Give Me Your Love

Bandaged hand

After a while we get to his house and he makes me wash my hand, he disinfects it and puts a bandage on it, in the meantime I tell him about what happened

Sam: you who are fighting because Anthony's friend accused you of doing something like that to him, I'll write it down
Grace: if you went to my same school you would have seen in these three years how many times I've fought, even with the older ones
Sam: a quiet girl
Grace: maybe
Sam: I did it anyway
Grace: thanks, could you drive me to work please?
Sam: do you feel like it?
Grace: yes

We leave his house and get in the car, he drives me to work and Joe is amazed by the gesture

Joe: Grace what did you do to come with the policeman?
Sam: she didn't do anything, I just drove her
Grace: can I start my shift?
Joe: with my hand bandaged? Are you sure?
Grace: yes
Joe: okay, but don't push yourself too hard
Grace: okay

I go to put my bag down and then I start working, Joe and Sam watch me carefully to make sure I'm not pushing myself and then I see them talking to each other, then I hear a grateful voice and I turn around, Alex has just come in, my right hand starts to feel "itching" and I make a fist

Alex: Grace, how long have you been working here
Grace: Alex, you just stepped foot in the wrong place, you know that?
Alex: I just wanted a coffee to go, if possible
Grace: five minutes
Alex: I can't wait

I walk over to Joe and he comes over

Grace: could you make a very hot coffee to go please?
Joe: yes
Grace: thanks, I'm going to clean up outside

I go to clean the tables outside and after a while Alex arrives

Alex: you hurt me today
Grace: I see, did you enjoy challenging me?  This is the result
Alex: you're crazy
Grace: and you're an idiot, now go away if you don't want another black eye

He leaves and I go back in, I go to wash the glasses and the dishes and then I dry them, I take a half hour break to do my homework in Joe's office and Sam comes in

Sam: Joe said you were great today, even though your hand is in a bandage
Grace: great
Sam: anyway you can't keep hitting people just because they accuse you of something you didn't do
Grace: Sam, if you were to save the life of a person who hates you, and his friends understand otherwise, wouldn't you react like this after a while?
Sam: ok, maybe
Grace: then please don't talk
Sam: but can I know what's going on between you and Anthony?
Grace: nothing, but now I owe him my life...