Headlights

Chapter 4

Marshall's POV

After about an hour of going back and forth about going to see Robyn at her new job I finally decide just to go considering I don't have work today. I was honestly not expecting to see her at the battle last night and I hope she doesn't have the wrong idea about the whole thing. I know it's illegal gambling, but I'm doing it because I need to. I've grown up with practically nothing and doing this gives me the slightest possibility of getting out of this hell hole.

I walk casually through the mall trying to find the place Robyn said she worked. What did she say it was called? ...Graphics? I know she said something like that. I walk past a few more stores, ignoring the random employee at the cell phone stand trying to sell me shit; and eventually found the one I was looking for. I adjusted my beanie, and then shoved my hands into my jeans pockets before walking inside.

Some annoying pop song played in background and teen girls giggled with their friends as they looked through racks of shirts. I scan the store looking for the one person I came to see, and suddenly it clicked. I cant involve her in this shit... I rap against actual gangs who are known for how violent they are... what if she wants to travel with me to my shows and ends up getting hurt?...

I turn to walk out of the store and end up bumping into a guy much smaller then I am. I take a step back and get ready to apologize till I catch notice of who it is. I groan internally noticing it was only Andy and now I'd have to talk to him. He's one of my friends from high school I guess, but he was always so obnoxious that I just couldn't stand being around him for to long.

"Marshall whats up man!" Andy nearly shouts through the whole store as he set down the pile of t-shirts he was holding.

"Nothing really..." I respond trying to end the conversation fast so I could get out of here.

"Your walking around the mall all alone? I'm sorry man but that's depressing as fuck." Andy laughs and taps me on the back and I smirk slightly, not really finding it funny but I don't want to be a total dick."Hey Robyn! I think someone came to see you!" Andy yells out of nowhere, and I nearly punched him in the face for doing so. He seriously got the attention of the one person I was trying not to see.

"Who?" I heard her yell from one of the fitting rooms and I figured that's why I couldn't find her when I first walked in.

"Just come out here!" Andy walked over to the fitting room door and pulled it open to find Robyn picking up the mess a previous customer left behind. She turns her head to the side and nearly drops the hanger she was holding once she noticed me. Her hair was pulled to the side, covering the hickey I gave her two nights ago and she was wearing black skinny jeans and a tshirt of the same color that had the stores name across the front. She walked out of the small room and over to me, but refused to look directly at me. She's so shy and It's kind of cute honestly... Fuck. No. Stop. You cant like her... she'll get hurt and you know there's no avoiding it...

"Hey, when does your shift end?" I ask awkwardly not really knowing what else to talk about.

"I leave at three." She answers now looking at me. Her green eyes stared into mine in a way that made it hard to look anywhere else, and I hated myself for even coming here.

"Hey! I get off at three too! Ivy and I are going to the movies tonight and she was wondering if you wanted to tag along.." Andy directed his question at Robyn making her look away from me and at him instead. I know its sick but I almost feel jealous that she's looking at him instead of me...She's not even doing anything! Just looking at him! Fuck fuck fuck fuck shit I cant like her! Plus I doubt she likes me anyways.... She did go out of her way to see me back stage last night though...