Chapter 18: Chapter Eighteen-Work

Adira Skylar's Pov:

Coming to work, I saw Emily already there waiting behind the counter. She smiled at me. I smiled back and mouthed to her that I'm gonna get ready and come back.

Getting ready in my work clothes, I came out of the staff's room. I was working part-time at a coffee shop to maintain my life. I have working here for as long as I can remember. The owner is too good. I think I consider her as one of my closest.

I walked behind the counter and immediately was hugged by my brownie. Emily. "Why didn't you come to university today? I missed you."She said breaking the hug.

"Because you ditched me yesterday. I took revenge." I said acting hurt by her disappearance. She pouted. "Oscar just wanted to do stuff you know which I couldn't decline. Hehe. I'm sorry my love." She said still pouting. I smiled falling into her cuteness. "I was just messing with you. I have so many things to tell you. These past three days have been so hectic for me! Let's talk after finishing work, Hm?" I said patting her hand. She nodded smiling.

While I was taking an order from a customer, Emily came up to me with a smirk. Telling the customer to wait in a seat, I looked at her with a questioning look. She just kept smirking and wiggling her brows. "What's going on?" I asked confused. She secretly pointed towards a guy who was looking at us. I turned towards her with a questioning look again. " He has been glancing your day since he came here today. He's totally into you, girl!" She whispered excitedly. Another customer came, so she had to cut off her excitement.

After some time while I was standing doing nothing, I looked at the place he was sitting. Damn, he caught me looking at him. I immediately looked away. Why am I panicking? I caught him looking at me not otherwise. Thankfully, a bunch of people came inside the cafe right then. Welcoming them, I started to make their orders. But why were there so many people at this time? It's 9 for God's sake. Well, maybe cravings. But it's never busy during this time, so we have only three staff right now. Me, Emily, and a jerk called Valentino.

"Do you need a hand?" Speaking of the devil.

"Does it look like I need help?"

"Do you want me to answer that or would you like to maintain plausible deniability for later?"

I looked at him for a mere second and went back to making the beverages. I was in charge of making beverages while Valentino was in charge of coffees. I sucked at making coffees. I don't know why I couldn't make coffee. I glanced at Valentino. He was making his orders. I don't know why I couldn't befriend myself with him.

"Take a picture Adira. It lasts longer." Oh, yeah this is why. Tsk.

"Hey, are the orders ready? " Emily came up to the counter. Thank goodness. I nodded towards her and handled her two drinks. I got outside of the counter and helped her serving other drinks. Again coming back to the counter to take the coffees, I saw Valentino smiling at me with a drink in his hand which he was sipping comfortably. Is he dumb or what! There are so many customers and not bothering to help he is sipping water. I glared at him and took the coffees, Emily helping.

After what felt like an eternity, the cafe closed and I sat down finally. Today was hectic. My legs are killing me. And I don't know why I just wanted to kill Valentino. Speaking of the devil again, he came and took a seat beside me. I sneezed.

"What the hell kind of noise was that?"

"I sneezed."

"That was NOT a sneeze."

"Do me a favor, when you leave today, go straight to HELL."

"I will wait for you there." He smirked at me.

I looked at him in annoyance. Remind me why I don't like him. Oh yeah, the conversation right now just reminded me. Leaving him there, I went to the staff's room to change where Emily was. Entering I saw her talking on the phone. She mouthed me to get dressed. Well, I was gonna do that anyway.

Dressing up in my casual clothes, I sat beside Emily. She was not talking on the phone anymore.

" So? I have taken permission from my parents and I'm going to stay over tonight at yours. Yay!" She said smiling. I smiled back

"Yay! But do you have things for classes tomorrow?"

"Oh, I will just take a stop to home on my way and take everything. No worries." She assured me.

"Let's go then. But you have to deal with a creep at home today if he is still there." I said standing up."What do you mean creep? Which creep? Tell me!" She said also standing up."I will tell you when we get home."