Love like you // Cashier x Reader

Chapter 1

You pried open your eyes to the sound of silence.

"Urghhh..." You grumbled, annoyed. What's the time..?  You slowly looked over to your clock which told you it was 4:00 a.m. "Whyyy..." You mumbled sleepily, sitting up on the bed. Your question was answered immediately by a loud growl from your stomach. "Oh shut up" You sighed to yourself, standing up to find food in the house. You silently waddled over to the fridge and opened it, only to be greeted by a lone bloxy cola inside. "Well" You said, taking the cola. "That's definitely not enough for me".

You stood there, with the fridge open, thinking of what to do next when the annoying beeping sound from the fridge snapped you out of your thoughts. I guess i have to go buy something then... You closed the fridge and opened the front door to check the temperature outside. A chilly breeze came toward you, making you shiver. "Whewf" You shuddered. "That's preeety cold".

After a few minutes of searching around the house, you managed to forage a few bucks from random places. You threw on a jacket, grabbed the house keys and stepped out into the cold, dark morning.

You walked for a few minutes on the dim footpath with lamps here and there to light your path. You nearly tripped twice due to the lack of light. A bit stupid.. I should've brought a flashlight.. You kept walking, wondering if you went the wring way when a convenience store came into view. A sign overhead read, 'open 24 hours' "Lucky me" You said, entering the store.

"Welcome.." a quiet voice called. You looked slightly to the left and saw the cashier with this head face-down and his arms outstretched. He had a black visor with green outlines, a forest green T-shirt and blue pants. You noticed that he had nothing to sit on. How long has he been standing there for..? Poor guy.

You walked around the store and saw that some places were pretty dusty. It looked like some places were forgotten, like the top of the ice cream freezer and the corners of the vending machine. You found a bag of chips and laid it on the counter next to the cash register. The cashier didn't wake up so you gently tapped one of his arms.

"Um.. Sir? Hello?" You said, nervously.

"Huh...Oh." The cashier woke up and took the chips. "Sorry. That'll be $4.50."

"It's alright." You smiled,  handing him the money. You took the chips and just as you were about to walk out the store—

"Hey, uh, what's your name?"

You turned to look at the cashier.

"(Y/N)" You said, surprised. Not many people randomly asked you for your name. "Why?"

"Well.. Nobody.. Well nobody really comes here." The cashier mumbled. "And.. you... seem like someone worth knowing." He said the last part quietly, as if embarrassed. Something in his voice made you ask,

"How many people come here?"

"Uh, just this one annoying kid.." the cashier said, looking disgruntled. "Egged my car last week."

"Dang, well kids I guess.." You said. "So what, they bought an egg here and just threw it at your car?"

"Yup" the cashier replied, looking limp and miserable. "I used up all my break time cleaning it off."

The cashier sighed, laid his head on top of his hands and started sleeping. He must be so tired, working at a 24 hour store... I wonder if I can help him somehow... You spotted a broom and a piece of wet cloth behind the counter. You took the broom and the cloth then trotted over to the ice cream freezer. You leaned the broom against the wall and started wiping the glass of the freezer.