Sandra Sheen is a 18-year-old girl who just finished high school and decided to take a gap year before going to college, in order to gather money. When she starts working in a coffee place near a police station, she finds herself surrounded by polic...
"Even for thinking about how you don't want to be like her, it proves that you really won't"
"You really think that?" I ask, not really believing it
"I do, yeah. People who only care about themselves don't think about not turning into something bad, Sandra. And the fact that you keep trying to do things right so you don't make the same mistakes as your mother, only shows how much you really want to be better. So, you may have pushed Logan away, but you're definitely not your mother. And it's definitely not too late to go find Logan if you want" he says and I immediately hug him, with tears in my eyes
"Thank you"
"Don't. We may not know a lot of things about each other, but I spent enough time with you to know your character. And don't worry about things being awkward from now on, we're both mature adults, we ended things in good terms, there's no need to mess up our work relationship. Assuming you still want to work here... "
"Of course I do" I pulls away "we're good, so there's no need for me to leave"
"Good. Now get to work, before Erin starts complaining that we're back here having sex, while she needs to go" he says and I laugh
"I wish we were having sex, though. I'm gonna miss it..."
"Yeah, me too. Wanna have one last hurrah?" he asks smirking
"Nuh... I've seen enough movies to know that it will only complicate things"
"Right..." he says and I go start my shift
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When my shift ends, I get out and stand on the pavement, contemplating whether I should go talk to Logan or not. I take a quick look around to see if he's car is here, but I don't see it, so I just decide to go see if he has a shift anyway.
"Hello officers, is Logan here by any chance?" I ask when I get in and see them all sitting
"Nope" one of them says
"Nope meaning he's out and he'll be back any minute now or his shift has ended?"
"Meaning he got transferred"
"What? Where?"
"To his hometown, but I really don't remember where that is"
"Boston, Massachusetts. Do you happen to know if he's still in L.A.?"
"All I know is that he's last day was 3 days ago, but I don't know if he's still here..."
"Of course you don't, you were working together for that long and you didn't even know where he's from..." I scoff "Anyway, thanks for the info" I say and leave running
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When I'm outside his door, I keep knocking and ringing the bell.
"Please, if you're in there open up. I have to talk to u" I yell, but then I hear a voice from behind me and I turn around
"He's gone, sweetheart" an elderly woman from the apartment across the hall tells me
"Please, tell me you mean that he went to walk Dodger or something" I say desperately, walking up to her
"I'm sorry, he took all of his things yesterday, including the emergency key I had, said goodbye and left..." she says and I immediately tear up again, feeling the floor moving from under my feet
"Hey, I know you. Are you Sandra?" she asks me
"Yes. You know me?"
"I had seen you walking in and out of his apartment, and one time he had helped me with my groceries, I asked him about you"
"He told you about me?" I ask with wet eyes
"Yes. He liked you very much. Did you change your hair?" she asks and I touch them instinctively
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"Yes, I wanted to try blue... I'm sorry, what did he tell you about me?"
"Well, it was after I hadn't seen you for a while and asked him if you broke up and he said that you weren't exactly a couple and that you stopped seeing each other. He looked so sad..."
"Did he happen to tell you why he got transferred?"
"No, but it must be because of that other girl he was seeing, Erin I think?"
"Yes, Erin, we're working together..."
"Oh... Then you must be the reason they broke up?"
"I am... Well, basically, my past with Logan is"
"Well, I'm not gonna lie, I didn't like her. She was too quiet..."
"What do you mean?"
"Whenever you were in there with Logan, I could here laughter, among other noises, but with her, I heard nothing... Like they weren't even talking" she answers and when she says about the other noises, I blush and look away
"You heard us, huh?" I ask shyly
"Don't be shy, I remember how it is to be young. You should have as much sex as you can now, because later it becomes less frequent and very boring..." She says and I chuckle awkwardly
"Ok, I'm gonna leave now. Thank you for the information"
"You're welcome, dear. If you talk to him, tell him to give me a call sometime, I miss him already"
"I will. Goodnight" I say and start ascending the stairs, holding my sobs, until I get out of the building and let it all out, while calling my dad
"Hey daddy, can you come pick me up from Logan's building? Yeah, I'm fine, I'll tell you when u come. Ok" I say to him and when I'm about to put my phone back in my bag, I decide to call Logan, but it goes to voice mail
"Hey... It's me. I don't even know if this is your number anymore. Anyway, if it's you that hears it, I wanted to tell you that I came looking for you at the precinct, where they told me you got transferred and then I ran to your apartment in hopes to find you, but the nice lady across the hall told me you left yesterday. The reason I came to find you was that Ian told me about your talk and I wanted to apologize on his behalf and thank you for being calm, I'm sure you wanted to punch him" I chuckle while sniffling "Also, I wanted to let you know that I-" I continue but I get cut, so I call again
"Sorry, I got cut. I was saying that I broke up with Ian tonight. Not that it means anything, since you're gone, but I wanted you to know. I'd love for you to call me if you want, but if you don't, then I guess this is goodbye. Thank you for all the memories and the nice times we had, I will forever cherish them and I'm sorry I pushed you away! You'll always have a special place in my heart and I will always wish for you to be happy with whatever you do from now on. Bye, Long Island Guy, your butterfly will miss u..." I say and hang up, but then I remember what the old lady told me, so I call again
"Sorry, me again, the nice lady across the hall told me to tell you to call her sometime because she already misses you..."
