The Non-Existent Love ||L.T.||

A Day At The Shop

Candice's POV

It's a sunny Monday morning, my first time to go to work, in our sports shop. Summerbreak is done, and no more school! I just graduated college. I'm so happy that there are no more seatworks, tests, recitations, and homeworks.

I guess work would be fun because I get to work with my bestfriend, Zayn. We met since we were 3. Our parents were bestfriends too. Zayn was mean to me when we were younger. I still remember the time he intentionally pushed me so my ice cream would fall. Luckily, my mom got me a new one, a bigger cone and more ice cream in it, which made him jealous. Well, that's what he get.

So Dadrry,- Oh, that's my nickname for my dad. His name is Harry, so Daddy plus Harry equals Dadrry. I call him Dadrry since I was a little kid. But the word dad can do sometimes. "Candice! C'mon we have to go now!" Dad yelled from downstairs. I was going to start drying my hair because I just came from the shower.

"No I can't go and face the customers with wet hair! What if I just flipped it then it accidentally then it wets them they would get mad at me-" Dad interrupted my thoughts by showing at the door. "Candice. C'mon. We have to open the shop." He said.

"But Daddry my hair is still wet what if I accidentally swing my hair then it might wet people! Even the things in shop!" I exclaimed. My dad looked like he was thinking of something, putting this hand on his chin and tapping his foot on the ground. "We can open the roof of the car!" Dad just randomly said.

"Wait, really?? You never wanted it open because you said the interior of the car might get dirty and-" He cuts my sentence. "You said you need your hair dried sweety soo.. Let's just open it!"

Once he said those words I jumped all around the room. It's crazy yeah but really. Dad rarely opens the "top-down" thing in his fabulous BMW. He really cares for it as if it's my other sibling.

When we arrived at the shop, I saw Zayn standing outside checking his watch. I instantly jumped out of the car and hugged him. "Zaynie Waynie! You came! I didn't know you accepted the job Dadrry offered!" I squealed as I hugged him tightly.

"Well to work here with my best best friend in the whole world wouldn't be boring right?" He said as he hugged me back. Dad followed after me and gave Zayn a hug too.

"Hello there Zayn, welcome to our shop!" My dad said cheerfully. "Hii Uncle Harry! My first time to work, not used to it so teach me the things I'd do here!" Zayn answered. "I will I will." He assured us as he pushed open the door of the store.

We entered the shop and saw some of the employees that are already here. "Good morning." Dad says. A bunch of 'good morning Sir Harry' were heard inside the shop. Everyone seemed to see me and Zayn, and expected that dad would declare something to them.

"I'm going to introduce you to the employees and tell you what they do here. Your job is to help them, meaning you can do everything and anything," said Daddry.

He called all of the employees to come to us. They lined up, and faced to the left where we are. Two guys, who both look older than me, they're like about 26 years old, lined up and faced us with a 50 year old or more woman and a man who's age would be ranging from 50 years to 60 years.

"Someones missing." Noticed dad. "Where is Arica??" He questioned. After he asked, we heard the sound of the door opening and footsteps running towards us, then a thin girl appears.

"I'm very sorry Sir Harry, I was late, I missed the bus and-" she explained. "Okay, you don't have to explain we didn't open the store yet so it's fine." Dad cut Arica's sentence. "So, I called all of you to introduce my lovely daughter, Candice, and her bestfriend, Zayn." He continued.

The two young men went near me and the one with a height that is as same as me, fair skin, and black curly hair offered his hand to me. "Hi, I'm Avan. Nice to meet you." He said with a wink. "Oh uh hi, my name is Candice." As I shook his hand back. Okay, so this one is flirty. The other guy does the same thing as Avan. "Hey, I'm Charles. Very nice to meet you." He said. "Candice, and same to you too." I replied, and shook his hand. When he released my hand, I noticed that he put a piece of paper in my hand with his number on it. When he went back next to his friend, I guess, he winked at me and did the 'call me' sign. Dad didn't seem to notice because he was busy introducing the others. Ugh. Two flirty guys. I have two more Liams at work. See how lucky I am? Oh note my sarcasm. I hope they are not as annoying as the real Liam.

