alphabetical imagines [NHC]

q u i t

you had an hour left of your shift which was going terrible. you had messed up orders, burnt you hand on a plate and just spilt a drink over yourself.

"i'm so sorry" you apologise quickly

"where's your manager? who would hire someone like you, this is disgraceful" the older man snaps

"i'll go and get him now i'm so sorry sir i'll get you another drink right away" you speak before rushing away

you walk out the back into the kitchen where your colleague just looks at you with sympathy

"i should have called in sick how did i think i could do a twelve hour shift when i'm this ill" you sigh hitting your forehead which made the growing migrane so much worse

"want me to go get mike?" he asks

"yes please, i'll remake this drink" you reply

a few seconds later mike storms through the kitchen out to the cafe floor

"god help you" your colleague looks to you worriedly

you ignore him and carry the new strawberry milkshake out to the very angry customer

"here you go" you place it down onto the table

your manager looks at you a sighs

"go grab your stuff, your done" he speaks

"what?" you respond

"your fired, you can't keep ruining our reputation" he shakes his head

"well you can't fire me, i quit" you pull your employee card off your apron and drop it onto the table beside him

"you can't do that" he stares in shock

"i just did, goodbye mike" you walk away, suddenly noticing two other tables watching your every move

one elderly couple and another with three young boys

you enter the kitchen to everyone waiting for you

"what happened?" one asks

"i quit" you pull your apron off and grab your jacket from the hook

"you what?" another speaks

"better than being fired right?" you joke, pulling on the jacket

"he was gonna fire you!"

"eh, i can do better than this job anyway" you reply shoving your bag over your shoulder and slaming the locker shut

you walk out the kitchen through the small cafe with your head up and a small fake smile on your face however as soon as you heard the door ding and close behind you, you realise what you'd just done

you walk round the corner to where you car was parked and let out a big breath you didn't know you were holding. you fumble around in your bag for your car keys which proves hard whilst shaking.

"hey" you hear from behind you making you jump

"you okay?" one of the boys from the cafe were stood behind you, the streetlight and neon sign from the cafe illuminating his face

"yeah fine" you reply ignoring him and going back to find your keys

"do you want some help?" he asks

"no i said i'm fine" you snap

"sorry" you sigh looking up to see hurt on his face

"no i get it, you've had a tough day" he replies

"just a little" you reply

"you were pretty sassy in there though, glad you stood up for yourself" he smiles

"thank you, although i'm already regretting my choice as i have no other options right now" you respond truthfully

"do you not attend college?" he asks

"how old do you think i am?" you ask back

"like seventeen?" he bites his lip as if you'll attack him if his wrong

"i'm nineteen, and no i don't attend uni either as i wanted to work full time for a year to save up and go travelling next year but clearly that won't happen now" you reply

"don't say that i'm sure you'll find something" he responds

"hopefully" you smile

"do you wanna maybe go get a drink before trying to drive home? you seem a little stressed" he asks

"there's a starbucks round the corner" he adds

"sure" you shrug, you didn't plan on being home for another hour anyway, you're sure your flatmate will be fine

you both walk round the corner to a small starbucks on a fairly busy street, much busier than the small road your work was tucked behind

you enter the shop and he offers to buy you both a hot chocolate, telling you to grab a table

"so blake" you glance at the cup he was holding

"wait how do you know my name?" his eyes widen

"it's on your cup" you laugh

"oh" he sighs and leans back into his chair

"why so worried" you ask

"no reason, what's your name?" he replies

"y/n" you smile

that was the start to a very close friendship, and a new job opportunity to travel whilst working after he eventually told you that he was apart of a band