Recovering Minds || Renga

one:

"your total is twelve thirty three." langa said and the man opened his wallet. langa tapped his fingertips against the counter waiting for the man to pull out the correct amount of change.

"hey uh, are you eighteen?" the man suddenly asked and langa chuckled a little.

"no im twenty." langa said with a smile and the man smirked at him.

"is that so?" the man said seductively and langa cleared his throat.

"mhm." langa said looking away and miya gave him a concerning and look.

"how about i give you this.." the man said and showed langa a hundred dollar bill. "..and you can keep the change if we take this out back." he finished with a smirk and langa scrunched his face.

"i'm not going to sell myself for eighty seven dollars and sixty seven cents but thanks." langa said and then smiled. "and i have a boyfriend." langa said and the man scoffed.

"i dont see him."

"yeah? well his name is reki and i see him every night. now your total is twelve thirty three, sir." langa said as he leaned his arm against the counter and continued to wait.

"fuck you, whore." the man said and grabbed his things as he tried to walk out but langa rang a bell and joe stepped in front of the door.

"now sir, you mustn't leave without paying." joe said with his arms crossed and was looking down at man. joe's got this.

langa shook his head and he grabbed a rag and began wiping down the counter he was working at.

"hey you okay?" miya asked as he walked over to langa. langa flashed him a look and continued wiping.

"of course i am." langa said as he shrugged his shoulder. "happens every now and then." langa said and miya nodded his head.

"with every time it happens, is reki your boyfriend?" miya asked carefully and langa stopped wiping the counter.

"no. sometimes it's just a nameless boyfriend." langa said as he tossed the rag over his shoulder.

"it's been almost a year since we got out, langa." miya said and langa leaned up against the wall and crossed his arms around his chest. "if you want to move on for good, then maybe stop fantasizing about him. just maybe?" miya said in a careful, but questioning tone. like he was giving a suggestion.

"yeah i get that. really though, im okay. talking about reki doesn't hurt me like it used to." langa said and miya nodded. "don't get me wrong it still fucking sucks, but it's just tolerable now." langa said and miya pushed himself off the counter he was leaning on.

"well.." miya said and he walked into the back. "..those cheetos aren't going to stock themselves." miya said and he pulled out a cart that had all the cheetos he needs to stock.

langa looked towards the door and he saw the man walking backwards giving joe the finger, without the bag of merchandise, and joe was waving his hand while smiling. langa laughed a little.

a woman with her kid came up to langa and dropped the stuff down. she gave him a smile and the kid also smiled at him.

he smiled back and started scanning the items. "will this be it for you ladies?"

it's been almost a year since they escaped. langa, miya and koyomi got their second chance at life and man, were they taking it.