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Lyla
After my ‘ heroic ‘ act in the cafeteria , I tried to remain as invisible as I could .
Someone had recorded me in action and the video was making rounds in our social chat network .
I was so ashamed of myself .
I wanted to stop them from bullying me and not become like them .
So , when the final bell rang , I hurried out of the school building , ignoring pleas from some of my classmates ‘ who were trying to offer me a ride .
It was a weird feeling , to be pooular .
As I made my way out of the building , my mind was still reeling from the day’s events – my confrontations .
with Marissa , the new transfer student , Xander who had a weird aura around him and the unsettling presence of Mr Dupree his father .
But there was no
time to dwell on those thoughts .
I had a shift at ‘ Coffee Nook ‘ to get to .
The quaint coffee shop stood on the corner of a sleepy
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village ( I liked to call it that because most of the residents around the coffee shop were mostly seniors and were our main customers ) .
As I pushed open the door , the familiar scent of freshly ground coffee beans and pastries greeted me , bringing a sense of comfort I
hadn’t realized I missed .
“ Lyla ! You’re back ! ” the enthusiastic greeting came from Sarah , one of the baristas working in the cafe .
She was done with high school and was applying for college , so the café was just her trying to save up enough money before her admission .
She was one of the many human friends I liked who genuinely liked me back .
In the past , we would greet with a hug but today I felt out of sync , so I managed a
small smile .
“ Hey , Sarah … yeah , I’m back .
”
I made my way to the back room to change into my uniform when I caught sight of my Nanny , Miriam or Mrs Grayson , as she was known here – peering at her laptop with glasses perched on the bridge of her nose .
Mrs Grayson was a name we had come up with and the story was ; that she was a single mom , with a
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runaway husband .
loved
, so ours
You’re late ! ” she called out with a teasing
said ducking
a weird day at
you the details
shoulder as I pulled
– black pants and a white shirt – but it felt like a shield
or a girl on
Lyla , the friendly
fine as soon as I figure
in our
sheets .
are so
drawing a laugh from me
Just say you need my help , ” I chuckled
to her .
showing her how to enter data on the Excel
calculations .
her , I took my place behind the
that the
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Night
bustling with regulars .
an elderly man who always ordered the same thing – a black
at the window table every
you’d gone and disappeared on us
”
I smiled warmly .
time off ,
my grandparents , ” I lied
I’m
Usual ? ”
You bet ,” he gave me a wink
paper .
made my way to Mrs Nguyen , a middle – aged woman
of chamomile tea after her
her over –
arched dramatically “ Where
day and she
softly , preparing her tea
I never stay
”
that , a gruff but friendly voice belonging to Mr Thompson , one of our regulars
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look who’s
retired teacher came in every day at 4 pm for his
missed you around here , kid
alright ?
spread through my chest at
Everything’s fine , Mr Thompson
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