Episode 1

    "Thank you for visiting our store,we hope to see you next time, have a good day"Amelia said wearing a very big smile on her face.

   "See you next time" the customer, a woman in her early thirties said as she exited the store.

    Amelia Nelson is a sixteen years old girl with long silky dark brown hair, which is always wrapped in a loose bun while at work. She is a bit taller than most girls of her age which makes her look more mature. Her smooth white skin which is like a sheet of well done cloth gives her an elegant and rich look contrasting to her background.

   "Excited to leave?" Avery asked twriling her braids with her fingers, "Cause I am" she added. "The reason is because Owen asked me out, he said he would really love to spend the weekend with me, he also messaged me not quite long, saying he can't wait to see me. Like he really noticed me, I mean OWEN TORRES noticed me, like me!!!!"

   'Typical Avery' Amelia thought to herself. 'Today she is telling me about her new boyfriend, giving advice and enlightening me on the importance of having one and the next day, she is crying on my shoulder, telling me how big of a jerk boys are, reasons why I should not have a boyfriend now and so on' Amelia shook her head while staring at Avery, admiring her facial features.

    Avery is your typical American beauty, with Sandy blonde hair, sea blue eyes, a slender but curvy body with an average height. She has a lot of admirers, having a new boyfriend almost every week and she practically drools over boys a lot. Staring at Avery, Amelia wished she could be like her, be free to smile whenever she wants without having to think about anything and be like a normal teenager. 'But it is not possible, not right now' she thought before letting out a defeated sigh.

    "Gosh, I really can't wait to see Owen's handsome face tonight" Avery paused then continued "I really hope he isn't like the others" she said with her voice cracking a little, then she sighed deeply.

     " I also hope he is not" Amelia added in understanding. "Well don't think too much about that, just focus on your date, you never know, he might be your Mr Right, so cheer up"

     "Yeah, you might be right" Avery said in agreement, her mood obviously better than before.

  "Well, keeping that aside, I am really sure you are waiting for your shift to be over and it's going to be over in like 30 minutes"

    "Yeah, that's right and I hope that in the remaining 30 minutes there comes no stressful, frustrating and patience requiring customers" Amelia said with self pity laced in her voice.

    "I hope so too" Avery agreed with her and began pressing her phone.

   Looking around and seeing no one in coming, Amelia took out her earpods and her phone, wore the earpods and began browsing through social media. She is not a social media enthusiast but browse through it for formalities sake, unlike Avery who spends most of her free time online. 

  Keeping her head on her hands which were folded on the counter, she watched a movie on YouTube, focusing on it intensely like she is profiting from it. With her earpods on, and Avery practically oblivious to her surroundings, neither of them heard the door jingle. Amelia also was oblivious to the fact that there's someone standing in front of her, until she saw a hand tapping the counter and then she looked up, taking off the earpods at the same time.

    "Good afternoon, welcome to SAE (Shop At Ease) store. How may I help you?" Amelia said wearing her signature smile meant for customers. But the boy standing in front of her didn't even hear a word she said because he was captivated by her beauty.

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