Born in prison, in love with a cliché.

𝙵 𝙾 𝚄 𝚁 𝚃 𝙴 𝙴 𝙽

Later at work, I can't concentrate. Fuck you, Zach, for doing this to me. I hate it how he gets under my skin.

I look at the clock that says it's 2 P.M. Lunchbreak. I sigh in relief as somebody else replaces me and I walk to the back of the store. I let myself fall on one of the chairs and take off my apron, throwing it on the table and letting out another exhausted breath.

"Someone sounds tired." I hear somebody say and I turn around to see my manager, Jack. I laugh and nod my head. "I had a rough morning but don't worry, I'll live," I say jokingly and he nods with a smile. A handsome smile. Now I think of it, this is the first time I actually can get a good look at him. The first time we met I was way too nervous.

It looks like he's in his mid-twenties. Dirty blonde short hair. Dimples, and like I said, a handsome smile. He catches me looking at him maybe a little too long and I quickly look away.

"So how have the first two weeks been so far?" He asks and I shoot him a pleased smile. "It's been good. Clara has been a great friend and employee to me." I tell him and he seems pleased. "Yes, Clara is a sweet girl. She has been working here since she was sixteen.  Very loyal that one, I'll miss her once she finds a full-time job." He says and I nod.

Jack takes a seat next to mine. Maybe a little too close but I try to not let it affect me. It's probably nothing anyway.

"I did hear that there were some issues yesterday?" He begins and I suck in a breath. I was really hoping he wouldn't hear about that. "It was nothing really. Just some stuff I've been going through, nothing to worry about."

"Well, if the man is planning on coming back to this cafe to cause more problems it is-"

"He won't come back. I'll make sure of it." I promise him and he thinks for a second before he nods. "Okay, just let me know if I can help in any way." He says with a sweet smile. His hand finds it's way to my knee and he rubs it for a few short seconds. I'm happy when the uncomfortable moment gets interrupted by non-other than Clara.

Jack's hand slips off my knee and he stands up to greet Clara. "Hello, Clara." He says as she barges in and she gives him a bright smile. "Jack." She greets him with and with that Jack gives me one last smile before retreating into his office.

I shrug off the moment as I stand up to grab my phone from my locker and walk to the mini-fridge to grab a sandwich and a juice. Clara walks over to me to give me a big fat bear hug.

"Life's good." She grins as she pulls away and grabs a juice for herself. "Okay someone's in a happy mood," I say and she hides her blush. "Oh my god, what happened?" I ask as I sit down and watch her twirl around.

"I met a guy." She grins as she puts on her apron, avoiding eye contact with me. She is totally into this guy. A blind person good see that. "A guy?" I ask for clarification and she nods. "I met him in the gym. Not my typical type but he's hot and kind of sweet if you get to know him." She says and quickly drinks her juice. I guess her shift starts in 5 minutes. "I think Clara has a crush." I tease her and she sticks out her tongue while I take a few bites of my sandwich, wiggling my eyebrows.

"You have no room to talk. You like a guy and he likes you and for some reason, you guys still aren't together." She says and I roll my eyes. "I told you, I'm not ready for that stuff. I need to figure out other stuff before I go back to that stuff." I say, questioning my own way of talking. Am I okay?

"Yeah well, Zach Bryne might not be the best influence but guys like that don't tend to stick around and wait." She tells me and I shake my head as I take the last bite of my sandwich.

"Well, that's good. Because that only tells me that I didn't mean enough to him. A real man with real feelings will wait." I scoff, slightly annoyed that she's right. Zach will not wait for me to figure out my life. He probably has already moved on since this morning. Fucking some other girl instead because he couldn't fuck me.