whoop! so a year today i started Fanfiction and look where i am...unable to write an awesome one-shot because i have writers block :/ but anyway, its also a month until my birthday! so later tonight i'm going to watch the new PJO movie with my mum and from what i've seen i have high hopes because we all know that the first one just pfffttt that is how i describe it haha so i hope you're all having a great day and i hope that you enjoy this chapter!
Chapter Six: A Southern Sweetheart
Cammie
We're working. I knew that my mom would rope us into work once we got there, she just handed us some Matt's Café aprons and then went into my dad's office. I decided that I would help a new employee at the till while Bex cleaned up and Zach and my brother made smoothies in the kitchen.
"Hey, what can I get you?" I ask a blonde surfer guy.
"Hmm how about a cute blonde?" he answers and I seriously want to role my eyes at how cliché that was but I thought, why not play along?
"Okay, one cute blonde with blue eyes and cherry lip-gloss coming up!" I wink and tell the boys to make a strawberry smoothie. While I wait for my brother to put it on the counter I start a small conversation with the boy…well actually he starts it.
"So, I haven't seen you around here?"
I put on my best smile and channel my inner Macey. "Unfortunately I only come here in the summer, but every time I do there is always something new." and I wink.
"Order up!" shouts Zach, placing the try with the strawberry milkshake on the counter. "Who's that?" he asks, nodding to the boy I look back and see his eyes suddenly on the ceiling. Yeah, because they were there the whole time!
"A customer…a hot customer." I make suggestive eye brows at Zach which he doesn't take well. He shoots daggers at the boy before going back to the kitchen.
"Here you go, I thought since you never told me what you wanted I got you my favourite." I decide to scribble down my phone number on the napkin and wave him goodbye.
Bex winks at me from across the room and I giggle and decide to text Macey.
~r.e.m.e.m.b.e.r.t.h.a.t.s.u.m.m.e.r~
[9:55am]: guess who just scored a cute guy? Xoxo
[9:57am]: was it the beautiful cammie-anne? Xoxo
[9:59am] you know it! gosh he is soooo hot! Xoxo
[10:00am]: really ;) what does he look like? Xoxo
[10:02am]: hmm blonde floppy hair, looks like a surfer, 6pack+blue eyes! Xoxo
[10:10am]: …oh okay. Xoxo
~r.e.m.e.m.b.e.r.t.h.a.t.s.u.m.m.e.r~
Okay…what was that about? I start to text Macey back but the door bursts open and a girl rushes in.
She pants in between everything she says. "Sorry I'm late!"
She's quite small which is kinda cute with bobbed hair, light brown eyes and rosy cheeks. Unlike everyone else who has a nice tan this girl looks like she's almost burning!
"That's okay. Do you want some suntan lotion before we start?" I ask and she blushes. I give her some lotion before I start the training.
"Well this is the café, we open at nine and finish whenever we feel like it which is mostly around eight when people are more interested in alcohol than smoothies." she laughs and it reminds me of when my dad gave me the exact same speech. I was about eight years old and had perfected my strawberry milkshake recipe and dad decided that it was time for me to reveal it to the world!
"So have you got everything? I'm sure one of the older staff members will teach you how to make smoothies later but right now we need you on the till."
"Alright, I might have to take notes because I can be a little forgetful." she giggles and stands behind the till with her elbows propped on top like the perfect employee. I get the clipboard from my mom and start assessing her.
During rush hour around midday the girl (who had forgotten to tell me her name) is actually doing well. She handles the volley ball girls well who can sometimes be a handful with all that hair flipping and sweat. And she doesn't totally drool over the surfer boys which can be hard.
By the end of the day I'm tired, we're all tired and we want to go home. Through the day the hot boy did text me asking if I would be his date to a bonfire party tomorrow night. I accepted with 3 kisses back! I would tell Mace but I think she's in a mood with me so I tell Bex and she shows me SIX napkins with each boy's numbers on! She says that they're not all for her because some of them were checking me out but I don't believe her one bit. Though I would like it to be true.
~r.e.m.e.m.b.e.r.t.h.a.t.s.u.m.m.e.r~
"So Cammie how did Miss Sutton do?" asks my mom.
I give Liz (I found out her name) a smile. "Liz did great! She handled everything so well I mean the volley ball girls can be a handful and the surfer boys can stressful but Liz was amazing! Plus she worked everything out before the till."
"Very good. So Liz would you like the job?"
Liz gasps and hugs my mum. "Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you! This is amazing! I finally have a job to help for college."
My mom tells Liz how much she deserves it walks Liz to her car.
"Cammie this place is awesome! How come you didn't tell me?" she asks punching my arm lightly (so not light!) and chuckling.
"I don't know, I guess it hasn't come up much." I shrug, leaning against the counter.
She scoffs draping an arm around my shoulder. "Puh-leese! Whenever I ask about summer you always say it's boring…this place is so not boring!"
I shrug and Grant answers. "Well for the last couple of summers we haven't been here we've been with our grandparents in Nebraska but we're back and it's probably going to be our last time here."
He sighs and gives my hand a squeeze. I really wish Grant didn't mention that. I really didn't. I've been trying to enjoy being back here but acting like it's not happening is just stupid.
"Why?" starts Zach, he's been quiet for a long time sitting on the counter behind us. "Why aren't you coming back? And where's your dad?"
I go to speak but I can't bear to say it out loud. Saying it out loud makes it true.
But I'm not the one saying it.
Neither is Grant.
"He's dying of cancer. 2 months to live." says my mom.
~r.e.m.e.m.b.e.r.t.h.a.t.s.u.m.m.e.r~
I've just got to put it out now since it's come out. I don't know what it's like to lose someone close to me but do know that some people do. I just want to say that I will handle this subject sensitively and I hope that it doesn't offend anyone. If the situation ever feels too unreal then PM me and I'll make it more realistic. I am sorry for anyone's loss.
i hope you enjoyed that chapter, updates everyday!