Mated With Five Boys

Chapter 16: Coffee Shop Girl.

"Keep love in your heart.A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead’ 

The walk home was long, the fact that Axel was following behind me in his car made it longer.

At first, he was trying to hide it but now he was just creeping right behind me.

Occasionally there was a frustrated honk from the people behind him but he would just honk right back, not giving a single care in the world.

It was frustrating, I wish he would just leave me alone.

I can't handle the constant change in behaviors and feelings, it was just too much.

If you like someone tell them, show them.

If you hate someone, push them off a really high cliff.

It's so simple.

But for Axel, he rather leave me hanging off the cliff, dangling helplessly.

But that doesn't matter because I'm done with him, utterly and unbelievably done with them.

If I ever saw him again it would be too soon, but unfortunately for me, I live right across the hall from him.

I tried to ignore him, totally block out his entire existence but every once in a while he would honk at me which would make me almost jump out of my skin and of course it was the funniest thing in the world to him.

After the third time of scaring me, I was furious.

I huffed out and turned around to face him.

He was laughing uncontrollably and I'm pretty sure his face was turning red.

"Axel!" I shouted when he rolled down the window.

"Mia." He chuckled.

"What's your problem?" I look at him bewildered.

"What do you mean." He gave me a look.

"I can't handle your identity crisis!"

I shouted, throwing my hands up in the air, I can't believe this kid.

"Look, I know I was jerk-"

"A jerk? Try a raging asshole." I spat.

"Just get in the car and let me take you home." He sighed.

"Kiss my ass!" I shouted at him.

"Excuse me?" Axel looked at me amused.

"Kiss.My.Ass." I repeat slowly.

"I mean if you insist"He laughed loudly.

"I can't stand you; I told him.

"Then sit."

He smiled cheekily, patting the passenger's seat.

"I'm done with this,’ I whispered more to myself than to him.

"You know you're kinda hot when you're mad." He smirked.

His words made me sick.

"What happened to being less than average?"

I repeated his words, I couldn't help the hurt that came out along with them.

"Angel I didn't mea-" He started.

"You know what? Just forget it.

I'm over it, I just want you to leave me alone.

That shouldn't bother you since you wish you never met me, right?"

I forced a laugh, trying not to let his words affect me.

I didn't bother waiting for a reply, I'm tired of feeling like this.

I began walking down the sidewalk trying to stop myself from kicking Axel's stupid expensive car which he probably got from the drugs he sold.

I was still following the GPS on my phone and as of right now it has me walking through downtown, I'm pretty sure I was a couple of blocks away from where I paint the portrait of my mom, a couple of blocks away from where I felt like I came alive again.

I couldn't help but think of what my mother would say about the choices I've made, would she be proud? I doubt it, I haven't done anything to make her proud.

Sometimes I wish I was the one that died, I would have gladly given my life for hers.

The last words my mom had said to me was I'm sorry.

She was laying in a hospital bed dying and she told me she was sorry.

Even to this day, that memory breaks my heart.

I should have been the one to say sorry, I couldn't save her or make her pain go away.

I could only watch as she suffered.

day like it

called me over her bed and weakly grabbed

out of all her many blessings I was her

the look in her eyes when she

so angry that she

wet cheeks made

my head and wiped

a grip on

into the windows of the various shops I was walking past, trying

came to a halt when I read a "Work Wanted" sign on

a few moments, the faster I get a job the fast

the phone with someone but his eyes were

I quickly snatched the piece of paper off the glass and walked into the medium-sized

ding of a bell when I open the front door and I was hit with the smell of coffee

shop was called "Betty's

was definitely one of those coffee places where people came to do work on computers or read books, it even had a few bookcases filled with random

fell in love

walked up to the bar in front of

and a white apron that said Betty's Cafe, her name tag read

and offered

was very pretty, she couldn't be older

can

voice was strong and

talk to your

I asked awkwardly.

owner will

She grinned.

looking for people to hire,’ I told her, placing the flyer on the

looked down at the paper and then back up to me, her eyes

"What's your name?"

landed

"Mia."

I cleared my throat.

old are you.’’ She asked after some

"Seventeen” I rushed out.

you have any experience

apron

looking

but feel embarrassed, I

a fast

She questioned.

"Yes!"

lifted my head to look at

about this Mia, come in on Sunday and I'll train you on the cash register

latte for

though, there isn't a set

work less than 3

handing the coffee to the customer."Thursday's is poetry slams and Saturdays are open mic nights, those are the busiest days so you'll more

even think about taking cash from the register because it's just me and now you working

me a pointed

"l understand”I told her.

off to somewhere in the back and I took that

to continue my walk home which I needed to

I was prepared to see Axel waiting for me, ready to follow me home but he

"Over here!"

Someone called out.

"Rylan?"

gave him

in his car with his hand waving frantically out the window trying to get

couldn't help but smile at him, he was just so

you doing

at him when I got

radar went off, it's like a

He grinned at me.

you

on the phone

like a book Sugar

staring at the

he tell

I asked curiously.

an

saw the corner of his

help but laugh

don't get

kind and funny and undeniably attractive, I can see why Kina was

thing for the malevolent one? Rylan looked at him inquisitively, now

he pulled the car over and turned sideways in his seat to

about you Sweet

declared, narrowing his eyes

"What do you mean?"

I asked him.

"I don't know yet."

He stated.

laughing, not a forced laugh or

He told me.

"And you kissed Axel."

at him

I sighed thinking

yet I watched as he turned the right way in his

know when

shoulder with mine, I instantly wanted to

a good 10 minutes before

think Kina likes me.’’ He blurted

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