SHE - HS

CHAPTER 16

"Damnit laney! I told you I didn't want to do it and now look, I'm actually in the damn thing!" I yell to her in frustration.

"Chill the hell out bitch!" she yells back and I just groan in response, "you're going to have fun and you're going to be making bank. I don't see why you're complaining to me" she says back.

"I just- you know this isn't my thing at all so, I don't know, I guess i'm just freaking out." I spill to her telling how I really feel about this whole thing. I wasn't excited for the music video, but I was excited to get more money. I liked having extra money that I got to spend on myself. I never really had much of it, but when I did I always felt good.

"Have you ever thought about getting another job? You know like a side job?" Laney asks.

"No, I haven't. I guess that would probably be a good idea." I admit.

"What about you work at beachwood? I mean, you're practically a regular, they have to let you work there." she says like she just said the smartest thing ever.

"They don't have to do anything if they don't want to, but I guess it wouldn't hurt to go and see if they are hiring."

"Great idea ro. I say you go do that today" she suggests. I agree and decide to just go there now since I am already out.

"Are you excited to come visit?" I ask her changing the subject. Laney and niall were going to come visit so I could finally meet him and become friends.

"Oh my god, yes. We are going to have so much fun together. We can shop and eat, then you can tell me all about how much fun you had in the music video. Maybe we can even watch it together." she suggests.

"No no. I'm wont be telling you anything until you tell me your big secret." I tell her trying to get it out of her now.

"I promise, I will tell you the second I get there" she swears to me.

"Are you excited to see your family?" I continue to ask her questions as I drive to beachwood.

"For sure, they will love the surprise as well."

"Wait," I stop her, "you're telling me no one knows?" I ask.

"Nope. just me and Niall. You'll be the third one to know once I get there. Well, fourth if you count Finnely" she laughs.

"Oh, I'm so honored" I tell her as I park in front of the cafe.

"You have no idea" she says a little quieter into the phone.

"Well, I'm at Beachwood, I'm gonna go in and talk to them but I'll call you later" I say quickly as we say our goodbyes and hang up. I love that laney has been calling more. It's really nice hearing from her and knowing I will always have someone who cares about me.

I walk into the cafe and once again it is slow. I walk right up to the cashier.

"Hi Rosie!" the girl at the register greets me. "Same as last time?" she aks.

Damn, I was a regular wasn't I?

"Um actually I'm not here for coffee today. I was wondering if you guys were hiring and if so, if it was possible for me to get an interview sometime?" I ask a little nervous to get shut down.

"Let me go check with josh." she says leaving me to assume josh is the manager or something. She disappeared into the back room and returns with a tall, buff looking man. He had a little bit of scruff on his face but besides that he looked well put together.

"Rosie?" he asks me reaching his hand out. I nod grabbing his hand and shaking it firmly.

"Yes," I said to him keeping his hand in mine, "and you are josh?"

"That would be me. It's very nice to meet you," He tells me, "I hear you are wanting to apply here." I nod my head again as a sigh of yes. "Well how about we just skip and go right to the interview" he asks me.

"That would be lovely." I tell him as he signals to an empty table we can sit at. He tells me to wait there as he gets all the papers and that he would be right back.
As I sit there waiting, I start to look around the store. I look at all the people in the store. A little old couple who looked so very happy together, another younger couple who looked like they were freshly married and another man. I couldn't see his face because he was hiding behind a computer but I could see he had brown curly and was wearing a white t shirt with some pinkish corduroy pants on and black vans. I didn't know who he was, but he had some style.

Josh eventually came back and interviewed me for about an hour.

"Alright," he said with a deep breathe filing his papers on the table, "i don't think I have any other questions" he told me as he looked through his papers. "Oh wait, I have one more." he turned his head to look at me again.

"When can you start?" he asked me with a smile. 

"I got the job?" I asked him very excited. He nodded in response keeping the same smile on his face. I told him the days I could and couldn't work as he handed me my shirt. I thanked him and the cashier once again before exiting the store. 

As I was heading for the door I could see in the corner of my eye the man with the corduroys was sitting with someone else. A girl.  I turned to look over my shoulder but when I did I saw the man holding his computer over his face, almost like he was trying to hide. the girl sitting with him looked extremely confused at him but then turned to look at me. I turned away quickly, trying not to make anything more awkward than it already was, but I thought I would take one last look after I left the store. I looked through the window at him. His back was still turned to me. I couldn't see much but what I did notice was he had his face in his hands. His head hung low and he just shook it in his hands. the girl with him walked over to kneel down next to him as she rubbed his back in sympathy. my heart ached for him.

this man was so upset over something. maybe someone. 

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ok, but why am I Lowkey hyped that I'm pretty close to 1,000 reads? :(