I don't know if I have ever explained anything but I only post one shots now since I don't have time to keep up with chapters! Sorry.. Say something was just a one shot. But here's another one!
Sunlight
The bright
sunlight burned my closed eyelids. I sighed. Another horrible day had arrived.
Still with my eyes closed I fumbled for my phone on the bedside table. Forcing
my eyes open I looked at the numbers on the screen. 7am. It was time to get out
of bed if I wanted to make it to work in time. I groaned and rolled out of bed
landing on the floor with a thump. Waking up at 7 sucked and especially on a
Sunday.
His brown eyes startled me as I looked up. All
the air was sucked out of my body and I dropped my eyes to the floor. I looked
at my trembling hands feeling his gaze upon my face.
The shower
shook the last bit of sleep out of my body. Drying up I downed a cup of coffee
still in the kettle from yesterday. I scrunched my nose at the bitter taste.
Quickly I threw on my work cloth. It was very simple with black skinny jeans
and a bright, tight, red t-shirt. I fixed my little nametag on my chest before
applying a single coat of mascara to my eyelashes. My breakfast ended up being
a cold bagel on my way out the door. I could not be late for work today.
“I am so sorry.” His voice was deep and made me
look back up. Trying not to lose my last bit of pride I stammered out a “don’t
worry.” His pink lips twitched up in a smile. So breathtaking. I crouched down
starting to pick up the broken plates in front of me.
My hair was
still damp when I got to the little café. I parked my car on the backside where
the customers did not get to see it. It was an old car but it was the car I had
gotten on my sweet sixteen and I was not giving up on it now. We had made it
through almost 7 years together. Walking in I greeted the chefs in the kitchen
with a quick smile. “There you are!” My boss, Ann, grabbed my arm and pulled me
to the front. “It is going to be a busy day honey, so brighten up that frown of
yours, a new day is upon us.” I nodded at Ann’s words offering her a small
smile. Making my way to the front door I sighed one last time; no more
frowning, it was time for the fake customer smile.
“Let me help you with that.” The boy crouched
down in front of me. “You don’t have to. It was my fault,” I looked at him
through my lashes. A chuckle left his lips making me shiver, it was like a
sound from above. “Like I’m going to make you take the blame for me bumping
into you.” His smile made his eyes sparkle and I could feel my cheeks heat up.
The café
filled up as the hours ticked by. I took orders with a smile, brought drinks
with a “anything else?” and served the food with a cheerful “enjoy!” This
Sunday the place was extra full. My legs were tired from almost running around,
and my ears throbbing with the loud noises. At 11 I slipped out in the back
taking a break. I slid down along the brick wall closing my eyes for just a
second. The air outside was warm and I let the sunshine warm my face.
“Well I work here, so I should have been
looking out,” I answered back. His smile made my stomach do a flip, no make it
two flips! “Well I normally don’t knock plates out of pretty girl’s hand’s, so
I should have been looking out two. I guess we’re both guilty.” I giggled at his
words feeling myself blush even harder.
Twenty
minutes passed by fast and my break was over. I pushed myself up making my way
back to the kitchen. “Hey! Will you bring these plates to the back please?”
Ann’s voice stopped me on my way. “Sure.” I grabbed the big stack of plates
from her hands. “Be careful, It’s really full in there.” I agreed with her
words before making my way into the crowd. I did not take many steps into the
seating area before someone backed out from the restrooms bumping right into my
arms holding the plates. The plates flew from my hands making a loud crash as
they tumbled to the floor. Complete silence filled the restaurant as I gasped
in horror. “Oh my God,” the person that bumped into me stated. His brown eyes
startled me as I looked up. All the air was sucked out of my body and I dropped
my eyes to the floor. I looked at my trembling hands feeling his gaze upon my
face. “I am so sorry.” His voice was
deep and made me look back up. Trying not to lose my last bit of pride I
stammered out a “don’t worry.” His pink lips twitched up in a smile. So
breathtaking. I crouched down starting to pick up the broken plates in front of
me. “Let me help you with that.” The boy crouched down in front of me. “You
don’t have to. It was my fault,” I looked at him through my lashes. A chuckle
left his lips making me shiver, it was like a sound from above. “Like I’m going
to make you take the blame for me bumping into you.” His smile made his eyes
sparkle and I could feel my cheeks heat up. “Well I work here, so I should have
been looking out,” I answered back. His smile made my stomach do a flip, no
make it two flips! “Well I normally don’t knock plates out of pretty girl’s
hand’s, so I should have been looking out two. I guess we’re both guilty.” I
giggled at his words feeling myself blush even harder. The noise had returned to the café. “What the
hell are you doing?” Looking up an enraged Ann was walking towards the boy and
I. I got up from the floor, where I had been collecting the biggest parts of
the broken plates, brushing off my knees. The boy rose next to. He was towering
above me. His shoulders were broad, but yet he was
slender. He smiled down at me with a wink. His heavy hand laid upon my shoulder
as he spoke up. “This is all my fault. I backed out from the restroom and
bumped into her. I will pay for it all, I promise.” The voice leaving his lips
was so deep. It was soothing, but at the same time filled with respect. Under
his touch I felt a shutter rushing through my body. It was like an electric
shock running from his body to mine. “I’m really sorry Ann, I’ll clean it up
right away.” My voice was small. I quickly turned away from the boy’s touch.
Walking to the back my lips were quivering. Who was this boy, and what had he
done to me?
The sun was
setting, when I closed the door behind me to the café. The last sunlight hit my
eyes. I held my hand up to shield myself from the brightness. Walking to my car
I noticed a boy leaning against it. As I approached I realized it was the
beautiful boy, which had gotten me out of trouble earlier. His dark brown hair was
shining in the last sun, and I took in his effortless position. He was like
something sent from heaven. “Hello, how can I help you?” I stopped a few steps
in front of him looking up to meet his eyes. They were sparking down at me
leaving goose bumps down my spine. “I want to make up what I did to you
earlier. So I asked your boss how I could get a hold of you. She pointed out
your car and told me when you would be off work,” his honest answer sent a
sudden smile to my lips. “You don’t have to make anything up. You got me out of
trouble. Thank you for that by the way,” I spoke my words carefully not wanting
him to notice how jittery he made me. “Well if you say so. The I guess you owe
me a favor for getting you out of trouble.” His eyes had gotten a teasing
glimpse. “I guess,” I answered my shyness suddenly gone. “Let’s go out for a
drink and we can call it even?” His eyes were questioning. I focused on my
hands for a second before meeting his eyes. “Alright, let’s go out for a
drink.” He smiled at my answer pushing himself up from his leaning position. I
unlocked my car and he got into the passenger seat. He had to bend over to fit.
“I’m Justin by the way.” I nodded, “nice to meet you Justin.” My engine roared
as I backed out of the parking lot. We set off into the last sunlight.