Zayn seem to notice that the two guys were doing a move on me. Zayn took my hand from the back and got the number. He put it in his back pocket and said "Let's prank call him later?" He whispered to me with a smirk. I made an evil smirk, and replied "Sure Zayn."

"So Avan's, Charles', and Arica's job is to assist the customers. Answer their inquiries about the product, help them carry it, convince them to buy it. That's what you two are going to do most. But you can also help our janitor here, Bob." Dadrry said while pointing to the old man.

"Candice! Zayn! Were you even listening?? You two seemed busy laughing about something." Dad eyed us suspiciously. "Okay Daddry! We get it! We were laughing coz, we saw um.. Zayn help." I whispered the last part. "Yeah Uncle Harry! We uh THERE'S A PINK THREAD ON YOUR HAIR!" Zayn practically yelled.

"Where??" Dad said while touching his hair. "I'll get it dad!" I went to him and grabbed nothing because there really was no pink thread. "Got it Candice?" Dad asked me. "Oh yeah! I got it!" I lied running out of the store and acting like I threw something on the ground. "Where is it then?" Dad asked again. Lots. Of. Questions. Zayn decided to speak up. "Oops, she threw it already! We don't want Bob having a hard time cleaning right Uncle?" Zayn grinned.

"Okay then," Dad sighs looking unconvinced. He continues to talk to the employees but I wasn't listening. I looked around and saw this Charles guy staring at me like he knows a secret about me. Shoot. He saw the thread thing about Dad. I placed my pointer finger on my mouth signaling him to keep quiet and not say anything. Luckily he followed me.

After all those lectures Dadrry gave, it's time to work! I approached Arica and offered her some help. "Okay uh carry this and um put it um, there" Arica shakily told me as she handed me a box full of ping pong balls. Seriously she's so shy, looks like she's scared of me, she always says 'uh' 'um' in her sentences, what's her problem do I look like a monster or something?. I grabbed the box and went to the rack where it needs to be placed.

It's been 7 hours that I've been working here. I didn't expect that this shop had alot of customers! I thought it's just a regular shop that's so boring no one even entering at all. Wondering why I it's like the first time I got here? Yes it is, actually. This shop is already open for about 2 years, but I study in Paris and this is in London. I was busy studying, and partying. What. Enjoy your life. Anyways I'm not a wild party girl and I have a bestfriend to protect me.

One time while I was fixing some papers, Zayn was assisting a customer. A woman, probably at her 40's, the woman was obviously making a move on Zayn. Eh, I guess she's some widow. She was flirting, she was very near Zayn and she placed her hand on top of his bum-I meant lower lower part of Zayn's back. I was at the cashier area and when I saw it, I wasn't able to control my laughter and I laughed then clapped which made me look like a retarded seal.

Of course, everyone looked at me, including that woman, but then Zayn looked to his side and saw me. He gave me a look like he's asking for help. At first, I shook my head 'no' while biting my lip to control myself from laughing, again. But then he was really begging by the look on his face. So, as the daughter of the owner of the shop, hahaha I'm like the second boss, I called Avan to assist the woman instead. Avan immediately went to the woman and assisted her.

Zayn ran to me and pulled me inside the storage room where we put the extra products. "Oh my that was just gross." He said, his face in disgust. "It was really funny though. OH MY GOSH DAD HAS A CCTV HERE I CAN WATCH THAT ALL OVER AGAIN!" I said laughing so hard, again. Zayn hit my head playfully.

"Don't you dare Candice or I will bring you to Liam." Threatened Zayn. "Bleh bleh you can't do that you love your bestfriend so much you don't want her hurt right?" I smiled at Zayn. "Fine. Thanks by the way, you saved my life." He said, while he messed my hair. "That's what bestfriends are for." I winked at him.