Gamble With My Heart

tely looked for the table furthest awa

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s the kitchen. I felt bad for acting rudely to him but I wasn't going to address the situation be

ng to buy a new watch. It was 11:35 and I had to leave at 12pm because my shift at Luigi's starts at 1pm. It's a Friday and that means we get paid time and a half plus we got sick tips on Fridays so I was not going to mess that up by arriving late. I always rem

Jake and smiled at him while I continu

have somewhere

ying to multitask and I hate to admit it but I suck at

indigestion if you con

ake laughed so loud at what I said, I had to think about it and it did

u had too much Botox a

were just a dick but now

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ay that gam

said it in a playful way but meant it. I couldn't mis

5pm and I knew I had to run to the b

y hope he understood how grateful I was. Sometimes I struggle to say the right w

eeling. Mr. Thompson made everyone have a little affection for each other in class becau

nd ran to the bus stop not waiting to get a response from him. I know I look stupid always running around, honestly I wonder sometimes what's chasing me. I was silently crossing my fingers h

ty for myself. "Could this day get any worse? I reject that, I reject that, I reject that." I started rejecting that sentence because anytime anyone ever says 'Could this day get any worse? It always did get worse. I had to cancel tha

while giving myself a mental pep talk to prepare myself for this journey. As I waited for the light to turn green so that I could wa

need a

anks, tha

me you going to work. Do you want to be late to work?"

aying "It's not much but it d

wouldn't think I'm looking down on him. I just don't feel comfortable

ing any day. It's just I don't enter cars alone with a guy. I'm sorry for o

doors won't be locked so if you ever feel unsafe you have other options. I'm just trying to help, I mean no harm towards you." I looked around wondering

put on my seatbelt and I sat so still you would think I was glued to the seat.

t for me." I watched Jake smile at me and I was grateful he was able to make little j

t of people who want to

get in line now befo

n high school. Maybe because you were a loner? My mind silently drifted through my high school classmates and I wondered if I missed out on meeting

ve it with honor. It made him feel a sense of pride because he was able to buy this especially coming from where we came from. The interior and exterior was blue

much but I

at he said, I was too

ot much but I

truck. That's not an easy thing to do." Jake smiled at me and I really h

g back into the seat but the moment I saw the Luigi's sign I shot up and kept my back straight. I was grateful to Jake. A

d opened the door. As I got out the car I

D PRETEND I WASN'T LATE