UNTIL I MET YOU : CHAPTER 11 – 20
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It’s been a week since after that Gray incident. I haven’t heard from him , of course i don’t even have a phone anymore. I don’t go out and I’m always in my bedroom.
Reading and sleeping, my life’s boring. I sat on the chair of the counter and stir my coffee endlessly.
” Mom , I’m going out with a friend.”
” You’ve gotten a new friend ?”
” Mom , it’s hazel. She’s a good girl and doesn’t have a boyfriend.” Leslie told Mom walking to the kitchen.
” Is she in college ?”
” Yes mom.” Leslie smiles drinking from her cup of coffee.
” She goes to church and a member of the Catholic parish. Her dad is also a respected elder in church…” Leslie continues.
I secretly roll my eyes and envy the way mom listens. I dare not say ‘I’m going out’.
” Oh, there she is.” We dart our head to the kitchen door as I scan this pretty Blondie.
She smiled at us and greeted me and Mom . She looks too good to be true.
” Mom , this is hazel. Hazel , meet my mom.”
” A pleasure to meet you, ma.”
” It’s nice to meet you too , dear. Leslie said a lot about you. So you’re hanging out with her this weekend ?” Mom’s voice beam with eagerness and her smile is so genuine.
” Yes , and we’ll be back early. We promise to be good girls.”
” Sure thing. Please don’t get drunk , I don’t want you to wake up in a man’s bed wearing his sweatpants.” Mom said. I bite the inside of my cheek and stare non-stop at my coffee.
I can’t believe she had to use me as an example.
” Thanks , mom.” Leslie kisses mom on her cheek and rush out with Hazel.
Mom scoffs and turn to look at me . I gulp the entire tea and stand up from the stool. I’m trying to avoid my mom’s ranting. She hiss and stir her spaghetti on the cooker.
” Mom..” I call out.
” What ! ” She turn to look at my figure standing beside the door.
I wanted to tell her about my new plan. I was tired of sitting at home all day so I need a job and i wanna go out to look for one.
” I want to look for a job.” I spit out , almost not calculating.
” A job ?”
” Yes. I wanna be useful and not sitting at home all day..” I said and continue before she taunts me.”
It’s gonna be a decent job and I’m not following or visiting any man. I’m sorry about that stranger Gray and I’ll never go close to him again..” now i feel like a stupid teenager again. Like I’m in highschool.
” So I should believe you ?”
” Please, mom. I promise to never bring trouble.” I pout rubbing my sweaty hand together.
” Fine. And I wanna know the type of job once you find one. At least by 6pm you should be at home. Clear ?”
” Clear.” I breathe out and rush out.
I rush upstairs and put on a black jeans and a t-shirt shirt before rushing down the stairs. At least I’ll be breathing normal air aside the air from my air conditioner.
After my daily search for job , i find one at Sandy’s , a restaurant and it’s really classy. I’m glad it’s a per time job with shifts.
Since I really haven’t started college , I decide to resume work by noon and round up by 5:30 pm. It’s gonna be a long time for me to gather up myself before reaching home by six.
” You’ll be fine..” Sandy whispered to me on my first day of resumption. I have changed my clothes to her work clothes and it’s a shirt with the name of her restaurant at the back on top of my trousers.
I tag alongside Vickie , arranging desserts and snacks on each tables. I return back to the counter to take orders of every other customers.
A pair of blue eyes caught my attention , staring at me. I raise my head to look at his stranger as he smirk before looking back at his friend.
” That was weird.” I mutter taking a cup of coffee to give to this blue eyes man.
” Your coffee , sir.” I address him even if he’s in his early twenty , maybe Leslie’s age.
” Thanks. Call me Ryan.” He answered sincerely.
” Uh, Sure.” I reply about leaving but they stop me.
” Can we get your name ?” His other friend asks. He’s a brunette with hazel eyes.
” It’s Ariel. I need to get back to work.”
” Sure.” Ryan said and he’s giving me creeps with his unending stares.
I nod politely and walk back to my stand.
” Asking you out ?” Vickie asks and nudge me with a smile.
” Not really.”
” Yeah.” She giggle and smiled.
I arrange my hair properly to a tight bun and take out the used dish from the tables.
UNTIL I MET YOU : CHAPTER 11 – 20
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