Broken Hearts

4

Another week passed quickly. I was getting bored with nothing to do. I need to find something else to do, or I'm gonna die. Maybe a part-time job. I know I'm only sixteen but...it have to be something that I can do.
So I asked Sophie and Danny if they needed a hand in their part-time jobs. Unfortunately for me, they didn't.

- Hey, do you know that nice lady who mom used to talk so much with? - Sophie asked me. But I didn't remember. - It doesn't matter. She has a cafe. Maybe she needs help. Tell her who you are and ask her if you can work there as part-time. The cafe it's not too far from home. It is on the second block. You turn to the left and you'll find the Wishes Cafe.

- Wishes Cafe? It's a strange name for a cafe... Are you sure, sis? - I doubted.

- One hundred percent sure, little sis! - she said.

We walked till the cafe and then she left me there and went to her work. See it from the outside, nothing's wrong. When I got in, everything seemed normal too.

- Hum, excuse me...are you miss Diana Thornton? - I asked.

- Yes. Can I help you?

- Hum... I'm Abigail. Maggie's daughter...?

- Oh, hello, sweetie! How are you? You look great! - she seemed happy for see me. I didn't know she knew me!

- Thanks. - I smiled. - Mam, I came here to know if you need someone to work here...in part-time. Because, I don't have anything to do at home and my brother and my sister aren't at home after lunch.

- Well, I guess you can stay. Sometimes the cafe gets a mess because we have a lot of work and less people. - Oh my God, I got so happy! This will be wonderful! Great! - Can you start tomorrow at two p.m.?

- I'll be here in time. - I said.

- But, sweetie, you can't be dressed with that kind of clothes. You arrive and then you change yourself quickly to our maid clothes. Okay? When you're here, you bring to clients everything they want. That's how our cafe works.

As I understood everything, Diana went back to work and I returned home. Or at least, I tried. I was walking, thoughtful, when I heard a cat. It was in the corner of that street, alone. Poor little buddy! I went help him but, suddenly, I saw Ethan squatting next to him. He was smiling to the cat like I've never seen before! He seemed so cute! So I stood in the corner, watching him taking care of it. But, somehow I knew somebody was watching me at the same time. It was a man, on the other side of the road, who pretended to be reading the newspaper. Oh gosh, what can I do?! If I keep walk, he'll follow me! So I stood where I was and pretended everything's alright. But when I looked to the cat, Ethan wasn't already there. Neither the cat! Huh? Where are they? How they passed by me without I noticed?!

- Walk with me and don't say a word. - he said after grabbed my arm and pulled me to him.

Gosh, he scared me! Where he came from?!

- W-wait! Where are you taking me? - I asked.

- Shut up, just be quiet and keep grabbing my arm! - he ordered.

What? Who is he to give me orders!? I looked to his face by the canthus and, for my surprise, he was flushed! Why? How can a scary, insupportable guy become sweet? With his cold, blue...and beautiful eyes... What? What am I thinking? He's the bad guy, how can I like him?! That's totally out of question! Come on, Abigail! Where's your focus? I sighed.
We walked for so long that my feet were killing me!

- Ethan, I can't walk more...can we sit down, please?

Fortunately, he said yes. And we sat down in a little windbreak. I looked around and I didn't see that man. Maybe he gave up.

- Ethan, is the man still following us? - I asked him. He said no. - Since when?

- Hum, half an hour ago. - he answered.

- What?! Then why are we still walking?! My feet are killing me! - I complained.

- I just wanted to see how long you could stand it. - he smiled.

- Why?! Can't you see that my feet hurt? I can't walk! - I started crying.

- Hey, stop crying like a little baby! I'm not your father!

- You're just like the other guys! Who always think about themselves and don't care about anything or anyone else but them...!

But he didn't let me finish. He grabbed my hand and pulled me and, suddenly, he kissed me. I slapped him and stood up.

- What do you think you were doing?! Did you think that you kissed me and everything would be alright?! I'm not a doll you can use and throw out! - He kept looking at me without saying nothing. - I'm going home.

What's wrong with her?! That hurts! What's her problem?!

- Come on, buddy, let's go home. - I said to the black baby cat that was inside of my coat.

I brought him to my house and started taking care of him. He was eating when I lay down in my bed. So cute! I'm glad I saved him. I closed my eyes.
No. I beat her again! What am I doing?! It seems...I can't stop myself!

- Leave me alone, Ethan! Let me go! - she said.

She couldn't stop crying. I tried to resist but it wasn't working. Somehow someone was controlling my body. No! Stop! Stop! I kept screaming.
Suddenly, I woke up in my bed. Oh, gosh! What a nightmare! I couldn't stop looking to my hands. Remember her crying was killing me!
Anyway, since it was morning already, I mean, midday is still morning, isn't it? So I give Marshmallow water and food and I left home. As I was hungry, I went to Wishes Cafe to have lunch. It's a very popular restaurant, or cafe, or whatever it is...!