"I can't let you leave all willy nilly like this! For starters, you're already replacing your friend's shift. How could I possibly let you leave whenever you feel like it!? Is this a hotel?" The owner frowns, sporting a disgruntled look as I furrowed my brows in distress.
Of course I get it, but even so—
"You need to understand, this is an urgent situation..." I tried to explain myself, hoping to at least reach a consensus when the owner decided to put his foot down— "If you keep bringing this up, I will have to give your friend an ultimatum. Starting with his first warning... And another two more strikes and I'll unfortunately have to let him go. " —dropping the ultimate silencer as I could only keep my mouth shut.
... I can't say anything... I don't know why, but, Darien had worked so hard to secure a part time job for this holiday. I can't risk making him lose it on my account.
