evanescent | l.h

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I have an exceeding boring life. From the run down convenient store I worked in, to my friends that hardly even noticed me. You see at the end of senior year my best friends, Ashton and Michael, told me it would be a great idea to move out to Palo Alto. A small city in California, right between San Francisco and San Jose. And since I'm apparently "gullible Luke" I believed them and packed my bags. So thats how i got here, not the best decision I've made. Everyday I have the same routine, and frankly i'm sick of it. I needed something rousing in my life or I'm going to explode. Today was like every other day, I woke up exceedingly early to get to my underpaying job. Work was probably the only exciting thing in my life actually, seeing new people everyday. Working in a convenient store had a downside to it as well, like tonight. It was a Tuesday night in the middle of April when an obviously drunk girl in a tight black dress comes stumbling in with her arm candy man attached at her side. Of course, like always they were here to buy condoms. Now I was used to this and normally I wouldn't care about the regrets the two, and well uh sometimes more, would have the following morning. But something about this girl made me want to stop them. But I didn't stop them, my anxiety kicking in and thoughts rushing through my head. They're probably together, I thought to myself, well more like convinced myself. After work I would go home to my dingy apartment with my roommates Michael and Ashton, and the thoughts of this girl would leave my mind. Although as I laid in bed that night this mystery girl was on my mind, not in that way of course, but I just couldn't stop thinking about how beautiful she was. God, I feel pathetic. Here I am thinking about this girl who didn't even fücking notice me and won't even remember going into that store last night. Call it hope or inevitably, I coult just sense there was more to that girl.

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I woke up early the next morning, only getting two hours of sleep that night. No one else in the apartment was up, being 20 year old men and it only being 7 am. I decided to make tea, I have a weird fuckïng obsession with tea. I had at least 3 cups a day, almost always english breakfast tea as well. For most of the morning I just sat in bed watching Teen Wolf. Okay yes it might being considered a 'girly show' but if you've ever watched it holy shit, its good! Around 2pm I had to go into work. So I got on my vans, not bothering to change out of my sweats and walked out the door. Living only 4 blocks away, I decided to walk to work. One of my other infamous traits, besides gullible, was clumsy. I am without a doubt the most clumsy boy you will ever meet. Not ever like the good cute clumsy where I trip sometimes. I'm talking full out, dropping shit every second, cant hold glass in my hands, clumsy. The boys even went out of their way to buy me all plastic kitchen shit so I wouldn't break everything. So, There I was only my fourth bulb praying I wouldn't drop this one as I try to change a light in the store when someone walks in. Getting shaken up from the bells on the door I drop the fücking lightbulb and fall off the ladder landing hard on my ass. Not wanting to face this embarrassment, I lay face down hoping whoever it was will just walk out. Instead they decide to see if I'm okay. As they get closer to me I decide to speak first, trying to seem less helpless.
"Um, hi I'm Luke. Welcome to Minimart, If you need anything I'd be glad to help." I lamely say, reiterating what is mandatory to say to every customer.
"Well, Luke, as much as i'd love your help you seem to be in a bit of a situation yourself right now." I look up to see the same girl from last night standing over me extending her arm to help me up.
"T-Thanks" I stutter grabbing her hand and pulling myself up. I look down on her once I'm up, being almost a foot taller.
"Great now that you're on your feet we both now about that little mistake I made last night. Yes?" She says walking up and down the isle, as i follow closely behind. "Now, heres where you come in, I'd like to know where you're best plan-B is kept."
"Oh thats right behind the counter, follow me." I say swiftly turning onto my feet and walking towards behind the counter. Once I find what she needs I turn around to see her leaning down on the counter looking up at me. fück, fück, fück. Okay Luke you can do this. I Think to myself handing her the plan-B. "That'll be $22.95" I say as she takes out a crumpled 20, and 5 dollar bill. I get her change and give it to her, putting everything in the bag. Just as she's about to walk out the door I call to her "Hey! I never got your name." I say loudly hoping she hears me.
"Fleur" she says confidently, smirking at me as she walks out the door. I knew that loser wasn't her boyfriend.