Back to Willow

t so sure I will enjoy it as much this time. He is terrifying and still, he hadn

was loud but there were a lot of other student

are people that I look at and do not

m so excited to start the real assignments. I will only graduate around 27 but I don't re

late th

my table area but Xico needs my help now. Can y

n weekends students crowd the diner before and after parties but on a Wednesday is particularly c

I secretly appreciate the distra

le letting them choose what to ask for to eat. I am fast since I have been working as a wa

him into daycare was helpful and helped him a lot with his social skills. Much more if he had stayed home with

to clean a booth that had just gotten free when the bell of the entrance brings me out of my new daze. I run to the boot

et out a small squeal while falling backwards. The movement makes my hip hit the table ma

it's M

stutter, getting out of

t away. His expression seems focused and the only thing giving him away

tage and rush to bring

e can I bring yo

ly looks up at

want to drink,

ression goes back to the expressionless

't even lose a second turning around

makes me nervous and I have no idea why. Well, I know... Hating on me, for now, reas

i

pleasant and r

lah whispers next to me making me jump at t

o my professor at c

g: "Damn and here I thought I h

tance." She just shrugs her shoulders at me probably meaning "y

r?!" It's the first thing t

at him and his eyebrow is cocked, his

l get confused about where is what." I do my best to ke

job?" He completely igno

I say quic

look for this type of job then?" He cuts me o

use

e type of girl who would

has noticed, the proof of that it's his smirk. How can a person who is supposed to

k. He's a client a

my notebook up and face hi

ith fries, pleas

lly unhappy to try and reassure himself upon other's misery. He b

nce and it'll b

done that and it still didn'

Shilah, hoping I can go to my 10-minute break so I can pull myself together. She seems to must ha

take your ten-min

re heading to the back roo

e world the memory of a strong voice rings

breath on me as well

." I shut my eyes and massage my fingers all o

hink abo

boy, my

control my breathing. I try to blow my nose the best I can with a napkin I had in my apron a

de, the voice tone and the aversion in the eyes. Nana keeps saying I need to stand up for myself more often

e him anymore. And

gh

r startles me and

ling?" Shilah peak

now being new and all..." I give her a

ile before speaking: " No need to

you,"

the booths every time the clients leave. For another half an hour I was able to do my job and gratefully avoid Mr Adell.

d his hand, Shilah was called inside. Taking a deep breath, I head t

s every

e says em

ike some des

the chec

ging it to him. "Here." I put it on the table and at that e

ney by the leather case and I politely excuse myself fr

ave Lucifer in the flesh a few tables down

girl who would study and work at

Adell. It only shows that your assumptions about me a

t was supposed to but I mean... I am

efore standing up abruptly. He just left me t

put the money in the register. When I opened it I noticed that from

ously wrong with this m

asks from the kitch

ok he left us a 50€ tip." I w

darling. What's yours is yours and you

u so, so much." I

an make will help to pay bills, paying uni

work when it's closing time and head home. Dylan's asleep on my bed by the time I g

atically latches onto me and I sigh in relief at the feeling of his warmth on my