Distorted (Complete)

17.☕

"C'mon... Don't give my that look I'm sorry I should've announced my presence or something like that." Zach placed his hands on both of my shoulders moving along my arms that were pinned to my sides and back up to my shoulders. My eyes found the marble tile to be entertaining, I couldn't look at him, " I know, I know like we talked about before, what were you thinking about before I touched ya?" He lifted my head by my chin then caressed my cheek with his thumb.

"It nothing I'm fine... I'm okay you just caught me off guard that's all...heh" I gave him a small smile then point at the poster clearing my throat, " Umm... how come you didn't tell me about this?" For the past month I've been having nightmares and sometimes he's around to comfort me and tell me ' Everything's going to be alright and sometimes he's just there to keep me company. But then I feel as if I just can't let him get close because I'm starting to feel for him again.

"I didn't really think you'd care, you've been acting weird lately, one day you cuddle with me on the couch the next day your hostile and careless. So I decided not to tell you. "He folded his arms across his chest the leaned against the wall opposite of me.

"Can we not do this right now?" I asked before walking away looking for someone who worked here.

"Jenn's not here so your stuck with me."

"What?" I turned around to face him puzzled and slightly irritated.

"I work here, Jenn is the person you are looking for... she ain't here and she won't be for a few months so you're stuck with me."

"Fine then, just take me to work... Do this carp tomorrow..." I huffed and walked past him and towards the door," Juan come on!" I said before pushing the door open.

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The smell of coffee, Tea, Cream and sugar wasn't as bad as you'd think it is actually it was... Calming. After showing me the ropes Allen the manager told me to clean the tables and mop while he worked the register and his sister Sara made the orders. It wasn't packed there was only ten people in drinking coffee or tea. Reading, reading a newspaper or just looking out the window.

I started to mop the near the bathroom and the register, the smell of pine Sol was intoxicating. I put up a wet floor sign then sat the mop and bucket in the cleaning supply closet until I could mop the rest. I took a clean rag from the top shelf  trying not to stretch to far because I was still having minor rib problems, Zach will force me to go the he hospital if I told him. But I've spent enough time in there and I'm not going back.

"Tonio..?" A dry raspy voice winced as I grabbed the table cleaner. I turned to find Carlos broken and beaten up, he looked as if he was normal again not that sad drunk teenager from the last time I saw him and he seem less vulnerable. He wasn't as built as he use to be and his hair had grown, his right eye was black, a bandage on his nose and he had a brace around his neck along with a sling to hold his broken arm.

"What happened to you?" I walked past him towards an empty table

"Well your boyfriend did this!" He held up his arm. He tried to laugh but ended up coughing instead. If Zach had done that it must've been a good reason, wish I was there to see it actually.

"He's not my boyfriend." I sprayed the table then wiped it and organized the sugars and the creams," I'll talk to you on my break, if your still here." I moved over to the next booth and threw away the empty foam coffee cups and scrubbed the coffee stains. This continued for about an hour then Allen said I could go on break.