RHO
In the light of day I realized that I couldn't possibly be that important for him to go crazy over, and he still needed me to defeat Sekeem. I took a brief nap, setting my alarm two hours earlier than my usual time. I wasn't going to call Maggie at the risk of hearing William's voice and his anger, insults, or whatever he was planning on doing to me. I was less worried about a supernatural level of madness, than about a good ol' embarrassing yelling done in public.
I tried to be calmer about the whole thing. I made breakfast and loaded up my relaxing playlist on my MP3 player. It was going to be a long bus ride.
I arrived five minutes late, and I saw Joseph pointing at the clock and giving me a meaningful look. I whispered 1'm sorry and started to work right away to make the most of the time.
Aside from that, the day was absolutely, dreadfully boring. Not a lot of customers came through, so I had barely anyone to talk to. I really wanted to talk to someone about what was happening, but Susan had the day off. The other members didn't have the slightest interest in my romantic life. I pretty much spent my eight-hour shift arranging juices, milk, creamer, and all the other products that needed replacing today. An average day that I didn't welcome. I wish I could have been busier so I could stop looking at my cellphone every ten minutes. Waiting for William's call or even Maggie's, only to look up and find my boss glaring at me again for having it in my hand at the store's floor.
But what I hated the most was the anxiety of thinking, considering, and pondering what he was doing. My favorite hypothesis was that he was probably banging one or various witches to get rid of the stink of my rejection. When I showed up to class again, he wouldn't even remember that he wanted me in any other way.
There was a part of me that was sad to know he wasn't a jerk with a heart of gold.
"You can be so stupid," Brie said, and I laughed bitterly.
Elle seemed to have calmed down enough to be let out. She just sat in the corner, smoking in silence.
The pain of disappointment was stronger than I thought. I decided to treat myself to some dessert. When my lunch break came around, I ate some chocolate cake with milk.
"Is that all you're having for lunch?" My coworker Jenny asked. I usually ate healthier, but today was different.
"I'm miserable today. I thought I could cheer myself up a bit with some suuuuugar."
"A guy?" Jenny said, eating her calzone carefully to avoid burning herself.
"You could say that."
"Well, men are idiots, anyway. You shouldn't get yourself fat over one." She winked at me. "Have you considered another approach? "
"Oh boy!"
"I don't think that will work for me," I said as politely as I could. To make sure she wouldn't feel like I was homophobic or something, I kept chatting with her for a while, neglecting my lunch. She seemed to get the message and ate for few minutes more before excusing herself to go back to work.
I finished up my cake, wondering if William was going to call or not today.
"Maybe I should call him?"
"Are you insane?!" Brie yelled. "He'll take it as you missing him or maybe even something worse. Don't even dare. Maybe you should just erase his phone number to avoid temptation. This might have been his plan all along!"
I did what she said and erased his number from my contacts list. It didn't made me feel better. I sighed and went back to work, restocking the freezer.
I put on a big coat with gloves to stay warm while filling my cart with all