Brenda tapped a red pen against the metal clip of her clipboard.

“We only need coverage on Saturdays,” Brenda said.

“Nobody in town wants to give up their weekend.”

“I want the weekend shift,” I said.

Brenda looked down at the second page of my application.

“My regular girls have young families,” Brenda said.

“They flat-out refuse to come in on a Saturday.”

“My kids are old enough to spend Saturdays with their father,” I said.