Broken (A Zach Bryan Fan Fiction)

Chapter 15

Months have flown by and Zach and I have continued to get closer and closer. I have been enjoying working at the diner and have slowly started to heal from all of the things that have happened to me. 

Zach's new album American Heartbreak has been released and it has been such huge success and he is currently on tour. I miss him so much but we talk as much as we can between his shows, sound checks, rehearsals, and my work. 

June 24, 2023

My alarm starts blaring for what feels like the tenth time this morning, I look at it and notice a text from Zach, but what stands out the most is the time.

"Shit, I'm going to be late" I mumble under my breath.

I spring out of bed and get ready as quickly as I can without even getting a chance to reply to Zach. I sprint down the road to work and make it just in time.

"Easy there speedy" Grace chuckle as she gets out of her vehicle and meets me at the front door.

"Sorry, I woke up late"

"It's all good" She responds "it happens"

Grace and I work away at the morning tasks before the morning rush arrives. 

Before I know it the diner is packed with people and I am bouncing around from table to table. After getting all the food out, I begin wiping down the front counter, making a mental note that I need to respond to Zach on my break.

"Hey, table 5 is ready to cash out" Grace speaks, breaking my train of thought.

I smile warmly at her and head over to the table with the visa machine.

"Hey kid" Dewayne smiles at me "you seem a little distracted."

I put on my best smile "I'm doing alright Dewayne"

"You miss him don't you?"

I look down and start to fiddle with my hands and nod in response.

"It's okay to miss him, hell I miss him too" he chuckles.

"I'm sure you do, It's just the longest we've been apart and I don't love being alone constantly"

"Oh Brynn, you're always welcome to come visit"

"Thanks Dewayne, that means a lot to me"

"Anyways, I better get going"

Dewayne finishes paying for his meal and soon enough I hear the jingle of the door as he exits.

I walk around the diner topping up coffees and listening to the hum of the news playing on the TVs in the background until something catches my attention.

"Singer Zach Bryan was spotted getting close with model last night in New York Bar..."

I looked up at the TV to see a beautiful model cuddled up to Zach, her head laying on his shoulder. I quickly looked away as I noticed I had poured the scalding hot coffee on my hand.

"I-I'm so sorry" I stammered to the customer as I wiped up the coffee on the table "let me get a fresh coffee for you"

"No thank you, we are on our way out anyways" they respond "are you okay?"

"uh, yeah, I'm fine. I will go grab your bill"

"What the hell?" Grace asks as I approach the counter "are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine, table 10 is ready to cash out, and I need to clean this up"

Grace heads over to the table as I stumble into the employee bathroom locking the door behind me. The tears that were threatening to fall have now spilled over as I approached the sink turning the cold water on. I slide my hand under the water and hiss at the pain as tears continue to fall to the floor.