24- When someone is doing their job , be a good helper by not getting in their way . Torin was right about sleeping being difficult . Everything will be quiet for a couple minutes and I'll think I'll finally be about to get some rest , then the power tools start back up again . It's incredibly frustrating . I finally give up on sleeping at what I'm guessing is about lunch time . I need to get a watch or something , I'm so used to using my phone to tell the time that now I'm completely lost without it . I should probably be worried that I'm so dependent on my phone , but who isn't these days ? Like most people , it's my lifeline . It's my connection to my brother , my workplaces and the internet for when I need to look something up . I'd say it's a connection to my friends but I don't really have many friends , and none that would worry if they didn't hear from me for a while . Is that a little sad ? Maybe . I'm not a shy or quiet person , but I don't share much of myself . I'm friendly with everyone , but that doesn't mean I actually have friends . ( 2 Dragging myself out of bed , I give up on getting any more sleep and just accept that I'm going to be very tired by the time the night ends . I throw on a tank top , leggings and a hoodie . I don't bother with shoes or anything . I'm not working for hours yet so I don't think it really matters what I'm wearing . I really want a shower . My hair is all greasy and I feel incredibly gross . But there really isn't much I can do about that . So I default to my default plan for a bad hair day . I pull my hair into the tightest braid I can manage . Maybe I can trick people into thinking I've gone for the slicked back look and that the oil in my hair is intentional . Laura picked up deodorant for me so I make sure to apply that liberally as well . I don't think I stink particularly bad or anything and all my clothes are clean , but I don't want to risk it . Actually , that's something to consider . I'm going to have to do laundry eventually . How is that supposed to work ? Well , I have enough clothing for a few days , so I suppose I'll cross that bridge when I come to it . Honestly , getting me washed up feels like more of a priority right now . Torin said he would figure it out . Maybe that has something to do with the workmen here ... But surely he wouldn't be full on renovating this place just for me . He's probably just getting some temporary shower thing set up or something like that . Are camp showers a thing ? They probably exist . I would look it up online but I don't have my damn PHONE . Ugh . This is so annoying . I take a deep breath and let it out . Okay , I can't obsess over my phone all the time . I am definitely ordering a watch online though . I'm sort of presentable now , at least as clean as I'm going to get . So I wander out of my room to investigate what the hell these workmen are doing here . It's been a few hours so surely they're almost done . I'm shocked to find that the hallway is a total mess . There are 29 O ل 1/4 о < 11:20 Fri , Aug 29 Lesson 24- When someone is doing their job , be a good helper by not getting in their way . tiles stacked all over the floor , white powdery dust over EVERYTHING and footprints all through it . PVC pipes are stacked against one wall and miscellaneous tools are everywhere . Plumbing stuff probably . The power tool noises are coming from the bathroom . This is definitely a bigger renovation than I expected . Maybe it was already planned . It can't all be because of me ... Right ? I try to make my way through the mess to the kitchen . My bare feet are leaving footprints as I pass and I get distracted when something sharp stabs me between my toes . I don't know what I stepped on but when I lift my foot to try to brush it off I trip over and fall forward . I manage to catch myself but I knock over the pipes that are stacked against the wall and they come crashing to the floor . " Damn it ! " I yelp as I attempt to stack them again . It's not working , I can't seem to get them to stay the way they were before . " Well what's going on out here ? " A familiar voice asks . I find myself face to face with a pair of steel capped shoes . I look up and find Jackson looking down at me . He seems amused by my predicament . " Makin ' a mess here darlin ? Don't worry about it . We can fix it . Hop up . " He prompts me , holding out a hand to help me to my feet . I take his hand and he pulls me up so hard that I nearly fall over again . Thankfully , I manage to stay upright and maintain at least a little dignity . A glance down at myself shows my black leggings are now covered in white dust . Ugh , I'm a mess . I'll have to change again before I work tonight . I really hope they're figuring out a shower for me and I hope it will be ready tonight because it's been like two minutes and I'm already fairly sure that the white dust is covering almost every part of me . I'm sure I'll be finding it in my ears , my hair , under my nails and probably in every other possible crevice for weeks , no matter how well I clean up . I'm itching to find a broom and start cleaning this place up even though I can tell they're still working and it would be a definite waste of time . " Hi Jackson . I guess this is what you meant when you said you would see me today ? " I ask and he nods . " Yep ! Are ya surprised ? " He grins at me and I laugh . " You could say that . What are you doing in there ? " I question , trying to look around . behind him to see in the bathroom . Right now it looks like an absolute wreck . Are they tearing everything down ? It's a little scary . C 0 29 ||| 2/4 O 11:20 Fri , Aug 29 Lesson 24- When someone is doing their job , be a good helper by not getting in their way . 100 % " Torin requested a whole new bathroom . Apparently the little toilet and sink combo isn't cuttin ' it anymore . He wants a shower added . He requested a bathtub and everything but I had to explain that there's no way to make it fit . I can rearrange what's in there to jam a shower into the space , but I can't make the room bigger . I'm a werewolf , I don't have that the ro kind of magic . " He jokes and I snort out a laugh . " If you could do that I doubt you would be working for someone else , you would be a very rich man . " I comment and he smirks . " You got that right . " He agrees . Another guy pops his head out of the bathroom . I don't know him but he's a lot younger . Almost too young to be working . Is he an apprentice or something ? " What's going on out here ? " He asks . He catches sights of me and he perks up excitedly . " Oh , the girl is up ! Does this mean we can put some music on now ? Working quietly is so boring . " He whines . Jackson rolls his eyes . " Ronny , you're being rude . Say hi to the lady first at least . " Jackson lectures him with a tone that wouldn't be out of place on a parent . The other guy , ' Ronny ' looks guilty . " Sorry . My name is Ronald but you can call me Ronny . It's nice to meet you . " He says politely and I smile . " Nice to meet you Ronny . I'm Rina . " I say cheerfully . They're getting me a shower . I want to be nice to them . 1931 " Well , the kid is right . Are you up now ? Because we will work a lot faster if we don't have to tiptoe around . " Jackson questions . I shrug . " I couldn't sleep through the noise anyway . Thanks for your efforts but it wasn't working . You do what you've gotta do . I'll catch up the sleep later . I want to wash my hair so I'd much rather you get your work done , even if I have to give up a bit of rest . " I say firmly . " Ahh yeah , I get it . I was originally supposed to be working elsewhere today . But when the dem- I mean , when Torin called yesterday and told me he had a woman living here and no suitable bathroom I knew it would be an emergency . I have two sisters and I can't imagine either of them would be thrilled with the situation . Not to mention I would never dare turn the demon down . " He adds quietly . I want to lecture him about making sure to use Torin's name again . But he corrected himself earlier so he is clearly trying . Old habits die