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...And another yawn left his mouth. Shin disliked the day shift at his new job for a good reason. Not only was the pay worse compared to the later shifts but getting up early in the morning was hard as well. Impatiently, he glanced once again at the clock on the wall. At least it was already past 6 pm, soon he would be able to head home and continue this new game he started the day before.
The common beeping noise this store made when another customer entered the convenience store stopped him from continuing his daydreaming though.
Whatever, this will be his last customer for today. With that self-comforting thought, he decided to check on that customer that was in front of the dairy aisle right now from behind the counter. Wait a moment! That slender and short figure with long golden hair... Yeah, there was no doubt about it, this was Colette!
Somehow this realization made him nervous! Their last meeting was weird, wasn’t it?! Then again, which time they did hang out together didn’t turn out strangely emotional so far? Something was off about her, or maybe there was something off about him! Either way, he just knew that each time he get close to this girl, his emotions turned into one big mess.
Did she still remember that he did run off last time in haste without any real explanation? Would she comment on it today? Ugh, he’d better think of good excuses before she would come to the counter.
Unlucky as he was, she did just that way quicker than he expected. Come to think of it... He never told her before that he started to work as a part-timer here. Not that it was any of her business of course! But still, she must be surprised to see him here...
“Good evening, miss Colette.” A nonchalant greeting compared to the earlier anxiety he felt on the inside. “Didn’t know you’re shopping here as well!”
Another casual remark before he started to scan her items. He usually didn’t pay a lot of attention to what people bought or didn’t buy. But this was different because it was someone he knew.
From the things she selected, he could already guess that it was a small grocery stock up one would do on their way home. Yet, he still decided to ask: “Did you have another long day at the cafe? Haha, earning money can be a real pain, right? Luckily, I’m about to clock out any moment now as well!”