All characters are over the age of 18.
A LITTLE TRIP, PART 4
Life was going great! Mom and I... well, I moved out of my room and now sleep in 'our bed' each night. Mom said she owed me a hundred blowjobs, and she seemed to really want to own up to that! Work was going great. I had been teaching everyone how I did the job and many of them started to produce significantly higher than before! I even worked some overtime on the day shift to teach them as well. Yeah, when it was announced a week before Alan left that I was taking over, there were some voices of dissension. Cecil was quick to step in with those that thought they should have been promoted instead, including Trevor.
"This kid has proven emself. He innovated the new work procedures and has taken to all the duties like a fish to water. I don't wanna hear any more about it. The kid has the promotion and I'm not changing my mind!"
Most of the employees relented and took to the new work procedures I made. Our numbers were souring! There were a few that refused to do things the new way though.
I received my first check as an assistant manager three weeks after Alan left for Colorado. "Cecil, this can't be right! There's something wrong with my check!"
He laughed. "Like that, kid? Promotion bonus was tacked on."
"Promotion bonus?"
"One-time thing, kid. At least until you get promoted again. You got to assistant manager and got a thousand-dollar bonus."
I looked at my check. Even taking out that thousand, I was making a lot more money than before. I was at the bottom of the assistant manager pay grade too! I had a few thoughts about how to spend the money.
"Kid, some of the employees are still givin me shit about yer promotion and I can tell they aren't following yer training procedures. Here's where yer job sucks." He gave me a list of names. "Turn em around, or they get their first warnin in the books about their refusal to do their job."
I took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. "You got it, Cecil."
There were several names on the list, but I was dreading one of them and went to him last. Most said they'd do better after I explained this could eventually lead to their dismissal.
"Trevor, we need to talk."
"I don't have anything to say to you."
"Then listen. You need to follow the new procedures. Everyone that is following them has had their numbers boosted and now qualify for overtime again."
"I already qualify." It was true. He was the other person I had heard about that produced enough to qualify for overtime, though just barely.
"Yes, but you can do better. We all need to be on the same page."
"Page this!" And he stuck his middle finger up and moved it to within a few inches of my face. "You stole my job! I'm not listening to you!" We started to attract the attention of several others nearby. Some of them started getting on their phones and texting.
"You need to calm down, Trevor. I'm trying to help you."
"I don't need your help!"
"Yes, you do. Your numbers..."
"ARE FINE!"
"And is 'fine' good enough? You once were the top producer here before I came. Now you're near the bottom of the list with only the people on this list having lower numbers." I flashed the sheet of paper with a short list of names on it. Trevor snatched it out of my hand, crumbled it up and threw it at me. It hit me right in the forehead. I was getting pissed.
"Listen here, asshole! I don't need your training, and I don't need to listen to you!"
"Yes, you do. I'm your assistant manager and I'm responsible for your improvement at work."
"Then you're just shit out of luck." He smirked. A lot of people had gathered around now.
"Trevor, let's go to one of the stock rooms and talk privately."
"Why? You don't want anyone to see that a pencil-dick like you can't control his employee?"
"No, because I'm trying to protect you from being disciplined in front of everyone."
"You're doing such a great job of disciplining me! I'm shaking!"
"Trevor, get in the stock room!" He stiffened and looked at me like he was about to rip my heart out.
....
I opened the door to our apartment. "Bobby? What are you doing home so early, sweetheart?" She saw me. "Bobby! What happened?!" She rushed to me and cradled my face to look at my black eye.
I grinned a little. "I have good news and bad news, mom. You can see the bad news."
"Bobby, what happened?"
"I beat Trevor's fist with my face."
"Trevor?! That asshole did this?!"
"It's ok, mom. I'm ok."
"You're not ok!"
I took hold of her hands. "Mom. I'm ok. Calm down and I'll explain." I took her to the couch. "I had to have words with Trevor at work. He didn't want to listen to me because he believes I stole his job. He got pissed and said something stupid. I tried to tell him what to do. Then he hit me."
"That asshole! We need to press charges!"
"I'm not pressing charges, mom. He's going to have a lot of troubles soon and I don't want to add to them."
"What do you mean?"
"He hit me. At work. I fired him, mom. He's going to have to find another job, but the rumors are already flying around town. Do you think he's going to get hired anywhere decent after he hit his boss?"
Comprehension dawned for my mom.
"He lives in the upper-class apartments and has a pretty new truck too. He's likely to lose a lot. Shit, he will probably have to find a way to leave town!"
"Oh, my poor boy!" She gently kissed near my eye.
"I'd prefer that here." I pointed to my lips. She gave me a quick kiss. "Really?"
"Sorry, I'm just worried about you. It doesn't really get me in that kind of mood."
"Maybe this will help." I handed her an envelope with my paystub in it. She took it and looked at its contents.
"Oh shit! Is this real?"