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A/N: Thanks to AngelGoneDevil69, purplecharmed200, and guest (unknown). I adore reviews. Thanks to all who are reading this story ! :D
Amanda is twirling her name tag for the cheap store she worked for. Sighing she sits back against the counter waiting for customers to come line up. It is a Friday night and business is very slow as it was near mid January. She is happy that she is not working as hid as December. Groaning, she closes her eyes very relieved the holidays are finally over. Being a seventeen year old girl there were limited job offers though she didn't mind that much. Her pay is decent and the uniform is not that bad. Glancing over her outfit which consists of a blue smock, white blouse, and short skirt, she almost did not notice the boy that come over to her line. There were only a lines open.
She looks down to a boy, only a few inches smaller than her, with a blue snow jacket, gloves, and worn-down jeans.
What startles her is that he seems so pale, with dark circles around his eyes like he hadn't been sleeping for several days and his eyes. His brown eyes seem so...empty and hollow. She could almost swear he is a corpse if it weren't for the fact he is standing in front of her, impatiently tapping his foot. He is glaring at the items on the counter.
Standing up straight, she looks down to him.
"Aren't you a little young to be by yourself?"
"Says the girl two years older than me." Retorted back the kid, very annoyed.
Smiling nervously, she glances at the items.
toothpaste, energy bars, large batteries, flashlight, mouthwash, unscented soap, shampoo, deodorant, fruit...
"Well?" The kid seem more annoyed. He glares at the machine as if he wanted to shoot lasers at it.
"Uh, ki- are you trying to run away or something?"
"None of your business!" He yells now openly glaring at her. His brown eyes seem to almost glow green...
Shaking her head, she proceeds to grab the items and passing them through the machine avoiding the kid's eyes.
Wow, she is getting creeped out by some kid and imaging things. She really needs to sleep more...
Focused in her thoughts, she again barely notices the boy mumble something.
Glancing up nervously, she asks, "Sorry. What did you say?"
The boy seems uneasy and shifts onto one foot which surprises her from how he acted a few minutes ago.
"Sorry for yelling, he mumbles, I am just tired and..." He stops and looks away.
Feeling bad for him, she smiles gently, "Don't worry about it kid. I am used to people yelling at me. Besides everyone has a bad day once in a while."
Nodding the boy avoids her eyes and pays her in cash before grabbing his bags.
"Need help?" She asks seeing how many bags he is carrying.
"No...no thank you. My...father is waiting for me in the car."
A father making his kid do the shopping? At this time? In this cold weather?
"He has a sore throat and didn't want to come out of the car." The boy adds quickly.
"Alright then."
As the kid goes to leave, she grabs gently his gloved hand clutching several bags.
"Take care kid." She says to him straight in the eye.
The boy seems scared but nods quickly before leaving the store.
Poor kid. Seems he has a bad father.
She blinks and thinks about when she grabbed his hand.
It is probably just her cold hands, her poor sleep, or something else...but she could almost swear that she touched...a metallic hand.
No. She closes her eyes and shakes her head gently.
That's it. She is asking for shorter hours. She is going crazy...
Please review! :D Btw I hope to have Marcus meet the Davenports soon. I just want him to explore being by himself without Douglas. I hope you liked it though. :) Have a nice day!