You look good in red...

~The German Bread~

"Hello, Esme's pizzeria and abortion clinic where yesterday's loss is today's sauce! How can I help you?" Esme says. Seriously? Is that the first thing I hear from them today? "I would like one very annoying kid that can teleport stuff, please. Oh, and could you tell them to bring one bottle of red wine to my office, please?" I say. If they want to play a game, I'll go along with it. "Yes, ma'am. When do you want your order to be delivered?" "Right now, please. It's kinda urgent." I'm not going to live thru this meeting without alcohol. I've never met such an arrogant person in my life. Why are people so disrespectful toward other people? It's not like it's expensive or anything. "Ok, I'm sending one very annoying kid with a bottle of red wine to your office. Please contact me if somethings go wrong. Thank you for your order!" Esme continued. Why so polite and formal? "Ok, thank you. I owe you." I do. I know how much Atsumu and Esme hate seeing me drinking. But it's not like I can get drunk. I need to be careful. I'm at work. During very important, maybe too much to be handled by Elsa and me, meeting. Then suddenly, Atsumu appears in front of me. "Hey, mom, here's your wine. Don't drink too much or, your boss will be angry again." He mumbled. Come on! Don't look at me like that. I'll feel bad about drinking and, I can't be 100% sober today. Not with this client. How does he think we'll kill the victim in the middle of one of the busiest restaurants in town? Without someone noticing? We can do many things, but that's too much. Even we have our limits, and we are the best of the best. "Don't worry. Elsa is going to stop me if I drink too much. And I'm not the only one drinking. We are going to drink this bottle together!" I say proudly. I'm kind of happy and proud. I don't know why. There's nothing to be proud or happy about. Maybe I'm happy because I'm drinking with Esla today! He never drinks. "Ok, mum. Bye!" That's the last thing I hear from him. He always disappears before I got to speak. Well, that's life. I should get back to the meeting. I need three wine glasses. I hope the client likes red wine. It's not like I care. I don't want him to be even angrier than now. Well, Let's go back to hell, I guess!

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"What do you mean with 'We can't do that!?" The client shouted. Oh god. I need more alcohol for this one. "Sir, we are very sorry but, kill someone in the middle of a restaurant is impossible without someone noticing it." Elsa lectured. Thank god I have Elsa here with me. If I would be, the one to tell him again after telling him like million times already, I would slap him or yell at him. Elsa is much calmer and more patient than I am. "I need everyone to see him die! But you have to make it look like an accident. You know, sudden death. If someone finds out about me having something to do with it, I'm getting destroyed too! I need to destroy his reputation. He stole my whole company!" Oh, boy, oh, boy. This is going to be a long night. Why do people even bother with reputation and revenge? It's not like it's going to make you feel better. "Maybe there are some better ways to take revenge, right Megumi?" Elsa spoke and, looks at me. Oh shit. I didn't listen to what he said. "Um. Yes, absolutely!" I quickly drink from my wine glass so I can stop talking. I know agreeing without knowing what am I agreeing to is dangerous. But what am I supposed to do? Say 'What?' or something? No. Elsa would kill me. "So? What do you recommend as the act of revenge, Miss Megumi?" Client asked. I'm glad that he said what he wants. I would be lost without it. "Umm. What about blackmail? Do you have any dirt on the victim? Or we can gather our own blackmail, but that's going to cost more, of course." I hope I said what he meant. "What a brilliant idea! You surely are the professionals." Client cheered. I'm looking at Elsa right now because I don't want to look at the client. I hate people that think revenge is going to make them feel better. It's not. "Ok, then it's done. I will send you more information thru my secretary. Thank you very much, Miss Megumi and Mister Glacies. See you soon." Client stated. Ok, it's over. I didn't even drink that much. I drank half of the glass. They were mumbling something but, I didn't quite catch that. Not like I care. As I walk out of the meeting room with Elsa by my side, I see the boss coming our way.

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"Nezuko?" Willy said. Am I in trouble? I hope not. "Yes?" I mumble, a little worried. "You did a great job pretending you were listening or even caring about today's meeting!" He laughed. Is that supposed to be an insult? "Oh, really? Thank you." I say. I hope it wasn't an insult because I think so too. "You can go home now if you want." He stated. Yay. But also... No? I don't want to go home. I want some time for myself. It's too loud at home. There are too many people. "It's ok. I'll stay here a little longer and do some paperwork and stalking and stuff." I say and nervously laugh. He knows that I never do shit unless I'm actually interested. I don't even know the name of the victim yet. Maybe I will be interested. What if it's someone I know! That would be fun. "Sure, sure. Do whatever you want, don't make any trouble. Good night!" He says as he walks away, leaving me standing alone in a hall. Yeah, I used to be a trouble maker back then. I always stayed loyal to the organization, but I sure did make some mess. I should call the kids that I'll be working longer than usual. "Good evening, is this 'Zuzu's bakery'? I want 420 pieces of fresh german bread, 360 nails, 230 bottles of bleach and a lighter, please." I was the one who called I should be the one speaking. Why is Esme speaking first? Oh my god. I should have called Tobio. He's the only one answering the phone like a normal human being. "I didn't know Germans were allowed to have ovens anymore," I say with a little smirk on my face. "Huh- WHAT!? What's wrong with you!?" Esme shouted at me. This is funny. Not that thing that I said, but the way they reacted. It's unusual for Esme to get this way. We both have broken humour, but this was probably too much.

"Sorry, sorry. I just wanted to say that I'll be home later so, don't wait for me. Just go to sleep. Tell this to Tobio, please. He will take care of the youngest." I say as I'm walking to my office.

"You just don't have the mood for us, right?"

"Yes, I don't. I'm tired, and I want to take a moment for myself."

"And when's Alex coming home? Should we wait?"

"Wait, I'll ask."

I don't even know where Alex is. Let's find out! I should look to the cafeteria first. When I enter the empty cafeteria I, almost whisper, "Alex?" "..." No answer. Well, maybe the office. I go to Alex's office while still being on the call. "Alex??" "..." Still no answer. I wonder where did Alex go.

"Oh, Babe. Were you looking for me?" Alex smirked.

Found you! "Yes, when are you coming home? Esme and probably the others wanted to know."

"I wanted to stay here a little longer, but I can do this at home," Alex stated.

"Ok, did you hear that?" I say to the phone.

"Yeah, we will wait for Alex. Bye." Esme spoke while hanging up the phone.

"Ok, let's go home," Alex stated.

I didn't say I'm coming too. "No, I'm staying a little longer here. I want some time alone." I say.

"Ok, but how are you planning on getting home?" Alex asked.

That's right. I haven't thought about that. "I will take the bus." Yeah, the bus station isn't that far away.

"Ok, I love you. Call me if something happens." Aley says while exiting the office.

"I love you too," I respond.

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What should I do now? I'm here just because I don't want to go home. I look at the time. It's 21:56. I should probably go, see when my bus is, taking me home. I go to my office. It's right next to Alex's office. When I enter my office, I immediately look at the couch in the corner of the room. Pretty big and brown. I'm small enough to sleep comfortably on a couch. I want to sleep, but I need to go home. Maybe I can lie down and close my eyes for a moment. I don't know when the next bus is taking me home however that is not stopping me from taking a nap. I feel my eyelids getting heavier and heavier. I walk to my couch and open it to take out a blanket and two small pillows, one underneath the head and the other for hugging. I can't sleep completely alone. I'm used to sleeping next to Alex. We sleep in one bed since we were kids. Ok, time for a quick nap.