Our lovely late breakfast

Chapter Twenty-Four "Fear"

I had never liked black , I had always thought that it's lifeless just like my life yeah it represents strength but it's also sadness , death .

But this black coat I was wearing that day made it hard for me to hate it , mom loved black and this was her coat she bought it by the end of the winter but she never got the chance to wear it well not too much .

But still it held her smell , her same smell god how much I missed her when it started getting cold I went and searched for my winter clothes and there I saw that coat .

And since then I'm wearing it , it reminded me of her and I couldn't just throw it in the closet , hugging myself to keep it warm I walked to my job my second one .

Six months after graduation and here I was , I started looking for another job and after weeks I was finally able to find a good one .

It was a small café owned by an old kind woman , she used to work there alone but now she was getting old and tired and she needed some help that's why she was thrilled when I asked her if I could work for her .

I started going there at the morning and then I went to the restaurant and worked there that's how I spent these six months.

Gladly I loved working at the café, I learned how to make coffee and sweets , Mrs.Collins helped me the old woman and I bought books and learned about every single detail about it .

It made me busy and made me really good at it , and I was happy that I'm loving this job that gave me hope that the future will be better .

Eventually everything will be better .

Reaching the café, I knocked the door, it was still early and Mrs.Collins didn't open yet , normally I had always came earlier and prepared the café for the customers .

The door opened and showed a shirtless miserable Austin , he was Mrs.Collins son , they lived above the café that's why he was here , he was on his twenties and had to break up with his as he called her breathtaking girlfriend.

So he had been annoying us for two weeks , I didn't really mind , he took the girls attention and it made me take my time making the coffee for them .

I had to admit he was hot with his short brown hair and light green eyes and of course his tanned muscular body .

"Morning" I said when I entered the Café , "morning" he mumbled and went to the fridge "still sad" he shrugged "I'm not sad I'm just unhappy" .

I nodded and started cleaning while Austin was eating his cereal "you will find someone who will make you happy again" he shrugged "yeah I'm going to a party today".

"that's great" I continued mopping the floor when he said "you can go you know it's a college party" I looked at him and he winked, I smiled "thank you but I have to work" .

"You're always working , you can take a day off" I stopped and sighed not liking the idea "maybe another time?" He nodded "you need to find someone who will make you happy too" .

I laughed at the thought we were different he went through a relationship and they had to break up but me ? I don't even know what to name it "I'm good like that" .

He stood up "if you changed your mind you know where to find me" I nodded and went back to work but I already knew I won't change my mind.

Once he left and went upstairs, I went to my neck and felt my necklace, Austin knew about Eddie when he asked me about the necklace.

I looked at the necklace and smiled , I really loved it and it reminded me of him and made me feel that I'm not alone .

But I just missed him .