~LIVING FOR YOU~

Chapter 7: Coffee Shop

~Adelina~
I've been avoiding Zane for the rest of the day. However, it's been hard.

I keep on seeing him everywhere. Whether that's walking to class, going to the bathroom and seeing him wander the halls of the school.

It's like he's trying to find me. Trying to talk to me. Trying to make sure I'm okay.

But every time I see him, I turn the other way. I turn the other way and don't look back. I don't look to see his face.

Zane doesn't come to get me either, which is good Because If he did, we'll I don't want to know what would happen.

I would tell him everything, like everything

I don't know why, but I feel...safe with him. its like...I know he won't do anything to hurt me, ever.

I don't know, maybe I'm going insane

yea, definitely going insane

"Hey you good?" Reese asks with a concerned look on her face

Right now, Reese is driving me to work. I work at a coffee café. Surprise surprise. I told her I could walk to work, but like a good friend she is, she pushes me into her car and drove off before I even put on my seat belt.

"Yea I'm good, why?" I say without looking at her, and instead looking outside.

"Okay, what's the matter, you were off this whole day, and if it's because I did something then I'm sorry. I didn't mean to-" Reese rambles on

"Reese, if you did something you would know, so no you didn't do anything, and I'm fine, I'm just tired, that's all" I say looking at her, trying to tell her to drop it with my eyes.

But surprise surprise, she doesn't

"Did William say anything, I know you didn't want them at lunch but-"

I cut her off again. Now I'm getting really annoyed.

"Nothings going on, can you just drop it." I say to her without looking at her and having an edge to my voice.

"Okay...okay I'll drop it" Reese says without looking at me.

Now I feel bad. I didn't mean to go off on her like that. I was just getting annoyed at everything today and I wrongly took it out on her.

"Reese...I'm sorry. I didn't mean to go of on you like that, I really didn't mean it like-" now she cut me off

"It's fine Lina, you don't want to talk about it, you have your reasons..." she says with calmness

I really did get lucky to have her as a friend. She's crazy and funny but in serious times, she's there for me, doesn't push me, let's me be until I'm ready.

Reese and Sofia don't know what happens at home. I never told them about how my papa gets drunk and leaves bruises and cuts on me.

They only know one thing. But that's because they had to know. There was no hiding that one.

by this time. Reese is pulling up to the café and I get my stuff ready to bring inside.

"you know you can talk to me about anything...right?" Reese says with politeness.

"yes I know I can talk to you about anything." I say, not elaborating on it.

"okay...have fun at work then" Reese says

"bye" is all I say

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I'm the only one working today. Great. I hate when I work alone.