Chapter 9: An Unwelcome Customer

Nina

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.”

across my chest. “You and I both know that you could have gone to any other restaurant

his head. “Can I just get a menu,

of the laminated menus from

was a kind old man named Phil. He walked with a cane, but his mind was sharp and his hearing was even

hope you’re not being rude to a customer, Nina,”

I-” I started, but Phil cut

said. “Enzo

looked handsome when he smiled, and suddenly I had a flash of a memory

just surprised

at me then and winked before hobbling off to

brown eyes were

me to talk to him more than I needed to, but Phil was watching and I

grilled

now,” Enzo said, handing back to me. “And some fries. Oh, and a

glare, then retreated to the kitchen to put in Enzo’s order. I

counter. I set it down in front of Enzo, then

mouth full after. taking a bite of grilled cheese. “This

when I looked over to see Phil glaring at me from the register. While Enzo ate, I busied myself with pouring coffee for other customers and clearing tables. I always felt Enzo’s eyes on me as I worked, but whenever I turned around, he only seemed to be looking at his phone and his food. It was unsettling to feel

finished, he waved

god, I thought to

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