Asylum ➸ c.h

Twenty Two >>

The next morning the apartment felt more crowded than usual, don’t get me wrong it’s a pretty big place but with two extra guest it feels cramped.

“Good morning” Ashton and Luke greeted at the dinner table both eating a bowl of crappy cereal that we buy from the corner store down the street, I waved good morning and made a bee line straight to the fridge to make a cup of coffee.

“How did you guys sleep?” I asked pulling the milk out of the fridge, placing it on the counter and grabbing a coffee mug from the top cabernet. “Better than most nights” Luke answered, Luke and Calum stayed in Ashton’s room while Ashton slept next to me. Sharing rooms; again ugh.

  “You kick in your sleep” Ashton said in a soft laugh, I smiled and poured the milk into the coffee mug. “You take up most of the bed Irwin so it’s only fair” I respond putting the coffee and sugar in mixing it then turning to face them.

“Where is Mr Hoodlum?” I asked taking a sip off my cold coffee and making a face, I forgot to warm it up. “He is still sleeping, he will be asleep for a while” Luke stated, I nodded and set the timer on the microwave.

With a dig my coffee was ready and I eagerly took it out of the microwave and took a huge gulp burning the back of my throat but I didn’t care. “Well I have to get ready for work” I announced looking at the clock, Ashton nodded and Luke looked confused “You have a job?” he asked taking in another spoon full of cereal. “Yeah two actually plus my online course” I said finishing my coffee and throwing the mug into the sink.

“What do you do?” he asked. “mornings I work at a bookshop in the main square and on Wednesday to Friday nights I work at a movie theatre down from the main square” I said explained then walked over to ashton handing him his walking stick so he could walk around without guidance.

“So you leave Ashton alone?” he asks, I groan and look at him “don’t you dare start that again Hemmings” I growled and walked back into my bedroom to get changed.

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I entered the bookshop to be greeted by my co-workers Danny and Sam and our manager Chloe, Danny is one of the most funniest people I have ever met and he has one of the best personality’s I have ever met and he has a great eye out for good looking men. Yes Danny is gay and is proud of it which I love. Sam on the other hand is straight and is one of those people you like but you wouldn’t introduce to your parents because he might say the wrong thing. Sam has blonde hair and stretchers in his ears and a sleeve full off tattoos stories behind every single one… Danny always wanted a tattoo but is scarred of needles which made us all laugh at his stories of trying to get one but running out. Chloe on the other hand is brunette and would rather stay at home than come to work so she stays in her office a lot.

“Hey giirrllll” greeted Danny from the top of the ladder where he was stocking the stop shelf of the Non-Fiction section “Heyyy giiirrlll” I greeted back, this was our greeting and nobody really understood why but it was one of those things you know?

“Hey Rave” greeted Sam from behind the counter giving me a high five as I walked past him into the back room where Chloe’s office is and where the log book is when we write down what time we came into work and what time we leave.

“Raven!” Shouted Sam just as I finished logging in, I spun on my heel and walked back out to see what he wanted “yeah?” I asked appearing at his side and drumming my fingers on the table.

“We have a new shipment of those john green books can you help Danny stack them?” he asked punching some keys into the computer, I nodded and looked over the screen to see him on facebook and I rolled my eyes.