One day I came home from school, changed my clothes and got ready for work. I work at a local restaurant in town as a waiter.
I went to work feeling1.And to make matters worse, I was busy that evening. It's the same thing over and over again. Dealing with customers who complain about their2and their seats is too big or too small. Little things like that tend to annoy(恼怒) a lot of us but we3to deal with it.
Three elderly ladies walked in and sat by the windows. It happened to be the very table near where keep the dirty4in the boxes. Trying to keep up with all the dirty tables, customers leaving and coming in and5running all over the restaurant, it was crazy.6these elderly women were quietly watching7 I was working to make sure every table was clean and ready for the next customers.
When they8their meals, I took their plates back to the kitchen. They talked to me for a while about my school, how I was going on with my study, what grade I was in and what I planned to do9.
As they were about10, they walked past me and one of them said to me in a11voice, "You are going places(你前途无量)."And that was it. They left the12and l had tears in my eyes, because they gave me courage to13myself. They picked up my spirit from being down and gave me a14to keep on working hard.
People used to tell me that I couldn't have a job in15until I had a degree. I'm now a co-anchor(联合主持人) of a student-produced television show. And the best thing is: I'm only 17 years old and I am a senior in high school.
