Get A Snack At 4 am | Cashier x Reader [✔]

11.0 Nightmare

2nd pov,

You gasped, cold sweat running down your forehead the stickiness makes more worst for the time you just woke up. You run your palms to your hot red cheeks and care them harshly before cold tears appear from your vision. you sobbed quietly, you stare at your palms to process what you just dream.

No, it's a nightmare, the same nightmare you had since the day you got sick, and now the horrible dream keeps appearing, you gulped the saliva feeling it harshly slide down your throat. you coughed and got up from your bed, deciding to a shower.

stepping into the bathroom, you adjust the level of the water and wait for it to become warm. you wash your face, rinsing it softly, staring at your reflection you notice how awful you look right now, and makes you hate to see them. After that, you went to take a shower while thinking about the nightmare

It feels so real and you are afraid if it does have a meaning behind it. you try to brush it off but the more you keep avoiding it the more you feel the throbbing pain inside, After finishing taking shower you grab a towel and wiped the water that was on your skin. Walking out of the bathroom.

you wear your usual outfit and then sat for a while thinking about whether you wanted to get back to sleep. But you knew how fully awake you were right now so it's hard for you even to get back to bed, especially after the nightmare. you grab your phone and unlocked the password before scrolling to find Player contact

clicking it you typed into the bright screen 'hey, I'm awake. you wanna out?' you sent the message and wait for him to reply but for the past minutes, he did not reply, and noticed he didn't been online since four hours ago. sighing softly, you decided to get some snack at the store to calm yourself down because that's the only thing that can comfort you

grabbing your beanie, you walk out of the room, switch the light off, and walk out of the house. you don't mind locking them at all because you know no one ever going to enter that house anyway. heading down the street, you jogged on the way and surprisingly it was much fast arrived.

Entering the store you politely push the glass door and close it, a hum coming from the counter and of course Cashier who just woke up, he blinked a couple of times to adjust the blurry version "Oh hey, you early..." he glances at his hand watch "If you need anything just talk"

you nodded, headed to the mostly empty shelf, and grab the milk. walking back to the counter to pay and he scanned the item. Not wasting more time you slide the money before grabbing the milk, a beeping coming from your hoodie pocket. You pick your phone to look up, it was Player he just replied message 'No, mayge layr. bte' (no, maybe later. Bye)

you stare at the screen in confusion, having no idea what Player just reply but you assume he wanted on his bed because, at the first words, you sigh deeply and walk away from the counter. But stopped when Cashier called you "You alone?" he asked. you only nodded "Cool, wanna hang out?"

oh, yeah. It's been a while since the both of you actually hung out. you nodded again "sure" you watch him take off the green apron and move off from the counter table. He turns the sign to CLOSE before following you out. You two walks off and sat on the bench, near Player's house

"mind if I ask, why did you awake at this hour? I mean you always awake early but it is 2 in the morning" Cashier said, legs crossing as well his arm, you think for a moment to get the right word "Nightmare" you shortly answer, ripping the milk on the top and drinking it...

he looks away "What did you dream about?" you lick your lips, wiping the white liquid away, you glace at him and shake your head "Why do you even ask? you don't care anyway. You don't need to know" you growled, squeezing the box. he went quiet, simply didn't know if he could say anymore

he shuffles from his sit, clearing his throat, awkwardly sighing "Well, uh-" he sweat drops, looking away from your gaze... "Fine, whatever" he sigh and went to his usual self. you rolled your eyes having no mood to talk much, what's the point anyway "Okay, bye" you were about to leave then again Cashier grab your wrist "Look sorry for being rude, I just not good with comforting or handling people's emotions, I'm the worst with that kind of stuff but at least tell me" his tone was soft...

you stare at his black orbs, not sure if you want him to know but it's been bothering you for a few days now "it's uh..." you sat next to him again "it's about uh..." you struggled to talk, anxiously playing your fingers. Cashier saw and notice how uncomfortable you were as he hesitantly write circle behind your back "take your time" he whispered

to be completely honest it weird to see him this kind too kind, the polite and soft he is like a stranger to you but at the same time its warm inside you "So I have this dream where this world begins to brake, I don't remember the rest but the scariest part is that..." you bit your lower lips holding the urge from crying

"...this thing, this something talks to me explaining that I should just go...? I don't remember the part but I knew that I was alone and I lost everything"

you blinked twice "Then I forced myself to let it go and just walk like that..." you finally sobbed and shake "I'm afraid if the dream was real" you cried, burying your face to your arm. Cashier looks concerned and nervous, he won't know what to do, instead with words he pulls you into his warm embrace, and politely pat your back "is that why you cried during the stargazing few days?" you nodded quickly

he admit it, hugging someone for the first time felt nice but also weird, your sob went down, and return the hug as well, he flinched but keep the position together "I read in a wiki, that hugging someone can make them calm so uh...yeah" he awkwardly chuckled and giggled

"it was" you pat his back

"This is my first hug by the way," he said, you broke the hug look up at him in shock "really?" you saw him nodded and gasped "that's sad" he scoff "there's no one I could hug anyway" he rubs his neck

you make the ow sound "thanks, for willing to hear it" you said, his smiled "yeah, no problem but..." he hold your palms to his, softly held it and rubbing your knuckles

"Don't overthink too much with the nightmare you dream of. Sometimes it might be the opposite, let's just hope that will never happen, eh?" you blinked, wiping your tears before hugging him once again

he was caught off guard for a second but returned it "thank you, again" he chuckles "Don't mention it y/n"

..." Sorry if that's not enough for you, it's my first time comforting someone, especially in this kind of situation and affection is not my thing"

"No, it's okay you did good"

you two stay that position for a bit longer, till you fall asleep into his chest and let it be...

he did care, he just don't know how to show them.