It is 9:30 in the morning. I'm driving, already late to work, trying not to speed through the parking lot. In my head I can picture my manager, Larissa Clark saying, "Turn your music down and drive slowly through the parking lot!" When I eventually pull up to my shaded parking spot, I jump out of my Rav4 and grab my towel, keys, extra clothes, water and my wallet. I hurl the lobby door open and proceed to knock on the office door that is always locked. I can already hear Larissa being a mom, "Remember to put on your sunscreen everyone!" Tyler Cannon continues to be lazy, "Someone cover my public shift today, I am already tired!" Amelia Helland wanting peace and love is screaming nervously, "Everyone just please be happy..." Then John Foster, "Get the hell out of my office and set up!" Silence fills the humid room, no one wants to get the work day started. "Let's go!" His strict loud voice frightens everyone, but John is in charge and no one will ever question his authority. Our staff shuffles at a snail's pace out the door. The burden of setting up falls on the shoulders of morning swim instructors, it is a joy...
After we set up, we are assigned our classes, I have all "baby" classes. A 10:10 A.M Guppy class that ranges in age from 1-5. A 10:45 A.M Frog class that is a mommy and me class. A 11:20 A.M Minnow class, that ranges in age from 3-6. Another Guppy class at 11:55 and to finish morning lessons I have a 12:30 private lesson with a 3 year old girl. Young classes require patience or love for children, I have the love for children, but no patience at all. Usually, no one is satisfied with the classes they get. Majority of the boys on our staff are complaining to Larissa: "I don't want a baby class." Or "Girls hate me because I'm a guy; I need older classes like Sharks or Dolphins." While the girls are saying, "Larissa! I wanted Phoenix, he's cute!" Or "Can I have all guppy classes, they are adorable?!"
Once everyone is done complaining about their classes that they know Larissa won't change, Larissa then makes her introduction to the parents and swimmers of the new session of swim lessons. "Hi, I'm Larissa Clark the manager here at the Orangevale pool; I just wanted to welcome you all to the fifth session of swim lessons..." Every instructor is lined up, in our colorful swim suits, on the gutter of the pool, with smiles plastered on our faces. We all mouth the words along with Larissa because we've heard this introduction numerous times. Then it's our turn, I hear Amelia call her lessons, "Hi, I'm Amelia and I have the Frog class!" She then lists the kids in her class and now it's my turn. "Hi everyone, I'm Katrina and I'll be teaching Guppies this session!" I name my swimmers on my roster, every single child is crying in fear and we haven't touched the water yet. This is the start to my day at work, I'm ecstatic...
"I'm driving, already late to work, trying not to speed through the parking lot." This is a lot of telling. Show that you're late. Check the clock on the dashboard. Check your speedometer.
ReplyDelete"Tyler Cannon continues to be lazy, 'Someone cover my public shift today, I am already tired!'" - This is sort of a repeated meaning. You don't need to say he's lazy, the dialogue actually does a nice job of that.
"Silence fills the humid room," I like the descriptors here.
"with smiles plastered on our faces. We all mouth the words along with Larissa because we've heard this introduction numerous times." I love how this bit shows the monotony you're going through.