Change (punk h.s.)

Chapter 11

"Hey Sydney", Liam says as he takes a bite of his sandwich and I look up from my plate "Is everything alright?", he asks with concern.

"Not really", I sigh and play with my salad that I brought to work "But don't worry. It's nothing important", I assure him and smile.

"You sure? You seem... to be in your own world"

"Yeah, I couldn't sleep last night", I shrug off and push my plate away.

"Aren't you going to eat that?", Zayn asks as he slides to sit next to Liam.

"I'm not hungry", I mumble and look down at my lap as I pick at my nails. "I should really get back to work", I say and rush out of the room back to fill the racks. I open the door and frankly bump into someone again and I fall to the floor.

"I'm so sorry", I apologize and look up to see who was the person I bumped into.

Kenneth

"Don't apologize, I was the one who pushed you to the floor by accident. Here, let me help you", he says and extends his hand to me. I smile at him and take a hold of his hand as he smoothly pulls me up, using only one hand. "I'm Kenneth, by the way", he smiles and shakes my hand.

"I'm Syd-", I say as my voice cracks. He chuckles and I blush. "Sydney", I continue and smile nervously.

"Why don't I just call you Syd from now on"

"O-okay", I giggle as he lets out a laugh.

"I'll see you around, Syd", he winks and walks in the break room.

I shake my head before I start to walk back to the racks. I greet every co-worker that passes me untill I am at the dairy section.

"Well you had a short lunch break", Rose says as I walk up to her and start filling the racks with her.

"It's a bit chilly here", I change the subject as I take few milk cartons and put them on the right rack.

"That's why you should wear a long-sleeved t-shirt underneath this", she says as she points at the short-sleeved light blue t-shirt with a white text that says "Howard & Beatrice" in the front.

"So, have you talked to little Kenny yet?", she asks with a smirk on her face as she wiggles her eyebrows. "Liam told me you have a crush on him",  she whispers.

"I do not have a crush on him", I laugh nervously as I pick two new milk cartons and put them in the rack.

"Oh my, God!", she suddenly yell whispers and points to our left. I turn around and see Harry walking torwards us. I groan and turn around and continue my work.

"Harry!", she squeals and starts running torwards him.

"Hey Rosalie", he says to her with a hint of annoyance in his voice "Hi Sydney", he says a bit louder but I ignore him. Did he really have to come here right now? I don't feel comfortable around him after what happened last night.

"Wait, you two know each other?", Rose asks as she walks back to continue her work.

"Unfortunately", I mumble and I hear a chuckle coming from Harry.

"I'm right here, darling", he says and I can feel that he has a smirk plastered on his face.

"Darling?", Rose gasps and if I'm not wrong I can see her giving me a confused look or maybe angry I'm not sure...

"Stop calling me that", I say through gritted teeth as I turn around to face him. I give him the angriest look I can manage but he just keeps smirking, like he always does.