Zadison one shots

Girls like girls: Epilogue

                                                                      *** 3 years later ***

Zoe was running incredibly late for work and the more her roommate Emery stalled, the more trouble she was going to find herself in with her boss, who was hardly even human herself, lacking empathy and compassion in every area and making it her personal mission to ruin her career and also her life for reasons unbeknownst to her.

"Em I can't be even later for work than I am right now so I'm just going to take the bus okay?" Her roommate and best friend, who was still nowhere near finishing her makeup for class, gave her a simple nod and tossed a box to her with one hand, turning back to the vanity mirror she was sitting at, and thus ending whatever chance of conversation they could have had about the box or more specifically, the contents of the box. She didn't have any time to dwell though, so she grabbed her bag and coat and slipped her feet into the pair of distasteful and plain black slip-ons she was forced to wear to her job, and she sprinted out the door, barely missing her neighbor, who was coming up the stairs with an armful of groceries. When she finally made it outside, she saw that the bus was pulling up to the stop across the road, and she ran as fast as she could in order to catch it before it pulled off, which thankfully it didn't. She boarded the bus last, and she struggled to find an empty seat, finally finding one next to a middle aged woman who was heavily pregnant and wore an expression that screamed not to fuck with her and especially not try to attempt to engage in conversation with her. She sat on the edge of the seat, her fingers itching to open the flaps on the box on her lap, but she refrained until the bus let her off at her stop, and she went inside the warm building and into the break room, setting the box on the table before she sat in one of the hard plastic chairs that sat next to it. She tore off the tape off and opened the box carefully, afraid of what she would find inside, but was relieved to find that it was just a plain black jewelry box.

"What the hell are you back here doing Benson? We need you out at the register now." The raspy voice of her boss brought her back to reality and she rolled her eyes and stood up, placing the box inside her bag and locking it securely inside her work locker, deciding that she would open the jewelry box on her next break, which was about two hours from now. She sighed and exited the break room, shutting the door tightly behind her.

                                                                                   *****

After two hours of her usual customers and ridicule from her ruthless boss, she was finally on her break which meant she could now find out the contents of the jewelry box, which hadn't slipped from her mind since she had first discovered it. She let out a sigh and turned to go to the back of the store before the bell on the door rang, which announced a customer had just come in.

"I'm sorry but we're cl-" Her words died in her throat as she turned around to greet the customer only to discover that it was not just some ordinary customer but Madison Montgomery, the girl from her former witch coven, who she had not seen, or heard from, in over 3 long years. The letters continued for a few weeks after she had left with her ex Kyle, but then abruptly stopped without reason, which hurt her but allowed her to focus on her mortal side, the human side of her that didn't contain magical abilities. After contact with Madison ceased, she found it easier to forget about the powers she possessed, and so she stopped using them, choosing to be with Kyle and do things that normal teenage girls did at her age, like attending college and getting a job and all the mundane things she now had to learn to do, to accept.

"Zoe. I never would have expected you to be working at a cafe, especially when this job is way too mundane even for you." Her voice sounded the same, except a certain kindness tinged her words now, something she never thought she would be able to say about the older witch, who used her power for evil and was just as cruel as some of the spells she performed on the people that double crossed her.