Chapter 10- Angel Café:
I Left My Home Early In The Morning, Taking In The Fresh Air And The Calmness Of The World Before The Day Gets Started. The Sun Is Just Hitting Above The Horizon, And The Sky Is Still A Deep Blue. The Air Is Crisp And Fresh, As I Walked Along The Sidewalk, The Sound Of My Shoes Hitting The Pavement Sending A Small Echo Along The Quiet Street.
"Jesus, I Can't Believe Some Hedonistic Bastard Like Me Is Now Sharing A House With A Demon Girl And Running Errands For Her... I Really Do Hope This Won't Be My Downfall" I Sighed But I Didn't Want Things To End Up Like The "Incident". Then Again However, Kana Was Different Much More Clueless About Feelings And Boundaries So I Had Doubts.
The Smell Of Fresh Coffee Hits My Nose, Filling Me With Anticipation And Joy. As I Approached The Front Door Closer And Closer. I Then Paced Towards The Counter As The Café Was Brimming With Life.
Usually, I Would Rarely Even Shop For Food Since I Wasn't A Fan Of Being Around Lots Of People Unless It Was My Pal. So I Normally Ordered Takeaways When I Was Home Alone.
As I Waited For The Cashier, I Started Tapping My Finger On The Counter Waiting In Anticipation. Soon The Cashier Got From Under The Table As She Brushed Her Long Beautiful Golden Hair To The Side. I Then Instantly Noticed Who It Was...
As I Stared Into Her Ocean Blue Eyes, I Spoke With Awkwardness "Alice? Is That You?" Of All The People I Could've Bumped Into It Had To Be Her. "M-M-Matthew!? What Are You Doing Here?" She Yelled In Shock As Her Face Grew To Pure Pink.
"Answer My Question First" I Responded Bluntly Wanting To Know Why She Was Here, Wearing A Collard Shirt And A Blue Apron. She Grumbled As Her Eyes Furrowed And Then She Began Speaking In A Monotone Tone Of Voice.
"Right... You Better Not Tell Anyone You Cockroach! As I Was Saying, I Have A Part Time Job Here So I Can Buy My Favourite Music As My Mom Is Really Poor" She Spoke Like She Was In Utter Embarrassment As She Looked At The Floor.
"Well I Won't, I'm Not That Big Of A Dick, So Don't Worry" I Reassured Despite Me Usually Bickering With Her Alice Was Genuinely Sometimes Really Sweet. "Could I Get A Pack Of Five Blue Berry Cupcakes Please Alice?" I Asked With A Nod Hoping That They Had The Best Cupcakes Still In Stock.
"Oh Yeah Sure... Wait You've Grown Attached Haven't You? To That Girl I Mean?" She Asked As Her Eyes Narrowed As She Pouted. I Merely Shook My Head In Response "No I Don't Like Her At All So Stop Thinking That Just Because I'm Helping Her Fit In" Alice Didn't Seem To Buy It However.
"Well If You Aren't Attached... Why Buy Multiple Cupcakes? Seems Fishy To Me" She Argued Crossing Her Arms And Snickering Like Some Kind Of Brat. I Merely Rolled My Eyes In Response, My Nerves Were On Edge Right Now And She Was One Sentence Away From Ticking Me Off.
"Why Change Your Outlook On Women Suddenly Matthew? Aren't You Afraid She'll Break Your Heart? Remember What Happened Last Time" She Spoke In A Semi-Frustrated Tone This Topic Hitting Her On A Personal Note. I Didn't Reply As I Didn't Want To Talk About What Happened During The "Incident".
"Matthew... Why Do You Trust Her But Not Me? I Never Did Anything Wrong Yet You Grew Distant With Me, After Your One Relationship!" She Seemed To Be On The Brink Of Tears At This As She Shook Her In Anger And Sadness.
"Alice... If I Tell You... You Better Promise To Never Tell Anyone Else You Got It?" I Spoke Coldly Wanting Her To Get This Into Her Head. "Let's Find Some Seats And I'll Explain What Truly Happened" I Added As Alice Lead Me To An Empty Table Which Was Empty And Pristine.
Fortunately, Alice Was On Her Break Too Meaning We Could Talk For Longer And I Could Explain What Truly Led Me To Chase A Hedonistic Path Of Life And Also The Reason Why I Broke Contact With All Women...
"Well It's Finally Time To Reveal The Truth, I Hope You're Listening Alice" I Spoke With Guilt And Resentment....