Amarissa's POV
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I stared at the clock above the sundae bar. We have officially been close for half an hour but that has not stopped anyone from coming to the ice cream shop. Annoyed, I continued to tend them with a fake smile plastered on my face. In my eyes, with the technology we have now, you should be able to google the hours for a specific place but obviously these people didn't get the memo. Not just that but public school starts tomorrow and the grand majority of us happen to go to school, not just that but some of us *cough me cough* have not even bought their school supplies yet. I stared, annoyed at the people outside, enjoying their ice cream, oblivious to the low key hatred I felt for them. I sighed and turned around, not before I managed to see two more cars park and at that exact moment seeing the primary crewleader, Liliana running and handing me two of the slips to close the shifts for the registers. "Sorry but could you please close the drive thru shift and register 3, Ima quickly close register 1 and 2." She quickly whispered.
"Hey guys, we are no longer taking orders so when these people come up tell them we are now closed!" I said loudly. She looked at me and I knew it was so I could check the deposits and drawers. She being a recently trained crew leader, was seeking my approval. I quickly went to the back and checked the drawers and checked if the deposit was correct. "Liliana come here!" I yelled not meaning to sound intimidating. She speed ran nervously, looking slightly flustered. "You are doing great, but look when you count your registers at night and assure yourself that you have 100 in each drawer, you also what to check that you have enough change, you never want to have over sixty in fives or under fifty, or over thirty in ones or under twenty. You also want to have over half a roll of change, so if you have two dollars in quarters, you are going to need a roll of ten in quarters in this drawe-" I stopped suddenly when I heard yelling at the front of the store. Sighing, I walked towards the front with Liliana right behind, slightly scared of the possible confrontion which was about to occur. I walked towards Ray, where he was tending a customer and clearly from his stance, I can tell he was annoyed. I looked towards the customer and replastered my customer service smile. "Do we have a problem here?"
"Yes, yes we do, you see, that idiot right there said he won't take my order, I want him fired this moment and I will start ordering so if you don't mind can you turn on the light to your boards so I can order!" The slightly older but very annoying lady screeched. I looked towards Ray and saw that he was rapidly losing his patience, so I looked in his eyes and made sure he was looking at me and mouthed 'go to the back and help clean, I got this.'
"Look ma'am, I'll just say this, my staff has been nothing but respectful towards you, so I would appreciate it if you didn't call anyone from my staff tonight 'an idiot' now with that being said, he was indeed correct when he said that we can not take you order because we have already closed our shifts and he was following an order given by me. Now that I have explained, you may leave because I will not be turning on any boards. If you want-"
"I HAVE MONEY TO ORDER AND A FAMILY THAT WANTS ICE CREAM AND CLEARLY YOU HAVE BEEN OPEN SO I WILL NOT LEAVE UNTIL SATISFIED AND SINCE YOU GUYS HAVE TAKEN MY TIME I EXPECT A GOOD DISCOUNT, YOU LITTLE IGNORANT BITCH!" She exclaimed.
My smile faded and I rubbed my temples. "I will not turn on anything, you have a phone, you can clearly see what time we closed and just because we have been open does not mean we can not close, and since you said you wanted ice cream, you know what is great, there is a Walmart that is less than a mile away from here and guess what! They are opened twenty four hours and better yet! They have a grand selection of ice cream too! Also if you do not leave within the next ten seconds, I will be calling the cops to escort you out, with that being said good riddance and never come back!" I slammed the window shut. I turned around and find the majority of the crew staring at me and suddenly they start clapping. They looked at me as if I had won a gold medal from the Olympics and it made me cackle, quickly making me feel slightly better from the encounter. "Guys let's try leaving before 11:30!
*Twenty minutes later*
We had managed to finish ten minutes before 11:30 surprisingly, mainly due to feeling the adrenaline from the angry window. Liliana quickly checked the store with me right behind her, making sure she was checking the main points. she gave me a thumbs up and I nodded confirming that I also agreed. We quickly locked the store and ran outside to leave as a group but of course not before seeing one more person going through drive thru. I looked at the guy annoyed with his presence, but just as quickly as he came, he left. I looked back at Liliana, watching her lock the last door before telling us we could leave. Most kids went towards their rides and some of us walked towards the back ready to get in our cars. I walked towards my black Honda Civic, and quickly unlocked the doors. I turned on the car and the AC quickly started blasting on high. I quickly texted my mom and told her I was going to Walmart to buy my supplies and that I should be back before 1:30. She quickly replied saying that I might need more diapers for Luz, and more dog food for Jae. I replied kk and looked back up to see that everyone had already left the parking lot. I quickly connected my phone via Bluetooth and started playing Spotify. Satisfied that the first song on my playlist was something that I approved. I started to sing along as I made my way to Walmart, taking a back road instead of the highway.
