Damien awoke from another awful dream
His body cold and sweating
He had been chased by wolves and eaten alive
This reoccurring nightmare has been happening many days recently
"Ugh, what an idiotic dream"
He would not admit that this shook him to his core
He got dressed still working at the same 7/11 as he did when he was 16
His mother long since left his life
The only thing keeping his sanity is the thought of keeping up appearances
He got out if bed and dressed himself
Another day, another dollar
Or more like earning enough money to survive
He stands up and walks over to the mirror
He tries not to stare too long
Otherwise it feels like someone else is watching him through his eyes
He brushes his hair and straightens out the curls
He started to hate his curls as he got older
Not liking the maintenance it required
His tan skin was riddled with imperfections that he couldn't stand to look at any longer
He pulls himself away from the mirror and ties his hair back
He was absolutely dreading the idea of leaving the house
He puts on his shoes and heads out the door
Thank God the new place he moved to is just a couple blocks down the road
He hated driving places
Especially in this crowded city
He walks in waving to the cashier
Being polite was surprisingly his speciality
Keeping up appearances and all that
"Hey Jack how's it going?"
Jack was this girl he worked with, a fellow cashier
Jack was short for Jacqueline
Meaning to take someone else's place
"I'm good just doing my job, you know how it is" she replies
Her smile was radiant like the sun
Though Damien never noticed
"That's good, I'll be working with ya in 5" I smile
It was too early for this, yet he still smiled
He heads back to the break room
Damien and Jack had been working together for years
They met in the workplace and later found out that they went to the same high-school
Damien waited out his 5 minutes in the back
He scrolled through Facebook looking at some funny cats
He didn't really find animals interesting
However watching them do funny dances did make him chuckle
He gets up out of his seat and heads to the second register
"How were those 5 minutes?" Jacqueline laughed
Terrible he wish he could spend all day on his phone
"It was good. Always nice to relax before work" He smiles
"You ready to do this?" She jumps a bit over dramatic
"Ready as I'll ever be" he chuckles
The day from that point on went pretty smoothly
The occasional asshole customers but mostly good ones
He sighs his shift finally over
He clocks out and heads to the break room to grab his stuff
Jacqueline was there
Weird she's usually leaves an hour before him
Was she waiting for him?
"Hey didn't expect to see you here, what's up?" He says
She seemed nervous
"Uh nothing much just wanted to ask you something..." she said
"What is it?" He says
What she said surprised Damien a little to much
"Would you like to go on a date with me?" She said nervously
"A date? With Me? He replied
"Uh yeah, it's okay if not. Sorry to bother you" she said quickly
"Sure"
Did he just say sure?
'What did I just say?' he thinks to himself
He'd never dated, well anybody
Not even had his first kiss
"Really?" She says excited and surprised
"Yes" He smiled
"Alright! Meet me at Cosmos at 7pm on Sunday" she say quickly
"See you then Jack" He smiles
She grabs her stuff and leaves quickly leaving Damien to contemplate his existence
Nice one Damien
Well you can't back out now
"Would you like to go on a date with me?" She said nervously
"A date? With Me? He replied
"Uh yeah, it's okay if not. Sorry to bother you" she said quickly
"Sure"
Did he just say sure?
'What did I just say?' he thinks to himself
He'd never dated, well anybody
Not even had his first kiss
"Really?" She says excited and surprised
"Yes" He smiled
"Alright! Meet me at Cosmos at 7pm on Sunday" she say quickly
"See you then Jack" He smiles
She grabs her stuff and leaves quickly leaving Damien to contemplate his existence
Nice one Damien
Well you can't back out now
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