"S-Symba"
"Max, hi, what are you doing here?" He said, shocked at my sudden appearance
"I-I was about to ask you that" I stuttered, looking at the order screen above
"I work here, part time, you know....to earn a little money" He said
"I-I'll have the Strawberry Smoothie and a vanilla cake please" I said, taking out my wallet from my bag
"Okay, that will be 15 dollars and 20 cents, would be paying in cash or card, M'lady" He said with a very bad English accent
I chuckled at his antics and he laughed too
"Cash" I said, handing him a 20 dollar bill
He then gestured for me to sit while my order is being made
I thanked him and sat in a booth next to the window, taking out my headphones, I listened to the whales, calming my nerves
I closed my eyes and drifted into peace, a place where everything is calm
Minutes later, I felt a presence next to me and opened my eyes to see Symba with my order in a tray
I took off my headphones, placing it on my neck and took the tray
"You know, one day you should try the Rainbow Icecream, its pretty sweet" He said as he sat down in front of me
I nodded and started sipping the smoothie from the straw
"Symba!" a voice called him
"I'll be right there!" He shouted back
"Well, gotta go, I'll see you later" He said leaving my booth
"Oh, and don't forget our date" He finished before entering a door
Oh right, the date, almost forgot
I ate the cake, and when I was done, I got up and left the cafe , just looking around, I never really got the time to see this place properly
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Hone was a little bit far, since the cafe was a bit far from the library
After walking for about 30 minutes, I arrived home, and my door was open
Weird, I locked it before leaving
Mom was at work, Macey was at Aunt Nessa's, so who could it be
Please don't tell me, we were robbed
What will they even gain, we're practically broke, mom's job providing, but come on
If you had Macey as a sister, your life would be a living hell
I slowly opened the door, its creaking giving an eerie vibe
I had to fight the urge to shout 'Hello?'
I've watched too many horror movies to know that, that word, is as dangerous as walking on a tightrope
I slowly walked into the house, if there was a serial killer in there, and I died, please don't let mom search my phone
I walked into the hall and took a bat that Macey used to play with
I held it like my life depended on it, cause it does
I felt a gust of wind behind me
Turning, I was met with emptiness
All I could here was the sound of my heartbeat
THUMP! THUMP!
All of a sudden...
"Boo!"
I screamed so loud, I thought my ears would burst, I closed my eyes, waiting for the worst
I heard laughter and opened my eyes to see Macey and my mom laughing at me
"W-What the hell was that for guys!" I yelled at them, annoyed at their behaviour
"Aren't you supposed to be at Aunt Nessa's" I said pointing to Macey
"And aren't you supposed to be at work" I said pointing to mom
"The sleepover was cancelled and I got off early" My mom said
"We thought it would be fun to scare you, just like old times, when we were with Da-" Macey stopped, realizing what she was about to say
The whole room turned silent, no one uttered a single word
We hadn't talked about Dad in a long time
When Macey almost said that word, I felt my Mom's heart break
Her expression changed, and there were tears in her eyes, threatening to fall
She walked over to the counter and sat on one of the chairs, drowning in sadness
I placed my headphones on her head, letting her listen to the calming sound of nature
Just like me, mom also has a habit of listen to nature whenever she wants peace
She mostly listened to birds chirping
Not only her but Macey too
It's like some strange disease or habit we had ever since we were born
Macey listens to the waves of the oceans
That's why we go to the beach pretty often, especially on her off days
I reached for my mom and patted her back slowly
Soon, her sobbing subsided, leaving a sniffling mess
She soon stopped and took ot a few tissues from the tissue box, wiping her nose
She gave me back the headphones before leaving to enter her room
She muttered a "Thanks" and went upstairs to her room
Macey followed, to go to her room and soon I also went to my room
We really did have a lot of fun, when dad was around
Can't believe he did such a thing
YOU ARE READING
Love At First Sight
Short Story"What" I asked , shocked at his sudden confession "I.Like.You" He said before placing his hands, cupping my cheeks We literally just me and he is saying he likes me? Is this what they call love at first sight?
