Love, Hate, and Other Things

Chapter 22

Helloer.  

Yo! I'm back with an action packed chapter! Wait. Whaaaaaaaaaaaaat?

I'm kidding. Action packed? This is romance. xD

Awh... Hazza's birthday is today! He's 19... Sigh... I miss the X-Factor days, don't you?

ANYWAYYYYYYSSSS.. I shall update a bit more frequently, but no promises! I do have a life you know. And lots and lots of projects and homework.. --" So it's a maybe I am, maybe I'm not basis.

On to the story! Which is mostly a certain someone's POV.

WARNING: There are some very bad language in this chapter!  

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Chapter 22 (Don't have a name for this chappie, sadly.)

- Christian's POV -

I stared at the noisy coffee machine. It's been at it for a week. I'm beginning to think that it's broken. Then again, it always had been broken. It always went crazy when I made a coffee or something else.

Maddie hasn't been working since she started school about a month ago. I guess she's been pretty busy.

I was bored just standing around so I grabbed a marker and Maddie's coffee cup. It was just a plain white cup.

I wrote the words that I wish I could say to her but I always have the chance but, I was too afraid of rejection. I mean, she does like someone else. I've seen it. It was that Harry Styles. She says she doesn't but in actuality, she does. I set it back down and placed the marker back into my pocket.

I let out a big sigh and leaned against the counter. My back was to the door. Business was slow and the quietness wasn't helping. It's like the customers were afraid of talking.

"Christian!" I heard a girl exclaim. I turned around and I saw Maddie and a new friend.

"Hey Maddie! How are you doing?! Haven't seen you in a while." I chuckled.

"Ello! I've been doing a good job in school and I'm fine. I was about to grab lunch and I was passing by... So I came here!"

"Oh really? And who's this?" I nodded towards her friend.

"Oh! Sorry for not introducing myself earlier." The girl was American. She breathed in and flipped her long black hair. "I'm Tess Anderson! I attend school with Maddie."

"Hello, Tess. I'm Christian. I work here with Maddie." I glanced at Maddie. "So... May I take your orders?" I smiled widely.

"You know my order already." Maddie spoke in a small voice.

"I'll just have coffee. Black." Tess muttered.

Maddie handed me the exact change. "Oh! Is Melissa here?"

"Yeah. In her office. Why?"

"Got to talk to her you know? I have to apologise for things and stuff like that." Maddie smiled at me. But it seemed like a sorry smile. I took my mind off her and just continued to make their order.

- Maddie's POV -

I walked into Melissa's office. It was unusually clean since the last time I came in here - which was like six months ago - and that's shocking.

When I walked further into her office, I saw her sitting on her desk, with a flask of whisky in her hand.

"Madeline Jones. Oh, how great it is to see you." Her words were slurring. It was pretty obvious that he was drunk off her arse because her voice pattern. "Now... Why are you here?" she snapped. She took a swig of the whiskey and glared coldly at me.