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looked at Destiny. "He hung up without saying 'bye'."
"So?"
"That's so rude!"
Destiny rolled her eyes. "Working today?"
I groaned. "Yes. It's my last shift. Thank goodness."
I went to get ready for work. I was still tired, so I soaked in the bath for a while, wishing I didn't have to go anywhere. It took me over an hour to get dressed and drag myself back downstairs.
"Check out the kitchen table," Destiny called from the living room.
I shuffled to the kitchen, wondering what she was talking about, and found a bunch of orange and yellow roses on the table. I looked for a card and tore it off: Hope you like these as much as the flowers your colleague gave you at the gym. Congratulations on your new job. Harvey.
I wasn't sure what to think.
***
The gym was particularly stuffy today. The air tasted like sweat. I hated working around the swimming pools. All the chlorine in the air was bound to be detrimental to my health. To top it off, Jazz was off today, so I was feeling pretty lonely. Once again, I wondered why I had let Jazz rope me into this job.
At lunch time, I went to a nearby sandwich shop with Alix. I grinned when he paid for my sandwich. "I didn't know you had a chivalrous bone in your body, Alix."
"I'm very chivalrous. Did I not give you flowers the other day?"
"Oh yeah. They're dead now." Harvey's flowers had replaced them.
"Yeah, they don't last forever, you know. Want me to get you plastic ones if there's ever a next time?" He held the shop door for me as we exited the sandwich shop.
"You hold doors open, too?" I asked.
"Only because you're so small I'd feel bad letting you open them yourself."
Alix liked to try to get up my nose, but he never succeeded. I just found him amusing. I gave him a sideways smile. "What are you going to do when I leave? You'll have no one to annoy."
"Didn't you hear? I'm leaving too."
"Where are you going?"
"Back home to Birmingham for a month. Then I'm coming back to start work. I got a job at some biochemical company."
"Good for you."
"Candy's annoyed that I'm leaving for a month, but a month is only four weeks."
I chuckled. "That's a pretty silly thing to say, Alix."
"I happen to think it's quite witty."
"You might as well say 'a week is only seven days,'" I said, mimicking him.
Alix grinned. "Or, 'a day is only twenty-four—'"
"Enough, Alix."
Alix laughed. "You're gonna miss me, Drew."
I wasn't sure about that. We sat on a bench outside the shop to eat our sandwiches and engaged in some idle chit chat until our break was over.
When we got back to the gym, Kale was waiting in the reception area. I knew my grin was wide, but I couldn't help it. It was so good to see him. And the smile he gave me in return warmed me from head to toe.
"Hello Kale. To what do I owe this honour?" I asked.
"I just got a call about a job interview. I need your help with buying a suit."
"You want me to go shopping with you?"
"Yeah."
"Okay," I said lightly, although I felt the pressure. What if he didn't get the job? I would forever wonder whether it was because of the clothes I had chosen for him.
"Great," Kale said. "What time do you finish here today?"
"Four."
"See you at four, then."
"You want to go today?"
"Yeah, why not? Are you available?"
"Yeah."
"Cool, I'll pick you up."
Alix sighed when he left. "I didn't know you had it in you, Drew."
I spun around. "Had what in me?"
"Is he your new boyfriend?"
"No, he's just a friend."
Alix's expression was annoying me.
"What?" I asked.
"Nothing."
I rolled my eyes and went to resume my duties. The afternoon seemed to really drag, but of course, that was always the case when you were looking forward to something. On the contrary, things that you weren't looking forward to—like deadlines——sneaked up on you before you knew it!
Four p.m. finally came. I went for a quick, cold water shower. I couldn't believe I was going shopping in my Gym21 uniform. Would Kale think I was really vain if I asked him to stop
"So?"
"That's so rude!"
Destiny rolled her eyes. "Working today?"
I groaned. "Yes. It's my last shift. Thank goodness."
I went to get ready for work. I was still tired, so I soaked in the bath for a while, wishing I didn't have to go anywhere. It took me over an hour to get dressed and drag myself back downstairs.
"Check out the kitchen table," Destiny called from the living room.
I shuffled to the kitchen, wondering what she was talking about, and found a bunch of orange and yellow roses on the table. I looked for a card and tore it off: Hope you like these as much as the flowers your colleague gave you at the gym. Congratulations on your new job. Harvey.
I wasn't sure what to think.
***
The gym was particularly stuffy today. The air tasted like sweat. I hated working around the swimming pools. All the chlorine in the air was bound to be detrimental to my health. To top it off, Jazz was off today, so I was feeling pretty lonely. Once again, I wondered why I had let Jazz rope me into this job.
At lunch time, I went to a nearby sandwich shop with Alix. I grinned when he paid for my sandwich. "I didn't know you had a chivalrous bone in your body, Alix."
"I'm very chivalrous. Did I not give you flowers the other day?"
"Oh yeah. They're dead now." Harvey's flowers had replaced them.
"Yeah, they don't last forever, you know. Want me to get you plastic ones if there's ever a next time?" He held the shop door for me as we exited the sandwich shop.
"You hold doors open, too?" I asked.
"Only because you're so small I'd feel bad letting you open them yourself."
Alix liked to try to get up my nose, but he never succeeded. I just found him amusing. I gave him a sideways smile. "What are you going to do when I leave? You'll have no one to annoy."
"Didn't you hear? I'm leaving too."
"Where are you going?"
"Back home to Birmingham for a month. Then I'm coming back to start work. I got a job at some biochemical company."
"Good for you."
"Candy's annoyed that I'm leaving for a month, but a month is only four weeks."
I chuckled. "That's a pretty silly thing to say, Alix."
"I happen to think it's quite witty."
"You might as well say 'a week is only seven days,'" I said, mimicking him.
Alix grinned. "Or, 'a day is only twenty-four—'"
"Enough, Alix."
Alix laughed. "You're gonna miss me, Drew."
I wasn't sure about that. We sat on a bench outside the shop to eat our sandwiches and engaged in some idle chit chat until our break was over.
When we got back to the gym, Kale was waiting in the reception area. I knew my grin was wide, but I couldn't help it. It was so good to see him. And the smile he gave me in return warmed me from head to toe.
"Hello Kale. To what do I owe this honour?" I asked.
"I just got a call about a job interview. I need your help with buying a suit."
"You want me to go shopping with you?"
"Yeah."
"Okay," I said lightly, although I felt the pressure. What if he didn't get the job? I would forever wonder whether it was because of the clothes I had chosen for him.
"Great," Kale said. "What time do you finish here today?"
"Four."
"See you at four, then."
"You want to go today?"
"Yeah, why not? Are you available?"
"Yeah."
"Cool, I'll pick you up."
Alix sighed when he left. "I didn't know you had it in you, Drew."
I spun around. "Had what in me?"
"Is he your new boyfriend?"
"No, he's just a friend."
Alix's expression was annoying me.
"What?" I asked.
"Nothing."
I rolled my eyes and went to resume my duties. The afternoon seemed to really drag, but of course, that was always the case when you were looking forward to something. On the contrary, things that you weren't looking forward to—like deadlines——sneaked up on you before you knew it!
Four p.m. finally came. I went for a quick, cold water shower. I couldn't believe I was going shopping in my Gym21 uniform. Would Kale think I was really vain if I asked him to stop
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