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“Most of the time I just go with the flow. If I think it, I do it. Problem the source of my problems,” he joked, smiling back at the girl. “Yeah, my grandad’s bar, I pretty much run the place now. Been working there since my teens,” he told her. “I mean, on the daily, yeah. I definitely get some stories but they’re not my stories,” he shrugged lightly. “Like I said, I just ramble. I just sat whatever pops into my head. Who knows what happens up there,” Si continued to laugh. “That’s really kind of you though, I really am just a small town guy. Lived here all my life.” As confident as he was on the outside, he often wished he had more confidence in himself.
“There’s not a thing wrong with that, if you ask me. I think a lot of us- myself included- could stand to learn a thing or two from that.” Mykel admitted, her eyes falling to the tabletop in front of her, briefly. “At least you’re living as genuinely as possible. There’s honor in that.” She reassured, bringing her hands into a folded position in her lap. “That’s really neat, Simon. That the bar is like a...Family heirloom of sorts, I mean. It’s nice that you have something like that. And, impressive that you’re running it. You’re a regular entrepreneur. It seems your talents know no bounds.” Mykel complimented. “So you’re like...A secret keeper of sorts. The gatekeeper of the bar stories. How noble.” Smiling, she leaned forward slightly as she brought a fist up to rest under her chin. “I think you should give yourself more credit, Simon. If there’s one thing my Mama always taught me, it’s to never sell yourself short. The world does enough of that for you, you know? Leave it to others to downplay you.” Shaking her head, Mykel laughed softly. “I sound like a damn self-help novel, I swear.”










