Mercury (And The Chaos In Their Life) Part 5

Chaper 10, Peaceful Day?

I woke up to Vix nudging my cheek to wake me up, I was half asleep as I watched them get closer to my face. "Good morning!" Vix said excitedly, "It's early.." I said while lifting myself up. "Mono called me today and said we can open the library ourselves!" Vix's eyes sparkled. "That sounds very weird for some reason. Is it okay to open without them?" I asked, I stretched my arms and stared at the clock. It was 6AM.

"They said they're fine with it, Mono has already contacted everyone else." Vix said. They got up and turned on the lamp. "Go get ready now!" They rush to grab their stuff. Vix seemed very happy to be back, me? I don't know, I'm just very tired and still not used to waking up early. I went to go grab my stuff first, Vix was in the bathroom getting ready. As I finish packing, Vix walks out with a small towel around their neck. "I'll be quick." I rush into the bathroom.

I walked out of the bathroom, I dried myself and threw the towel in the sink. But I missed and it landed on the ground. I sighed and shrugged it off. "Ready to go?" Vix's eyes sparkled again. "Yeah." I nervously smiled. I grabbed my stuff and walked out with Vix.

We on our way to the coffee place as usual, I was excited but exhausted. "Wait out here! I'll go get it." Vix rushes inside. After 3 minutes, Vix walks out and hands a coffee cup to me. "Thank you.." I grabbed it and felt the warmth slip into my hands. "You're welcome..we're almost here.." Vix said while already sipping their coffee.

We arrive at the library, and Vix takes out a key to the door. "Hey..where the hell did you get that key for the library door." I was in complete shock and confusion. "Spare key! Mono trusts me. I hope still.." Vix nervously laughs and rushes inside. They turn on every light running around. I watched them as I blew on my coffee and sipped it.

Vix finishes and they are still active, so I set my stuff down. I sat in a comfy chair and drank my coffee. Some other co-workers made it in early, they usually appear in the afternoon. Vix greets them, they were full of energy as usual. Someone walked up to me and we had a short conversation together. Suddenly, everyone came up to talk to me.

I panicked and rushed out of the crowd, luckily the lid of my coffee was closed. Vix catches me, "Ah you made it out safely." They pat my head. "That was scary.." I slowly let myself go and sipped my coffee. "Thank goodness your coffee didn't spill.." Me and Vix sat somewhere else to avoid the crowd. I finished my coffee and threw it away in a nearby trash can. "The library is about to open soon, are you ready?" Vix wobbles around in excitement. "Yeah I am..just feel a little tired..Coffee kinda works on me." I got up from my chair and moved around.

As the hours go on during my work shift including Vix. It went alright, smooth, and maybe a little bit of stress. Most workers left after their shift, I didn't do much work today.

The only problem was, the co-workers that I had to deal with. A lot of them kept crowding on me, asking me weird or personal questions, and many strange ones. I talked to Vix about this and they said they have experienced it before when they worked at the bakery.

  "So..your co-workers refused to show up?" I said while in shock with books in my hands. I set them into the shelves. "Yup..I was the only active worker, something happened because of me. So they stopped arriving. It was fun working there, but I get stressed easily. It wasn't great for me to stay there because it reminded me...of something." Vix frowns but goes back to a smile.

"This job..comforted me a lot. So that's why I feel excited when I go here." Vix laughs, "I agree..It may take us a while to be here until our shift ends, but I feel calm staying here. I still have to get used to being here.." I hold Vix's hand, "I'm glad we both feel the same." Vix says with glistening eyes.

"Is it okay if I ask you what you mean by "something happened and they stopped arriving" ?" My smile lowers a little.

Vix was silent, and then spoke.
"I don't really want to talk about it. All I have to say is, they weren't all great people and pushed me into a bad mental state and I snapped. But something else happened before all of that, a bad experience or I guess trauma is the right word?" They smile still, but frown after.