𝙼𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚢 || (𝙷𝚞𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝙻𝚞𝚖𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝙰𝚄)

Chapter 5: 'Fragile'

Boscha let out a mad grumble under her breath and faced back to the other side of the table, facing Luz. "Ugh, I hate her with a passion," Boscha growled out. Luz looked between the 2 confused, "That was Kali?" She asked. Amity and Boscha both nodded, seeming annoyed. "She came up to me during 1st period, I knew there something bad about her," Luz said to the 2. Amity gave off a worried look, "What did she say to you?" She asked. Luz shrugged her shoulders, "She just said she wanted to 'welcome' me to Hexside," She said with emphasis on welcome. "Well, don't let her get into your head Luz; she's like a fly, she swarms around you until you smack it down," Boscha said, Luz, nodded her head.

Amity smirked, "Hey Luz, wanna know something?" She asked the girl across from her. Luz nodded her head. Amity put a hand on Boscha's head and ruffled her hair, "This one right here used to be one of her 'loyal subjects'," Amity exposed. Boscha pushed Amity's hand off her head and let out a small growl, fixing her hair. "It's not something I'm proud of," she said, brushing herself off. Luz laughed and imagined Boscha as one of her minions, it was funny. The bell had rang, and the girls went off to class. Amity and Luz continued talking about Kali and all the drama she's caused, it was a lot. Luz was taken back by how problematic this girl was.

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The rest of the day went by smoothly. Luz went to art class with Ms. Sanders, that was her favorite class. She sat with Amity in the library for a free period, and she did good in P.E for the 7th. When the day was over, Luz walked home with music in her ears. She had to go to work today, which meant she wouldn't be home until 9:00. Even though Luz wanted to take a nap, she knew she had to go to work. Amity had said they would meet her there after practice, and probably stay until her shift was over. The 3 had nothing to do for the rest of the night anyway. Luz fixed herself a quick snack before dropping off her school things and getting ready for work. Luz biked to work, which probably wasn't a safe idea since she came home late. She didn't have a car yet though, so this was her only way to get to work.

When she got there, she saw some of her co-workers. She checked in and put on her apron, heading to the cash register. She switched with a guy named Jamie, he was sweet but the 2 didn't really talk. She took a couple of orders, giving them the flavors they wanted. Luz found it ironic that she worked in an ice cream shop when she was lactose intolerant. It was about 6 o'clock now, which meant Amity would be there soon. Luz anticipated the time until Amity would get there every day, it made her shift seem like less of a struggle. As the time ticked by, Luz took some more orders and watched more and more people walk in and walk out. She hopes Amity would be let out a little earlier from practice, but that was never the case.

Luz tapped her fingers on the desk. The shop's rush hour was over, so not many people were coming in. Luz looked outside the window, admiring the sunset that went down on the pier. She faced back towards the cash register and opened it to count the money that was made today, just to pass the time. She had lost count when she heard the bell of the door ring. 2 of her friends showed up in their softball uniforms, both completely covered in dirt and breathing heavily. "I definitely won that!" Boscha exclaimed as soon as she stepped foot in the shop. "No way! I totally beat you," Amity said between breaths. "Hey, scoop, who won?" Boscha asked Luz, pointing between her and Amity. Luz shrugged her shoulders, "Sorry, wasn't paying attention," She said with a small smile. Boscha let out a groan as she walked down towards a seat and slumped down in it.

Amity walked up to the counter, fixing her hair a bit and catching her breath. "Sorry we're late, coach made us do extra today," She explained. "Yeah, we didn't even get to change because the locker rooms were closed," Boscha said from behind Amity. Luz gave them a warm smile, "it's alright, I like the uniforms," she said. Amity cleared her throat and faced back towards Boscha, "Just the usual," she said in a higher-pitched voice. Boscha smirk, "yeah, just the usual," She said in an intimidating voice for some reason. Amity rolled her eyes and faced back towards the cashier and her smile, "uh yeah, please," she said. Luz went towards the ice cream flowers and both got them one scoop; Pistachio for Boscha and Mint-Chocolate for Amity.