it's just me and Astra tonight, everyone else works different days. rarely do we all work at the same time at The Corner Store.(it's kinda like QT) we only had a couple more hours left to our shift and there was maybe one or two people in the store. Astra and i stood behind the counter since there's nothing else to do except restock shelves when needed. i sighed,"i hate the first day of school,it's so boring!" Astra laughed,"it could be worse." i looked up from the magazine i had randomly started flipping through. "and how could it be worse,Bambi?" she smiled,"it could be mid-terms." i groaned,"i don't even want to think about them." just then a woman walked up and i put the magazine back. "ready to check out?" the woman sat her things on the counter. "yes,also someone spilled some kind of juice in aisle four." "thank you for telling us. we'll get that cleaned up right away." Astra jumped up,"i got it!" she was already gone before i could say anything. i put her last item in the bag,"thank you! have a good night!" i bent down to get more paper for the receipt printer. i heard the door ring when the woman left and then i heard it ring again to let us know someone came in. i stood back up and was staring into the amazing blue eyes of a boy with snake bites. i jumped back a little because i wasn't expecting to see someone there. he smiled a sweet slightly crooked smile."I'm sorry,i didn't mean to scare you." it took me a couple of seconds to respond. "it's okay and you didn't actually scare me as much as you just startled me. i wasn't expecting to see someone standing there." then i remembered where i was at,"did you need help?" he looked down at the counter for a second then looked back into my eyes. "yea, do you happen to carry microwave meals?" i smiled,"we do,they're in aisle 1." "thanks!" he waved and jogged over to aisle one. Astra came back after putting the mop away. she yawned,"I'm soo tired." then she looked at me when i didn't answer and saw a familiar look on my face. "you saw a cute guy didn't you." i smiled guiltily,"yes and he's in this store right this second." "he's probably the only person besides us in this store this second."Astra grumbled. he walked up to the counter and smiled at us. i smiled back as Astra slipped behind me. "ready to check out?" his eyes never left mine,"yeah." i rang up the items and put them in a bag. "bye,have a good night!" he chuckled,"goodbye, you two have a good night too." after he left i couldn't stop thinking about him. then i realized that i have never seen him before and in a small town like Ravensdale, Washington everyone's grandparents knows everybody's grandparents."actually if you think about it i have never seen him before." Astra looked up from locking the register,"your right,he must be new,but i guess we'll find out tomorrow for sure." we locked up the store and walked to my old muscle car. when i got home i crashed on my bed and fell asleep.