One Last Place

Ch. 3

It was finally Saturday and Eric had to work. He got up and went to the bathroom to to get ready. He walked out the door as his mom shouted that she loved him. He yelled an "I LOVE YOU TOO" and then locked the front door.

He finally got to his work place. Eric worked at a little cafe/library. As he entered he saw the regulars sitting at their special table. He smiled to himself thinking that it was really cute. He went to the back to wash his hands and put the apron on.

An out later and only two people came in. The place doesn't really get that busy. Some people came in here and there but he just stood at the counter looking at the menu again and again. Eric heard the bell on the door ring and he quickly looked up. He was surprised to see that it was the guy from his class. His cheeks got a little pink. "Why are you blushing, you haven't even talked to the guy"? Eric said in his head. The guy walked up to order.

"Can I get a medium iced caramel macchiato"? asked the guy from math class.

"Umm yeah, that will be $3.47 and what is your name"? Asked Eric

"Chris"

"Okay, it should be ready in a minute or so" replied Eric

"Chris is his name" thought Eric with a little smile beginning on his face

"Here is you medium iced Carmel macchiato and have a great rest of your afternoon ". said Eric

"You too" said Chris

Chris was about to leave but then he turned around.

"Aren't you from my math class"? asked Chris

"Yeah... I am, I sit on the other side of the room in front of you". replied Eric

"Oh okay, well it's nice that I could finally talk to you". Chris said with a smile

".... Oh it was nice to talk to you too" said Eric

"Well I'll see you around" said Chris

"yeah see you later"

Eric was still shocked by how Chris looked at a close angle. Eric going back to his memory of Chris smiling at him.

"How is his smile so adorable"? "How is he so tall "? Why does he look so handsome"? "His black hair was even darker than my own". "His eyes were dark brown but they still dazzled". "His smile was the brightest thing I saw and his little dimples were so cute"! Eric said to himself

"Wait, hold on , you just met him why do you like him so much"? Thought Eric to himself

"I can't like him, I shouldn't like him".

As soon as Eric's shift was over, he walked home. He got to his house and saw his mom cooking.

"Hi honey! Dinner is almost ready so go wash up and then come eat" said Eric's mom

Eric went to the bathroom and washed his hands. He came back and sat at the table. His mom made lasagna for dinner. They both ate while his mom was asking him questions like "how was work" or "did you meet anyone new"?

"Actually I did meet someone, his name is Chris". I couldn't help but smile. Just thinking about him made me happy. Eric thought to himself. His mom took notice of how big her son's smile got,

"So.. Do you like him"? asked his curious mother

"What"! "No of course not". replied a blushing Eric

"Honey, you know that it's okay to like someone right"? "You can like or love anyone you want to". "I'll always support you no matter what". said Eric's mom

Eric had tears in his eyes. He always teared up when ever they talked about things like this. He was happy that his mother would always support him but he was also sad because that's why his dad left. His dad never liked the idea of his son being bisexual because he was always the traditional Asian parent. Eric always thought it was his fault for causing the divorce of his parents. His mom however always loved her son the way he was and never blamed him for anything. "I love you so much, don't ever think that I won't stop loving. Now stop crying and eat your dinner".

After they ate, Eric went to his room to work on homework and watch YouTube videos. It was 12:36 am and he decided to finally go to sleep.

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