I wiped the small smear off of the table with a fiery vengance. I may not have been the smartest guy in the world, but at least I took my job seriously.
After wiping up the mess a few kids had made, I continued on to the back to get the mop.
I was pretty much in charge of cleaning, although I should be serving people their coffee. A long sigh slipped out as I dipped the mop into the bucket and started swiping it across the floor.
An annoying squeaking sound burned my ears every time I pushed the mop over the blue floor.
"How can people be this messy with coffee?" I wondered out loud. As I cleaned up I hummed quietly to myself. The shop closed about an hour ago, but I didn't get started on cleaning until now for really no particular reason.
I wiped my arm across my forehead as a small amount of sweat tickled its way down. I looked at the shiny floor, but sighed as I realized that I'd have to do it tomorrow.
Putingt the mop in the back room and, after returning the hat and jacket included with my uniform, I locked up the store and went outside.
The orange sun flashed into my eyes blindingly as I stretched and let the sun warm me up for a moment.
I started to feel a little lazy as I was walking, so I decided to sit down on a bench.
"Yo." I felt something hit in between my eyes and I opened them.
Kurumu stood in fron of me, bending over with her arm raised to my face.
"Oh! Hey Kurumu, was I asleep?" Immediately after asking, I let out a huge yawn.
"Yeah. You look pretty tired, rough day?" Kurumu asked. As she sat down, I could feel a lively vibe coming off of her as the orange sunlight was attacked by her bue hair.
"Nothing I'm not really used to... I just got out of work a little later is all." I leaned up against the back of the bench and looked at Kurumu.
"You have a job?" She wondered, her vibrant happiness didn't fade from the atmosphere around me.
I looked over before pointing. I saw Kurumu's gaze follow my finger as I spoke.
"I work over there, at that coffee shop."
"Wow. I don't really see you as the working type." Kurumu stuck her tongue out at me.
"What's that supposed to mean?!" I blurted in response. All I got back was a laugh.
"Ugh, this is boring." Kurumu groaned. She played with ther hair as she sighed loudly. "Let's go do something."
"Well... what do you want to do?" I questioned.
"Hmm... Let's see..." She put her hand up to her chin in thought. Then, she put her fist into her palm.
"Let's go see a movie!" She stood up as she skipped around the area in front of me. "I know just the one!"
I smiled as I stood up and nodded. We both walked towards the movie theater as we continued to talk.
"So, Kurumu... Do you have a job?" I actually had been wondering that since I showed her where I worked.
Kurumu giggled at the question. "I couldn't keep a job if my life depends on it! That's why I kinda admire people that can will themselves to work at such a young age."
"I never really thought about it like that before..." I replied. As we walked, a large gust of wind blew Kurumu's hair back.
"Do you live by yourself?" She asked with a smile.
"Yeah." I stepped over a large rock in my way instead of going around it.
"Oh... Well of you ever feel lonely, give me a call. I'll make it worth your time." Kurumu leaned in close.
"H-Hey! D-D-Don't give me the wrong idea!" I backed away flustered. I kept backing up, but I didn't look where I was going. Walking into a street light isn't a pleasant experience...
Kurumu started to burst out with laughter, but she snorted in the middle of it.
She clasped her hands over her mouth and her cheeks turned red. I started laughing and then she laughed too.
Once we both managed to settle down our laughter, we went back to walking. Neither of us said anything before we arrived at the theater.
"I'll pay. Go pick whatever movie you want to see." I told Kurumu. She nodded and went over to a small stand that listed the movies that were playing.
"That one." Kurumu said, pointing to one of the movies.
We got in line and bought our tickets. Then, we walked over to the counter and bought some popcorn.
The theater didn't have many people in it, the only people were either off to the side or in the top row of seats.
Kurumu and I walked over and sat down in the middle row of seats and got comfortable. Kurumu was already helping herself to the popcorn when the movie started.
It turned out to be a horror movie. It was about some guy that falls into nuclear waste. Then, he became some kind of weird monster.
I'm not really good at describing movies, but it was good. Kurumu seemed to enjoy it too.
We both walked out... but Kurumu seemed to be filled with energy.
"Wow! That was cool!" She said as she skipped around. The happy sight brought a smile to my face.
We both talked about the movie as I followed Kurumu around. She seemed to be feeling much better than when I met her last week.
"I live right here." Kurumu pointed to a tall apartment building next to us.
"I guess I'll see you later." I said, starting to walk off.
"See ya!" Kurumu yelled after me. I waved in response and started to walk home.
Along the way, I started to kick around an empty soda can. As I passed by a trash can, I scooped it up and threw it out.
A light breeze began to blow and I got a small chill, so I picked up my speed.
I started to look at a stray cat when I walked into somebody.
"Sorry." I told them. The person was around my age from what I could tell. His clothes were so... plain. Just a black sweater and tan work pants.
"Psh." He pushed through me and continued walking.
'Nice attitude.' I thought with sarcasm. He looked back over his shoulder and I could've sworn that he grinned.
In the end, I dismissed my encounter with that other kid and kept walking home.
As I opened the door to my apartment, I stopped to think about my day with Kurumu.
"She's a nice girl." My voice explained to the empty room. Grabbing a drink from the fridge, another thought crossed my mind.
As I was taking a sip, it shot out of my mouth and into the wide open area in front of me.
"Was this a date?!"