Chapter Three
(5:30 a.m.)
AJ woke the next morning to a sound we all know and fear, a monster called the alarm clock. She searched for the snooze button, knocking a few items off her night stand in the process.
Finally, she found the button and turned off the alarm. She stretched and yawned, opening her eyes.
Sitting up, she looked around. It was still dark outside, but a bit of light was starting to come through.
Then she noticed the picture she had thrown, still laying on the floor. But something was off. There was the picture, the frame, and the broken glass, but there was also a piece of paper lying under the photo.
Curious, she got up and went over to the broken memory. She knelt down and scooted away the chips of glass. Picking up the paper, she read,
Dear AJ,
I just wanted to let you know how much I truly love you and much I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you.
This was my favorite picture of them all, so I decided I would put this letter with it. And AJ I know if anything did happen to me it would seem as if I had gone against my promise, but I will always be with you in your heart. So if anything does happen to me, I want you to move on, because I will always love you…forever.
Love, Evan
AJ finished reading the letter, but for some reason she didn't cry. Strangely she felt at ease.
AJ had gone over the letter a few more times, but soon realized she had to get ready for school. So she got dressed in her regular attire, brushed her teeth, combed her hair, put some dark eye shadow on, and was now sitting at the table eating cereal.
Envey was also in the kitchen, making her and Josh some toast.
"Hey Avy?" Josh asked as he walked into the kitchen holding a newspaper.
"What?" She replied
"Weren't you looking for a job?" He asked
"Eh, sort of".
"Oh well, there's a job opening at a cafe' down the street", he said placing the newspaper on the table for AJ to see.
"How do you know it's down the street?" Asked Envey
"Map quest", Josh replied.
"I guess I'll ask before school starts", said AJ, sliding the paper back to Josh.
"Well, why don't you go right now, it might take you a while to walk there, get the application, and get to school on time", said Envey.
AJ checked her watch, "Yeah your right".
AJ put her dishes in the sink, and then ran back upstairs to get her backpack. Once she had all her stuff gathered up, she went back into the kitchen.
"Bye", she said to Envey, giving her a short hug.
"See you at school", she said to Josh, giving him a small kiss on the cheek.
"See ya later", they replied in unison.
AJ took the map that Josh had gotten from map quest, and headed out the door into the cool morning.
"826, 828, 830… here it is", said AJ.
She stopped in front of a little building, perfect size for a café. She looked up at the name above the entrance.
"Cemetery Café…odd name".
She stepped through the entrance. The inside was well decorated. The walls were a medium shade of red; the floor was hard wood, that seemed so polished you could see your own reflection. The furniture included black leather seats, light colored wood tables, and black stools, and a cream colored candle was placed in the middle of each table. The lights were dimmed to give it a comfortable feeling, and had a very strong smell of espresso.
After admiring the decoration, AJ walked up to the counter.
A woman, probably in her late teens, was behind the counter, filling up coffee cups one by one.
"Um…excuse me", said AJ.
The woman turned around and saw AJ. "Oh, hold on a sec.", she replied politely. Turning back to the coffee, she picked up two of the cups and set them down at a table two people were sitting at. Afterwards, the woman walked back behind the counter.
"What can I get for ya?" she asked
"Well actually I was wondering if I could get an application", AJ replied.
"Oh sure", the woman replied, reaching into a drawer pulling one out; she handed it to AJ.
"Thanks", said AJ.
"No problem", she replied.
"Can I bring this in later, I have to get to school", she asked.
"Yeah, if you like, you can just bring it in afterwards", replied the woman.
"Okay I'll do that", said AJ.
"Alright, see ya later".
"You too".
AJ walked through the door; then folded her application, tucking it away safely, inside her backpack.
The sun was now up, and was peaking through the tall buildings. The rain that had fallen the day before, was now ice on the ground; it was so cold out, you could see the warm breath that escaped your lips. AJ put her backpack on, and started in the direction of Casper High.
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