Messy Hair, Coffee, and Mates

1. Coffee Shops and Day Dreaming

Charlie's POV~
          Plain, simple, and boring. That's how I'd describe in three words what this town is and all it has to offer. Growing up in a small town in Northern Michigan where everything's always the same. The same people, shops, drama, and couples. If there is ever change its always a big deal unless your talking about the only thing that does change which is the weather, now that changes constantly.
           As I sit here in my favorite little cafe sipping coffee and doing school work, well trying too if I would stop looking out the window and focus on this math problem instead of people out in the cold November air then maybe I could do it. In the end I put down my pencil push the notebook away grab my mug of steaming hot goodness and look out the window. Mates, there's so many of them out there just walking around holding hands and having a good time with each other. I want that, I want to be able to give unconditional love to someone for the rest of my life and for them to return it back. But right now I wait, I've been waiting for over a year but I shouldn't be complaining because I know people in other packs haven't found theirs yet and their in their mid thirties.
          All the other werewolves in this town were never very nice to me because I cared about my grades and wanted to do something with my life instead of stay here and do what most of our parents did which was inherent their families business. But, they were also never really mean to me either. My family owned a modern clothing story up around the corner from her called 'Lilly's' which was one of my very very late grandmothers. Lilly's was a busy store for tourists and a lot for  people in the pack. I've worked there since I was a little kid, doing small things then progressing. I hear the ding from the bell above the door and look up to see my older sister walking over to me.

"Hey it's time to get back to work. I'm ready for my break." Stephinie says as she sits down to look at the menu.

"Okay bye, but don't take to long its Friday night which means the stores going to be busy and I can't do it all on my own.

"I promise I wont. Bye!" She calls as I'm already halway out the door.

'Lilys' is already packed by the time I get there and I see my younger sister Crystal trying to help people but thats not really working because she hasnt started working the floor yet.

"Charlie a little help here" Crystal says frantically as a older women who looks to be in her mid 50s is bombardering her with questions.

" I'll take care of  all this Crystal you go start restocking the shelves." I tell her as I take the big pile of clothes out of her arms and start helping the lady.

          It's passed midnight by the time my sisters and I get to go home which is later than normal but we got a lot of customers and tips today so I'm not really complaining about that. We all get in the car and go home to see mom and dad are already asleep and mom left dinner in the microwave for us to heat up. I decide that I'm to tired to eat and say goodnight to my sisters and run upstairs to my room to get in the shower and got to bed. As I lay down to go to sleep I wish upon the moongoddess that me and my family are safe and healthy and to be watched over and also that I will soon find my mate.

           Waking up the next day is very refreshing because I got to sleep in. On saturday morning my parents and me and my sisters take turns on who does the store, today is Stephanie and my mothers turn. I start to get ready very slowly by going into the bathroom and doing my daily routine which consists of showering, doing my hair and makeup, and then getting dressed. Once I'm done in the bathroom I walk out to smell an amazing sent coming from downstairs that instantly wakes me up a little. Coffee. I run downstairs very excited for the warm goodness only to find an empty pot.

"Who did this?" I ask my dad as I point to the coffee pot which was still slightly warm with only a drop of coffee left in it.

"Oh I'm sorry, I just fineshed it. Anyways I need to go help out at the store a shipment is coming in so you need to be there too, make some more coffee and then be on your way please love you." Dad said putting his coat on and walking out the door towards his car.  To think I thouht this was going to be a good day I say to myself as I start another pot of coffee.

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