Hope In Their Eyes: book 2

Chapter 28: Work and the Newcomer

      Sky's pov

     "You know you didn't have to drive me to work?" I nagged. He nodded, " oh I know but you think after what happened I'm gonna let you out of my sight, not to mention if I'm not around, you are reckless lately." Sam responded . "You can stop treating me like a child ya know, I'm not as fragile as I use to be." He clenched the steering wheel tightly and kept driving. "You know we need to talk about your behavior lately as well." Sam said. "I said stop treating me like a child." We arrived and I got out of the car and slammed it. "Sky!" He called but I kept walking.

He pulled out of the spot and left. Sam thinks I'm so fragile now and I hate it, I lost some feeling, like I've gone cold and I feel nothing but anger and the ambition to prove I'm not weak. Everyone has always been set on protecting me they forget to take care of themselves and I just wish everyone would stop pitying me. I'm not weak, I'm not fragile, I won't feel useless anymore. I will prove it to them. "Hey, welcome back," Zack greets me and I walk past him. He helped to try to convince me to take therapy ugh. "Come on Sky, your seriously not gonna ignore me, just for trying to help," he says.

"That's not help, that's simply trying to force me into something I don't want to do," I responded. And I put my apron on and got a plate to carry and slid my card to clock in. "Come on Sky, we're not trying to force you into anything we just want what is best for you." He follows me as I work. " and where do you all get off knowing what is best for me," I snap. He sighs and cleans up a empty table next to me. "For the record, I didn't want any part in it, I told them not to push you." He responds. I stop in my tracks and glance at him then continue placing the food down in front of the customers. "Please, enjoy, do you need anything else?" They smile up at me, "no thank you, I think we're good for now." The man responds as he sits with his date.

I nod and turn away and walk back into the kitchen. "I appreciate that, just I need to figure things out on my own and I wish they'd understand that." I say back to Zack as he follows me into the kitchen making drinks for the customers. "I understand Sky, but maybe you should just cut them some slack their just worried about the way you been acting," he sighs. I gather my own pen and paper and walk back out of the kitchen but before, I say, "I'm still trying to understand what behavior you all are referring too." Then I walk away to which he sighs.

I go up to my next table and ask them, "what drinks would you like?" They smile and glance at the menu then back at me, "I'd like an iced tea and what about you?" The customer asks to what looks like a family member. " Um, can I get a lemonade?" I nod and write it down. "And have you guys decided on what you'd like?" They both look at one another undecided. "We will need a bit." I smile, " take your time." Then I turn away to go make the drinks. I scoop ice and put it in the cups and then fill one cup with lemonade and the other with ice tea. "Seriously Sky, you know how you've been acting , and it's starting to scare everyone." He says.

I sigh with frustration, "because i'm tired of everybody treating me like a fucking victim." I snap and I accidentally knock a cup off and it shatters. "Damn it!" My boss and a few coworkers peek around the corner. " is everything okay," my boss asks. "Yes it's fine." I say calmly. He nods and tells everyone to go back to work. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to upset you," Zack apologizes. The boss returns and helps me pick up the glass. "You know Sky if this is to much you can go home," he says concerned. "No. I'm fine, I need to do this." I say. He nods and helps pick the rest of the glass and cleans up and leaves. "Can we just drop this Zack, I'm trying to concentrate, I don't need you lecturing me."

Then I grab the drinks and take them out to the customers. "I'm so sorry about your wait, here is your drinks, are you ready to order?" They nod in agreement and tell me what they want and I write it down. "It'll be just a moment." Then I pick up the menu's and walk away and let the cooks know. Then I get new customers and I walk out to find it's Mackenzie and her friends. Damn it, why today of all days? Zack notices them as well, "want me to get them?" He asks. I shake my head, "I got this." He watches as I approach them. "Let me show you to your seats." They all look up and their eyes widen and Mackenzie glares.

"If I would've known I'd see your face here, I would gone to the other restaurant today." She comments snidely. "Follow me?" I ignore her and lead them to a booth and set their menu's in front of them. "What would you like to drink?" I ask. "The two guys both ask for cokes and then Mackenzie and her friend ask for water with lemon. "Oh and could you have someone else make mine, I wouldn't want my drink tainted by you." Mackenzie laughs. I roll my eyes and walk away. The boss approaches, " want me to kick them out?" He asks. "No it's alright." He helps me with the drinks. "Then mind if I help?" I glance at my boss who is kind and wise. I'm still trying to understand how he is only 24 and already is a boss. With his dark green eyes and dirty blonde hair. "Sure."

He help me carry them to the table and Mackenzie looks him up in down with a slutty smirk. Uckk. "Here you are." He helps me place the drinks down. "Well if I saw you here more often, I'd be here everyday, what's your name?" Mackenzie practically drools over him. Double uck. "The name is Cole." he responds uninterested. "What can we get for you guys?" They other three place their order and then Mackenzie, of course has to say something snide. She tells us what she wants and then she glances at me, "Oh and Cole would you be a dear and make sure she doesn't touch my plate? I wouldn't want her to ruin my appetite." She looks him up and down while saying that. I clench my pen and paper, trying to hold back. "Mackenzie dear, I'm gonna have to ask you to respect my workers or take your leave, we don't serve ungrateful customers." She widened her eyes at him as I also did at the shock of him getting protective.

"I understand," she said. I was shocked at how she backed down so quickly. "I appreciate that, I'm sorry." She smiles at him but glares at me and then we both walk back to the kitchen. "You didn't have to do that." He smiles and shakes his head, "you've been through enough you don't need that," he replies. He tells the cooks to get to work at cooking and then he goes back to his office. I sigh and go out to clean tables. "Thank you so much!" The couple thanks me and give me a $20 dollar tip then take their leave. I'm cleaning up then I turn around and bump into a hard chest and all the dishes fall on me. Damn it. Mackenzie's friends laugh at me while the other customers look concerned and I look up to the person. "Sky?!" I feel excitement fill me and I smile. "Luca!!" He picks me up
in his arms and swings me around.

Our reactions to each other draw a lot of attention including Mackenzie and her friends, along with Zack. "I haven't seen you in forever Sky, oh my gosh have I missed you!" I smiled and laughed. "I know it's been what, ten years and then I was told you went off to college with a wrestling scholarship!" He laughed, " I cant believe you remember, I heard you was still living here, and with that shitty step dad, I heard he finally got what he deserved!" He said. "Yes but unfortunately he escaped," I whispered. "Damn, if I see his face I will give him a good flashback of how I beat his ass."

We laugh together, " I gotta get back to work though." He sighs. "Work, that's always fun," he says sarcastically. "Well when do you get off we should catch up and hang out." I smiled and nodded. "Definitely." He rubs the back of his head and chuckles while slightly glancing at my enlarged belly. "I guess I'll catch you later." He winks at me then walks away smiling. Zack comes over and helps me pick everything up. "Who was that?" I finish picking everything up and stand up. "That was Luca, he's a childhood friend of our family." Zack watches him curiously as he walks away. "Ah, and does Sam know him?" I look at him. "No, he doesn't, Luca has been out of town for years," I said. "Why you gonna tell my therapist too?" Zack sighs.

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