Evie
The night went on and I continued setting tables for a private event set for this evening. It was a nice little break from the constant stream of guests that would come through.
It was hard to tune out the highlight reels of the Thunderbolts Captain being the leading scorer in the league and becoming the rookie of the year.
How some people manage to become that successful amazes me. He must be the city’s favorite little hockey star.
I hummed quietly to myself as I moved around the dining room.
“Waitress,” a woman’s shrill voice squawked. “Waitress!”
My head snaps up at the signal. “I’m so sorry, mam,” I apologize carefully. “What can I do for you?”
“Well, for starters, why don’t you actually serve me,” she scolds. “I have been sitting here for ten minutes trying to get your attention!”
I looked around. My eyes were starting to turn towards where I stood.
“Absolutely, mam,” I stammer. “What can I get you?”
“I need a drink, but everyone in here seems to be too distracted by the craziness outside,” she says with a huff.
I looked down at her glass. “What kind of wine would you like?”
“Your most expensive bottle. Make it snappy,” she orders sharply.
“Anything else?”
a super important guest coming. Bring
“I’ll be right back with your drinks,” I say with
people like this make
to the table. The woman watched me with cold eyes as I popped open the bottle
“Anything—“
over my face shut me up quick. The entire restaurant went
attention,” she laughed smugly. “That’s for being incompetent and
a male voice said angrily, coming beside me. “Are
our night. I bought out the restaurant just for celebrating your win,” Stella pouted innocently.
man froze – He is
lost any and all ability to speak. “I— uh—“
“I’d go get yourself cleaned, sweetie, before
back to the torment of high school. It was brutal how some kids were just able to rip into their peers’ self esteem like it
myself down and
my shift went fairly smoothly. At least I made good tips tonight. Maybe it was the pity of the entire restaurant that filled
tiredly over my shoulder. Without a single word, I head out the back of the restaurant
zooming down the street in some crazy expensive sports car.
“Wait!”
wheel of that crazy sports car, sat the one and only Timothy Hayes.
with those hazel eyes of his and his chestnut hair. His face, though still youthful, had matured
get any worse?
Sinclair, are you?”
up the
shouts quickly. “I know you.
him again.
at least give you a ride,” he
sidewalk, snapping it from beneath me.
get so much
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