Emotional Sociopath

The First Day of Torture

"Who was that?" Deb asked as soon as Alan walk back to the return cart.

"Apparently, my new girlfriend." Alan said, still dazed as to what just happened as he started to put up the books faster than he was before he was threatened.

"O-oh, you have a g-girlfriend?" Debby stuttered, obviously trying not to cry. 

"Yep, didn't I just say that?" Alan asked oblivious to Debs feelings,  as he put up the last book on his cart. 

"Y-yes, you did," Deb said as she wiped her eyes before taking off her apron. "I'm going on lunch."

"But its only nine thirty." Alan stated as he put on his own apron and shuffling behind the front counter.

"Well time to me is like other people's feelings to you,  I could care less." Deb said with tear clouded eyes before walking out of the café sobbing.

"Oh, I didn't know it's allergy season." Alan mumbled under his breath as he didn't understand what makes normal people cry without being physically hurt.

    He kept working as usual, taking orders and yelling names. At four fifty he had to kick all of the customers out and start cleaning the place along with the other nine people who worked at that mouth watering hell hole. Alan then shoved all of his belongings in his pocket before heading home.

*

After a long day of dread, Alan was waiting outside of his work waiting for Jada to come as he was freezing in the cold fall Denver air. When he finally gave up on watching, Alan slipped out his phone and tried to call Deb, but she didn't answer. Weird, she didn't come to work today or talk to me since she went on the lunch that she never came back from. Oh ya, she has bad allergies.  He thought to himself and started to play Crossy Rode with the Emo Goose. He was super close to braking his record when all of the sudden.

"Hey!" Jada yelled which startled Alan making him loose his place. Alan sighed and put his phone in his pocket.

"So, what form of torture are you going to make me endure today." Alan groaned.

"Number one: it's not torture. And number two: A glass of wine and a sunset." Jada said holding up a picnic basket that held a bottle of  wine, two glasses, and a blanket.

"Ew, so now we are a gross Hallmark couple?" Alan said with a face full of cringe, but a hart full of empty.

"Oh, so now we are a couple?" Jada smiled as she walked to his side and hooked her arm around his. 

"Well ya, this week of hang outs, is more like a sires of mini dates that lead to the big one. therefore you are my girlfriend and I'm your boyfriend. Which by the way, I still don't understand why people get multiple temporary mates till the meet their forever mate or soulmate. Which the universe decided that I don't deserve one or even false love." Alan ranted to Jada who listened to every word as they started down the path to the nearby park.

"How do you know that you are not meant to love some one for eternity?" Jada said as she weaved her fingers into Alan's hand that wouldn't hold her back.

"Because Jada, my story is like the Beauty and the Beast. I am incapable of being loved or feeling love. I am unworthy of love,  so I will not try to love." Alan said looking at his feet.

"You know, the beast realizes that he has fallen in love with the beauty and their love transforms the beast into a prince and they live happily ever after at the end." Jada said as the almost reached the hill in the park.