"See you tomorrow"
Robins pov:
It's been a couple of days since Angela came into the store and everything went back to normal seemed like there were more customers through. As i was helping a customer check out i noticed someone else walked in.
I didn't pay them much attention until they finally walked up to the counter. When i finally look up it's her, it's angela. She rolled in wearing a white and blue striped button down shirt, some black jean shorts, with chuck Taylor's, and her braids in two buns.
She pulled her backpack off her back and took out the back to the future VHS, put on the counter and said "Here you go, sorry if I seemed really frantic the last time I was in here it was just that my little brother really wanted to see the movie and I thought my mom had it already but she didn't and... I am rambling about all of this so I'll just stop now and just give it back to you now...sorry".
She Finished what she was saying turning her head down. I didn't think much of it just thought that she got really nervous because like she said she was rambling "oh it's okay".
"nice necklace you got there" i said. She smiled and said "thanks my mom gave it to me for a birthday gift a couple years ago". After that she smiled and said "I'm going to look for another movie now" she waved and went down the isles.
I was stuck thinking about how cute she looked and how amazing her voice sounds and- before I could think much more about her Steve showed up and said in a whisper tone "I'm taking your place now you are going to go and help her, and you are going to try to at least become her friend".
I then replied in the same whisper tone "hell no and what do you even expect me to say to her I'll just get way to embarrassed and mess it all it up" I sigh putting my head in my hands "she most likely doesn't even like girls"
Steve rubs my back and then says "Hey it's going to be okay just don't let it get awkward and if it does get awkward laugh it off and keep the conversation going" I slowly turn my head to look at him and I start to think about what he just said, and he isn't that wrong maybe I could get to know her better so I just say "fuck it why not".
Steve gives me a smile and big thumbs up as he pushes me out of the spot I'm at. I then walk to the back room and take a couple deep breaths and wipe my hands on my shirt so they are not so sweaty.
And then I take one last deep breath as I open the door and start acting like I'm working which I am but my many focus is just trying to find Angela. I do end up finding her in the action section.
The second I see her my palms become sweaty, I step back so she doesn't see me and wipe my hands up and down my pants. Again I take some more deep breaths and then I walk up to her and after a few moments of silence I ask her "you finding everything ok?''
she answers with "Not really... Do you have any recommendations" I reply with "ugh.... Yeah I do just follow me"
I send her a small smile before walking in front of her. When we were looking for movies we had started a conversation. It started with her asking me how my day was so far I replied with "pretty good but it was boring not having someone run in asking for back to the future...how about you?".
She chuckled (and just.... Wow it was just soft and beautiful and-I really need to pay attention to what she's going to say) and then replied with "it's been okay kinda boring but I kinda just moved here so I really don't know what to do here besides roller skating in my front yard and come here".
And that is how we have a really long conversation cracking jokes and learning things about each other.
I almost completely forgot about the fact that I was supposed to be looking for a movie rental for her the only reason I remembered was because Angela had looked up at the clock on her wall.
"oh shit.....I'm really sorry but my mom is going to be home in an hour I'm really really sorry but I really need to go.... Could you please hold onto the movies for me I'll come back tomorrow for them I promise" she said as frantically as the day she came here for the first time.
I reply with "hey it's okay just make sure you come back tomorrow I'll be right here". She starts to backup accidentally bumping into a card board cut out and saying sorry and I promise to see you tomorrow" then eventually she turns around and runs to her bike and then rides away.
And I'm stuck where I am for a little bit still holding the movies and then I here Steve yell my name from the cash register. I walk back over to him and then he asks me "soo... How was it?" I reply with "well it was really good we had a really nice talk and I learned the she just moved here a couple weeks ago, her favorite color is yellow and she really likes roller skating".
Steve then says "well she sounds real nice..... Do you think that she-" I cut him off by putting my hand over his mouth and then saying in a whisper tone " no I don't think she likes girls in that way, plus this is Hawkins in the 80s were talking about do you really think there that many gay people here Steve."
He looks at me for a second and then says " maybe you're right annnd maybe you are wrong but you could be her friend I mean you spit in a communist face I know you can at least make a new friend". I think for a second and then say " whatever you say Harrington" as I walk behind the counter and push him out of the cash register spot.
I take back my spot at the cash register and continue to my job, while Steve starts doing whatever he is doing in the back room. I look out to the front of the store and just not really think about anything like my mind was blank for a little bit. And I just wish I could stay in that moment for a little longer but then I herd Steve fall and started laughing.