I sneaked to the side of the building sat on the floor and curled up to a ball, I used the garbage bags as a shield from the cold but it wasn't much help at all, I hugged myself tighter trying to gather as much body heat as possible, but I still couldn't stop shaking.
I laid there shivering, I tried to sleep, but It was hopeless. Until now, I focused all my concentration on my job and my ex but now that it's all gone my thoughts had nowhere else to go but to fall into a downward spiral of loneliness and regret. I don't think I have ever felt more hopeless than I do right now, shivering on the floor beside a coffee shop in a pile of garbage, or more alone. By now, I had to accept that eleven o'clock must have come and gone, it was already past mid night, maybe two or three in the morning, I decided to get some rest before morning.
When dawn finally arose, I stretched my muscles, yawned and wiped my mouth with my sleeves. That's when I saw a man approaching, I had a moment of elation just at the chance of being in contact with another human being after my dreadful night alone. When I stood I was immediately met with a confused stare. "Who the hell are you?" it was then I realized how I looked, I was still standing beside a pile of garbage, with worn out cloths I'm sure I looked like a weirdo who was caught in the act of dumpster diving, I jumped out of the pile as if someone had set it on fire almost tripping myself in the process, he was still looking at me strangely like I came from another planet.
"You haven't answered my question, who are you" he asked this time with a frown.
"I'm Leah" I replied, he raised an eye brow "so what if you are Oprah I don't care just tell me why you are here" I have no idea why he was being rude but I didn't care I just wanted the job.
"I'm sorry i..., I was interrupted when he held out his hand to my face, "you know what? Never mind I don't care anymore just leave" with that he turned around, there was no way in hell I was going to let this opportunity pass me by, I ran past him and stood in his way and held out my two arms as a form of barrier "I'm sorry sir" I emphasized on the sir on purpose "I don't mean to be rude but I need you to listen to me" my actions only earned me a dark glare "if you don't get out of my way I will do something we will both regret" he said with a low voice, the threat sent shivers down my spine but my determination was far greater than fear, so I stood my ground and said "I'm sorry but I can't" for a moment we were engaged in a staring match where each contestant were not willing to back down, and there was no way in hell I was quitting I know how important this is to me, I almost got lost into those deep brown eyes that looks like it held sprinkles of gold dust in them until I heard a defeated sigh and saw him pinch the bridge of his nose "it was you who came yesterday right? "he asked, I let my hands fall to my sides, I nodded "yes" he just rolled his eyes "alright come by later I'll hear you out then, I'm in a bad mood now and I don't need your attitude to make it even worse" he said then went inside, how can someone be so grumpy? if anyone should be playing that role it should be me, but I shouldn't focus on that right now I need to figure out a way to get food and a change of cloth.