Wall 2

Happy didn't sleep a wink and left for work without a word to her family. At the small supermarket where she worked, Alvin, her coworker on the night shift, greeted her

"Oh Happy! You're here?"

Happy quickly took off her jacket and headed to the cash register to take over Alvin's shift who looked extremely already tired and sleepy.

"Hey Alvin, have the Carols come back to the village?"

Alvin looked confused, having heard nothing about it, he answered " I don't think so... are they?"

Happy raised one corner of her upper lip "You damn kid! Why are you asking me back when I asked you?"

"Haha, so why did you ask? Are you happy because the family of your crush is back?"

".........."

"Something's not right. I'm not exactly thrilled about what I saw last night, it didn't seem good." After hearing that, Alvin's curiosity was piqued, and he asked Happy what she had seen, but just as she was about to respond...

*siren wailing*

Happy and Alvin freeze and looked at each other, without saying a word, their eyes seemed to ask each other the same question: "What's going on?"

Happy quickly tapped Alvin's shoulder, as if signaling him to step out and find out what was going on. Since Happy was in the middle of her shift, Alvin was the one who could slip out and see what was going on.

"Why me? I want to go home!" Alvin was all like "Aww, do I have to?""

Happy tossed Alvin's jacket, which was stashed under the cash register, and hit him right in the face with it, as if to say, "Shut up! Get back here and tell me what's going on!"

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An hour had passed since Alvin left, and Happy was still fuming with curiosity, dying to know what was going on. After all, she was a total gossip junkie. Happy's gaze was fixed on the front door, eagerly awaiting the return of her trusted spy, Alvin. She had noticed a crowd forming outside, with people heading in the same direction as the ambulance, but she didn't bother asking anyone around her for details.

And then the spy returned, Happy's face lighting up with a wide smile as she spotted her best friend running towards the store from a distance. "What's going on?" Happy eagerly asked her friend, trying to meet the eyes of her best buddy, who was bent over, gasping for breath after the sprint. Impatiently, Happy patted Alvin's back, saying, "Hey, hey, take a deep breath and tell me what's going on!"

"'Y-y-y-your crush! He tried to... kill himself!" Alvin stuttered trying to get the words out. Upon hearing this, Happy felt like she had been struck by lightning on a bright sunny day. She immediately released her grip on Alvin's shoulders and stared blankly into space.

"Dude, stop messing with me, that's not true, right?' Happy asked, her voice laced with a mix of shock and denial.

Happy yanked Alvin's shoulders, pulling him upright, and gazed intensely into his eyes. "You wait here, don't tell the boss about anything. I'll be right back, name your price, i'll give you as much money as you need" Before Alvin could respond, Happy had already sprinted off like lightning.

"Hey, you're always broke, how can you promise me that! Are you kidding me? You're always struggling financially, and you think you can just promise me a ton of cash? Get real, curly-haired lady!"

Alvin was cussing a storm to himself, solo by the door and no one the wiser...

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