Cathy
Gum
If anyone knew how much it sucked to
work a double shift, it was Cathy. As she stood in the shop and
waited, she reminded herself how much she needed the money. It was so
nice of Cherry to give her this offer. So nice and yet so
unbelievable. How could she ever find time to go through an
education?
She moved slowly to the music on the
radio as Squeeze song “Tempted by the fruit of another, tempted
but the truth is discovered...” when she saw him. Someone new.
Someone she indeed haven't seen before. Instantly, she is interested.
Not in him, but in her job again. She wonders how sad it is, that
she's excited to see a new face. It doesn't really happen much. She
even knew Percival before he asked for her service.
“Can I help you?” She asks the
man, who is approximately somewhere late in his thirties. Not that
tall, wearing a jacket which would never get in a fashion magazine.
He's wearing a cap, too.
“I'm just looking.” He answers
while walking around. He looks like he's having an out-of-body
experience and she chuckles. He just looks so weird.
He turns to her.
“Excuse me?” He mutters, not
angry at all, just absentmindedly.
“Sorry, you just look a little out
of yourself.” She answers in a low voice. She is surprised when he
nods. She leans over the disk, revealing a bit of cleavage, not that
she wants to seduce the old guy, it just gets them talking. He looks
like he's about to say something, but doesn't. For a long time he's
hesitating to utter a word, until he finally breaks the silence.
“I know this is a fairly big town,
but do you know a family that goes by the name of Cryx?” He asks,
and she laughs. What kind of question is that, anyway? He's not from
around here, why would he know the Cryx's? Cathy knows everyone in
town. She knows who they know. She is in the middle of the gossip, so
she cannot miss anything. If someone new came, she'd know. Who was
this man?
“When living here, it's hard not
to know the Cryx family. Why?” She answers, then proceeds to clean
the desk.
“Just met one of them last night.”
His pupils widens. He's perfectly still.
“They are important figures in one
of the major projects that Mr. Waltz own. Mr. Waltz is the riches
around here, owns pretty much everything important. Cryx is following
nicely.” She elaborates, and figures that's much more than he needs
to know.
“She was amazing.” He says under
his breath. She? So Zia is back, she thinks. She had seen Zia
multiple times, and she was without a doubt the most beautiful woman
on this earth. Why would she know this man? And how come didn't she
know all this yet?
“How did you meet her?” She asks
him boldly.
“She was in my cab. I drove her
from the airport.” He looked struck. Zia has that effect on people,
even women.
“I see. Why was she returning?”
“Some personal stuff.”
They shared a look. One that cannot
be defined. Just that look two people who've seen Zia can share.
He buys a pack of gum and a Coke,
and drives slowly away.
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