The Record Shop (Gandrew Fanfic)

Purple Rain

"Okay, so the jobs real simple. The till is just a simple manual till. Type in the price of the Album, press this button to open the till, and give them the change, the bag and the receipt" John my new manager showed me the basics of the Store, it was my first day with my new job. I didn't think i would need to take a second job, but my channel aint that popular and Youtube's algorithm is killing my bank account. "And thats all you need to know really, fill the shelves when you need to, make sure the records are all in the right places and be nice to the customers and we wont have an issue" John smiled and pointed to all the Shelves. He was kinda scary when i first met him at the interview, but he seems fair. "Got it, thanks John" I thanked him and he smiled and walked into the small office at the back to do manager things. I dont know what he does. I presume doing stock and stuff like that. I hope so anyway. 

The store was amazing, ive been coming here for a while. I love collecting old and new records, its like a little piece of history that i get to keep and admire. The store had lots of records, and music things in General. There was CD's, Records, Tapes and music accessories, and i loved them all. It was pretty quite already in the store, but i still enjoyed the atmosphere of the Store. It was only 11am, my shift ends at 3. Im here 3 days a week for a few hours of work. The pay is pretty good too, $7.80 an hour plus tips. There was a few rules he set in place at the interview, he doesnt mind us using our phones if its quiet and if theres nobody waiting, but i do have to talk to the customers. I suppose its a good chance to overcome and anxieties i may have. Oh, and i get to listen to music pretty much all day. Theres a little juke box in the corner of the room that people can use to listen to records before they buy it, which i always thought was cool. I sat on the chair infront of the till and put my phone on the counter next to me. I had already a message from my Friend Andrew. He's coming home from his trip to Chicago today, so i was making sure he was safe and got home safely.

Andrew: Hey man, i made it back to L.A pretty early this morning. Im just walking around town for a bit

I still haven't told Andrew that i had to get a second job, if anything i was kinda embarrassed to speak up and tell him. I know he wouldn't judge me, but i just got anxious i suppose. I replied to his text a few seconds after.

Me: Hey, good to hear. We will have to meetup soon, ive missed you lol

I have missed him to be honest, i was there when he left for Chicago. I drove him to the airport and its been pretty boring without him. Not that Shane and the others arent entertaining.. but Andrew has his own atmosphere i guess you could say. I locked my phone as i noticed a customer making her way to the till. She looked about 16, and she had a college Badge on so she must be a student. Or she mugged someone with the same face as herself. Anything can happen here to be honest. "Hello" i greeted her. "Hey" She said back. She handed me 2 Records. First one was Purple Rain, and the second was 1999. Both by prince, and both pretty good. "oooh prince. Nice Choice" I winked and she laughed as i rung them up on the till. "Thanks, ive always loved him" She said and pulled her hair away from her eyes. I bagged them up as we both spoke about prince. "Whats your favourite prince song?" I asked her. "hmm... I would die 4 u, has to be" She said. "Oh man good choice again" I complimented her again. It felt good to be able to relate to somebody on something like Music. Even if you dont know them that well. "That will be $25 please" I smiled and opened the money drawer on the till. She handed me $30 Dollars and i thanked her. "Theres your change" I handed her $5. "And here is your very well chosen Records" I handed her the bag and smiled. "Thank you so much, have a great day" She waved and left. She was nice. There were a few people still in the store but they were still looking around. I checked my Phone again.

Andrew: Absolutely, missed you too haha. Im just gonna take a look in the Record Store for something new. 

Oh fuck. When he said 'The Record Store' he means this one. Maybe he will change his mind. Oh fuck. I was just about to text him to maybe deter him away from the store, but he walked into the store. fuck. Maybe he didn't see me. I lowered the chair a little so he wouldn't see me as easy. I sorta put by head behind the till too. Then a man came up to buy something. Good, if theres someone stood in the way he wont see me. "hey" I greeted him. He smiled at me. I did what i usually did, hoping Andrew would walk out without seeing me. I tried to take it slow, but there wasn't much i had to do. I handed the man his purchase and he thanked me. Andrew had done nearly a circuit of the Store. he was by the CD's near the door. I was hoping he would leave so i could stop hiding my head. I heard somebody walk out the store, and since Andrew was very close to the door i presumed he had left. 'Thank God' i thought and exhaled. I walked into the Backroom to get a tissue to wipe the sweat that had formed on my forehead. As i was taking a deep breath and recollecting myself, somebody rung the small hand bell at the desk. I shot up and walked out the backroom... and soon found myself face to face with Andrew.

Fuck. He didnt leave.