I sighed as the car slowly pulled out of the driveway and I stared out the window to see the once clear trees blurred when the car sped up. I’m tired. Closing my eyes for a sec, I hoped I wouldn’t have to go to work today. It’s not that I don’t like working there, it’s just that yesterday has been a bad day for me. I don’t particularly like Mondays, but something that happened yesterday made it even worse. How am I supposed to just let it go and smile all day long at every customer that comes in, when I know she’ll be right there, by my side? I opened my eyes and looked at the person in the drivers spot, just as he looked at me. He smiled and that’s when I knew I’ll get through the day. Just as long as I can see him smile I’ll get through everything. “Are you okay?” He said after focusing his eyes on the road again. “Yeah. Just a bit tired.” I lied. I hate lying to him. But it has to be done. You see, I’m working with a girl who hates me. I don’t even know what I did to her. But ever since I started working here she’s been trying to get me fired. She wants me out of her life. I haven’t told any of this to Vic. I probably never even will, because he has a crush on her and that’s what I hate the most. But I could never hate him. On the contrary, I love him with all my heart. He can never know. He’s not gay. And he’s in love with my worst enemy. We pulled up at the coffee shop where I work. Vic followed behind me after locking up the car, headed towards the bar, where we could see the back of a head, obviously female. The golden blonde locks that are usually filled with glitter looks lifeless. I got behind the bar and walked through the door on which there is a big sign that reads ‘Employers only.’ I really don’t need to be reminded that I work here. I got ready for my shift. Thank God Jessika’s shift is over and she’s going home in 5 minutes. I walked over to the front and saw Vic talking to her. I rolled my eyes and noticed she doesn’t look that amused by anything Vic said to her. As I got closer I could make out the words that were exchanged. I stopped dead in my tracks and my mouth dropped open as I heard what Vic asked her. “Would you go out with me?” W-what? Oh God. Jessika smiled and replied with a simple, but affirmative answer. “Sure. I’ll go out with you.” I could feel tears forming in my eyes and I ran into the back room again. I knew that he liked her, but I never thought he would actually ask her. After about 10 minutes Jessika was still out there and I’m still here, trying to calm down. She came in and looked at me. “You look like shit. Clean yourself up and try not to show everyone how pathetic you are.” She threw a tissue at me and added a quiet ‘scum’. I went out and fake smiled at the customer at the bar. I looked around noticing Vic left. Great. He couldn’t even wait to say bye to me. After work I went right to bed.