Black And Grey

3. Explanation..

"Look.. There's nothing to explain" I yell

"Atchoo!!!" A loud sneeze leaves my mouth and nose

"I think you're catching a cold"  Amanda says with concern

"No. It's just a sneeze" I fight back

"You look pale,your nose is watering and you have this bruise on your eye! And you're unknowingly shivering" She analyzes

"You're hiding things from me" she adds

She's right.. Despite the fact that she's my best friend,I'm hiding so many things from her.. The thing is,I don't know where to start from.. It all just happened so fast. How I fought with my dad,slept in the garage and caught a cold..

"Look.. I'm fine" I defend

"Jessica. Was it your dad again?" She asks with concern..
Amanda has witnessed him one or two times in action.. She knows that he abuses me and he barely takes his responsibilities seriously..

"Um"
She just pulls me into a hug.

"It's okay,Jessy.. I'm here for you" she says caressing my hair

I sniffle a little bit into her T-shirt and I pull away.

"I wasn't crying or anything" I say cleaning my eyes
"The clouds in my eyes released rain,that's all" I defend

"Right" she says rolling her eyes

The lecturer enters and class begins.

"I hope this bruise goes away soon. Your eyes are too beautiful to be hidden under those shades." she whispers before going  to her seat.
I just smile at her statement.

After school...(parking lot)
"So,work again?" She asks rolling her eyes

"Yes,work"
"That's where I belong every afternoon till sunset and even beyond on certain occasions" I say dramatically..

"You should be in a movie or even on a stage,you know" she says unlocking her car

"I've always had that 'actress' gene in me" I say smirking

"Yah right"  

"I'm running late. Bye" I say entering my car

"Bye!" She yells zooming off

At work.....
Work.. Work.. Work...
A place where I have no choice but to be at. It's not like it's  comforting and all to be here. But,what can I do?
In life,you just gotta find happiness in the little things. And,I find mine in making coffee (dramatic eye roll😂)..

.......

That girl that was with that family.. You remember? The man who ordered for him and his wife.  Yah,that girl with them,you know,the one I said looks like my age.. She's here

"Hi. What would you like to order" I ask politely

"Anything dark,please" she says with a glint of sadness in her tone.

I give her a small laugh
"But,you have to order one" I inform her smiling.

"Black coffee then. Nothing added" she replies.

"OK then" I say and she turns to go to a seat..

Her order is quite easy,you know..
In a few minutes, I walk over to her table. She looks depressed. Her head is on the table

I tap her on the arm gently
"Hey,your coffee is here" I say smiling

"Thank you" she says collecting her coffee from me..