed for the entire day to prepare but Chantal thought we could handle it all and she had closed for lunch a few days earlier so she felt that was enough. She rarely closes for functions as she just makes people work harder and the fact we had one lunch off was a great concession on her part, at least in her mind. I had to agree with Jojo because there was too much crap lying about as we were climbing over all sorts of stuff behind the bar, in corridors and the back room was completely full of junk. When he bitched at me I would have told him to shut up as he had run off to sporting rubbish during lots of lunches so me staying still for a bit is hardly a crises but my head was pounding so much I just closed my eyes.

I am standing there while my head is killing me with Jojo making a huge noise with bottles and even behind my eyelids I can see Gervais practically squirming in his chair trying to get my attention. Jojo gets annoyed with me being in his way and pushes me to one side at the exact same time Gervais calls out my name and being cranky Jojo snaps at me “For God’s sake answer him.”

It was all just too much for me and I thought, stuff it they can run their own stupid function so I sit down on the floor beside Jojo who gave me a strange look before asking me if I was ok but I couldn’t speak and sat there hiding from everyone with my head feeling like it was about to burst. Jojo stood up and said that Gervais was still looking over there and the sooner I went and spoke to him the sooner he would leave us alone and I thought what a jerk he was, maybe I said it I don’t remember all I do remember is looking up at Jojo and my head hurting so much my eyes started to blur. I don’t remember exactly what I said but I do remember feeling trapped by Gervais and his smarmy, creepy, touchy, slimy ways and feeling like I was going to die if he did not leave me in peace just for one day. Jojo walked off with a strange look on his face but I didn’t really care what he was doing so what if he ran off to one of his stupid sports things or whatever I was not in any condition to worry about his life as I was trying to keep mine from falling apart.

The next thing I know Jojo has me by the arm and has taken me out to the parking lot where he puts me into the silly jeep thing he drives about and takes me home to Mother who is looking worried and starts asking Jojo like a million questions. I remember saying that Chantal was going to be pissed with both of us gone and he smiled a funny little smile and said to leave her to him which puzzled me as I was under the impression Chantal didn’t care for anything he had to say.

I went upstairs and left Mother fussing over him as she appeared to be under the impression he needed her attention and I did not which suited me as all I wanted was to take tablets and pass out for several hours. I wandered upstairs and the next thing I remember was my phone ringing in a dark and quiet house. I answer the phone and to my surprise it was Jojo asking me how I was, how typical of him to make sure I was still alive to work and I was really sarcastic when I told him not to worry that I would be there for the function tomorrow but he started cursing so I hung up. I don’t know what gets into that guy at all and it was only later that it occurred to me that I had never given him my number, so how was he able to ring me? I might have words with Mother over her Sedero fixation because in reality they are just another lunatic family from Bishop Vale and should not be encouraged. I went back to sleep thinking I would deal with all the crazy people of this town tomorrow because today belonged to pain.

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