Enzo didn’t seem to recognize me right away with my uniform and my hair pulled back. He came in and sat down at the counter while I was pouring coffee for another customer, which I nearly spilled all over the table out of shock.
My hands trembled as I approached the counter. Was he following me, or was this just a coincidence? Now, more than ever, I regretted ever sleeping with him. Why must he insist on playing with my feelings like this? Couldn’t he just move on to the next girl?
I walked behind the counter and immediately turned my back to him, pretending to fiddle with the coffee
machine.
“Hi, Nina.”
So he did recognize me.
I took a deep breath and turned around to face him.
“What are you doing here?”
Enzo looked around and gestured a bit with his hands. “What do you mean? It’s a diner. I’m hungry.”
I frowned and folded my arms across my chest. “You and I both know that you could have gone to any other restaurant in town, and you chose this one. Are you following me or something?”
Enzo shook his head. “Can I just get a menu, please?”
With a huff, I grabbed one of the laminated menus from behind the counter and tossed it down in front of him.
a kind old man named Phil. He walked with a cane, but
hope you’re not being rude to a customer, Nina,”
Phil cut me off when he saw
he said. “Enzo
He looked handsome when he smiled, and suddenly I had a flash of a memory from Friday
his head. “No. She’s just surprised to see me,
hobbling off to
up from the menu. His brown eyes were captivating, but I tried not to let them get to
him more than I needed to, but Phil was watching and
the grilled cheese,” I
said, handing
a sarcastic smile and snatched the menu away, ignoring Phil’s dissatisfied glare, then retreated to the kitchen to put in Enzo’s
out to the counter. I set it
said, his mouth full after. taking a bite of grilled cheese. “This is good…
turned around, he only seemed to be looking at his phone and his food. It was unsettling to feel like
finished,
thought to myself. He’s
his change.
Much to my dismay, he followed me to the register; not that that was out of the ordinary for customers, but I
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