Serenia was about to lie and say that it wasn't true,but one look into Ken's eyes, and she knew that lying wouldn't help her situation any, "Yes, I have."
Ken cursed under his breath and looked at her, "What the hell happened that you had to take care of yourself?"
Serenia wanted to tell him and almost did, but she stopped herself, "You wouldn't believe me if I told you, but I can tell you one thing. That woman who calls herself my mother was never there for me before, and I'm not going with her now."
Ken thought for a minute and looked at her mother, who was staring at them suspiciously, then turned back to Serenia, "You have to go with her. You can't just take care of yourself. This may be a small town, but there's some crazy people here." his eyes seemed to hold all the understanding of the world in them.
Serenia studied him curiously, wondering if he knew the hell that she had been through, but that was impossible. Wasn't it? She slowly nodded. Even though her mother was a nutcase, she had bigger things to worry about here in Minnesota than in Las Vegas.
Ken slowly handed her a piece of paper and a pen, "Write your two weeks notice," Serenia complied, and Ken sighed, "You were one of my best workers."
Serenia had tears in her eyes, but refused to shed them as she slowly wrote her two weeks notice. She took one quick peek at her mother, who was tapping her foot in impatience, still wanting to talk to her daughter.
Serenia finished the notice by signing it and then handed it to Ken. He nodded and walked back to the kitchen.
Serenia walked back to her mother, "Mom, you shouldn't be here if you're not even going to eat anything. I have to work. I can't talk all day."