The Matching Bracelets

Intro

As I woke up I felt that feeling again, You know that feeling where nothings okay but nothings wrong but it's not like anyone could help or fix me. But it was a new day with a new start so I don't have room to complain. I had work today which was a five hour shift at my local starbucks coffee shop which is really basic but as a nineteen year old college student what more do you expect. I didn't have class today because it was Saturday so I had other plans. More importantly, I was going to hangout with my best friend Katelynn. She goes by kate. Very down to earth girl with no intentions of a relationship and very fast to leave you heartbroken, on the other hand I'm the one to take you home to my mom after the first date. As I got ready for work I threw on my black tee shirt and my blue jeans with my hat and apron with my name tag on it that says "Aleena" 10 AM to 5PM I thought. I get to work and I start my regular schedule. I'm a cashier and I clean up during closing hours. Working as a cashier is THE boringest thing to do on this entire planet, sometimes I like to play tinder match with the customers that come in. There's a few people orders that I know by heart like jace. His order is a Vanilla Sweet Cream Cold Brew only if it was as sweet as him. Me and Jace used to talk but it didn't work out for the fact he wasn't mentally there for me. Jace made me the happiest person alive but the saddest. and The biggest heartbreak of my life was wanting him to be the one but accepting the fact it just wasn't going to be him. Seeing him come in every day with his fluffy brunette hair and his light blue eyes that could fill a thousand oceans but that's not what got me, it was the smirk and the cocky attitude that matched up with mine, with jace was like time was never enough for us but after all time was what we needed. Or Sharon's order a Cloud Caramel Macchiato. Sharon was one of my closest friends, I met her at this very coffee shop. Sharon has light brown hair with highlights mid length about down to her shoulders with the prettiest brown eyes. She is a very gentle soul and she's very genuine, she is the girl you'd wanna bring home to mom. There's a lot more people but some of them are just bland. While ringing up a customer I heard the doorbell ring. As I looked up I saw the most beautiful man I have ever seen in my entire life. Blonde wavy hair and dark brown eyes that sure as hell get what they want, he seemed to be around 6ft and averagely built. As i fully rang out the next customer he walks up to me with a welcoming grin
" Hi, what can I get for you today?" slipped my mouth faster than usual, I seen the satisfaction on his face for the fact I was just like every girl who'd fumble to his feet but I'm sure he'd like it just as much as me even if I did. " I'll take uh... you have any specials?" he asked while looking at the menu as if he has never been to a starbucks coffee shop before. Right as I was going to answer him he said " i'd actually like a Iced Dirty Chai Latte" while looking back down at me " what name would you like me to put that as" I asked back "liam" as I wrote his name down before I walked away he said
" What can I say? I like my women how I like my coffee.... dirty" I looked at him and he looked back at me with an devilish grin that made my spine shiver. I had no words so I turned around and was having his order made, a few minutes later I came back with his coffee and he took a drink of it and licked his lips and said " wait... there's something wrong with this coffee" I asked him what it was " its just uh" what is it" it's just... your number isn't on it" I laughed a bit " ooh maybe come find me again and maybe you'll get it " he sighed and before he walked away he said " it was my pleasure talking to you Aleena" and he walked out. That really messed with my head.. HE really messed with my head but I liked it. I feel very tingly I couldn't stop grinning. I feel actual butterflies. I feel a weird feeling like I actually want someone. I literally am cheesing so hard right now and I'm fine with it. I look over and see that Jace was here and saw all of that go down. I'm not sure how he feels about it but I don't care. I want to be happy and this feeling is new to me. It's been almost a year and I am ready to find somebody again. I'm sick and tired of tinder hookups with guys, I just wanna love someone and put my all into them plus jace has a whole ass girl he talks to so why would he wanna talk to me " hey aleena" he says to me "uh hey jace" "I miss you" disappointed but not surprised I thought " jace we can't do this again, I know why you're doing this'' you saw me talking to that boy didn't you?" I stare at him fiercely with flames in my eyes " I just been thinking about you a lot recently and I wanna make everything up to you, I promise to you I changed aleena... really.." " oh really you changed ?! how many other times have you said that and how many times did I believe that one to many so, do us both the pleasure and fuck off" I cant believe you wont be there for me when I need you yet im there for you everytime you need me" I sat there and looked at jace with misbelief " dont you dare say that" I reply with disgust " I needed you one night jace ONCE and I called you and called you for the fact I was drunk and not in my right state of mind nor in the right mental health, I was gonna do it and im lucky that at the end of the day I always have my back its always been ME" before I was gonna explode I turned my happy ass around and went into the back.
The next few hours went on as a blur I felt like it was another black out .