Chapter 2: Karl knows

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(Set 2 months later)

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"Hi Clay."

"Oh. George! Hi. Why do you come up to me before every shift?"

"Cause. I like talking to you."

"Really?"

"Yeah why wouldn't I?"

"Dunno people just find me weird."

"Oh- bitch please."

"No- George I'm serious-"

"George! Cmon we have work!"

Karl had shouted at me from the fantasy section, where dream would often point himself or others to for a good read.

"Yeah yeah whatever! Bye."

"Bye."

He did his usual bright dopey smile, waving at me and telling me he hopes I have a good shift. I smiled to myself, as I do every morning. My feelings for him growing and growing each day.

"You deffo have a crush on him! Come on it's so obvious!"

"You don't have to tell the whole fucking library do you?!"

"I do. Tell him how you feel."

"No. He's my best friend, apart from you, and I really like him crush or not. I'm not risking shit."

"Oh please! George, he probably likes you back!"

"All that, is just literal kindness. Even though it's beautiful and he is as well, it's just pure kindness."

"Oh my god. At least secretly do it!"

"And how would I do that?"

A customer walked up to my till, I made Karl pause speaking as I took the lady's order.

"Hi welcome, what can I get you?"

"An iced latte."

The woman didn't even look up from her phone, which I found quite rude. I ignored it, telling the woman I would be right back and go make it. When I came back, the lady had already looked up from her phone, grabbing her drink but not leaving.

"Hey, you know that cutie up front? With the earring?"

Oh. She wanted to talk about Dream. I balled my fists.

"Yeah. Why?"

The response was blunt and cold, even though in general I could spend ages talking about how much I loved Dream.

"Could I get his number?"

"Uh- I'm not allowed to be giving out random peoples numbers to strangers."

"Oh bore. Fine, I'll just go ask him myself."

'What?! Oh fuck no! Dream wouldn't be attracted to her.. right?'

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