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June 5, Friday

"Well, welcome to my apartment, Percy!" Kaila said, her arms spread out wide like her smiled. Her dark hair flowed down her body like waves.

Percy looked around the room. The apartment was a two-bedroom apartment, with a balcony. The center of the room was a living room with the balcony. On the right was a hallway leading towards the rooms and showers. On the left was the kitchen. Books littered the floor of the living room, which had a large couch, table, two bookshelves, and a large T-V screen.

Percy walked around the house soaking in the beauty, as Kaila went off the set up his room. The walls were a peaceful mocha brown, and the furniture was a glossy mahogany. The kitchen had a normal dining table, but also a breakfast table, seen in diners. The apartment seemed to radiate coziness, and had a comely look. It reminded him of the homes in movies, where everything was beautiful.

"Do you like it?"

Percy smiled, "It's a beautiful home."

Kaila gave a small smile, "I worked for this place, and now you're going to help pay the bills!"

Percy laughed before noticing a stack of blankets in her arms, "Oh, you don't have to set up my room."

Kaila smiled, "I can do it, and I want you to look at your room, we're going to paint it soon, so I need a room color."

Percy nodded before following Kaila, and as they entered the room, Percy looked around the blank room. Besides the bed and night stand, there was nothing else.

"Sorry for plain look, I never use this room."

"No, it's fine." Percy walked towards the large window on the right side of the room, he looked through to see the sunset. "I love it."

"Well, we will get this place filled up, but what color do you want your walls. Percy looked around the room, taking a deep breath, before looking at Kaila, his sea-green eyes twinkling "How about blue?"

Kaila wrote it down before saying, "We can do the base, and I have a friend who loves art, he'll want to paint something on this wall."

Percy smiled, before giving an awkward look.

"What's wrong?"

"Um, do you have food?"

"Oh no, you're going to end up clearing the fridge!"

Kaila gave a fake sigh, before saying, "The food is in the kitchen, but don't eat too much, we have to go shopping!"

Percy gave a nervous smile, 'uh oh,' he thought.

3 hours later

Percy dragged himself into the room, before crashing face first into the room, bags of clothes were left on the room. Kaila walked in next, talking to somebody on the phone.

"Yes, of course, thank you." She said as she hung up.

Percy gave a muffled noise.

"What?"

Percy looked up, his face showing fatigue, "Who was that?"

"My boss, and now you're boss. You're working at the wonderful café de douceur, or café of sweet!"

Percy groaned before saying, "What time will I be working?"

"3-8"

Percy looked up, before giving a pleased face, "That could work."

Kaila started to walk before turning, "Oh, Aira dropped by your stuff from the hospital, and before you go to work we are going to have to set you up financially, and we need to get you ready for college soon!"

Percy nodded, before grabbing his clothes and going into his room. He gave a sigh, before falling unto his bed. He looked towards the box, which had a big PERCY written over it. He stared at the box before becoming curious and opening the lid. The box held a wallet, clothes, and….. a pen. Percy looked at the pen, he felt a sudden rush of comfort when looking at it. He picked it up and noticed the engravings, 'Anaklusmos…. Riptide.' Percy suddenly started to tear up, he wiped at his eyes before shaking off the feeling. He checked his wallet, and found nothing except a few dollars. He gave a sigh, before walking towards his bed and changing into a t-shirt and shorts. He looked towards the window, and gave smile at the night sky.

Next Day (June 6, Saturday)

Percy walked into the cafe, Kaila and Percy had just finished signing up for the community college, and had finished signing him to a bank account.

"Here's 50 dollars, you owe me." Kaila said as Percy put them in his wallet.

"I'll pick you up at 8, ok?"

"Yes mom."

"Bye child, don't do stupid things!"

Kaila drove off, leaving Percy to face his new boss. He felt butterflies in his stomach, before entering the large store. The walls were a soft hazel and white, and the atmosphere was peaceful, even with all the customers. There were large windows, showing the busy street outside. There were decorations of coffee and tea hanging in the air, along with summer theme art. Percy walked towards the barista.

"Hello, what would you like today?" The barista said, as she looked at Percy's white t-shirt and jeans.

"Um, I'm here for the job."

She smiled, "Boss is in the back, hope you get the job."

"Thanks…" Percy said trying to read her name tag.

She gave a laugh at Percy's face, "My name is Victoria, but people usually call me Vicky."

Percy smiled before saying, "Thank you Vicky," and walked behind the coffee counter towards the back of the shop.

He reached a door, and took a deep breath, before knocking.

"Come in," spoke a voice.

Percy opened the door, and saw a cluttered desk with a middle-aged man writing rapidly. The man looked up and smiled, showing off his kind looking face. Percy immediately lost all nervousness at the sight of the kind man.

"You must be Percy?"

Percy nodded, before speaking, "Thank you for the job sir."

The man laughed before saying, "No worries son, just do good in your job." He grabbed a small book and handed it to Percy. "Read and memorize all the recipies, you'll be tested Wednesday, so for now just watch and observe the workers."

Percy nodded before saying "Thank you," and walking out the door.

He came back to the front where Vicky looked towards Percy and smiled, "Here to observe."

Percy gave a small smile and nodded. Vicky suddenly gave a formal pose, "Well, watch a master at her best!"

Throughout the day, Vicky explained, while serving customers their meals. "When a customer orders a drink, they pick it up at the drink counter, and when they order food, you bring it to them." The day continued and soon Percy knew everything there was to know about being a barista and waiter.

"Thank you Vicky, " Percy said as he saw Kaila walk through the doors.

Vicky nodded before looking towards Kaila, "So you guys are roommates?"

Percy look at Kaila who smiled, "I told her."

Percy gave an "Oh," before hearing Kaila say, "Catch," He turned and caught a box just as it crashed into the ground. Percy looked towards the box, and gave a smile, "A phone? You really are my mom."

Kaila and Vicky laughed before Kaila said, "You owe me so much."

Percy nodded before Kaila and he walked through the door, waving goodbye at Vicky.

As they entered the car, Percy gave a sigh, "Well, today was busy."

Kaila nodded, "The hospital was packed, Air almost died from all the work."

"Hey, what are we eating?" Percy asked.

Kaila gave him a death glare, "Food, seriously?" Suddenly her stomach started to growl. Percy burst out laughing, before looking towards her with a smug look. She turned her head, hiding a blush, " I was going to take you to In-N-Out anyways."

"Where?"

"You poor thing! You never tried the beautiful food of California?"

Percy shook his head, and Kaila sighed, "You are a long way from being a Cali, my New Yorker."

Percy laughed before looking towards the darkening sky, "I think I'm going to love it here."

Kaila gave Percy a smug smile, "Well duh, It's because of your queen B."

They started to laugh, before driving off to In-N-Out.