as the time ticks on you drink down all of your drink has disappeared before you know it. you really dont want to leave, not yet at least. as more and more time passes people start leaving till the place is empty except for your favorite cashier whos now watching you like youre going to pull out a gun any second.

you stand up and stretch then collect your cup and throw it out in the trash. as you go to leave you see thats its storming, lightning and all. so you go back in the small building and clear your throat. "do you have any spare umbrellas?"

the lanky idiot shakes his head and comes over to check outside, a frown obvious on his face as he backs away from the door and shivers. "uh ju'tht wait here. i'll th'ee what we have in the back" and with that he dissapears behind the "employees only" labeled door. you tap your foot impatiently as you wait.

after about 6 minutes of waiting he comes out with one umbrella and sighs, holding the door open with a foot as he sticks the umbrella out the small crack and opens it.

"you can either share thi'th with me and have me walk you home or halfway home, or you can walk alone and get th'oaked. i dont care what you pick i ju'tht want to go home"

"you sound really damn nice. and i see you treat your everyday customer just as nice"

"yeah, and you look about a'th nice a'th i th'ound. and al'tho you really arnt a cu'thtomer right now, ju'tht a stranger th'o you should be ki'thhing my feet for even con'thidering sharing with you"

you grunt because well hes right, and step outside under the umbrella. he locks up the building then starts walking but slower then he probably normally would so he can more of follow you then pass you up and leave you in the rain. maybe hes not /that/ bad.

as you both walk you talk a little bit about your jobs and how much you both hate them. soon enough you reach your building and his eyebrows raise.

"holy shit we live in the th'ame building"

"hm. yeah i guess so"

"you wouldnt happen to live on the th'econd floor would you?"

"mhmmm…."

"try not to th'nore would you? th'ome people actually like th'leeping and not being awake all night becau'the their bear of a neighbor cant keep quiet"

as he snickers the tiniest bit and goes in the building and splits off into his room, you roll your eyes with a huff. fuck him for being a dick, its not your fault. ok maybe it is and maybe you feel just a little shitty for keeping him awake. no one deserves to lose sleep because of your dumb ass.

you make your way up the stairs and split off into your apartment, then kick your drenched shoes off. you slide your coat off as well then go to sit on your couch and put a movie on. as you lean back and relax your mind starts drifting before coming back to the movie. 50 First Dates has never failed to make you smile.

you enter your apartment and toe off your miss match shoes then shake your umbrella and flop on your couch with a groan. god are you sore all over. man, the coffee grouch sure was charming but his job seemed cool enough you guess. it was kind of cute how he was making all those arm gestures while ranting about the idiots at his job and how he has to keep them all in line and show them how to do everything everyday because they somehow forget it all.

he said that they do it just to piss him off, you arnt sure what to think. as you roll over onto your side you let out a sigh and rub at your eyes, you should probably get to studying for college and what not. your dads would be pissed if they knew how much you were slacking. so you drag yourself from the couch and head to your bedroom where mostly all your tech is located, then grab your laptop and pull it over to yourself. you start to do some research on colleges and how much it costs to get in before choosing one and checking out the smaller details.