Chocolate love

Chapter two

Austen's p.o.v.

I close the door to my apartment and lock it behind me, now I shake my hands next to my head and think to myself "jazz hands". That's something my mom taught me when she still talked to me, in order to remember that you've locked the door. My mom taught me a lot of things, the only things she didn't teach me was, don't drink, don't do drugs and don't sleep around. I'm guessing that's because she was addicted to all those 3 things. She and my dad weren't very responsible parents, sure I loved them but I've kind of always been taking care of myself and I guess I like it that way.
I take the stairs down and thankfully my work place is across the street so it takes me 5 minutes to get there.
I open the door and hear the little bel on it. When I enter my boss comes up to me and says
"Austen! You're here! Good! We have so much work to do, we ran out of chocolate and people come here specially for the chocolate and the hot chocolate milk..."
And he rambled on.
My boss was the sweetest guy I ever knew, he is around 60 years old and is a little chubby. He has a Mustache and speaks with a heavy Italian accent. He is so warm and nice that me and him sometimes stay late to talk after work hours. he's like a dad to me. Not the dad that drank himself sick all the time and forgot who me and my three brothers were, but a caring and loving dad.
I take my apron, put it on and get to work.

"Austen!" Calls my work buddy Lisa while she waves at me.
She walked toward me, i'm standing by the coffee machine preparing someone's order.
"Hey Lisa! How are u?"
She looks at me for a second and then replies with "hungover"
And I let out a chuckle because I should be used to hearing this.
I finish the coffee that i'm making and bring it to Mr. Daniels at table 3. Then I start to prepare the chocolate pralines. It's such small crafty work that my eyes start falling down and I realize how tired I am. Staying up until three am, watching documentaries, has it's price.
Today is Wednesday so it's a half day, it's 11:55 so I start to take off my apron.
My boss, Gerald comes to me and says
"Austin, take this home, give it to your little man. Say it's from his best buddy"
"Gerald you don't have to--"
"Yes I do! Kids like chocolate!" Especially him! We have enough anyways"!
I hesitate but then think of how happy it's gonna make him and slowly I reach out my hand and take the box.
Gerald walks away and I almost run home so exited to see my little brother's face when I give him the sweet gift.
I reach my door and unlock it, I go in and am pushed back by the tight embrace of my adorable 4 year old brother, .
"Hey big boy! I brought you something!" I say
He starts jumping up to reach me and yells "whattisit wattisit"
I tell him to wait and get my Wallet to pay Rina his babysitter.
"It's 130 dollars please"
I give her the money and she leaves as I think about how thrilled I am about spending time with Aaron before our brother comes and picks him up. That's how we arranged it when mom went To to rehab. Dad left us all years ago. So now that mom is in rehab someone needs to take care of him. My older brother mark moved to Canada. So it's just me and Danny to take care of Aaron.
We split the time. I hate it when Danny gets him, he treats him terrible, he needs to go to a very strict school where he has to sleep at because Danny is off with some girl. Danny doesn't deserve to have him, but that's what the judge decided sadly.
"I brought you some chocolates from work honey"
We sit at the table and eat them together.
My Apartment is small but ccozy, one bedroom (when Aaron is here I sleep on the couch) and a little kitchen and a bathroom.
We eat and time passes
When the time were all dreading comes closer
Aaron says "Austin, I don't wanna go to big botha Danny"
"Well ,in a little while you're coming back to me you know that, you need to be a big boy honey"
"But aways when I there he don't talk to Aaron and i need to go away to the school and I want to be with you my fwend" !
Heartbroken with his words he can barely pronounce I give him a big hug and hear the knock on the door.
Knock knock knock

I open and Danny says
"Where is he? I'm in a hurry i'm taking him to his boarding school now I have a flight soon, hurry him please"
I get so angry and say "you're flying?! So why can't he stay-"
He puts up his middle finger and shushes me.
I suddenly hear Aaron sob and I'm trying hard to hold back my tears and I hear Aaron make out
"Aaron *sob* dont want to *sob* go to there now"
Danny starts pulling Aaron away and greets him with a cold "hello let's go i'm in a rush kid"
"Remember what we talked about Aaron" I say right before they close the elevator.

I close the door and put my back against the wall and slowly slide down till I burst out in tears.

"Il get u away from him one day sweet Aaron, don't you worry..."