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Chapter 6: The Proposition

           Chapter 6: The Proposition

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      I guess you can say I waited a couple days to see if Christopher would call me or try to come after me. I waited. And even at work I thought about it. I been working everyday for Naomi. And to be fair I love the job. And I haven't spilt any coffee lately. And I gotta say working gives me time to get distracted from everything going on in my life. And I had just looked at the lovely customers that come in everyday. It's been four days since I first started. And I am glad as anything to be an employee here.

I did enjoy the comfort of taking orders from the customers. It's definitely been a lot easier than I thought. And I been hanging out with Naomi, Wendy and Tess. And I have told them a lot about myself. And if they asked I told them I never had a boyfriend and that I'm a virgin. To me it's fair to erase Christopher from my life that involves everyone. These friends don't deserve to know that. I don't wanna be judged. So I decided to leave all out. And I rather never speak of what happened and just focus on working and trying to be okay. And not worry about Christopher. I mean he's probably not giving a shit about me. I actually thought he would have came to see me. Or maybe he's moved on with somebody else and that's why he hasn't seen me. And it's best it stays this way. Whatever it is.

    The Bean was actually not very crowded today like it normally is on Fridays. And of course, I told Tom to stop over at 1:30. That's when my break is and that's when we can talk. And Tom seemed so desperate that we talk. So I told him to come to The Bean.

    Around 1:00 I actually stopped at a drug store to get myself a bottle of water and then I returned back to The Bean and I had seen Tom for the first time in so long which excited me. Even though I'm in my stupid uniform of a black skirt and white button down dress shirt and black nylons and black dress shoes with my hair tied back I still thought he looked great after a year of not speaking. He's known Christopher since they were fourteen. And I do know that Christopher was the first person he came out to only because he trusted Christopher. And Ty, Patrick and Liam were probably not the best influences or the ones to trust. Tom was sixteen then. And then he eventually had gone through with telling the rest of them. And it's definite that Tom has hooked up with guys left and right constantly. But to only be honest he's had bad painful breakups over the years. And I think Tom is the only one out of all of Christopher's friends that I liked.

  When my gaze landed on his, catching it. I had embraced him like crazy. And I was definitely okay with that. Because I missed not being able to talk to a guy who is headstrong but very kind through his darkest times. Even he can't fight off his own demons.

   So I took it seriously once we embraced. And it felt like Christopher's graduation party was a hundred years ago. And I just stared at him blankly. And I definitely wanted to talk to him. I took him to sit in one of the booths way in the back. In which Tom ordered himself a coffee and I was able to have a full on conversation.

   "You look great." Tom smiled, which I definitely took that as the great compliment I could get from him.

  "And you look not so bad yourself. You seem happy. Are you doing okay?" My voice was gentle while we spoke.

   He shrugged. "I'm alright, I guess. But you look more great than I expected."

    I laughed breathlessly and I only thought what he would have expected me to look if not great than like this.

  "How'd you think I look?" I asked.

  He sat there thinking for a moment. "Miserable. Perhaps luggages under your eyes. You looking exhausted like you haven't slept in months." He spoke honestly.