"We're closed, you asshole!"
Abigail snarled as she snapped her head away from the convenience store entrance back to her till. With a shaking hand, she opened the next roll of quarters. Abigail continued to mumble under her breath with the kind of language that made immature gamer men blush.
"That rough of a night?"
Abigail raised her head, her lips still in a snarl, to the young man holding a cash tray. His smile quickly disappeared and he hung his head.
"Weirdo," he mumbled under his breath.
More pounding at the door caused Abigail to tense up. Although petite and thin, dehydrated from the previous evening's party and lack of sleep caused that tension to make it look like she had unseen muscles clenched. She turned and marched to the front door where an old man clutching lottery tickets pounded.
She opened the door.
"Open up," the old man, stinking of old cigarettes, said.
"Get lost you old fucking man! We don't open for ten goddamn minutes and if you stay here for every time you pound on the door I'm leaving this door closed another minute. Do you understand you stupid, stupid man?"
The man narrowed his eyes. "Place down the block treats me better. Good coffee."
"Then, go there you idiot! Go! Go!" Abigail said, shooing the man from the entrance. He shuffled off, mumbling under his breath. Abigail rolled her eyes and prepared to lock the door.
"Excuse me, when do you open--"
"After you die!" Abigail shouted. She looked over to see a young man with glasses, neat hair, wearing a professional suit standing with a smile. After her vile response, however, that smile melted.
Abigail, noticing how cute the young man looked, frowned. She slammed the door closed and locked it tight.
"Good going Abby," the young man at the other register said with a chuckle. "Not only are you probably going to get fired, but you just blew your chance with that cute guy."
"First off, they're not firing anyone considering they can't get anyone but losers like you to work here. Second, fuck you, at least I get out there and get laid unlike you and your anime collection at home."
The young man's face turned beet red, and he turned back to counting the money in the register. Abigail stuck her tongue out at him and returned to her register.
She looked at the clock and sighed.
"Great, another fucking day wasted here where nothing is going to happen."
***
As the morning's sun rose up through the buildings and trees, Abigail attempted to block out the horrible music playing through the speakers. She walked down the aisle and grabbed a small bag of chips. She popped it open and started to eat them as she walked down the aisle.
"You are something, aren't you."
Abigail turned to see the young man in the suit from before standing there with a smirk on his face. Abigail shot him an unimpressed glance. In full sight of him, she grabbed a chip and ate it in front of him. Then, she dropped the bag on the floor and kicked it to one side of the aisle. Seeing the young man continue to stare, she licked her fingers suggestively one at a time. When that got no response, she sighed.
"You're a lot of fun."
"Do you regularly scream, swear, and steal like this?" the man asked.
"Is it any of your fucking business?"
"Not the last one, fuck capitalism," the young man said with a smile, adjusting his glasses. "The other two, however, yes. Because you involved me."
Abigail sighed and slumped her shoulders. She rolled her eyes. "Fine. I'm sorry you're such a crybaby. I had a long night, and now I'm here in the armpits of hell dealing with idiot customers."
The man shook his head. "You are something else."
"Awesome. I thought you were kinda hot, but now you're coming off like a prick. Go buy something or get out of here."
Abigail turned and started to walk away. She heard footsteps behind her. She rolled her eyes once more.
"Oh my god. Go away you little creep. I get it, there is not a lot of people here and you obviously need attention. So, go talk to the weirdo up at the front. He loves attention."
She received no response, and she still heard him following her. She stopped and clenched her fists.
"Okay, asshole, I think it's time I kicked you to another aisle--"
She turned to confront the young man only to have a phone, flashing a dazzling array of colors quickly into her face. She grunted, unable to process the flashing, bright lights. Her eyes opened wide and her body relaxed.
"--Abigail?"
Abigail blinked. She saw stars and leaned on the shelf nearest to her. She wiped a bit of drool from her mouth. She glanced around the aisle only to find herself alone.
"Where the fuck did that--" She grabbed her head as a bout of dizziness claimed her. She spat on the ground. "Fuck. What did that little creep do?"
"Abigail, where are you? I need help up front!"
"Fucking little dweeb," Abigail said. She took a few steps, finding her footing with each step. "I'm coming! I'm coming. Damnit."
She staggered to the front. The piercing sunshine through the windows made her groan. She reached her register and put on sunglasses. She looked at the so-called lineup only to see two people.
"Get over here!" She barked at the next person in line. Grumbling under her breath what a useless man her partner was, she finished the two customers by the time he finished his. As the little bell signified the last one leaving the store, she turned to her partner.
"You know, you're just about the most useless person who has worked here in I don't know how long," Abigail said.
"Why are you so mean?" The young man asked.
