The Sailor In The IceCream Shop (Harringrove)

Chapter 3: Scoops Ahoy

Billy's P.O.V

It was the next day since I visited the mall and I planned to do absolutely nothing but lay in on my bed. Although that was all kindly interrupted by Maxine entering my room.
"Hey Billy can you take me to the mall?"
"Don't you have anyone else that can? What about your babysitter Steve?" I say while laughing.
"He can't. He's working." Immediately once she said that I thought about Steve in that stupid costume and decided I would pay him a visit.
"Sure l'll take you, but we're leaving now." She just shook her head grabbed her bag and skateboard and we made are way downstairs and outside to my car. We drove down the street until we made are way to the mall.
"Alright thanks Billy."
"Wait I'm gonna umm come in."
"Ummm ok."
We made are way into the mall and I had to remind myself that everything was ok and no monsters were here before counting to walk. Then Max ran off the Sinclair again..
"Lucas."
"Billy."
There was dead silence before Max spoke
"Hey guys don't-."
"We aren't." Me and Lucas say at the same time. I soon leave Max with her group of weirdos and go to find Harrington. Why did I want to find Harrington well that's non of your business:). After a while of walking around the mall I get to the one and only scoops ahoy. I walk in casually and ring the bell and there comes Steve through the back door. The brunettes has had better days but he was still in the ridiculous outfit which made things better.
"Ahoy there- never mind it's just you."
"What? So I don't get the whole pick up line that comes with your outfit? Didn't I drive you home?"
"No you don't, now what do you want?"
"Well you see here.. I need a job and so.."
"So?" He says with his stupid smile he knows exactly what I'm asking but yet he is making me ask.
"Could I work here?"
"Why not Hargrove. All you had to do was ask." I hop over the counter which startled him a bit. "Woah! What are you doing?"
"Working."
"You don't even have a uniform."
"Then why don't you go and get me one princess." I say to the brown eyed boy looking into my soul. I also decided to be extra with him and give him a wink, which just caused him to roll his eyes and go into the back room. I'm assuming to get me a outfit. This was gonna be fun. I wasn't sure why I wanted to hang out with Harrington but because I do this was the best way too. All day everyday until summers over. Soon I see a girl come out from the back holding what looked to be the sailor outfit. She had short hair and was about a few inches shorter than me. She wore the same Sailor outfit and the weird hat and red shoes.
"Your Hargrove right?"
"Sure am, and who might you be?"
"The names Robin, I work with Steve but I guess I work with you now as well." The dirty blonde hair girl smiled. After my chat with Robin I went behind the counter were I found Steve sitting in a chair eating a banana. "This is the back area. Also known as are lunch area." She continued to just show me different things and what I had to do and which keys unlock what and some rules and blah blah blah. I got bored after a while and stopped really paying attention, that was until the bell rang.
"Why don't you go Hargrove." Steve said smiling as if I couldn't handle a costumer.
"Fine. I will." I say sticking my tongue out at him.
I made my way to the front and there was this short girl who looked to be like 9. She counties to ring the bell until I ask.
"What do you want?"
"First off who are you?"
"Why would that be any of your business little girl."
"Don't ever call me little Ken Barbie! Just because I'm smaller in size doesn't mean I'm smaller in smarts because when I'm your age I'm gonna be at ASU instead of scooping ice cream like some pathetic-." Before the girl was able to finish her sentence Steve bursted through the back doors.
"That's enough Erica." Steve said coming to stand beside me.
"Woah saved by the sailor boy."
"Whatever you little-."
"Language! Here Erica." Steve says handing the girl a ice cream sundae. Then she just leaves flipping me off, which I gladly do the same earning a slap on my arm from Steve and then I realized I already screwed up.. she didn't pay! But Steve let her go so..
"Doesn't she need to pay?"
"Umm no."
"And why's that pretty boy?"
"Stop calling me pet names and something went down and she helped us out so now she gets free ice cream."
"That really didn't explain much."
"To bad. You were busy being flayed an- I uhh didn't mean that."
"Yeah whatever." That really pissed me off I genuinely thought I may wanna be around Harrington but he is still a piece of shit. Nothing's changed but yet had anything changed on my end either? If I was so easily angered then did I really change? Lucky Robin interrupted whatever was going on.
"Hey you two it's almost closing time." Robin voice rang from the back.
"Alright we're coming." Steve spoke up grabbing a cloth. They made me clean the counters and Steve cleaned the tables and Robin did.. I don't know what ever she does. I was almost done and ready to close up that was before Steve spoke.
"Look Billy I didn't mean what I said. That- that was wrong of me. I'm sorry."
"Ugh. It's fine Harrington.. it's just all that bullshit is still kinda well you know.. new."
"Yeah I 100% get it."
"Don't tell anyone about you know me being all.."
"Vulnerable?"
"Sure but I swear you better not."
"I won't. I promise." Then we just looked at each other from across the shop and smiled. It was weird I never really gave a genuine smile to Harrington but I guess today was that day. I didn't realize how long we were staring at one another until Robin started talking.
"I hate to interrupt whatever's going on here but we kinda have to leave now."
Once Robin said that me and Steve finished doing what we were doing and helped Robin locked up. We were walking through the mall when we heard something.
"What was that?" Steve questioned turning around to try and see where the noise came from.
"I have no clue." Robin says scanning the area with her crystal blue eyes. The sound happened again but this time louder. It sounded like someone was moving something like metal.
"Should we?" I suggest gesturing to the noise.
"I know I'm gonna regret this but sure." We all made are way following the strange noises. All of us were on the edge, unsure about were the noises were coming from. I had a feeling we were gonna regret this but yet we kept going. Little did I know how stranger things were gonna become.

Author~ I'm not super proud of this chapter but I think the upcoming ones are gonna be interesting. I hope you guys are enjoying my story! What do you think is causing the noise? Only time will tell. Hope you all have a amazing day!❤️