The Altruistic Kind

Chapter One

June 21, 2018 – 3 months later

Everyday was pretty much the same, wake up, eat breakfast, go to The Wild Wood, close up shop then drive home.

It's safe to say I'm getting bored.

I spent the past month and a half sulking over Keva's shooting.

I mean could you even call it sulking.

I was more so worried and scared cause the guys were still out there.

Mrs Wilder installed security cameras outside the store after the accident.

Just our luck they weren't there before that.

I also made a point to get my drivers license so I wouldn't be walking around late at night anymore.

Learning to drive kept me occupied for a little while but now I'm back to square one.

Bored.

Alone.

Scared shitless.

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The Wild Wood was my favourite place to be when I wanted to relax.

Yeah I'm officially a loser.

I'm a 20-year-old that enjoys spending all free time at work. Wow.

It was the middle of the day on a Wednesday.

The store was pretty empty seeing as all school kids were still in school, and most people are still at work.

I was busy checking returns when a breeze hit me.

A young man, probably my age or slightly over walked in.

"Hey, do you guys have a bathroom I could use?"

"Oh yeah, it's in the back, first door on the left."

"Thanks."

Lovely, the first person to walk in through that door today just needed the bathroom.

Great.

I was confused when I heard loud footsteps coming from the bathroom towards the door.

"Are you alright?"

He stopped running after hearing my question.

"Um yeah, I'm fine just late to a meeting."

Next second he was out the door.

Must have been a very casual meeting, seeing as he was dressed in a black graphic tee, and blue skinny jeans.

He was a fairly attractive guy, blonde shaggy hair, a very structured face and hazel eyes.

A few hours later, it was 5pm and Mrs Wilder walked in which was great cause I could finally go home.

Before going home, I stopped off at my local café.

'The 22nd  Window' was the only nice café in our neighbourhood.

It was where Keva and I would go every afternoon after school when we didn't have to work.

It was fairly busy when I walked in, so I had to line up before ordering.

10 minutes later I ordered my hot chocolate and sat down at a table, scrolling through my phone, reading about the latest gossip.

All of a sudden, the sound of laughter echoed through the store.

I lifted my head and made eye contact with the same guy that ran into The Wild Wood earlier.