'If I could write you a song to make you
fall in love.
I would already have you up under my arm.
I used up all of my tricks,
I hope that you like this.
But you probably won't.
You think you're cooler than me.
You got designer shades,
Just to hide your face.
And you wear them around like you're cooler than me.
And you never say hey or remembered my name. And it's probably cause you think you're cooler than me.'
The song made me remember my ex. The first everything I had ever had. Remembering him was one of the hardest things I had ever felt for someone. We had started dating when we were thirteen and weirdly enough, I had met him at the high school during one of the football games. I was in 8th grade, but I was in the high school marching band.
*Flashback*
I was attending one of the games that happened to be against the high school he was going to attend which was a private school. I usually didn't attend the games because I was just the back up for one of the saxophonist, but this specific day, I was needed because one of the saxophonist was sick. I was walking around in the penguin costume, which was the way I describe the suit we had to wear. When I saw him hanging out with another group of guys. "Ayo penguinitta, aren't you supposed to be with those other dwarfs over there" one of his friends yelled which in turn made me turn towards them in annoyance. There was four guys standing around, close to the home entrance in the football field. I knew they weren't from the high school because they didn't look familiar but also because of the way they carried themselves. One guy stood out though. He looked younger than the other three. He looked me in my eyes and I could swear, I saw a tiny twinkle. He wasn't bad looking either. He had light brown hair that was shaven a bit around but on top it was a bit longer which he had in soft spikes. His eyes were very doe like for a male and they were a hazelnut color but it just made him look on the cuter side. He had a tiny bit of acne on his checks and forehead and from the small smile he had given me, I could tell he had dimples. He did look a bit athletic though, maybe he'll join the football team at the other high school. He did a slight jog to me and smiled.
"Hey, I'm Lucas, sorry about my friends, they can be slightly-"
"Slightly annoying, talkative, brain shit apes." I replied which earn me a small laugh from Lucas. "Nice to meet you but I have to go, so BYEEE!" I started heading towards the snack store on the other side of the bleachers, since I knew that I wanted nachos and usually the first few nacho bowls they had were usually the cheesiest. I quickly paid for my nachos and proceeded to head back towards the other saxophonists when all of a sudden I saw a hand hover over my nachos which did not belong to me. I watched as said hand takes a nacho and proceeded to eat the nacho. I look towards the face of who did it, ready to give him or her a piece of my mind and realized it was Lucas.
"They aren't too bad honestly, I can see why they excited you." He laughed mischievously which confirmed that he had dimples. "What the hell man!" I shouted, annoyed as I glared at him, not liking that he had the balls to take my food. His mischievous smile faded a tad bit and was replaced by a more genuine smile. "Hmmm, let's do this, how about I make this up to you by taking you out on a date?" I looked at him, startled by his solution. "God no, you don't even know my name dude!" "Well that can be easily solved, what is the name of mademoiselle in front of me?" He bowed. I had to admit, this was the most attention I had received from any guy. I didn't considered myself ugly or pretty but guys never professed their love for me, most people would consider me the quiet standoffish girl that sits in the back. It was indeed flattering but I wasn't fully up for it. "I'm not telling you my name and well, I'm also going to decline that date offer. I'm not the dating type." I turned away, figuring that it was the end of the conversation, but I felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned around, a little annoyed with Lucas' approach. "Are you going to harass my personal space until I accept, because if you are, you are in for a very rude awakening." I glared at him as he smiled more, "no I'm going to persuade you!" He walked away with a slight jump in his walked, but I still glared at his back as he left. "Persuade me my ass" I whispered to myself.
*End of Flashback*
I didn't think much of it then, to me, since he didn't know my name, there really wasn't much he go of by to find me but I did forget that I happened to be the only female as a marching band saxophonist and with that he had more than enough information to find out of my classes. For a good two weeks, he kept sending me bouquets of flowers. It started with small one and slowing continued to grow to more and more flowers, until I got so annoyed, that I ended up calling him and accepting. Needless to say, we had dated for almost four years. From those four years came Luz. Luz is now basically the little nacho he managed to give back to me. A little nacho that he didn't like or better said, couldn't have because well, his mom didn't approve of our relationship. In her eyes, our social statuses mattered way too much and we shouldn't even be associated it in any way. It broke my heart but as the months went by, I grew numb to the situation.
