Hide & Seek | PJM | (On HIATUS)

Chapter 8

It's already been about six and a half hours and I kind of forgot about her, cause she was sitting in the corner quietly.
Maybe.. Maybe she likes to be somewhere else when she is here. I do too. My own world is way more interesting than this. All of this. Maybe.. A kind gesture is enough for something like her. But what if I'm wrong? What if?
No. Kind gesture. Is enough.

I make some tea instead of coffee because usually tea is calming, tea is inviting, tea is a kind gesture. Tea is a symbol of peace.

I quietly approach this girl and put her tea on the table. She looks at me shocked.
"I.. Didn't.. I didn't order this.." I smile at her.
"It's on the house. Take it as an apology for being rude earlier. Hope we can move on from this."
She timidly takes her tea while looking at me.
"Thank you." she says softly.

"Don't you want to go home?" I ask carefully. She looks at me with her innocent eyes and shakes her head.
"I don't have a home.. Well I did before I broke up with.. Him.." she pauses before finishing her sentence.

I look at the watch on my wrist and sigh.
"Looks like you don't have where to go..I'm ending work in two and a half hours. If you wait till I finish I can give you a place to sleep for the night."

She looks at me full of hope.
"Really? I'm so thankful, of course I'll wait.." I give her a smile of approval and go back to work.

She'll wait. Ah.. Just like doctor said. Is she still waiting for me?

For the rest of my work all kinds of thoughts run through my head. How is my brother doing? How much will I earn this month? Do I have something to eat at home? Will I get caught? How am I going to kill her? Is it normal to think like that? Why am I this fucked up? Do I look normal? Who am I now? A great barista? A psychopath? My head hurts..

Time flies by so quickly that it's time to close.
"You ready?" I ask her tiredly.
"Yeah." she responds while gathering her things.
"Though I'm sorry for being a bother today. I'm kind of embarrassed of my behaviour."
I gather my things aswell
"It's fine. Everyone has those moments." and they really do. They freak out. Do some ruthless things without thinking. After all, we're all human at some point.

We walk quietly. I'm just too tired to talk and her, maybe she's just shy.
We stop by a small house that I own actually thanks to my brilliant mother again but there's nothing there except for bed, small kitchen and a bathroom. We go inside.
"Is this gonna be okay?" she nods her head excitedly
"Of course! Thank you so much."
I almost feel bad for tonight's upcoming events. But then again.. Almost.

I go into the kitchen and make her some tea. And this will be my promised calming tea because I pop a small little pill that should make her unconscious in a second.
"Here, I made you some tea. You must be tired so it should be helpful. It will make you warm too." I say pretending to care.
She almost grabs her heart by my act of kindness.
Without hesitation she takes a big gulp and I watch her. I watch her till she passes out on the small couch.