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"In Which Reality Involves a Scheming Fairy Godfather"
(Pt. 2)
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8:30 PM
The Garage, Downtown Square
He nods thoughtfully, staring at an empty space.
"You should go," he finally comments after a long thought.
I look at him, puzzled. "What?"
What's with the sudden approval? It's like he doesn't want me around here. Frankly, it kinda hurts.
He waves me away."Go embrace your youth."
"But"—
"O-puhp-puhp!" — he raises his hand to shut me up — "Before you say anything, I'm not gonna pay for any overtime."
"Is it so hard to believe I'm here because I just love to listen to your elderly wisdom?" I bat my eyelashes at him, pouting my lips.
He rolls his eyes, "The same way I just enjoy your youthful sarcastic quips, too. Too bad, I'm closing early."
"But you never close up early," this time it was my turn to scrutinize him suspiciously. I squint my eyes. "Unless..."
His eyes stray off, refusing to meet my probing stare.
Suddenly it hits me.
I squeal, jumping up and down while pointing at him like a child. "You have a date!"
A drop of sweat trickles his brow. "Kid"—
"You finally did it and asked her out!"
"List"—
I urgently grab his collar. "Please tell me you're planning to use a deodorant or at least a shower. You can't have Clem smell" —
Before I close in for a sniff, he shoots his hands out and captures my face.
He stretches and kneads my cheeks, making me stop. My weakness!
"Ow-ow-ow-ow!" I swat his hands away to no avail.
"Don't be ridiculous. Old Man Jin just invited me for a pint at the pub," he explains, releasing my aching red cheeks.
I lightly rub my cheeks and wince at the tingling sensation. "Really? I never knew you were best buds."
"We're not," he says cryptically.
"A-ha!" — I smack my hands together — "Then why's he treating you for a pint? Everybody knows he's a total miser."
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Teen FictionAve Michaels is an out-and-proud cynical romantic who never had her heart broken (considering she has to fall in love first.) That is until, in order to get published, she has to prove she's a versatile writer by writing a romance novel. Throw in a...