I stared at the light, waiting for it to turn green Once it did, I drove towards the Walmart. I quickly parked my car near the groceries area, since the other area which was closer to the pharmacy, was already closed. I quickly got out and ran as I heard the thunder rumble behind me. I walked towards the carts and quickly got the closest cart which weirdly enough a had a limp to it but I was too lazy to go back and get a better one. I walked towards the supplies isle which a good amount of it was moved towards the front of the store and you would think since it is almost midnight, people would be at home, trying to rest for tomorrow but clearly I wasn't the only moron who needed last minute shopping. I quickly took at my phone to the point I had almost dropped it and quickly scrolled until I found the small supply list. The teachers at my school were nice enough to post a public list for all it's students to see what they needed for each class. I searched through my bag to look for the class schedule and proceeded to look for the specific class supplies.
Class Schedule
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Block 1: English IV Honors/Teacher: Mrs. Sandra Sanders/Room M206
Block 2: Mandarin Chinese II/Teacher: ONLINE SCHOOL/Room: NCVPS
Block 3: American History II Honors/Teacher: Mrs. Theresa Johnson/Room: M220
Block 4: Accounting I Honors/ Teacher: Mr. Matthew Johnson/Room:M222
I quickly started scrolling through the list and quickly screenshot what I needed, which was something I probably should have done earlier. I tried looking for Mrs. Johnson and Mr. Johnson but neither one of them were on the list, which in a way, it threw me off. I quickly logged into the school email on my phone and soon saw two new emails. I quickly skimmed the email and realized that they were no longer teachers at the high school and that they have found replacements. Our new American History II Honors was Mr. Ivan Anakov and for Accounting I Honors was Mr. Jaime Castillo. Slightly annoyed, I quickly looked for their names on the list and found what I needed for each. I started going towards the back instead since I could tell the front was a little too stuffy for my comfort. I started throwing the supplies I needed in my buggy and soon I got the dog food and diapers and started heading towards the front for the self checkouts. I quickly tried skimming through my phone for something else when I suddenly bumped into someone's buggy. All I heard was the sudden clash and I quickly looked up. I didn't expect that when I looked up, I would find a man that looked like he had just walked away from a men's magazine shoot. He was wearing black slacks and a forest green button up shirt. He had his sleeves rolled up a little bit below his elbows. His body looked pretty muscular but it wasn't too overwhelming. My eyes travelled up his body to his face and it surely wasn't disappointed. He had light brown hair that was shaved around except the top part of his hair which was a bit longer, and he had it swiped towards the side. He had very nicely shaped eyebrows which quickly told me, he liked keeping himself groomed. His eyes were a bit sharp and they were a pretty emerald green color which seemed to pop more due to his shirt. His nose was straight and sharp and his full lips were a slight red pink tint. His jaw line was a bit sharp and he had a slight stubble. I was stunned and it completely caught me off guard, but what surprised me even more was the fact that he seemed to be taking me in, just like I did to him. He stared at me in a way that looked like he adored me. It didn't make me feel very comfortable and soon I cleared my throat to speak. "Hey, um sorry about that, hopefully you don't have any glass in there but if you do, I can buy it." He blinked a couple of times, trying to get out of his trance like state. He smiled and shook his head. "Don't worry about it, I was just buying supplies." I noticed his slight accent, but I couldn't point my finger on what kind of accent it was so I smiled back and slightly nodded, thinking it was the perfect time to leave. I started to walk away but as I walked, I felt his eyes on my back. Surprisingly, it wasn't an uncomfortable feeling, it actually made me feel a bit... happy? He was a complete stranger but he made feel a little weird. Almost like a middle school kid with a crush. No one had really ever made my heart pound like it was at the moment. I quickly tried shaking my thoughts away and started scanning my items. I ended getting home at one in the morning but I still felt wide awake. The events from earlier which had drained me, were no longer on my mind. I kept trying to tell myself that I will most likely never see that man again and that I wasn't even ready to date. Plus there was a likely chance that he already had a girlfriend and I'm pretty sure she would not accept the thoughts I was having at the moment. I quickly grabbed a sleep pill and took it with the small water bottle I had on my night stand. I quickly looked over Luz's crib, making sure she was asleep and covered from the cold air the AC was giving. I got back on my bed and realize that I didn't even take out my supplies from my car which was fine since I could pack my bag in the morning. Normally I wouldn't forget stuff like that but it was okay for now, I thought in my head. I started pulling the covers on myself and I felt another thump. Jae had jumped on my bed, getting comfortable along side my legs. Trying to go to sleep, I turned everything off that had a light and put my phone on DO NOT DISTURB from now to six in the morning. Slowly I started falling asleep.